I'm Done with the NRL

[redwhiteblue]

What's wrong with getting on the drink?

After all;

Seriously R6, do you carry that very old sad little photo of Mini around with you? So you can flaunt it at every opportunity? i still can't figure out if 6 is your age or IQ.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Seriously R6, do you carry that very old sad little photo of Mini around with you? So you can flaunt it at every opportunity? i still can't figure out if 6 is your age or IQ.

Lol...you are on the mark there RWB.

Poor old R6 never misses a beat to put the slipper into our legend captain.

[Game Fowl]

The NRL have been losing credibility as a governing body for a while now , they have bowed to the TV dollars which pay the wages , with out due respect for the Game.

It is well known , Commentators make their living out of the controversy and re living their lives through others , although I believe the over scrutinising of each issue is causing most of these problems - there is an old adage " if it looks like dog**** smells like Dog**** then maybe it is Dog****" simple if the lead up looks like a try and the ball is placed over the line like it is a try , what is it ??? no the feet were here, the thumb was there , the head is looking the other way ( usually the Video Refs ).

Respect the line - no one crosses it simple, most times they deserve a try.

I have said before in other threads that the officials will end up running JWH out of the Game , not because he plays dirty just that they the officials are trying to clean up the image of Rugby League at the expense of the "Real Hard Men", ask yourselves where the Game would be without the Hard Hits , the Hard barges up the Ruck with legs and Arms driving for every advantage, The Hard man protecting the skillful nippy players??

If the Refs cleaned up the Ruck and set the mark as where the ball finishes when called , instead of allowing the PTB to advance into the defenders who have taken position by advancing forward or stepping to the side to take the defenders out of play and the markers need to readjust the D, the Game would be a lot cleaner with less Penalties given against the Defending side. Only takes a couple of Penalties against the Attacking side where they lose possession before the Coaches take action and Clean up that area themselves.

[Kingsgrove-Loiner]

It's a sad indictment on a sport when Rugby Union and ballet ball are better viewing.

I watch the Roosters and the Gold Coast for my man Dan Mortimer.

As someone who got suckered into going to watch 'The Tahs' on Saturday night John, let me tell you it's not. Not even close.

[bondi-boy]

That was the worst stitch up I have ever seen in all my years of watching Rugby League and as we all know there have been plenty of stitch ups against the Roosters over the years. Phil Gould absolutely disgusted me also with all his drivel and Rabbits and Joey were almost as bad, even Fittler was ordinary.

Amen

[Johnny.]

I can't bring myself to do that...Tell him I said hi...
I read flower arranging books now Johnny..it soothes the nerves...

I got into animal husbandry but I think I misinterpreted the term.

[bondi paul]

I feel the same way. I elect to watch some NRL games outside of the Roosters but is is no longer a habit to watch; rather I use discretion.

I have my phone app to watch the Roosters. Will not invest $100 per month on Fox. They buggered the NRL. I am not about to reward them with my $.

I felt disgusted and am sick of complaining to the Australian apathy. Watch the press conference and watch Mini's reaction to the question about an apology from the refs. Watch him again on his latest interview on RoosterTV where he talks about refs needing to improve and then JWH. Worth 5 mins to watch. He is fed up as well. http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2014...will_come.html

Last Saturday night, I watched the swans for the first time in years. Piss poor sport but the refs cannot bugger it up. Even the rugby looked better.

NRL, you need to focus resources to this thread!

Tommy and The Axe. I reside overseas and stream the games.I no longer support the NRLand I have been like that since last year. The officialdom stinks. People pay big dollars to go to the games or via cable and its a game completely ruled by TV and gambling as evident of the Sportsbet partnership with the NRL. I am completely off Gyngell too and his puppets Warren and Gould.The evil forces that be have been against the club for many years and I dare say since Nick has been at Easts. It stinks to high heaven.Tommy once again you have provided telling stats like last season and as you say Ness Limited/ Fox buggered the Nrl but Gyngell has taken it to another level.

[Rooster_6]

Seriously R6, do you carry that very old sad little photo of Mini around with you? So you can flaunt it at every opportunity? i still can't figure out if 6 is your age or IQ.

I think you've hugely misinterpreted the intention of my post. Mini is probably the best captain our club has seen since the inception of the NRL ('98). I can't speak on anything before that but if you ask me he's the best I've seen.

He's got it all; a good public image, a good relationship with the media, is well spoken, is a HUGE hit amongst sponsors & corporate's, is loyal to his club, holds strong values, never excessively whinges on or off the field about the officiating, still appeals to all demographics of supporters, is the ultimate professional in preparing for games, is admired by the youngsters, respected by his peers but most importantly can still have a good time.

So I raise the same question what's wrong with getting on the drink? It seems to be a ridiculous expectation placed on modern day footballers.

And for what it's worth, 6 is Freddy's number. My idol growing up.

[redwhiteblue]

I think you've hugely misinterpreted the intention of my post. Mini is probably the best captain our club has seen since the inception of the NRL ('98). I can't speak on anything before that but if you ask me he's the best I've seen.

He's got it all; a good public image, a good relationship with the media, is well spoken, is a HUGE hit amongst sponsors & corporate's, is loyal to his club, holds strong values, never excessively whinges on or off the field about the officiating, still appeals to all demographics of supporters, is the ultimate professional in preparing for games, is admired by the youngsters, respected by his peers but most importantly can still have a good time.

