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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3652658, member: 1899"] There was a moment in yesterday's game where it seemed like the atmosphere was completely sucked out of my lounge room and all I could hear was: 0:47. [MEDIA=youtube]q_GkjymuQ9U[/MEDIA] It's always been tough being a fan. There's clearly some fans on here who care more about the club than some players do. They get 40,000+ fans and have an opportunity to inspire more young people to represent the club only to give half-hearted efforts. The game in general is having a difficult time achieving a balance. As we became more enlightened about concussions, we were always going to see a reaction from the NRL. We were always going to have to compromise the product, especially after the McKinnon and Ackerman incidents, which is fine because we needed to learn from them. However we haven't seen any improvement in the quality of the officiating. The MRC is a lottery, the transfer system is a joke and clubs are actively discouraged from developing players. Clubs are rewarded for gaming the system and instead of working with the pathways to ensure there's a strong pipeline of talent, the NRL just seems interested in placating their television partners and the government by including more teams. More teams, so the commentators can plug more shows and create more talking points about who's hot and who's not like it's Women's Weekly. It's still the best sport in the world and every so often the administrators stay out of the way to let that shine through. However they constantly have to tinker and find ways to ruin the product. Credit to them, they've managed to convince more people that the game is better than ever. We'll see how long that lasts. [/QUOTE]

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