Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 12:44 am  

gutterfax wrote:

edeeeeetid for accuracy

Could be worse...could sound like Fatty Vautin...

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:28 am  

disappointing to see melboune for the 2nd year running leave all the top names at home. would it have hurt to send one of the stars to auckland??

the bulldogs treated it like dirt, des hasler never even showed up. i wouldn't mind seeing the NRL ask which teams would rather now take part and replace them with super league sides.

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 1:37 am  

kobashi wrote:

disappointing to see melboune for the 2nd year running leave all the top names at home. would it have hurt to send one of the stars to auckland??

the bulldogs treated it like dirt, des hasler never even showed up. i wouldn't mind seeing the NRL ask which teams would rather now take part and replace them with super league sides.

the "gloss" seems to have vanished somewhat, but the winners do pick up a decent cheque.......I suspect if it lasts 3 more years It'll end up on the Gold coast during school holidays...

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:15 am  

To be frank. The clubs don't fancy it much and see it as an inconvenience. They are told how many top players to play etc etc.

It's amazing how in the last two years players have been "injured" before the tournament and can't play. Nudge nudge wink wink.

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 3:35 am  

Rooster Booster wrote:

To be frank. The clubs don't fancy it much and see it as an inconvenience. They are told how many top players to play etc etc.

It's amazing how in the last two years players have been "injured" before the tournament and can't play. Nudge nudge wink wink.

Australian RL priority
1)State of Origin
2)NRL
3)the footy show
4)grade footy
5)park footy
6)the bar
7)the beach
touch football
9)Auckland 9s
10)pre season warm up games in against Aussie teams
11)pre season warm up games against English teams
12)Cabramatta 9s
13)Kangaroo games

I enjoyed the Auckland 9s - but I am a sharks fan!

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 4:30 am  

If you get chance to watch the ladies test matches at the nines don't miss it. Highlight of the weekend. Its a great concept and nines is the perfect balance of attack and defence. Nines could be the format to take RL global, if we had leadership with any sort of vision.

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 7:22 pm  

Lambchops wrote:

Australian RL priority
1)State of Origin
2)NRL
3)the footy show
4)grade footy
5)park footy
6)the bar
7)the beach
touch football
9)Auckland 9s
10)pre season warm up games in against Aussie teams
11)pre season warm up games against English teams
12)Cabramatta 9s
13)Kangaroo games

I enjoyed the Auckland 9s - but I am a sharks fan!

Ha!

and
14) World Club Challenge?

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Mon Feb 02, 2015 8:18 pm  

moto748 wrote:

Ha!

and
14) World Club Challenge?

Only when they lose.

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Thu Feb 05, 2015 8:02 am  

JB down under, it is a great concept taken from Unions rugby 7s. How ironic that you of all people should be praising Union

Re: Will you watch the Auckland Nines? : Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:00 am  

Really? I seem to remember Leeds and, I think, Wigan hosting 7s tournaments in the mid 70s. Didn't enjoy them much. They probably date from much earlier than that as that's only the time when I started watching the game.