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Wobblies lose again....yawnion.
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Eto Nabuli, the former Illawarra Cutter, is vying for a Wallabies wing spot.
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He's wot?
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Qantas Wobblies.
Same crap, different day.....
Same crap, different day.....
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The ARU provides a perfect sports administration case study of arrogance stemming from a height the game never expected to end, expanding to fast whilst simultaneously neglecting grass roots all at a time when all it's other sporting code rivals made massive gains in terms of media deals and coverage.-PJ- wrote:Qantas Wobblies.
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Curtis Rona played for the wallabies......
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Played is an overstatement
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Hey, did ya hear about the Wobblies ?
Choked.
Choked.
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Brumbies vs Rebels crowd tonight..
Union is in massive, massive trouble.
Been on a slide for years and seems they've done nothing about it.
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The quality of the australian side is at an all time low. The games are awful.
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That's 10k on the old raiders scaleSchifty wrote:
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Wowsers! There were more people at greeneyed’s birthday party!Schifty wrote:
Brumbies vs Rebels crowd tonight..
Union is in massive, massive trouble.
Been on a slide for years and seems they've done nothing about it.
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You would think reducing the number of Australian teams would increase the quality..T_R wrote: ↑May 12, 2018, 8:04 pm The quality of the australian side is at an all time low. The games are awful.
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But nope..
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I didn't get an invite to that....gangrenous wrote: ↑May 12, 2018, 8:06 pmWowsers! There were more people at greeneyed’s birthday party!Schifty wrote:
Brumbies vs Rebels crowd tonight..
Union is in massive, massive trouble.
Been on a slide for years and seems they've done nothing about it.
Guess it must have got lost in the post?
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Me neither. That’s why I brought it up. I’m bitter AF.
Sure he’s got to draw the line somewhere. But how can you draw it at people you’ve never met? They should be invited right?
Sure he’s got to draw the line somewhere. But how can you draw it at people you’ve never met? They should be invited right?
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That was all the cats though wasn't it?
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On another note credit to whoever runs the PA system for the Crusaders.
When they came back from 29-0 to beat the Waratahs 31-29 they started playing YMCA around the ground as the crowd danced to it.
Nice not so subtle dig at Izzy there.
When they came back from 29-0 to beat the Waratahs 31-29 they started playing YMCA around the ground as the crowd danced to it.
Nice not so subtle dig at Izzy there.
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So even Gallen was invited and not me?! He hates Gallen!-TW- wrote:That was all the cats though wasn't it?
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He has me me before!gangrenous wrote: ↑May 12, 2018, 8:08 pm Me neither. That’s why I brought it up. I’m bitter AF.
Sure he’s got to draw the line somewhere. But how can you draw it at people you’ve never met? They should be invited right?
Actually that probably explains it..
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I’ll be interested to hear the crowd size.
Raiders crowds used to claim about 8,500 when you could see it was way way less than a Brumbies or Soccer crowd of 10,000.
It will be interesting to see what the Brumbies claim tonight.
Still looks more than the Rugby League World Cup that claimed over 6,000 people for Italy versus Fiji (but in reality there was less than 3k and just 75 people in the Meninga stand).
Raiders crowds used to claim about 8,500 when you could see it was way way less than a Brumbies or Soccer crowd of 10,000.
It will be interesting to see what the Brumbies claim tonight.
Still looks more than the Rugby League World Cup that claimed over 6,000 people for Italy versus Fiji (but in reality there was less than 3k and just 75 people in the Meninga stand).
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This year the Raiders vs Eels crowd was higher than the Raiders vs Dogs crowd.
I was super skeptical about that.
I was super skeptical about that.
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Wow... no wonder they’re talking about playing games at “boutique venues” like Viking Park. Here’s a tip... a 25,000 capacity ground is not far off a “boutique ground”.
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They could play out of Mckellar park...
Or just wheel in some benches onto the UC oval.
Or just wheel in some benches onto the UC oval.
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Rivett OvalSchifty wrote:They could play out of Mckellar park...
Or just wheel in some benches onto the UC oval.
Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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5283 is the crowd
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Wow that would have to be close to their worst ever crowd
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That would probably fit at Rivett Oval
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Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Wow... that is a soccer crowd!
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Seems the Brumbies also lost by three points to the Melbourne Rebels. I knew a board member some time ago, and their goal was to destroy the Canberra Raiders and rugby league in this town. Doesn't look like it is happening.
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I used to actually go to Brumbies games. Haven't watched a union game in years nowgreeneyed wrote:Seems the Brumbies also lost by three points to the Melbourne Rebels. I knew a board member some time ago, and their goal was to destroy the Canberra Raiders and rugby league in this town. Doesn't look like it is happening.
Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Sounds like a typical rugby union tosser.greeneyed wrote:Seems the Brumbies also lost by three points to the Melbourne Rebels. I knew a board member some time ago, and their goal was to destroy the Canberra Raiders and rugby league in this town. Doesn't look like it is happening.
For a code run by elite school old boys and business 'elite' it sure knows how to **** the bed financially on a regular basis.
**** rugby.
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I do!! Or I would. Or something.Sossman wrote:Sounds like a typical rugby union tosser.greeneyed wrote:Seems the Brumbies also lost by three points to the Melbourne Rebels. I knew a board member some time ago, and their goal was to destroy the Canberra Raiders and rugby league in this town. Doesn't look like it is happening.
For a code run by elite school old boys and business 'elite' it sure knows how to **** the bed financially on a regular basis.
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Gina Riley: Oh, come on, John. That’s a bit old hat, the corrupt IOC delegate.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
John Clarke: Old hat? Gina, in the scientific world when they see that something is happening again and again and again, repeatedly, they don’t call it old hat. They call it a pattern.
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Brumbies are the point where more people will start going to their games ironically than there to actually support them.
(I am considering doing this with people if they still have those deals where you free tickets with a burger at one of the pubs)
(I am considering doing this with people if they still have those deals where you free tickets with a burger at one of the pubs)
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My perception of Brumbies games from the golden era, is that a large chunk of the crowd weren't there because of the game, in fact they had little interest. They were there to be seen and to socialise. The novelty of that seems to have dropped off and so have the crowds.
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That was certainlymthe case at Reds games. People would literally not look up at the game.Dr Zaius wrote:My perception of Brumbies games from the golden era, is that a large chunk of the crowd weren't there because of the game, in fact they had little interest. They were there to be seen and to socialise. The novelty of that seems to have dropped off and so have the crowds.
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