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John Grant Quits
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- Jan 25, 2014
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Was Gallop really any good?
The NRL was losing a lot of money with him at the helm. I'm not sure how much of that is his fault, but it just seems as though the NRL is in better shape financially now than what it was back then.
- Mar 14, 2008
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Maybe the admin's aren't the problem......
- May 5, 2016
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Cowtowing to channel nine is the problem. Nine are ruining the game.
Remember when they were stacking coverage with dickheads from their morning shows? Disgusting.
You need an even balance between financial interests and the best interests of the game. It's complicated, but it's been one sided for a few years.
Remember when they were stacking coverage with dickheads from their morning shows? Disgusting.
You need an even balance between financial interests and the best interests of the game. It's complicated, but it's been one sided for a few years.
Big Del
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AFL and Soccer spend a lot more money on grass roots .
Aus kick comes to a lot of schools . Involves the parents and kids together . Lotsa kids 1st taste of ball sports is Aus Kick .
ARL has done very little to combat this .For more than 10 years .
Another issue is size for age . Islander kids mature faster . Not unusual to see 10 -12 yr olds of islander heritage who are twice the size of the Caucasians . That leads to not having fun playing footy . By the time the other kids catch up in size they have joined another sport .
Warren Ryan suggested that this size difference is killing junior footy . He thought there should be weight classes rather than age divisions . Kids within 2-3 years age dif within the weight limits play together .
Aus kick comes to a lot of schools . Involves the parents and kids together . Lotsa kids 1st taste of ball sports is Aus Kick .
ARL has done very little to combat this .For more than 10 years .
Another issue is size for age . Islander kids mature faster . Not unusual to see 10 -12 yr olds of islander heritage who are twice the size of the Caucasians . That leads to not having fun playing footy . By the time the other kids catch up in size they have joined another sport .
Warren Ryan suggested that this size difference is killing junior footy . He thought there should be weight classes rather than age divisions . Kids within 2-3 years age dif within the weight limits play together .
Big Del
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Big Del
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^^^ Link .
On the flip side .
When the Caucasian kids grow full size and can compete with the islanders . The kids who had been bigger than everyone else and dominated games . Don`t enjoy it when they can`t bully the little bodies anymore and drop out of playing .
On the flip side .
When the Caucasian kids grow full size and can compete with the islanders . The kids who had been bigger than everyone else and dominated games . Don`t enjoy it when they can`t bully the little bodies anymore and drop out of playing .
- Mar 14, 2008
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I must be thinking of nz instead of nsw, my bad.
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I think its a great idea. I stopped playing because I'm 5'7 and i was tired of getting monstered when I was a kid. Those guys were my fully grown adult size at 12!
Its hard when you're a small dude, skill or otherwise (i sucked hard but I was fast)
Its hard when you're a small dude, skill or otherwise (i sucked hard but I was fast)
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They are losing money now anyway, and with a lot more money coming in!
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Not that I would want to lose him as Bronco CEO, but Paul White would be an outstanding choice to lead the NRL
mitch222
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This so much. I remember one kid was like 120 kgs at 10, used to run over the kids every week and score a heap of tries. First game in the under 16s, he got smashed in the opening tackle. Never played again after that game. The prop on the other team had grown up and was the same size as him now and laid him out.
Weight for age is a bit of a two edged sword. At first glance it appears perfectly logical, but a couple of things must be considered first: kids love to play with their friends and playing a couple of age groups up isolates and possibly alienates them. Second, a 12 or 13 year old playing with 15 year olds is going to be exposed to a different atmosphere: testosorone and the aggression it brings. That said I'm not especially against it, but only that these things must be addressed.