So I raise the same question what's wrong with getting on the drink? It seems to be a ridiculous expectation placed on modern day footballers.

And for what it's worth, 6 is Freddy's number. My idol growing up.

I apologise R6. This week has made me excessively grumpy and that game pushed me to the brink..I'm happy R6 is for Freddy. The only thing I liked about Melbourne was the number 6 tram which I used to catch to Armadale to look at the cool shops. I used to call it the Freddy Fittler tram..But he's still in my bad books for hanging around with those other bogans from Channel 9..

[Kingbilly]

The other thing that I find very annoying is that the NRL (and commentators) celebrate absolute scumbags like Cameron Smith and Sam Burgess

[Guest]

As the thread title says, no longer will I watch or support the National Rugby League competition as a whole.

I will always be a Roosters fan, and I'll continue to watch and support the boys every week; wearing my heart on my sleeve in the process as I always have. I'll continue to be a member every year, buy merchandise, make the trip down south to every GF. My love for the Roosters won't change because RW&B blood will always run through my veins.

But the NRL? They can get ****ed! I have no intention of ever watching another game of the NRL not involving the Roosters. The competition no longer has my support or viewership.

Why?

Because quite simply I've seen far too much overwhelming evidence these past 18 months to suggest that the referees are blatant cheats. I almost gave the NRL away after the 2010 GF when we were cheated by Tony Archer. But these past 18 months have really taken the cake. Tonight, Gavin Badger was exposed as a cheat. Against Manly earlier this year, Ben Cummins was exposed as a blatant cheat with that 11-2 penalty count. And there are so many more examples.

In 2013, I believe our boys put in the most remarkable single season effort you'll ever see. To overcome the barrage of penalties we copped whilst receiving so few ourselves must surely rank as one of the all-time great efforts. But this year we simply haven't been able to maintain the rage against a tidal wave of biased refereeing.

I'm disappointed that we've only shown mere glimpses of our 2013 form. But that doesn't change the fact that we are being shafted week after week by a competition which is being officiated by blatantly biased and, as such, corrupt officials. Even our very own remarkably pragmatic coach basically accused the officials of bias tonight. And if Robbo felt the need to say what he did then there's clearly merit to the argument that the officials are biased against us.

Why do we always concede so many penalties every week? And more importantly, why do we receive so few ourselves? Week after week after week after week. And given this, why should I support a competition that does nothing to improve the performance of officialdom? A competition that allows the refereeing fraternity to be a law unto themselves, free to let their own prejudice and bias greatly affect the outcome of so many of our games.

I've revealed an avalanche of the most damning statistics to prove the bias that exists against our club. A bias that in turn favours clubs like South Sydney. But if that isn't enough then just consider this:

So far in 2014 we have received fewer than 5 penalties a game on 8 occasions.

Souths on the other hand have received fewer than 5 penalties a game on zero occasions this year.

How is that not blatant bias?. But no-one in the media will mention these startling facts. No-one will ask why a team with such a dominant forward pack receives a staggeringly low number of penalties whilst the referees pet in South Sydney receive an exorbitant amount every week.

We as fans are being served shit every week. And the NRL expects us to eat it. It's a multi-billion dollar sport and this is the best they can do when it comes to officiating. We are supposed to cop this shit week after week, listen to idiots in the media criticise us for giving away so many penalties without looking at the facts, and yet after it all we're still supposed to love the NRL.

Well **** THE NRL. I will no longer watch the dreadfully officiated shit they dish up to us fans every ****ing week; especially us Roosters fans. I normally watch about 4 or 5 games a week. But now I'll only ever watch the Roosters. This great club represents a huge part of me, of who I am. And I can't emphasise enough that my love for the mighty Eastern Suburbs Roosters will never die. The officials can't change that. But tonight they did officially kill my support for the NRL.

Rant over. Easts 'till I Die.

Well said.

I said all last year, that the NRL's pet project was Souths to win the premiership. They did their best, but failed. Nothing has changed this year. Souths still get a leg up. How many dud calls have gone against them this year ? ZERO
They have company........MANLY.
The NRL know that Manly coped a raw deal in the GF, so this year, Manly have all of a sudden become the least penalised team in the comp, and have received some unbelievable calls go their way.
The NRL don't want B2B premiers, said it, since round 1.
This will be a Manly v Souths decider.

[Tommy Smith]

This is the Chookpen, not the NRL.

And secondly, do you call everyone a wanker?

You're not all their in the head champ. Stick to making boring threads that no-one cares about.

[horrie hastings]

I've never seen you so angry over a game either..Hopefully we never have to go through that again. You know what upsets me the most? The lack of respect shown us when we became premiers. It's just a reflection on society that people in general or in the media now seem to come from a place of envy, spite and hate and use their positions to vent their own agendas, like Gus did because we beat his precious Panthers the week before. Not many people know how to be gracious or say congratulations well done.

Was flicking through my texts on the bus on the way to work today and yes redwhiteblue you were so right, I was very angry that night, I actually was surprised how much anger was in my texts but it was all spot on and I know I didn't say anything wrong either, I was just surprised I got to that point where I was so worked up, that game tipped me over the edge

[bondi paul]

Tommy - I smelt a rat when the NRL called channel 9 during the opening game and singled out SBW. Since then there has been too many oddities to say the least.

[Johnny Tobin]

The refs have been terrible as usual and last Friday was a new low (with obvious blunders and outright cheating costing us the game).

However, last season we would have overcome it all and won well.

This season we stink and it is a major disappointment.