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State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 5:51 pmby Hondo
According to the boys on 5AA the AFL have gone cold on the idea of SOO for 2008 claiming it's all got too hard. 2 main factors:
- unequal representation of players from individual teams
- number of SOO games
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:21 pmby Punk Rooster
Good.
State of Origin died when the Eagles, Bears/Lions, Crows & Power entered the AFL.
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:57 pmby Blue Boy
I am a fan of it - but it aint gonna happen so play on !!!
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:17 pmby sydney-dog
maybe a one off game next year between SA and VIC, other than that, it died when the National Comp was born
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:21 pmby Benchwarmer
Agreed.
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:25 pmby redden whites
RIP.......SOO
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:03 pmby rogernumber10
Still can't top that 84 Tuesday night game.
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:43 pmby Dirko
It's dead....
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:42 pmby AFLflyer
shame i reckon - it could still work.....
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:47 pmby woodwt
Good!
I should have never been Discussed or thought of!
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 9:48 pmby Dutchy
would be more relevant than ever if played now....sad
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:43 pmby redden whites
Dutchy wrote:would be more relevant than ever if played now....sad
Bloody tribe
Joe torre to coach the big V
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Wed Oct 10, 2007 10:58 pmby Aerie
To work it needs to be...
1) A meaningful competition.
2) Players get rewarded well financially.
3) Public and therefore media interest.
4) Acceptance by clubs.
Unfortunately the AFL have stuffed up on the first step of making it a meaningful competition. Acceptance by clubs could be difficult, but if the first three things were in place the clubs would come around.
State of Origin could/would be great. It is more relevant than ever as far as the amount of players playing away from their home state. A South Australian team playing in State of Origin would not only be a great standard of play, but would also be the only thing that would pull the whole state together to barrack for one footy team.
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:05 amby overloaded
Would only work if it was SA v Vic. Who wants to watch WA v Vic or SA v WA, let alone the Allstars...
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:34 amby saintal
The AFL is weak as piss...
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:13 amby am Bays
woodwt wrote:Good!
I should have never been Discussed or thought of!
Trust me I don't think of you or discuss you.....
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:15 amby am Bays
overloaded wrote: Who wants to watch WA v Vic
About 2 Million people west of 129th parallel.....
WA v VIC was the first ever SOO game i.e it was a West Australian who invented to concept
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
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Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:17 amby Strawb
It should be SA Vs. Vic Vs. WA like it used to be we all loved it then and we want it back now. I wanna see tuesday night footy live from Football Park Victoria hammering SA. or usually SA hammering Victoria.
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:19 amby blink
This is a shame because I was looking forward to watching SoO.
I don't care if it is SA v VIC or SA v WA or other combinations - I would still watch anything SA played in!
Re: State of Origin unlikely in 2008
Posted:
Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:35 amby Pup
overloaded wrote:Would only work if it was SA v Vic. Who wants to watch WA v Vic or SA v WA, let alone the Allstars...
