If not for the roosters

[Bigchook]

Roosters Till I die , simple

The game has changed so much since the old SFS and running on the field to tap Horrie on the back.

It is now run by the officials and live 'decision makers'. Some of the Bunker decisions have made me truly question the integrity of the Sport.

It sucks . You score a try and then don't know for 2 to 4 minutes whether they will award it.

My biggest gripe with the game atm is the refereee calling held before the tackle is completed. For me, this is the single biggest problem with the ruck. Players are still struggling to move or aiming for a quick play the ball, the markers are still wrestling, the runner moves off the mark. It's a nightmare. Just let them bloody tackle.

[Arties Pie]

I would be gone as I am watching far fewer games these day's. Unlike other's I rate Super Rugby, I love the collision and the real scrums reminds me of League in yesteryear.

[Thirteen]

I never sit through a full game unless it's us playing. I don't even watch the GF unless it's us.

[Andrew Walker]

Id watch games when I had nothing better to do or watch

[Team Evil]

I have grave concerns for our club when Nick goes.
We will revert to a struggling Sydney club.
We don't have the juniors or a large designated area. Yes it was a smart move calling us the Sydney Roosters as then anyone from Sydney can associate with us.
My interest in NRL would be greatly reduced if we left the comp.
I am not concerned about this years form as the cap was always going to get us. Although I think the club now realises we should have kept Maloney.

I hate the Bunker or more to the point I hate LUKE PATTON in the bunker.

[Bigchook]

I have grave concerns for our club when Nick goes.
We will revert to a struggling Sydney club.
We don't have the juniors or a large designated area. Yes it was a smart move calling us the Sydney Roosters as then anyone from Sydney can associate with us.
My interest in NRL would be greatly reduced if we left the comp.
I am not concerned about this years form as the cap was always going to get us. Although I think the club now realises we should have kept Maloney.

I hate the Bunker or more to the point I hate LUKE PATTON in the bunker.

Wyong is a large enough designated area.

[Ray Stehr]

We will still thrive when Politis goes. Our leagues club makes more money than Penrith.

[ccfc bondi]

Short answer - probably not the NRL, Origin or internationals. The Roosters are my team and I don't support other teams. Examples:
- Last year I didn't watch the GF (arguably the pinnacle of the sport) because I didn't care who won
- International league is a farce and I can't connect with our team at all because it's mostly a bunch of cocky QLD'ers who are used to winning everything (even when they play like rubbish)
- Origin's even more of a farce... QLD win every year and all I get to watch is cocky QLD'ers showing absolutely no humility and partying for 6-12 months after an increasingly predictable victory. When they lose a single game, they get dirty and show absolutely no grace about it. They're good, but they're for everybody (e.g. like a Federer or Djokovic in Tennis... they're more like a McEnroe... a champ who you get sick of watching because he whinges so much and has absolutely no grace/humility about him).
- Murdoch essentially owns the sport. We got rid of Superleague... but then Murdoch still ended up taking over the sport (all games are on fox, they've got the video ref'ing that he looooooves and in recent years, Murdoch's owned a stack of cheating clubs that get favourable treatment).
- I've already dumped a team due to a merger (was a Steelers fan until they merged with their arch rivals). I couldn't go through that again... it takes all the heart/tradition out of the game when you lose a team with a rich history.

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FWIW though, I might still watch rugby league (e.g. Wyong or the Jets... for me it was pretty rough losing the Jets as our feeder actually - because I'd bonded with them). I find a good Jets v Tigers game at Henson Park (with the Lebbos banging on their drums) much more fun that some rubbish QLD/Murdoch-dominated game.

I'm with you re: Jets. Still follow them. Hard for someone in Bondi to get excited about a team from Wyong.