*Official* NRL 2014

[dermo]

also i love leichhardt as much as anyone but this http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/state-government-to-stop-funding-suburban-football-grounds-in-favour-of-major-stadiums/story-fni3fbgz-1226986971004 is the right call

 

[uvelocity]

**** off it is

 

[dermo]

nah half these clubs are living on the knifes edge, only surviving because of pokie revenue from the leagues club, getting 15 000 to a local ground is not going to put any club in a financially viable position.

just look at the state of the balmain side of the merger without a leagues club

 

[social]

To state the obvious, Titans look to be in deep ****

Aside from having some success on the field, it is going to be a long way back for them as they are being killed by the Suns/AFL in the local market, ticket prices are expensive and their ground is a pain in the arse to get to (it has no parking so you need to drive somewhere before catching a train or bus to and from the ground which is a massive turn-off in an area where people don't use public transport much)

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, I went to the GC stadium to see a game last year with my mate who was a Titans member. It's a good ground in itself, but the ticket prices and the cost of food there is so outrageous the club was actually putting on bbqs for its members at the academy next door. Apparently the Qld government did the catering deal, not the club.

He also mentioned when they post crowd numbers they include all members, whether they're actually in attendance or not. Don't know if that's true or not.

 

[Ausage]

Eh, they're not in deep ****. They're the fabled second SEQLD team, the NRL will back them through thick and thin. That they're having a review in their performance suggests they're on the right track imo.

 

[uvelocity]

social clearly hasnt been having dinner with people who know where to park within walking distance

 

[NUFAN]

GC stadium is as easy/difficult to get to as the SFS. I think that the members being included despite not attending call is correct too btw. There is no way over 10,000 went to watch the game against Canberra last week. I actually just checked, the crowd has dropped every year over the past 8 years, that's pretty poor. Would not surprise me to see Bennett coaching there next year either.

A back 3 of Boyd, Gordon and Mead would be great.

 

[dermo]

parting seas, holy moses etc

 

[uvelocity]

if the season was a few weeks longer, we'd have enough confidence to win the thing.

nah **** it, it's long enough

 

[dermo]

its a ****ing shambles at the tigers atm, cronullaesque

 

[social]

GC stadium is as easy/difficult to get to as the SFS. I think that the members being included despite not attending call is correct too btw. There is no way over 10,000 went to watch the game against Canberra last week. I actually just checked, the crowd has dropped every year over the past 8 years, that's pretty poor. Would not surprise me to see Bennett coaching there next year either.

A back 3 of Boyd, Gordon and Mead would be great.

Some fans live within walking distance of the SFS, fans don't live anywhere near the Titans home ground

 

[uvelocity]

came home semi interested in seeing bunnies v manly (my interest for what should be a top game tempered by the rational hate of manly)

****ing bronco ****wits

cw/youtube/dinner/ps3

 

[uvelocity]

just un muted for a bit. ray ****en hadley. urgh

 

[dermo]

great commentator on radio is old ray, doesn't suit tv though #bringbackvossy

 

[Ausage]

It was a pretty great game actually. The two best teams this year by some distance so far.

 

[uvelocity]

yeah so what do we get up here, turd. same as every friday night. youd think 1 v 2 would mean something to the programming schedule

 

[dermo]

josh reynolds.

 

[Burgey]

Robbie Farah really did the right thing by his club with the tell all interview. Cleared the air and really helped the lads focus on last night's game. WAC he is. Whinging, entitled **** knuckle.

Also good to see the Dogs going backwards. Hopefully they miss the eight altogether. Meanwhile, the juggernaut rolls on, this week in Darwin.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Robbie Farah being a part of our Origin victory this year taints it IMO. Guy is (and always has been) a ****ing dickhead, plain and simple.