Comments on: Update on parental quandary

By: jo

jo — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:48:24 +0000

shaun, they do learn tackling in league, i know of a couple of union stars who have their kids playing junior league, for the tackling.

league clubs in the eastern suburbs are so depleted, that they had to join up to the souths junior comp, years ago.

and they get the rough end of the stick from dem cheating souths people (and they just cop it – way too scary)

my nephews are all league players, one is already on contract to the roosters, it’s a tough game.

AFL, League and Union are going to have to work ten times as hard to keep relevant over the next 2/3 decades etc, i dont know if 4 codes are sustainable in the v.long run….

By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:00:21 +0000

League ranks 2nd as a participation sport behind soccer. I have no idea if the number are declining but League would be stupid not to see a threat from soccer and AFL.

I suspect that kids tend towards league in their teens. From what I have seen during half-time at the NRL games when the kiddies get a run, league is heavily modified and the emphasis is on skills not thumping the person with the ball. That comes later.

By: Five

Five — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 23:44:09 +0000

Fark, $195 registration for a kidlet is bloody insane. I think we got off comparatively lightly!!

Shaun, seems League is desperate. Lots of parents don’t want their kiddies playing it (this one included).

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:24:15 +0000

Some junior clubs are offering free registration this season to keep juniors play league.

By: jo

jo — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 10:17:43 +0000

i just forked out $225 for soccer – and got one pair of socks and a pair of shorts only.

the eastern suburbs of sydney!!! i nearly walked out of the park a few times (the line was at least a hundred parent groups long) but, i bit my tongue, waited in the arvo heat, wrote a cheque…and left the park – vowing that i wouldn’t be volunteering for nuffin for her new club – (i’m usually a sucker for something over the years – i do the clothes stall at nippers – fitting tourists in budgie smugglers and guessing rashie sizes for tots in ireland every sunday morning)

and we’ll be using the 2 x backpacks we got last year from the AFL, to carry her soccer gear. one with most of the swans’ signatures on it.

like you five – i’ll be saving $$ in petrol from not having to traipse across town for games, as just about all of her soccer games are in queens park, waverley- just up the road, but FFS – a $195 registration fee!!

is this a record or what?

By: Shaun

Shaun — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:15:10 +0000

i didn’t realize that league was so cheap (of course you will need boots, shoulder pads etc) but not a bad deal.

But I do like the Auskick bag of groovy goodies – even though it takes our sons and daughters away from the greatest game of all.

By: Five

Five — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00:57 +0000

Today the ad for rugby league said subs were $70, including socks and shorts, so it is cheaper. However, I’m willing to bet you don’t get the groovy bag of goodies like you do with Auskick.

Still, it’s $50 bucks lighter than what I forked out for soccer!!

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:25:41 +0000

There was an op-ed in SMH the other day about how NRL junior development is lagging. I recall an article last year on the cost of junior sport and I think league was cheaper than soccer but still nothing like Auskick.

By: Five

Five — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:54:32 +0000

I’m positive it’s the same in Melbourne, probably cheaper to provide because your kid would get home game tickets, not deluxe stadium seats.

Actually, what do/don’t they do to look after league juniors?

By: Shaun

Shaun — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:14:45 +0000

Wow. The AFL has done well with sponsoring juniors. I wonder if that is just a Sydney thing or the same in Melbourne?

David Gallop, please take note of this post about how to look after the NRL juniors.