Which football code is your favourite?

[red_hotxr6]

Well it looks like rugby league is taking the leads here.The real man,s game.

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by red_hotxr6

Well it looks like rugby league is taking the leads here.The real man,s game.

Yep, the game that gave us John 'where's ya finger' Hopoate and Anthony '' allah' Mundine

yes a real mans sport :togo:

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Yep, the game that gave us John 'where's ya finger' Hopoate and Anthony '' allah' Mundine

yes a real mans sport :togo:

Jealous you missed someone who would be embraced in AFL?

[vztrt]

AFL (what can you expect I'm from Vic), than it would be Union (i can appreciate the game playing it for a couple of seasons)& Soccer. Not a real fan of League, tried getting into it but I find it boring.

But at the end of the day I'd rather watch the motor racing.

[Paxton]

Rugby - Go the Tahs/Wallabies/Randwick/Districts.

[stevo351]

aussie rules by far.......go the dees.....

[DJR David]

Oh, sorry i forgot AFL, the game only played in one country. It is a fair game though. The only game in the world wher if you try really really hard and miss the goal then they give a point for trying.

Poor little boy missed, better give him a point before he cries.... e

[MITCHAY]

I've played both Rugby League and Soccer. Soccer is soft as it comes! I only played it to do a sport with a friend and the amount of girly men that play that game is incredible. I would vote for Union aswell but could only choose one option.

[Bucknaked]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Oh, sorry i forgot AFL, the game only played in one country. It is a fair game though. The only game in the world wher if you try really really hard and miss the goal then they give a point for trying.

Poor little boy missed, better give him a point before he cries.... e

Thats a classic. It's almost as good as the team bonding at Coffs Harbour and all the rape allegations. Nothing like a real mans sport. Aye. Get in there and do it as a team. Good stuff.

[DJR David]

Rugby league- mans game eh

this is from Foxsports today

Moimoi to plead not guilty
PARRAMATTA prop Fuifui Moimoi will plead not guilty tonight when he appears at the NRL judiciary charged with biting Melbourne's Brett White. :

how very manly

[NA XR6]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Rugby league- mans game eh

this is from Foxsports today

Moimoi to plead not guilty
PARRAMATTA prop Fuifui Moimoi will plead not guilty tonight when he appears at the NRL judiciary charged with biting Melbourne's Brett White. :

how very manly

That has nothing to do with the game
Idiots in every code
NRL seems to have alot more at the moment :
But i still love NRL :

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by NA XR6

That has nothing to do with the game
Idiots in every code
NRL seems to have alot more at the moment :
But i still love NRL :

Also on foxsports today
QUEENSLAND Cup rugby league club, the Central Comets, has launched an investigation into player behaviour for the second time in as many weeks. :

[DJR David]

so you judge a game by how 'tough' you are. By your logic then cricket is a shirt lifters game??

Oh and I would challenge ANY league player to take on Vinnie Jones!!!

[MITCHAY]

Apart from that it is an extremely boring sport. I'm not talking out of my a*** here I've been there and done that. Perhaps if I have never played the sport I would not have the right to comment.

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Apart from that it is an extremely boring sport. I'm not talking out of my here I've been there and done that. Perhaps if I have never played the sport I would not have the right to comment.

Yes you are right, last nights game was sooooooo boring. :

[MITCHAY]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Yes you are right, last nights game was sooooooo boring. :

Each to their own I suppose. I never saw the game, and had no interest in it. I was doing far better things :

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by MITCHAY

Each to their own I suppose. I never saw the game, and had no interest in it. I was doing far better things :

Shame the other 20,000,000 Australians and 2 billion world wide watched it. They were all so bored. :

So what were you doing at one in the morning by yourself??? :Reverend:

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by DJR David

so you judge a game by how 'tough' you are. By your logic then cricket is a shirt lifters game??

You obvoiusly dont have a clue about cricket with a comment like that.

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by vztrt

You obvoiusly dont have a clue about cricket with a comment like that.

