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Mills posted:Burgess bleeds red, green and blue. gently caress the haters.
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bowmore posted:Until October anyway I think he means the British and Irish Lions
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Feb 19, 2014 13:32
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iajanus posted:I like the suggestion that we could have kept him in the game if we let him play for the blues. As if there isn't enough crap with regard to how players qualify for the teams, we should just open the doors to anyone from other countries who wants to play oh poo poo this turned into some sort of anti immigration rant what the hell is happening help me I don't understand this. You mean the Auckland Blues? Or the Cardiff Blues? And by "kept him in the game" do you mean "kept Sam Burgess in Rugby League" or something else that I'm missing completely?
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Feb 19, 2014 14:08
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Russell Crowe said Burgess might have stayed if he was eligible for Origin in some article. It was a puff piece.
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Feb 19, 2014 14:18
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Mills posted:Russell Crowe said Burgess might have stayed if he was eligible for Origin in some article. It was a puff piece. Ah yes, the Blues that actually play Rugby League.  Russell Crowe himself is a puff piece.
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I doubt he would have stayed in league if he'd been able to play an origin game, unless that would have made his wallet bulge more than changing code will.
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Feb 19, 2014 14:25
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I can't imagine it would have hurt his resale value. Plus, like all the top players, he probably would like to play in the top talent game. It certainly beats playing in the league world cup...
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Feb 19, 2014 20:56
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I look forward to Sam burgess' return from Hull in 2018.
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Feb 20, 2014 10:56
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Actually I don't understand how Burgess could ever have played in Origin. Bradford is neither in Queensland nor in New South Wales (if it were, Sydney real estate would be a LOT cheaper) and thus he wouldn't qualify regardless of nationality. Whereas Sonny Bill should have been able to qualify if he wanted to, right? Unless he played senior RL before the Dogs.
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Feb 20, 2014 16:56
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Burgess never could have, dude was born in England and plays for England. Just some fluff piece in the paper had Russell Crowe talking about how Sam wanted to play for the Blues.
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Feb 20, 2014 18:41
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and New Zealanders and Fijians play for QLD and NSW guys who lived and played junior footy in NSW play for QLD. New Zealnders who lived in QLD can play for England it's not much of a stretch at the moment for English to play SOO.
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Feb 21, 2014 05:15
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Isn't the main factor the location of a player's first Senior Rugby play? Or am I mistaken? (I probably am) But also, look at the Olympics, a Korean speed skater is now Russian.
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Feb 21, 2014 05:28
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Apollodorus posted:Isn't the main factor the location of a player's first Senior Rugby play? Or am I mistaken? (I probably am) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Inglis Born, Raised and played Jnr football in NSW
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Feb 21, 2014 05:42
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Right, but that's JUNIOR football, isn't it? Whatever, it still makes more sense than the NCAA BCS College Football.
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Apollodorus posted:Right, but that's JUNIOR football, isn't it? just an example, i think the whole thing is wrong anyway. like i said, it's not much of a stretch for a superleague player to play SOO with the current rules.
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Feb 21, 2014 06:11
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Origin is renowned for having hilariously flexible rules with regard to eligibility. Both sides have numerous cases of plain lying to get players they want, and I think they are actually seeking to tighten the rules up this year or next so that the most egregious cases go away. Inglis is just the most recent bad one, there's more than enough to go around.
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Feb 21, 2014 07:33
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Enough bitching about origin eligibility, time for some good news: Braith Anasta is playing in the halves for the Tigers and will apparently be a Maloney-like calming influence on Luke Brooks. Happy days ahead for Wests fans. http://m.foxsports.com.au/league/nr...6-1226833794598 E: let me know which spirits you guys drink so I can buy shares. Someone's going to make a lot of money this year. ili fucked around with this message at 07:39 on Feb 21, 2014 |
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Feb 21, 2014 07:37
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Well johnny walker does not trade here, but there is that tassie stuff I've had my eye on. Not sure of any other aussie scotch.
