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[aussie opinion]

Originally Posted by pecks

Johnny Lewis also said that Les Mason could not only fight, but could have been world champion.

Gallen, Carney and Billy Dibb were on a segment on the game plan a few weeks back measuring their punching power and Gallen came third out of the three.

hahaha seen les mason get schooled and sat on his arse bout 2 months before his pro debut agaist the very experienced johnny justice lol, happend at a newcastle hotel, bloke was at least 30kg lighter than him , after the fight mason pretended to be his best friend and was buying him drinks and telling him and every1 how he ko'd paul briggs in sparring

[rusty nails]

Originally Posted by pecks

Johnny Lewis also said that Les Mason could not only fight, but could have been world champion.

Gallen, Carney and Billy Dibb were on a segment on the game plan a few weeks back measuring their punching power and Gallen came third out of the three.

Is this for real????

[pecks]

Originally Posted by rusty nails

Is this for real????

Pretty sure I remember reading it. Though imo, I just think that Lewis is trying to motivate a troubled guy into dedicating his talents to professional sport, rather than going down the other road.

[teke]

Originally Posted by perko

Teke ask Johnny Lewis if Gallen can fight , was known to pug on with anyone in the gym . Sure Bodene would already know that .

Bodene wouldnt know anything, the fella is quite young and not very smart at all

[teke]

Originally Posted by perko

Teke this ones for you cause your close to both camps , can Manly beat the Titans by more than 10 points on Saturday arvo , its the big greedy game in our local footy tipping comp which I'm running second in and going the wrong way will cost me 12 gorillas - tip and by how many and which fuckin coaches are gunna rest players.

Well the Titans will be without Harro & Srama and are playing a few nuffies. If the broncos lose I reckon the Titans will play footloose and fancy free to TRY and put a score on the Eagles and they have beaten Manly a fair few times over the last few years. The boys have been practising kicking downfield from scrums so Dave can chase....but that is all blah blah blah....

Because T-Rex will more than likely bury Scott Prince 2 miles deep into the Earths core

Yep I think they can beat the Titans by more than 10.

[perko]

Thanks Teke , think I'll go with that.

[teke]

Originally Posted by perko

Thanks Teke , think I'll go with that.

This was posted by a bloke on the Titans forum... I think it's a strong possibility


In doing the form for this game I went back and looked at our record in Round 26 matches, because I had this sneaking suspicion that we have failed to ever run a season out with any steam:

50-6 LOSS to Melbourne
28-12 LOSS to Wests
38-4 LOSS to Manly (we played finals this year)
21-18 WIN v Wests (finished 3rd)
32-12 LOSS to Parramatta for Preston's farewell.

We will lose by 20 points plus this week.

[swingin]

nrl killing itself...and asking you why...

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[teke]

Originally Posted by swingin

nrl killing itself...and asking you why...

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You should get KKKels input

[swingin]

Originally Posted by teke

You should get KKKels input

[Dr Gonzo]

Man I played league from 6 to 17.... All the way up to second division in group 4 for the north tamworth bears. In our case we had huge koori kids. One kid ****** neane had a fucking goatee at 11 and would have dropped even a grown man. It got so boring because the big kid would get it, run the whole field and score with 8 opposition members hanging off him. One year we played with weight restrictions and there was essentially two comps. It was much better. No longer were kids getting smashed out on the wing and breaking bones or being reluctant to play for fear of injury.

Some cunt must have cried racism though because it went back to what It was the next year

[wide_open_road]

Originally Posted by Dr Gonzo

Man I played league from 6 to 17.... All the way up to second division in group 4 for the north tamworth bears. In our case we had huge koori kids. One kid ****** neane had a fucking goatee at 11 and would have dropped even a grown man. It got so boring because the big kid would get it, run the whole field and score with 8 opposition members hanging off him. One year we played with weight restrictions and there was essentially two comps. It was much better. No longer were kids getting smashed out on the wing and breaking bones or being reluctant to play for fear of injury.

Some cunt must have cried racism though because it went back to what It was the next year

I've had this argument with a mate a few times & i've come to accept there is an argument for both sides

He was always a big kid & went on to play at a pretty high level & i've said that i support a weight aligned competition & he always shouts me down by saying "how do you expect kids to learn?" & that the cream will rise to the top, he reckons smaller kids have to earnt their stripes against the bigger kids & thatit gives them the required ticker to go on & become better players & i can see his point, but then again, not all kids want to be elite players

I think you have to possibly let the more mature kids who can handle it play against the big kids & let the less confident play at weight for age

[Dr Gonzo]

Guys like Geoff Toovey and Trevor Gillmeister had to adapt and use what they had to their advantage... unfortunately not all little blokes have the skill and probably are scared off by the sheer size of some islander kids etc.

The parents have the final say... i wish i had a dollar for everytime i heard a kids parents say "he wanted to play rugby league but we saw the big islander kids and put him in soccer instead"

But as you say, their is an arguement that a weight based system doesnt prepare smaller guys to be elite players. When they get to the top level and have to play against massive forwards it will have severe consequences. I do like the idea of a weight based system that lets smaller guys play with the bigger blokes if they want to but it would be pretty hard to implement and enforce i reckon

[rusty nails]

kids dont learn a thing before the age of 14.
no point whatsoever in sending them out to get trampled other than putting them off the game for life

[wide_open_road]

Originally Posted by rusty nails

kids dont learn a thing before the age of 14.
no point whatsoever in sending them out to get trampled other than putting them off the game for life

maybe you didnt

maybe thats a reflection of where you're at now