Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

SeanT said:
Jeez had to mute the halftime performance at the Super bowl.. as bad as NRLgrand final shows.
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Some discussion on the merits and popularity of different types of footy above, yet your post is the only reason I know that the NFL finale is currently being played.

Couldn't care less.
 
finnzo said:
If they got Rogan there he would experience the toughest sport in the world and in my opinion he would fall in love with it. He was on a podcast and mentioned he thinks soccer of the toughest sport in the world hahahah.
If the NRL got a mention on his podcast it would be huge for the sport
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Exactly right. Every American who sees it seems to be blown away at the physicality and lack of padding (Gronkowski, McAfee....).
Rogan has such a massive audience you'd have at least millions of people become aware of nrl.
 
Merlot said:
joe rogan sounds like a past Melbourne cup winner and 1 step up from a dodgy vindaloo Point being really hope PVL knows what he is doing,if the game can ever hit the big time, unsure if im a fan of that,but the world goes on.Historically the hanks have treated us as backwater hicks
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Guess you could say Rogan Josh had a serious case of the runs? 🤪
 
Tucker said:
League is the far superior game however, soccer has a few things that League doesnt:

The barreir to entry for Rugby League is far higher. You could be a fast/skillful little kid and not get a look in as some goliath pacific islander is hogging the limelight. In soccer, the fast and skilful are the standouts. Additionally, the cost to enter soccer is very low and there is ample opportunity as it is played everywhere. This means any kid can have a go at it.

There is far more ingrained tribalism in soccer. Personally I think its because its such a boring game where bugger all happens, that even the scoring of a solitary goal is epic for the crowd. I also think that as nothing really happens in soccer, the crowd tend to interact with each other far more, creating a brotherhood that lends itself to this tribalism.

If you take these two factors out, and Rugby League buries soccer where it lays because as you pointed out, ther is far more spectacle and entertainment within it.
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Agree with most of your points mate I prefer NRL but if you played a lot of the game like I did you have a soft spot for it, there is a lot of skill in running full pace and the ability to pass the ball on a dime for a teammate as well as the skill in the air with headers, if they could do something with the offside rule say take it past halfway to a 3/4 line you would see a lot more goals that would open the game up.
 
finnzo said:
Rugby league is so much better than soccer in my opinion. I don’t get how it’s the most popular sport in the world league has everything toughness endurance talent skill and passion what more could you want?
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Visit a live game of soccer in Europe or South America. The buy in and tribalism from fans adds a dimension to the game Rugby League can only dream of. The additions of relegations and promotions also adds interest no matter the level of teams.

The game itself, when played well, is a thing of beauty. Much, much more skillful than league.
 
Rock Hopper Steve said:
Agree with most of your points mate I prefer NRL but if you played a lot of the game like I did you have a soft spot for it, there is a lot of skill in running full pace and the ability to pass the ball on a dime for a teammate as well as the skill in the air with headers, if they could do something with the offside rule say take it past halfway to a 3/4 line you would see a lot more goals that would open the game up.
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They certainly need to do something to allow more scoring.
 
Tucker said:
I hear different.
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For talented kids or youth to play elite competition soccer the cost is over $3000 per season plus addition costs for additional academy training which is generally required to allow each child/youth to continue developing at the required rate and give them a chance of becoming a paid player down the track.
So you are realistically looking at $5000 plus as a starting point to give talented young soccer players a realistic chance of making it to become a professional or semi professional player in their adult years.
So when you compare that, Rugby League is truly the peoples and working class sport where the most talented players are not priced out of the market and hence why the numbers are massive in the middle to lower class economic of the West and South West of Sydney.
 
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