Lmaooo the "proper game" is borderline unwatchable. A sane mind can only handle so many shunted kicks, knock-ons, incomplete sets and toothless, directionless attacking before it starts to go insane. The modern game is smooth like butter, has better strategy, skill, fitness, etc. Soo much easier on the eye. Both are equally as intense I will grant, but I'd argue ONLY your boomer friends and fellow old heads are the ones who would want the old game back, and not because it's watchable, because its nostalgic... fuk outta ereeee Dougie boy
Nothing like a Silvertails v Fibros on a Sunday afternoon at the 8th wonder of the world..Brookvale Oval..with of course expert commentary by the great Moose Mossop...now that's Rugby League. GO THE EAGLES. 😊
Just a weekend game … absolutely amazing … you don’t even get this type of “enthusiasm” in the modern day state of origin or grand final games . Just proof of the bullshit hype that now surrounds the game ! Unfortunately the game will never be the same again I’m very grateful for growing up with the “real” game of rugby league.
Been watching League for 45 years. Loved the biff of the 70's and 80's, but I prefer today's game. You don't have to gouge, King Hit, and bite to prove you are tough. The average player today is 100kg, 180cms, can run 100m in under 12 seconds. Anyone who puts their body in front of that juggernaut is 'effing' tough.
Was a tough affair back in the day. All knees, elbows, boot tags, facials, eye gouging, hair pulling, biting, stomping, head butting, head highs, coat hangers, getting dumped head first into the dirt, swinging arms, getting king hit from behind, blood, playing dazed, coaches smoking in the stands.
Not a prob. Hopefully this much abbreviated version (compared to my previous full match) won’t infringe any copyright this time so hopefully RU-vid won’t block it.
"Mooney's just been kicked in the face... "It might have been accidental... No, Dorahy got an accidental kick in the face and there was the retaliation - and that is a little bit silly from both players."
Magnificent. After bashing each other for 80 minutes these blokes would share beers, ciggys and wives in the training sheds and car parks of Brookvale Oval and Henson Park. They did that after the game and before training.
That sounds good ... But if you are trying to attract the next generation of players.. you need to win the parents... They don't want their child coming home with no teeth (extreme example I know) that's why you see international Rugby being radically cleaned up.. soccer is just waiting there to capture parents that have a bad experience with junior league.
As a dad you choose Dad I got into a fight playing league today, that's alright son👍 Or Dad I rolled around on the ground today crying and acting and got a penalty for my soccer side, are you proud of that ya little girl🤮
@@coolhand1964 all I am saying is in those formative years... Where a young child is still at home and under the guidance of there parents they will make the decision
Commitment by players in attack & Defense amazin,yehh i agree,Origin today doesn't ave that much effort from many of these grade games,so glad messy scrums fixed,an were open to corruption,not that they did that,
Wests were minor premiers in 78 and 79 and thus clearly the best team then. Anything can happen during the finals, especially at the whim of a ref answering to the powers that be
How this great game has gone soft. The players today wouldn't last 10 minutes against players like Tom Raudonikis (Unsure how it's spelt sorry) & real forwards like Langmack ,Thompson, Krilich etc. They are not footballers like Sterling, Kenny, Steve Ella they are just athletes which can tackle. No matter where Wests were on the table they were very hard to beat at Lidcombe. Personally, i thought Lidcombe Oval was a great ground with a great atmosphere. It was a mistake to merge with Balmain. It was a shot gun wedding & Wests were not merging, they were taken over. Bring back the biff!
Horse crap. Everyone dished it out and everyone copped it. Wests were dubbed "the bad boys" because they lacked the prestige of some of the other clubs.
The babies these days wouldn't make it to half time these men were drinking beer and smoking at half time and in the pub right after the game and then chasing a garbage truck at 5 in the morning for training
I thought your transphobic comment was off topic and inappropriate. So...I thought I'd throw a light hearted fact in there for the sake of humour. You sound young and taking this too seriously. Chill out mate, bullying doesn't make me feel good. ✌
