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Message: [QUOTE="CaptainHook, post: 2967059, member: 8315"] Not having a shot at you mate but if you thought the Broncos were never going to win and that the result was pre-determined why did you tune in to watch it? If you think the entire competition is manufactured what are you doing following it? First things first, most of what you said I used to spout a lot too. Then I realised the stupidity of it. Also, reading an article by Steve Mascord changed my mind and it revolves around a pretty good point he made: You are accusing people of a lack of integrity but are showing none yourself by continuing to support a game you think is corrupt. Does anyone think the NRL is competent enough to manufacture results and get away it? They’ve proven, time and again, that they’d **** up a cup of coffee. Things like the Milford No-Try last night was a tough call but the referee had blown the whistle for a ruck infringement. Play couldn’t go on. It’s a tough call but there’s nothing sinister going on there. I though the refereeing last night was pretty fair. If people take off their Broncos blinkers they would see that most of them were warranted. Broncos were laying all over the play the ball and guys like Glenn were pretty blatant about it. What is not being discussed is some crucial 50/50 calls went our way too. Blowing up about 50/50 calls, in the heat of the moment, during a live game is part and parcel of being a fan. Nothing wrong with that. Labelling matches as being decided before a ball has been kicked or that the NRL have decided who is going to win is another matter entirely. I’m a bit over it. It’s all a conspiracy! The refs! Greenburg! JT! Paul Kent! Jarryd Hayne! Everyone’s in on it! Again, I’m no saint. I’ve indulged freely in that sort of talk but I’m trying not to from now on as some of my posts on this topic are downright embarrassing in retrospect. Moving on from last night and speaking more broadly about NRL fandom I’d like to paraphrase Mascord again: If you are calling people out for their lack of integrity, show some yourself and stop supporting a game you believe is corrupt. Don’t watch Fox League all week and then complain about Ikin and Kent peddling an agenda. Stop watching every game and then complain how it’s rigged and the premiers have already been decided. I guess until we have a game manager life is pointless and we shouldn’t even bother fielding a team because it’s obvious we can’t win because it’s rigged even though we weren’t going to win anyway. I’m still trying to square that hole and reconcile those two opinions. We would’ve won with a decent halfback last night and yet we were never allowed to win because the result was decided. I don’t know who to believe lol. I just see the stupidity in holding that view and seeing nothing wrong with it. Most of all, don’t show up next week like a whipped dog and go through the motions again. It might be time to get a new hobby fellas. Anyways, rant over. [/QUOTE]

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