What's the worst thing you've ever seen a rugby league player do on the field? Was it the Hopoaate finger?
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There was the Hoppa finger - that was ordinary (and a little bit strange on his part!!!!)\nAlso in the 1997 Grand Final between Newcastle and Manly, someone stomped on Geoff Toovey's face, can't remember who did it. Toovey was always a tough player and he did play for Manly (enough said) but no-one deserves that!
1014460
I'd agree that there's been some bad play calling but....I don't agree that Australia shouldn't have lost.  First, that red card on Italy was garbage....didn't deserve a red.  Australia couldn't capitalize on the man advantage.  Then Lucas Neill slid down on Grosso.  Why would he slide down in the box?  It was an absolute stupid move on his part.  The referee had no choice.  And because it happened in the box, it's an automatic penalty kick.
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on my sk8board I tried a 360 flip of some stais and when i fell i landed on my wrist and the bones near it broke out of the skin BOTH OF THEM!!!!! so two bones were just sticking out all bloody and the was no bone connecting to the  hand so it just lied there limb THAT WAS PRETTY MUCH THE WORST INJURY IN MY LIFE!!☺
458704
When we won our first grand final against sea eagles.Newcastle I'm talking about,The city was pissed for 3 days
741967
I'm leaning toward Rugby players.  Because the pushing against each (is that a scrum?)  Tackling and getting up, getting grabbed and still kicking the ball.  Even though soccer players get beat up too but the contact is really not allowed.  Contact is not a legal part of the game.
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Where to begin...Bobjosh did you see the hit on Trent Green?  Did you watch the replay, do you know what a concussion is and what it causes?  Don't give me that he's a crybaby or a wuss because he's still not back, I'm not a chiefs or Trent Green fan, the hit was brutal and obviously damaging, but it's a part of the game.  If he tried to come back sooner, he could die because of a scond concussion...wouldn't exactly be a brilliant move on his part.  You are correct in that rugby evolved from soccer and american football from rugby, I'll give you that much.  In regards to soccer injuries, most occur because soccer players, unlike rugby and football players don't know how to protect themselves and minimize contact.  Most football and rugby players learn this naturally because your body can get knocked around when least expected, so one has to be aware of how to take the least damaging hit or landing (something Green didn't do too well).  I respect soccer to an extent, but I've seen more dives in soccer games than I've ever seen in a football game (dives do happen in football games), and if a guy takes a dive in a rugby game, they shouldn't be playing.  Also...the NFL and NCAA D1 have the most extensive drug testing policy of any professional and collegiate sport, so lineman don't run 4.5 40s because they're juicing you moron.  In regards to complete conditioning Rugby is the most taxing hands down (I've played all 3 sports though not soccer extensively)  You are constantly on the move between a run and a sprint and have little time between halves.  Not to mention forwards are also constantly scrummaging, rucking and lifting in lineouts.  Football is explosions and power, the average play is 4 seconds.  Soccer you are running a lot, but not back and forth across the field, you play one side or the other, Rugby is back and forth depending on where the ball is going next.  As far as entertainment...I'm undecided Rugby is incredible to play but I can't decided if I enjoy watching it more than Football, both are on a similar level of excitement, whereas soccer is deadly dull for 89 minutes and 30 seconds of most matches.  It's not due to the defensive nature of the game, because I enjoy hockey, it's because soccer is just not exciting.  As far as raw talent in each sport, soccer can't compare to football, which can't compare to rugby.  A well refereed, well played rugby match is a thing of beauty, and one that requires immense talent in ballhandling, kicking, running, rucking, and everything else.  Football is extremely intensive at each position, which is why there are few utility players in football, it is much easier for a forward to play midfield and a midfielder to play defense than a lineman to play receiver or a linebacker to play quarterback.  The game of american football is far and away the most intricate and has the most diverse possibilities for every play...not so in rugby and especially not in soccer (yes I know there are plays in soccer, but how many does a typical team run...5? 10?  Let's look at 10 different formations with 15 plays each, and that's a small playbook.  Try and tell me football players are dumb, they may not know a pronoun from a presbeteryian, but they know what to do on a trips left ripper max 475.  In conclusion soccer is a sport which has bred two of the best sports on Earth, and that's about the only thing its good for...unless you're trying to get over that sleeping pill addiction...
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I agree that referee's spoil the match as much as players.\n\nIn this age of football we see players fall over at a touch yet if we watch rugby we see players dived upon pushed grabbed with just about everything possible done to stop them running and they still continue.\n\nDo footballers have a greater centre of gravity than everyone else? Is the earths gravitational pull selective with a bias toward footballers?    I think they ruin a game and I think that to be paid that amount of money they should be good enough to be able to stay on their feet, retrieve balls when they have lost it to other players and be professional enough to win the game without stomping on other players suffering form gravitation.
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It wasn't a great game, but of course the weather conditions were hardly ideal. I was surprised how much running play there was considering the wet ball. \nThe All Blacks never looked like being beaten, but it was closer than many predicted. My man of the match: Byron Kelleher.\nGo the AB's next weekend against Argentina!
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Yeah! Ugliest and cheapest, should have copped a much longer ban. Only weak players react like this monster.\n\nHowever if he looked like Pepper Pot I might have answered differently!!!!!!!!!!!
712326
It showed. They never really cared about the ball.....more about the man receiving it. I understand that rules about unfair play in Aussie footie are very strict and that heavy fines and match bans are meted out to offenders. Sheedy knew this and wasn't allowed to employ players in a match he stategised on brutality and off the ball slaps. If he wanted to play football and be a real man then there would have been a 1st pick Australian side there. It could have been a joy to watch and being based on football a far closer contest. Such a shame the aussie manager hadn't more faith in the footballing ability of the top brass in Rules football. It doesn't take an intelligent manager to use bully tactics or a brave man to hit when the opponents back is turned. Your 2nd string was simply a bullying machine. Make no mistake that Ireland can pick that sort of player for every position but we chose to pick a footballing team.
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JimmyC how can the Portuguese be the worst offenders if the no. 1 concern of the Dutch was injuring Cristiano? Violent tackle in the 2nd minute and a criminal one in the 6th??? Was that deliberate or was it???
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i do not agree with that decision. because Aussi player was down and he doesn’t commit any tackle while he is down. Only Italy player just ran over him and fell down. What to do its past.
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I don't like either team for the record, this is purely objective:\n\nIt was not a penalty kick, there is no way.  The Aussie was down well before he was tripped over.  It was a very harsh decision in the 93rd minute.  It should have had to be BLATANT in order to cause a penalty kick that late in the match.  Football is about fairplay (kickouts on injuries etc.) and to see a game decided like that was sad.  The ref probably regrets that decision, but who knows.
638226
absolutely not. he was sticking up for a teammate like players do all the time. he unfortunately took things a little too far and injured another player. it could've happened to anyone! would you like to be shunned for life if u made a mistake?
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i live in Australia and rugby league is so popular here its not funny.
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Cos football is a stupid sport!
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This isn't an accident, but I thought it was pretty funny. A long time ago (in the early 80s), I was watching a pro football game. This one defensive player committed a flagrant foul in clear view of the referees. When the play ended, the referee called a time out, calmly pulled out his penalty flag, walked up to the offending player, and tucked the flag into the gridiron of his helmet. As the player was shaking his head like a violent animal trying to make it fall out, the referee took two steps back, pointed at the offending player, and called him for unsportsmanlike conduct.