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No different from the thousands of other adults who work 40+hrs and play knockouts and regular games.
Seriously, it is not that fucking hard.
My 17 year old cousin was working 40+ hrs a week plus playing sg ball for dogs and playing for the Blacktown workers against adults. Put Hutch Mauivai on his arse for good measure. ***** are soft these days is all.
Now you want to introduce a one-off game of Origin where the players typically struggle to back up? How many potential comps have the Broncos lost due to the hangover from Origin? That somehow compares with Ball and reggies? We have a problem in the game with head knocks and players being unable to pass concussion tests that sometimes lasts for weeks, despite high shots having been outlawed for years. Like it or not the bodies in FG are a lot fitter, faster and stronger than reggies and park football. The capacity of the person to absorb that kind of punishment and backup are limited. It's not just about the cardio aspects of the game it is the physicality. The players have mounted a continuing campaign to reduce the number of games they play due to the impact of the game on their bodies. Why would it make sense to tell them to play 2 games a week. They would go beserk and rightly so.
That was in response to the quote below, which is asking me do I think Im Jesus. So in context that would mean what? That I am saying 'I am not different than thousands of other adults etc etc..'
So thanks for trying to make an arse out of me but what you are quoting is taken out of context.
Its the players decision mate. Most of them want to back up, no one is forcing them.
Broncos should be thankful they have so many representatives to lose to Origin. Who gives a fuck if the poor Broncos lose another comp because they have a Origin hangover. Poor Broncos have to call on seasoned professionals and former rep players Benji Marshall and David Mead to replace their current rep players at Origin. Must suck to be the Broncos.
Onto some more shit taken out of context.
Where did I say backing up from Origin is comparable to backing up in SG Ball and reserve grades?
I used Origin as an example of players backing up and the players attitudes are that you would prefer to backup within 5 days.
I used Origin as an example because apparently it is too much to back up from reserve grade to NRL but yet Origing players backup for another NRL game. And not only that, they want to backup. But Im pretty sure you knew what my point was.
I think you are overestimating the 'toll' it takes on players.
The prolonged compain about player welfare is the RLPA and they are always going to use player welfare as a bargaining chip in negotiations on all fronts.
And who are you, Jesus? Mate it's pretty hard to back up after two days don't you think ?