NRL 2020
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Siam – I am ever so fortunate having three daughters to advise me over the years on topical social practices for their generation (and they had the grand benefit of the protection of their older brother and his First XV mates at their co-educational Catholic college). I would advise any parent to place their children in such a school for their final two years, so that they get to work out with the opposite sex which way is up before they are let loose into an exciting, satisfying, rewarding, disappointing and dangerous world.
Putting together what my children told me with my observations of the younger generations around the nightclubs of Orchid Avenue in Surfers Paradise I could be alarmed or disgusted or despairing but that would be pointless, unproductive. More often than not one must see things as they are and work from there.
That is what they do, that is the modern culture. A man would be a fool to stride in and bellow “Stop it once!” and expect anyone to pay any attention.
I have no illusions about the sweet innocence of young females and their need for special protection – I was schooled long ago, by my lot, that they are as predatory as the males. We had a spate of drink spiking here on the Gold Coast about fifteen years ago. An ambulanceman mate revealed the local hospital’s most brisk weekend trade was built on drugs and alcohol, young missy needed an excuse when daddy came to collect her and the little known phenomenon of drink spiking was effective camouflage.
A parent has up to fifteen years to shape their children’s values and attitudes. After that you get to exercise influence at the margin, to hang onto your seat during the bumpy ride for five years or so and to hope madly for the best.
If you are lucky they emerge in their early twenties as responsible and impressive young adults on their way to success - if you are lucky! Later on the reward comes at you in waves, when you find yourself surrounded by thoughtful, generous, loving and protective adults for whom family is all. I will be replaced by (a carefully trained) No 2 daughter as family head and they will all succeed (mostly) and fail as they will. That follows my own experience, when the eldest - my sister - took the reins when my father died.
I will digress – you never stop learning. I am reminded of a story I read about the impressive Tana Umaga suggesting to the wise Sir Graham that belligerent speeches were unproductive, that the players were switching off as soon as he started his delivery. Good on Tana for having the foresight and confidence to step forward and all credit to the oracle for realising he was going down the wrong path and changing that.
Anyhow, my post commented only on the commercial realities, as distasteful as they may be, and nothing else.
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Pffft hahaha Warriors. Kearney weeks from the sack
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@mariner4life said in NRL 2020:
Pffft hahaha Warriors. Kearney weeks from the sack
He'll be saved by the bloody coronavirus.
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Cronulla player totally wastes the South fullback in a contested kick situation no eyes on the ball just smashed the defender before the ball even arrived. In union it's a red precisely because all involved know why you can't do that.
League, crickets then a penalty. And a commentator lying that "it's not the type of tackle that's gonna cause any damage "
The NRL never ceases to amaze
Good game too
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I don't think issue is men engaging in consensual sex with someone who was legally of age, the issue was that regardless of legals or morals, it just looks bad for a professional sports team to go to a high school and then have some of the team sleep with the students. I personally don't care, but obviously the sponsor believes it has caused reputational damage for the sponsor being associated with the club, and has moved on as a simple commercial decision.
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Surprised they didn’t cancel the Warriors game given there was only one side that turned up to the ground....
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The unhinged vanity in me wondered if this guy reads the fern😉
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@Stargazer I can't see the NRL or A league keeping on much longer
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@raznomore said in NRL 2020:
Kingscliff Warriors
If they carried on got support from the NRL they could base themselves in Australia as long as it continues. Allow players to go on leave if they wish and recruit some aussie based players. The ones coming home can boost local league.
