And I say it is the biggest thing on the planet for Qld and NSw fans.

So's the boat race to the select few who attend the Oxbridge colleges...and more people watch that on TV


Not 'avin a pop.......just saying it was a bit cheezy last night....Rugby League doesn't need fluffing.

I'd say promotion of the game is very needed.

How can we say we don't do it enough then complain when we do?

Surely the club you support is the biggest thing - SOO is short mid-season divergence from regular season Rugby.

Or are you saying that you get a lot of band wagoners for whom this is the only game they attend each year?

On the US viewing figures it would have been 5 in the morning east coast but if you can only get 14% of the available in the country in matters most too how many do you honestly think you will get in a country that has even heard of the sport?

Some might not support nrl clubs but be fans of rl (and fans of nsw and qld) tbh I'm to busy to do polls outside the ground.

You don't have transport in Australia? My son is going to origin 2 that 16,900 kms away from where he lives

- no wonder NRL attendances are so poor.

That is the difference here even if you support a junior club you still have an affiliation to a pro side - I suppose the distance is also an issue in Queensland.

That should keep the trolls shut for awhile....





Far out can't wait for the second one.

Well you could take Broncos, Titans and the Cowboys averages and wonder why more fans don't go to the game.

Same in Sydney with Rooster, Souths, Dragons, Sharks, Knights, Bulldogs, Eels, Panthers and the Sea Eagles.

Yeah...especially the AFL ones.....coz they're busy counting their cash




agree, but let's hope it's a better game

Good for him.

I guess he's not on a pension thus he can afford the trip huh?

We even had SoO burgers selling at out local pub yesterday,the place was packed.They made a killing yesterday good on them.

Not everything is about money u know.

No he worked to save up the money did without a lot of other stuff so he could go to the game - sacrifices some make to watch live rugby.

Well done and respect to him for doing the hard yards so he can get to do the things he enjoys.

But for some of us it aint that simple.

I go to footy matches when I can, probably more local stuff though.

Nothing wrong with that, lower leagues need support too.

Melbourne loves Rugby League


Record audience watches Origin I

Average: 328,000
Peake: 412,000

I'm watching the replay on fox now,can't get enough.

Here here Mr Eels. Good on ya.

Actually if you go to Shellharbour at some point, you may bump into a former GB international who coaches kids down there. His name is Karle Hammond and he was famous for playing at St Helens, as well as London Broncos and Widnes.

Quote ="gutterfax"Yeah...especially the AFL ones.....coz they're busy counting their cash agree, but let's hope it's a better game'" Not really, read some of the pathetic trolling attempts forums.leagueunlimited.com/forum ... .php?f=109

Quote ="gutterfax"Yeah...especially the AFL ones.....coz they're busy counting their cash agree, but let's hope it's a better game'" Not really, read some of the pathetic trolling attempts forums.leagueunlimited.com/forum ... .php?f=109

Yeah I'll probably get to go that way soon to see a few matches. (waiting to get the gas fixed on a car I'm buying)

Lucky I live within 5 mins of one of the local clubs here and I have a fair few others within 15 mins by car/bus.

Love the name Warilla Gorillas, best name in the comp

The game wasn't that good - one watch was enough - pretty average fair tbh.

As I said earlier the intensity and quality on show in the Dragons v Bulldogs game was of a much higher order.

The PTB was a complete shambles

Karl was a good attacking player with a good kicking game - shame about his tackling though.

Agreed as someone who has attended hundreds of junior games supporting my two boys I have had much enjoyment from the simpler form of the game

Anyone going to the Sydney match? I'll be taking my family and a couple of friends staying from England and Japan.

would have loved to, but work is getting in the way for the second year running



Got to get 80k.....and if NSW win, what price will tickets for the decider be going for on the 'street"?