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Feb 21, 2014 07:51
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Brb buying all of the scotch in my local 1st choice
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Feb 21, 2014 07:59
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The Tigers really love doubling down on bad decisions.
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Feb 21, 2014 09:35
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In the year of our lord 2014, there are so many things I can't believe that go on that can be explained by the words rugby league. Anasta getting a pay check. The 9s contest. Wife beaters and rapists playing on women in league round. Phil Gould. Ricky Stuart. Chris Sandow. Manly. Etc
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Feb 21, 2014 09:39
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Let me be the first to say that souths' jersey today is loving ugly as all sin.
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Feb 22, 2014 07:02
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iajanus posted:Let me be the first to say that souths' jersey today is loving ugly as all sin. I'm gonna watch the rugby live seeing as it's an actual competition game, will give a trip report on Benji Marshall later. Will save the league for later.
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Feb 22, 2014 07:06
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iajanus posted:Let me be the first to say that souths' jersey today is loving ugly as all sin. You weren't kidding. Hopefully this is a preseason deal only.
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Feb 22, 2014 07:12
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Great start to the game to advertise league: kick off out on the full, they try to tap for the penalty but the ref wasn't in position, and then the kick for touch goes for two metres. Then the dragons spend the first five minutes with 100% possession and camped on souths line, only to get nothing. This year looks a lot like last year. E: then souths march down the field and score. Lol
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Feb 22, 2014 07:13
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And Souths score off a play that includes a Sam Burgess kick.
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Feb 22, 2014 07:15
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Dragons still can't score tries I see
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Feb 22, 2014 07:16
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Lord Bogan has some sweet new tats though. Is this an English ground?
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Feb 22, 2014 07:18
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There was a quip from the commentators earlier saying that this have would have plenty of exciting football, I'm assuming after ten minutes the entire dragons team will sub off and one of the junior clubs will have a go. Also Lol another luck off out. And another try. This could be a landslide. E: they've said that the bunnies look good, which is a complete lie. The dragons just look terrible. E: holy poo poo they finally converted one of their million opportunities E: dragons new attacking play ten out is just standing at dummy half and letting the marker pick it up. What the gently caress. iajanus fucked around with this message at 07:47 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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Feb 22, 2014 07:18
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Although I have a mild distaste towards Wigan, I am still supporting them today, because gently caress Easts.
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Troy Queef posted:Although I have a mild distaste towards Wigan, I am still supporting them today, because gently caress Easts. A good opinion.
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Feb 22, 2014 09:43
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Marshall report: He came on with about 20 minutes to go and really sparked his team well, most notably a quick tap that would've caught Jarryd Hayne and the Eels out and also a nice flick pass that eventually led to a try. They definitely looked much more dangerous after he came on and launched a decent comeback (not enough though, they lost.)
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Feb 22, 2014 09:49
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The roosters are even more hateable this year. I hope some English hard as nails type belts Warea-Hargreaves with a monkey wrench.
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This has a procession feel about it.
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Is everyone in NRL related or something? Aussie commentator seems incredulous that people could have the same surname and be no relation. Also, Roosters look like they took their foot off a bit since they scored the third try. Edit : No worries, Wigan gifted them another Edit 2 : Aww, it's like Christmas. "You got me a try? How embarrassing, that's what I got you!" DickEmery fucked around with this message at 11:28 on Feb 22, 2014 |
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Feb 22, 2014 11:21
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It's possible
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Feb 22, 2014 11:32
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Tigers beat Tigers 2 (cronulla) tonight thus setting tiger fans up for more false hope.
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MiniSune posted:Tigers beat Tigers 2 (cronulla) tonight thus setting tiger fans up for more false hope. That's how we always go this end of the season
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Considering how many random jerseys the Warriors have nowadays, do they even have team colours any more?
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Well, they have to be the team for a whole country. Weren't there team colors originally blue, white, red, and green? these ones 
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