Talking Footy

cracking All Stars game last night played in driving rain
brutal defence & smart skillful attack in difficult slippery conditions in front of a near sellout crowd of 26,755 at Parramatta.
the Maoris holding on to defeat the Indigenous 16 to 10
Earlier in the afternoon the aboriginal girls beat their kiwi counterparts 18 to 8
TV ratings will be excellent OFC

the NRL is off and running for 2022 & it should be a massive season for the code leading into expansion next season for the first time in 16 years & culminating in our world cup in the UK at the end of the year.

Penrith ... back to back ?
I don't think so , its only been done once in 30 years in the NRL so Its not easy to do
Melb will again be there or there abouts , Roosters too .. Souths IDK , if their new coach can coach .. we will see
Raiders, Bulldogs & Sharks to be the big improvers in 2022

Can Billy Slater reignite the fire in the Queenslanders
I'll say no , NSW to win it easily again in front of 3 sellout matches in Sydney , Brisbane & Perth.

Australia to defeat England in the world cup final in front of 80,000 in Manchester in November .
Big season ahead
Drooling with jealousy will be the fumblers , with another season of Melbourne suburbs & some other places all they'll get to see

Two great games in difficult conditions. I was particularly impressed with the ladies game. It's really becoming a great spectacle. Unlike the poor 'ol female fumblers whose games are an almighty mess!!! Although they must be cut some slack as it is almost impossible to make the fumbling, bumbling, stumbling game in any way attractive.

I see the ladies game got ratings of 74k on Fox. Whilst the female fumbling Freo V Carlton got 26k. And there were another 2 games of AFLW on yesterday that didn't even make the top 20 cut off point lolololol!!

A massive victory for Rugby League.

C9 -280 Fox - 160 nrlw 76k regionals still to come. Wow

Looks Like were on the way for another monster win, Probably the biggest yet

pussycat Mark 11 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:24 pm

C9 -280 Fox - 160 nrlw 76k regionals still to come. Wow

Looks Like were on the way for another monster win, Probably the biggest yet

with regionals & kayo the men probably got 750K
the women with ch 9 metro , regionals , STV foxtel/ kayo probably 250K

smashing all other football coverage of awful & soccer out of the park.
If the winter olympics hadn't have been on , the mens game may have cracked 1 million. .. for a scratch match

wow , just wow
RL , Australias fav sport

Looks a done deal that the All Stars Game will be held in NZ in 2023
>> Eden Park in front of a Sell Out.

Trials begin this Friday over two weeks all games on FOX..

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:24 pm

Looks a done deal that the All Stars Game will be held in NZ in 2023
>> Eden Park in front of a Sell Out.

Trials begin this Friday over two weeks all games on FOX..

wow
50,000 to the game in Auckland next year
the jealousy of fumblers will be outta control

that on top of record TV ratings for the first round of Super League in the UK this weekend just gone.
But I'm sure the 250th edition of Collingbong V Saint Killed her will be riveting stuff eh

truthbomber wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:18 am

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Mon Feb 14, 2022 3:24 pm

Looks a done deal that the All Stars Game will be held in NZ in 2023
>> Eden Park in front of a Sell Out.

Trials begin this Friday over two weeks all games on FOX..

wow
50,000 to the game in Auckland next year
the jealousy of fumblers will be outta control

Yep BIg Floggy will be good reading .
The usual zealots will be spruiking how big it is over there . & we just need ovals big enough & wham we have to put a team there.
All the while ignoring the abject failure of the last time .Some fans said we just need to send a popular or better team over there .
That's the problem .Totally ignoring the fact that Kiwis weren't too interested .
What did that Kiwi Mayor say.
Cycleways to nowhere is more popular than AFL.

truthbomber wrote: ↑Tue Feb 15, 2022 7:21 am

that on top of record TV ratings for the first round of Super League in the UK this weekend just gone.
But I'm sure the 250th edition of Collingbong V Saint Killed her will be riveting stuff eh

Im counting down the days