Please read again. This is not MY logic. It appears to be that other clowns logic

I happen to love cricket. It is a game of skill and tactics.

Unlike certain players in certain other sports, who should have stayed in the jungle

[vztrt]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Please read again. This is not MY logic. It appears to be that other clowns logic

I happen to love cricket. It is a game of skill and tactics.

Unlike certain players in certain other sports, who should have stayed in the jungle

Fair enough sounded like were calling cricket a "soft" sport.

[DJR David]

uh oh, this is getting dangerous.......

[MoreHPformyXR6]

I though AFL would be a clear winner on the Poll & with the Soccer world cup on @ the moment i knew it would be popular as its a great game. But AFL & that one Saturday in September you cant beat that. If i can only choose one code AFL 4me.

[Ren]

I love playing Soccer (well, used to love kicking a ball around at school) and I'd get into it but the others would run rings around my slow !! haha. I would watch it a whole lot more if there were an Aussie tournament (not too far off eh?) and I followed the last World Cup and I am this time as well. As for the English league; I just find it boring to watch some pommy teams from places I don't know I guess. C'mon Aussies! Hopefully a good Socceroos result this year will spark a bit more commercial interest in the game here.

Being bred a Country NSW boy, I can enjoy a good game of rugby league as well..I support the Blues with passion every year!! (tough when you're this far from the border, on the WRONG side!).. but that's about as far as my interest extends. I go to Cowboys home games from time to time, but that's pretty much because I don't like Basketball at all and there's nothing else here.

After being a league fan, rugby union is just a dog's breakfast IMO.

And AFL, well it looks interesting and I'd probably enjoy it more if I understood the rules... :

so now that you know my life story.... haha.

[RavenLS1]

Aussie Rules

[CongoAU2]

Think of soccer in Australia if this were to happen. Would make a lot of people a lot of money and make a lot of sense if Eddie Maguire were to actually Listen. This Was Posted On www.footballnews.com.au a couple of weeks ago.

Maybe Eddie is considering this given that Harry kewell will be giving exclusive interviews to Channel 9 during the world cup and the Footy show will be going to Germany.……...

Memo to Eddie McGuire
Phill Chadwick pens a heartfelt plea to the new CEO of Channel 9: Why not replace AFL with A-League?

To: Mr E.McGuire, The Chief Executive, Channel Nine Network
From: Phill Chadwick
Subject: Football Coverage on Channel Nine

