NRL 2009 Thread
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Iron Zombius
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sorry spiff, but I dont really think this is a "who won the series" issue. Once again there is an off field drama to taint the image of the game.
If they (the players and administrators) dont fix the off field shit, there will be no game left! Lets face it, they are footballers we are talking about, not chemists. They are not the sharpest knives in the draw.
If they (the players and administrators) dont fix the off field shit, there will be no game left! Lets face it, they are footballers we are talking about, not chemists. They are not the sharpest knives in the draw.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
The whole Red Bull as a stimulant thing is pretty much completely bogus anyway. It's no more a stimulant than any other drink with caffeine in it. Most of the rush people get from it is a placebo effect.
Spiff
I have the power
Thing is, I don't really care about the off-field stuff. Maybe it's because the team I support (the Warriors) doesn't really have much of an issue with it anymore, and if it does then I don't hear about it because it probably just gets reported in the NZ media.
It's not going to kill the game. I'm very confident of that.
It's not going to kill the game. I'm very confident of that.
Iron Zombius
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I dont think its the red bull, but more the stilnox they add to it. That was the proscription drug they found in heath ledgers room after he died. Combined with the red bull, or similar caffine type drink is what produces the stimulation.
Funny, I never would have known if i didnt read it in the Australian.
I wonder if this is what some of the clubbers are on?
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from the NRL web Site :
2009 TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL TICKET INFORMATION:
The end of the 2009 Telstra Premiership season is fast approaching. As teams chances for the Telstra Premiership Grand Final day firm, now is the time to consider purchasing your tickets to the big event.
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2009 TELSTRA PREMIERSHIP GRAND FINAL TICKET INFORMATION:
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7pm Thursday 30th July 2009.
Ticketed Club Members
9am Friday 31st July -
7pm Saturday 1st August 2009
MyNRL Members
9am Thursday 13th August 2009 -
Until Sold Out
General Public
Note: There will be an additional allocation of at least 7,000 tickets per participating team held across all 4 categories for release to Ticketed Club Members of the two participating teams on Monday 28th September, 2009.
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Adult
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Family
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$165.00
$125.00
$480.00
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$120.00
$95.00
$350.00
3
$90.00
$65.00
$255.00
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$55.00
$35.00
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Spiff
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I've been to four as well - 2001 (Knights), 2003 (Panthers), 2004 (Bulldogs) and 2007 (Storm). Whenever I don't go it's always been a grand final I would have loved to have gone to, last year excepted.
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Karmichael Hunt to depart Brisbane Broncos and join AFL
By staff writers
July 29, 2009 Brisbane Broncos rugby league star Karmichael Hunt is switching codes to play Australian rules after joining the Gold Coast Football Club, which joins the AFL competition in 2011.
He is expected to play rugby union and return to the Gold Coast in May 2010 to commence his development program with the Club.
It is the first time a rugby league international has switched to play Australian Rules.
Hunt said he wanted to stay playing sport at the highest level in Queensland.
“If I had to leave Brisbane then I preferred to change codes rather than change teams as I did not want to play against the Brisbane Broncos,” he said.
“For me this is about the challenge of playing AFL at the highest level. The Gold Coast Football Club has given me a great opportunity to be part of its journey to AFL in 2011.
“I played AFL as a teenager and I am really excited by the challenge to change codes and still play at the elite level and for a Queensland team in a national competition. I can’t wait.”
Gold Coast Football Club Chief Executive Officer Travis Auld said the recruitment of Hunt is a great coup for the football club.
“Karmichael Hunt is one of the most exciting sportsmen in Australian sport and a natural-born AFL footballer. We think he can be one of the elite players of the AFL. His potential to play the game has been confirmed by our recruiting staff led by Scott Clayton and the AFL’s talent division,” Auld said.
Hunt played some Australian Rules as a schoolboy in Brisbane, attracting the attention of Queensland AFL scouts, before joining the Broncos as a 17-year-old in 2004.
GCFC Coach Guy McKenna said he was very excited and impressed with what he has seen of Hunt.
“I’ve followed State of Origin, I know it’s not AFL football, but seeing how he moves, seeing how he hits, he’s going to bring another dimension to an AFL football team,” he said.
“Powerful, strong, quick and probably averages 23 tackles in a game. We’re lucky to average 40 in a whole side. He’s built for that, built for the physical demands of AFL football.
“Technically we are going to have do some work with him but that’s no different to some of the Irish players who have crossed over. We are probably at an advantage given he played competitive AFL football as a teenager, so he’s someone with a history in the game," McKenna said.
The move will intensify the fierce turf war between the strongest football codes in Australia, with rugby league in danger of suffering further raids on its most talented players, especially if Hunt makes a successful transition.
Fellow Test players Greg Inglis, Billy Slater and Israel Folau are other obvious targets for AFL clubs.
The Auckland-born fullback has since played 10 State of Origin matches for Queensland and 11 Tests for Australia.
With Hunt's contract with the Broncos up at the end of the 2009 NRL season, the 22-year-old's future has been a hot topic in recent months.
He knocked back a $1.2 million three-year deal from the Broncos earlier this year and his manager David Riolo has been overseas looking at his options.
Brisbane Broncos chief executive Bruno Cullen says he's shocked to hear of star player Hunt's switch.
