Who follows footy (any code)

[echnidna]

Who follows footy (any code)

[doug the slug]

i thought if you wanted to discuss religion, it had to be in the closed forum

[Gumby]

Not me, I barrack for Collingwood.

[Bodgy]

i thought if you wanted to discuss religion, it had to be in the closed forum

Same thing sSport, they play Rugby in Heaven, but only Winter, cricket in summer.

[joseph84]

carnnnnnnnnnnn the hawkkkkkkkkkkkkks

[Daddles]

carnnnnnnnnnnn the hawkkkkkkkkkkkkks

But neither the Hawks nor Collingwood play in the A-league. Why are we talking about them here :confused:

Richard

[bennylaird]

What the Hell is an A-league?????

[Waldo]

G'day,

I was going to pick yes, but the question is who follows football (any code)? So if I tick yes that'd mean I watch anything with a ball. :confused:

Yeah righto, that's spitting hairs. Being a Qldr in the Antartic down here I follow rugby league which means the Broncos. Which is a bit hard down here, but next year they're holding the final of the State of Origin down here - can't wait.

The other footy - AFL. Can't stand. Used to play it at school. But it's like religion down here and you turn on the news and it gets rammed down your throat evry minute! It's the first news story, it's all the news on the sport, then throughout the night you get flamming sports updates - anything like that makes me hate it. :mad:

But I do love AFL when the season is over.

Is that correct use of those things?

[shrek]

Hey Waldo,

The Queensland Reds are looking good for a title in a couple of years time, if they can keep the bunch of young blokes that they currently have. I reckon they'll be the number 1 Australian team soon.

Got to agree with you about AFL. To me it has always looked like an organised game of kill the dill with the pill. Now I love my rugby, was still playing 1st grade at 38, but it doesn't rule my life. I have always been amazed at how much AFL dominates most peoples lives in Melbourne. I was down there a while ago, watching T.V., when a news flash interrupted the program I was watching. I thought this must be important, World War 3 breaking out or something. It was just to say that a certain player had passed a fitness test and would be playing on the weekend.

[bennylaird]

There are those that do and those that don't but without AFL the world would be a drab boring place for us real Aussies, lol.

Much more popular than Church down here, lol.

[Daddles]

You can have your AFL. They ruined the game years ago - it's no longer the aussie rules that I played as a kid. Although it's faster and that has introduced some new skills, it too easily turns scrappy and many of the skills that made it unique have vanished (like actually having to control the ball to get a mark, being able to bump, true rucking contests, the beloved drop kick, etc).

I followed the rugby when I lived in Squidly and Brissy - even got to the point where I could understand it :eek: But the urge hasn't been there to watch it since.

When my lad started playing soccer, I was a tad confused - where were the pointy ends of the ball? And he's not a wog :confused: But I've learned to love the game ... being forced to watch it every week for seven years does that to you The new A-league is good stuff ... and it helps the Reds (Adelaide United) are doing so well

Cheers
Richard

[bennylaird]

Again to each his own, I can get no enjoyment from watching soccer, all the dancing and acting with no scoring just bores me to tears.

I agree on AFL the real game has long since gone, but still lives on in the the suburban and country games to a point.

[Waldo]

it too easily turns scrappy and many of the skills that made it unique have vanished (like actually having to control the ball to get a mark, being able to bump, true rucking contests, the beloved drop kick, etc).

Got that right. Give me the biff and barge of league, union or rugby anyday. Go the Reds (although I watch very little Union, sorry Shrek), and bury Newcastle, Manly and South Sydney into the ground.

[bennylaird]

At least Rugby gives players the oportunity to explore the inner self? Isn't that what Hopawarti (however it's spelt) was doing?

[Wongo]

I am a sport junkie.

Go the swongs.