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[Andonis1997]

Main sports:
Football (soccer) > Aussie Rules > Tennis


Sports I can watch:
Cricket (all forms, but can't watch a full test match though) > Ice Hockey (don't follow anyone) > F1 > Baseball (don't follow anyone) > Basketball (I was joking E92_ I do like basketball ) > Motorbikes > V8's

The rest are treated as: "Meh" or "What the hell is this?"

 

[SC_GC]

How can you not like this?

 

[Andonis1997]

I just googled fat soccer player and posted the first image that came up. I thought there was a fair chance it was a charity game but I thought it was funny anyway.

*clap....clap..............clap.*

 

[SC_GC]

People are far too quick to shoot down T20 in order to look and act like 'purists' and 'realists'.

I wasn't the biggest fan of it initially, but its the only form of the game I can convince friends to come and watch, so I am beginning to warm to it.

 

[Willo #6]

*clap....clap..............clap.*

Cheers for the applause. Much appreciated mate.

 

[Hand]

I'll do my list of favourite sports to watch then

1. Soccer/Football
2. Australian Rules Footy
3. Baseball
4. Horse Racing
5. Test Cricket
6. Basketball
7. Grideon
8. Golf (play it and love it, can't stand watching it)
9. Motorsport
10. Swimming/Hockey/Tennis (shithouse)
11. Rugby of all sorts. Would rather watch Darts.

 

[lmach]

Aussie Rules

Football
Surfing

*Daylight*

American Football
Cricket (all forms)

*Daylight*

Gaelic
Basketball
Hockey
Swimming
Baseball
Tennis

*Daylight*

Motor Racing
Golf
Horse Racing

*Daylight*

Tenpin Bowling
Horse Racing

*Daylight*

Rugby Union
Rugby League
Equestrian
Darts

 

[Gibbsy]

People are far too quick to shoot down T20 in order to look and act like 'purists' and 'realists'.

Aye. It's like people show a token dislike for T20 so they can be viewed as a 'traditionalist' and be a more 'respected' fan of the game of cricket. T20 is there for entertainment and it's great to watch.

Don't give me "real cricket" and "not real cricket" bullshit. You hit the ball, you're making runs, there's six balls in an over. It's just a different mindset - still the same skills.

 

[SC_GC]

Don't give me "real cricket" and "not real cricket" bullshit. You hit the ball, you're making runs, there's six balls in an over. It's just a different mindset - still the same skills.

My biggest problem right now with T20 is that particularly overseas the grounds are quite small and the boundaries are then brought in another 10 metres, which makes it possible for a complete miss hit to go flying to the boundary.

 

[Marlowe]

Curling

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Everything else

 

[West_Coast_Eagles]

Im
Suprised i have not seen the reimers in a wce jumper yet :-O

 

[Hand]

:-O

 

[Andonis1997]

O-:

 

[E92_]

Rugby is full of men who were once fat kids with no skill or hand-eye coordination.

Going by that logic, Soccer is full of "men" who were once aspiring actors.

 

[akkaps]

Cricket over any other sport.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

St kevins?
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Yep, I go to St Kevin's. I will upload pics of my St Kev's footy jumper. Ugliest jumper going around in the APS IMO.

 

[alzy11]

I am batman.

That's exactly the point. You don't get it.
When they keep the ball in their half, they ARE building and setting up a plan of attack at that moment. But of course you wouldn't get that.
You've played? Surely you must've been striker to not get this. I've played as well. I was goalie for most of my time playing. I've seen this, and seen the defenders look for a player to either bomb it long or pass it to a midfielder so they can make the pass. Once I as the goalie smashed the opposition's through ball to a striker for him to put away.

Another thing, you have to be an athlete to play soccer, whereas in Rugby, some fat bugger wearing a headband can still be in the team. How the hell can they bend down to pick up the ball
Oh and while we're at it. This is the real football. Not rugby. In rugby, you don't even use your feet!!
And why is soccer called "The World Game"? Because every country plays it.
I rest my case.

Ok,
You make some good points.
But I know that goals don't always take ages to happen. However, I was at the Heart v Mariners game on Sunday (0-1) and it was the most boring sporting event I've been too. And yeah I know that's one game and I agree that every game is different and that some games are way higher scoring and all that, but you would never get such a boring game in footy or rugby, would you?

And in terms of being an athlete, thats a huge and ridiculous assumption purely based on stereotypes. Billy Slater is an athlete, and definitely more of an athlete than Demba Ba.

And finally, just because heaps of people play it, doesn't mean its good. I could just as easily say this:
Melbourne, the sporting capital of Australia, has several teams in across four football codes (Footy, soccer, league and union). And it's footy that gets the attendances
I mean, how many football codes compete with soccer in Barcalona, or London, or Paris?

 

[Greater Gattsby]

*clap....clap..............clap.*

 

[West_Coast_Eagles]

Yeah i posted it for u there was lots of st kevs stuff i seen today. B ball tops jumpers rowing gear. All ugly as stuff but.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Yeah i posted it for u there was lots of st kevs stuff i seen today. B ball tops jumpers rowing gear. All ugly as stuff but.

Were you at Bob Stewarts in Kew?

 

[West_Coast_Eagles]

Op shop mate. There was atleast 10 st kevs things

 

[lmach]

Im
Suprised i have not seen the reimers in a wce jumper yet :-O

Have I missed something?

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Op shop mate. There was atleast 10 st kevs things

Hmm that's interesting, must be a year 12's stuff

 

[Stromageddon]

I'm turning 18 in two and a half weeks, during Schoolies. But I ain't going, I'm poor atm.

 

[____]

People are far too quick to shoot down T20 in order to look and act like 'purists' and 'realists'.

I actually liked the T20 format at first but I'm over that format of the game, especially after what Cricket Australia did with the domestic competition. T20 is taken too seriously when it really is just a hit and giggle.

I'm happy it's there as an alternative, I just wish it wasn't taken too seriously and I wish they would bring back the state teams in the domestic comp. Having said that, give me the real stuff any day of the week. Bring on the first test!