[size=4][font=arial]as far as I can see it is all but dead[/font][/size]
[font=arial]its too slow- its lack of skill and speed doesnt appeal to the masses[/font]
[size=4][font=arial]most aussies see it as boring-mark ella said its dreadful to watch[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]big international games arent on live tv and club rugby league games are shown instead[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]Proud clubs like Randwick and Gordon are on their knees. The Sydney Morning Herald has pretty much stopped covering the game[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial][color="#141414"]a lot of australian games in the last world cup were not shown live[/font][/size]
It never recovered after the poms beat them in their own back yard. You cant underestimate what the psychological affect of a master beating his dog, has on the poor dog.
If the aussies get good at the sport they will be interested in it again-it is mainly because they are so so at it at the moment that the public is losing interest. It will always be No.4 choice down there anyway I’d say. The Aussie psyche does not like to think they can be beaten in any sport so it is easier for them to just pretend it is not happening.
[quote=“The All Seeing Eye, post: 714174”][size=4][font=arial]as far as I can see it is all but dead[/font][/size]
[font=arial]its too slow- its lack of skill and speed doesnt appeal to the masses[/font]
[size=4][font=arial]most aussies see it as boring-mark ella said its dreadful to watch[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]big international games arent on live tv and club rugby league games are shown instead[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial]Proud clubs like Randwick and Gordon are on their knees. The Sydney Morning Herald has pretty much stopped covering the game[/font][/size]
[size=4][font=arial][color="#141414"]a lot of australian games in the last world cup were not shown live[/font][/size][/quote]
Quite a few of their young hopefuls have made a recent move to Gaelic Football, as one young chap who has represented WA in rugby and is on an Aussie Rules development squad said last night “that’s the best fucking game I have ever played” * after his first game.
Rugby is dead and AFL would want to be very fucking careful if this “gah” takes off .
The high was their own Olympics in 2000. They obviously went all out for that. But also in fairness to them, they are competing with nations with 10 & 20 times the population, which is something they seem to forget.
On top of that, many countries copied their formula with the Institute of sport etc. and they are no longer ahead of the game in regards to sports science, in fact they ate well behind.
On top of that the underage drink and drug culture is off the charts here. They do have a great schools system though, with so many specialist schools. From 13-14 my woman was in a Soccer & Rugby based school, playing shit loads of soccer every week, she got a scholarship for it, but there was about 15 scholarships for every year. This happens across the board now but it has taken alot from the Olympic type sports
Why are they called lions ?, and why is going to play a few friendly, non competiive rugby games considered to be “going on a tour”?..is it just gang of lads going on a pubcrawl or something to oz?..