Cullen told ABC radio he had only heard media reports of the switch and Hunt's management had not been on touch with him.
"I was quite shocked," he said.
"We've had him since he was 15 and he's been playing with the club for the last five seasons.
"He's a 100-game player now. He's played Origin, he played for Australia, so he's been a success story in a very short period of time."
Cullen said it was a "coup" for the AFL.
"Good luck to them - they've snared a fine athlete," he said.
Cullen said he did not believe it would take fans away from league in Brisbane.
"With all due respect, someone will come along and take his place - they may not be immediately as good, but it's two different codes and I think (the fans) will stick with the codes," he said.
"He's someone who will be very attractive."
Cullen said there would be a Broncos position available for Hunt if the AFL did not work out
Interesting move. According to foxsports news reports, he only played some 5 or 6 matches of AFL at school. The fact he knocked back $1.2 million to stay at the broncos proves that it is not a financial decision. Cant see him getting $400,000 a year for the 3 years at the gold coast when he is unproven. Its certainly alot of coin to gamble away if they have matched it.
By staff writers
July 29, 2009 Brisbane Broncos rugby league star Karmichael Hunt is switching codes to play Australian rules after joining the Gold Coast Football Club, which joins the AFL competition in 2011.
He is expected to play rugby union and return to the Gold Coast in May 2010 to commence his development program with the Club.
It is the first time a rugby league international has switched to play Australian Rules.
Hunt said he wanted to stay playing sport at the highest level in Queensland.
“If I had to leave Brisbane then I preferred to change codes rather than change teams as I did not want to play against the Brisbane Broncos,” he said.
“For me this is about the challenge of playing AFL at the highest level. The Gold Coast Football Club has given me a great opportunity to be part of its journey to AFL in 2011.
“I played AFL as a teenager and I am really excited by the challenge to change codes and still play at the elite level and for a Queensland team in a national competition. I can’t wait.”
Gold Coast Football Club Chief Executive Officer Travis Auld said the recruitment of Hunt is a great coup for the football club.
“Karmichael Hunt is one of the most exciting sportsmen in Australian sport and a natural-born AFL footballer. We think he can be one of the elite players of the AFL. His potential to play the game has been confirmed by our recruiting staff led by Scott Clayton and the AFL’s talent division,” Auld said.
Hunt played some Australian Rules as a schoolboy in Brisbane, attracting the attention of Queensland AFL scouts, before joining the Broncos as a 17-year-old in 2004.
GCFC Coach Guy McKenna said he was very excited and impressed with what he has seen of Hunt.
“I’ve followed State of Origin, I know it’s not AFL football, but seeing how he moves, seeing how he hits, he’s going to bring another dimension to an AFL football team,” he said.
“Powerful, strong, quick and probably averages 23 tackles in a game. We’re lucky to average 40 in a whole side. He’s built for that, built for the physical demands of AFL football.
“Technically we are going to have do some work with him but that’s no different to some of the Irish players who have crossed over. We are probably at an advantage given he played competitive AFL football as a teenager, so he’s someone with a history in the game," McKenna said.
The move will intensify the fierce turf war between the strongest football codes in Australia, with rugby league in danger of suffering further raids on its most talented players, especially if Hunt makes a successful transition.
Fellow Test players Greg Inglis, Billy Slater and Israel Folau are other obvious targets for AFL clubs.
The Auckland-born fullback has since played 10 State of Origin matches for Queensland and 11 Tests for Australia.
With Hunt's contract with the Broncos up at the end of the 2009 NRL season, the 22-year-old's future has been a hot topic in recent months.
He knocked back a $1.2 million three-year deal from the Broncos earlier this year and his manager David Riolo has been overseas looking at his options.
Brisbane Broncos chief executive Bruno Cullen says he's shocked to hear of star player Hunt's switch.
Cullen told ABC radio he had only heard media reports of the switch and Hunt's management had not been on touch with him.
"I was quite shocked," he said.
"We've had him since he was 15 and he's been playing with the club for the last five seasons.
"He's a 100-game player now. He's played Origin, he played for Australia, so he's been a success story in a very short period of time."
Cullen said it was a "coup" for the AFL.
"Good luck to them - they've snared a fine athlete," he said.
Cullen said he did not believe it would take fans away from league in Brisbane.
"With all due respect, someone will come along and take his place - they may not be immediately as good, but it's two different codes and I think (the fans) will stick with the codes," he said.
"He's someone who will be very attractive."
Cullen said there would be a Broncos position available for Hunt if the AFL did not work out
Interesting move. According to foxsports news reports, he only played some 5 or 6 matches of AFL at school. The fact he knocked back $1.2 million to stay at the broncos proves that it is not a financial decision. Cant see him getting $400,000 a year for the 3 years at the gold coast when he is unproven. Its certainly alot of coin to gamble away if they have matched it.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Spiff
I have the power
I'm so sick of hearing about this already. Had Triple M on all day (at work, couldn't turn it off) and two or three times an hour they'd mention it, and how Greg Martin had the scoop earlier. And now we'll have to put up with all the hype (especially in the Brisbane media) next year.
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Spiff
I have the power
Goreripper
Metal as fuck
Bwahaha. It's just fucking weird. AFL is a whole different level of fitness and athleticism. I'm sure Hunt's young enough to make some transition though.