In light of the recent disappointing result for your network in the bidding for AFL Television rights, I would like to propose an alternative strategy to re-gain Channel Nine's position as the number one Sports broadcaster in this country.
I am aware that the $780 million that your network had bid for the AFL rights was highly dependent on that code's ability to attract advertising revenue. In addition, part of the cost would also have been offset by on-selling Pay TV rights to Foxtel and Austar.
Even so, there would have been a substantial investment from the Nine network for the establishment and operation of Outside Broadcast facilities around the nation; the considerable costs of coordination and production of the televising of eight matches every weekend.
Since Channels Ten and Seven have now secured the AFL rights for at least the next five years , you should see this as an opportunity to exploit the growing A-League Football market.
Putting aside your own personal interest in the Collingwood Football Club, I would like you to consider the following:
A-League Football has proven, beyond all expectations, to have been a success in its first season. A-League crowds have exceeded 10,000 on average over the season. This support will grow in coming years if carefully nurtured.
Foxtel are reported to be delighted with their ratings results. There is no free to air coverage other than a brief weekly mention on SBS and snippets in news services.
Australian Football is now integrated into the Asian market, the biggest growth market on the planet. Channel Nine could tap into that market and ride the growth in revenue it offers. Channel Nine's position as an acknowledged innovator in Sports broadcasting makes it uniquely placed to enter strategic partnerships with Asian broadcasters.
When, in 2007, Australian teams are competing in the Asian Champions' League, millions of television sets will be tuned to those games. For Australian advertisers wishing to make an impact in Asia, what better vehicle could there be. AFL football, being limited primarily to the Southern States of our own small market can never offer that sort of exposure.
I am sure you have already considered the fact that any AFL coverage that Channel Nine produces (eg The Footy Show, Any Given Sunday, etc) will only serve to generate more interest in the games being televised by your competitors.
This, of course, delivers additional ratings to Channels Ten and Seven. Every time someone watches a Channel Nine AFL programme they are more likely to turn to AFL football on Channel Ten or Seven. Is that what you want?
Admittedly A-Leage football is currently of limited appeal to the bulk of the Australian audience. But on the other hand, Harry Kewell would probably be more widely recognised throughout the whole of Australia than, say, Shane Crawford. How much more stark would that comparison be if it were made in Japan, or Indonesia?
Now is the time to act. Bill Gates became a billionaire by getting in at the beginning of a huge growth industry. Likewise, Henry Ford was astute enough to get in early and ride the growth of the Automobile industry.
The success of the A-League in its first season is proof that the potential is there. There is no historical or cultural barrier to its penetration of the whole of Australia. Participation rates for school-age children already outstrip AFL and NRL and are rising.
Tap into that interest in the sport among teenagers and young adults. The growth of AFL and NRL, on the other hand, is severely constrained by regional differences.
My vision is for Channel Nine to take some of the $780 million you were prepared to pay to the AFL and use it to create that buzz of excitement and interest that the late Mr Packer did with World Series Cricket in the 1970's. Mr Packer's legacy can be seen in every Cricket telecast worldwide.
Previously, it took the Socceroos to excite the Australian public about this sport. The old NSL had never managed to engage the public. Primarily, in my view, that was because the clubs were still identified with ethnic groupings. Once, (in broad terms) only people of Greek descent from Melbourne followed South Melbourne, or those of Italian descent from Adelaide followed Adelaide City.
That has changed. None of the eight A-League clubs has an ethnic background. Now, people of all backgrounds, including "Dinki-Di" Aussies, can feel that their local A-League club represents them. Importantly, those of British descent now have teams they feel comfortable supporting in the national competition.
There are four A-League matches per week. Here are my suggestions:
Show one match live, as the Match of the Week and show extensive highlights of the others.
Develop several supporting formats.
A "Footy Show" clone, with personalities drawn from the A-League clubs and past players, for a light-hearted view of the League.
Have an in-depth analysis programme that takes the game seriously.
Have a kids show to introduce them to the players, the skills and the culture.
And how about a reality show following three or four young footballers in their first season as professionals?
This sort of programming strategy would cost a fraction of the AFL coverage and has the advantage of leading into the huge Asian markets. That sort of opportunity can never be offered by either the AFL, or the NRL.

[DJR David]

Ah Congo 2- if only Eddie was so smart. This would be a REAL winner

we can only wish.

But just because you have money, doesn't mean you have brains. Look at Russell Crowe putting money inot South in the League.

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Ah Congo 2- if only Eddie was so smart. This would be a REAL winner

we can only wish.

But just because you have money, doesn't mean you have brains. Look at Russell Crowe putting money inot South in the League.

Passion mate, something you don't seem to understand

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by EF, What else?

Passion mate, something you don't seem to understand

Passion eh. So the 100,000 fans all saying 'bring back souths' a few years ago are all so passionate that they go to all the games now. ahah. :

[EF, What else?]

Originally Posted by DJR David

Passion eh. So the 100,000 fans all saying 'bring back souths' a few years ago are all so passionate that they go to all the games now. ahah. :

As I was saying, something you don't seem to understand. Where the hell was I talking about the 100,000. I was talking about Crowe's love for his club. :

[DJR David]

Originally Posted by EF, What else?

As I was saying, something you don't seem to understand. Where the hell was I talking about the 100,000. I was talking about Crowe's love for his club. :

You mean Crowes attempt to buy back the Australian public to save his failing career. (due to violence of course....)"Awww what a nice bloke

Remember don't miss tonight"s show "Russel Crowe fights around the world :