With the token summer sports coming to an end(Cricket) we look forward to the start of my personal favourite of sports, the NRL, with the AFL season starting as well. Just 1 week out from the Rugby League season starting i am sure all the football hungry fans are readying up their tipping competition/fantasy leagues as well as looking at what games they are going to go to or watch. I know for one i have already had a look at the roosters line up(my favourite team) and we have our rivals the rabbitohs for the usual first round clash, and i myself am extremely excited.
Issues in and outside of the NRL
Issues to do with NRL players off the field are becoming increasingly concerning, im not sure if all of you are aware, but the latest scandal within the NRL is the drug charges on Newcastle Knights player Chris Houston, and i mean, i enjoy the football as much as the next guy but it is hard to produce a positive image for the sport when frequently players are in the news for all the wrong reasons, for two years running there has been major incidents just weeks before the season has began, previously it was Manly Sea-Eagles player Brett Stewart was pinned for drunken assault on his girlfriend and fellow teammate Anthony Watmough was also caught up in drunken antics. Manly were sure to avenge this atrocity from last year and start the year in better fashion as you can see from this report
For two years in a row now the NRL has started the season in a bad fashion due to off field incidents, but the fan base generally seems to remain loyal as it is a high-entertainment value sport.
Problems on the field in the NRL
Personally i cant see to many problems with rules and laws made for on the field in rugby league, one thing i would like to touch on is that of slowing the play of the ball down in the last few minutes of a game where teams deliberately delay play sometimes by minutes or more reducing any chance of fair game to which the opposing team could win the match.
It is posing to be a great season, I would say it will be another close season with the comp coming dow to the final round to sort out the top 8.
ReplyDeleteI think the bunnies will make the 8 this yr and Tigers are always in which a chance if they a a little less hot and cold this season compared to last.
mate slowing the play down in the final minutes is all about the smarts of how you play the game, you can't possible tell me if you were in the same situation (leading by 4 or 6 points) you would slow the game down to get your team over the line with the outcome being maximum points for the team! It is a massive part of all sports especially soccer! get used to it its always going to occur