: Mon Feb 09, 2009 12:12 pm  

Forumjacker wrote:

Apart from

1976, 1997, 2000 and 2003.

Yet again your lack of knowledge is exposed.

an average of once a decade..sounds like our test match victory record....

Re: WWC - Does anyone but SKY take it seriously? : Mon Feb 09, 2009 6:54 pm  

Kiwis 473 wrote:

Why does the Sky commentators make out like the World Club Challenge is the biggest thing ever. Is it so people will actually tune in a watch, because nobody ever goes to the games, and the Aussies don’t care about it. Apparently Manly are going to trial Tony Williams, a centre or winger, in the second row in this game.

And you never hear about it in the Aussie media either. I remember in 2003 seeing one (and one only) back page article on the fact that the Roosters won it in the NRL 2003 preview mag. Never mentioned during games, did not see a TV news report on it either.

Is the importance of the WWC one sided, why do the Sky commentators care about it so much, and why do the Aussies care so little?

The second paragraph hits the nail on the head mate. 2003 was the last time an Australian team won it and therefoe is the only reason it made the sports pages over there. Australia have a bad habbit of sweeping under the carpet anything remotly embarrasing with regards to sport. The wifes best mate lives in Sydney and told us there was no mention on the news or in any of the papers the day after the Yawnion boys won the world cup over there. Apparently it was the same with the Ashes aswel.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 10:52 pm  

Australian Rugby League (footy) isn’t a very popular sport in Australia so they are going to be even less interested in a game that doesn’t take place right under their noses.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:10 pm  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

Australian Rugby League (footy) isn’t a very popular sport in Australia so they are going to be even less interested in a game that doesn’t take place right under their noses.

Are you joking?

Its much bigger than Rugby League is in England, just look at the registered amount of people playing in both countries compared to population size.

: Mon Feb 09, 2009 11:15 pm  

Depends what state your in

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:21 am  

hopie4ever wrote:

Depends what state your in

Also by and large depends which county you are in over here

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 8:22 am  

LS16_Rhino wrote:

Australian Rugby League (footy) isn’t a very popular sport in Australia so they are going to be even less interested in a game that doesn’t take place right under their noses.

What - cricket apart it is the most popular sport in Australia - it TV figures outstrip even rules.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:29 pm  

Kiwis 473 wrote:

Are you joking?

Its much bigger than Rugby League is in England, just look at the registered amount of people playing in both countries compared to population size.

Apparently in terms of registered participation (although not in spectator numbers) football (that's soccer to you lot) is the most popular sport in Australia. Slightly surprising.

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 12:37 pm  

Eccleshill Rhino wrote:

What - cricket apart it is the most popular sport in Australia - it TV figures outstrip even rules.

swimming is up there too. massive sport in oz. it's on at peak times on tv.massive ratings

: Tue Feb 10, 2009 1:33 pm  

2 reasons why swimming on TV is worth watching, although one is clearly more prominent than the other...