What sport can't you cop?

[Remi Moses]

Re: What sport can't you cop?

Can't stand soccer... 80 minutes of running around NOT kicking goals? And they get paid zillions to do it! Never been able to see the appeal. Had a 'debate' with a fella at work yesterday about this, he asked about that World Cup match (I didn't watch it) Just struggle to see what is so exciting about blokes repeatedly failing to score - the only one I see with any skill is the keeper.

Not a big fan of cricket either....any sport that takes a day or more to complete is far too long IMO...

Golf... curling...any 'sport' involving horses... which is only a sport for the horse...

On Facebook I have a group "Silly Sports of The World"....join me in my quest to alert the world to the dangers of silly sports!

D you like anything. serious dose of gen Y here folks

[dog town]

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Rugby league for me. I can just never get into it. I actually dont mind Union, I find it more free flowing and with more scope for variety.

Baskeball is really hard to watch until the last 5 minutes. I have played for most of my life and really enjoy playing it but I dont enjoy watching it as much anymore. Twodogs I have to disagree regarding the skill involved in basketball. I had a 3 year break from sport with injury and when I came back I could kick a footy fine, cut and drive a cricket ball fine but 5 years on I still cant shoot as well as I used to. Basketball takes more practice than any other sport I have played, to be really good at it anyway.

20/20 cricket is just awful

[Bornadog]

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How do you measure if someone is an elite athlete?

Just by their body shape?

I think elite is when someone is playing in first class for their sport. So in golf, if you can play at say Australian open level, you are elite. for example, in Cricket, state level, or even district level etc etc

[AndrewP6]

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D you like anything. serious dose of gen Y here folks

Basketball... AFL (obviously)... used to like a bit of tennis. Strangely, I like to watch weightlifting (the heavy and super-heavyweights - big blokes lifting heavy objects!)...don't watch all that often, but ice hockey is exciting...

Sorry, but I have to dispel your "Gen-Y" theory... bit old for that I suspect... did a bit of research, and it seems Gen-Y describes people younger than 30... not me, I'm afraid... just don't like every sport that I see... nothing wrong with that...

[LostDoggy]

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Soccer.

Bunch of diving, sooking, pathetic, overpaid nancy boys.

And the supposedly best competitions in the world (England, Spain, Italy) have been destroyed by the lack of clubs with the financial resources to actually win the competition.

I did enjoy the hysteria over the most recent world cup though. 1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses. Wow - what a fantastic achievement. In no other sport could an Australian team win 25% of their games and be considered a success...

Johno does this every week.

Basketball: I have never been able to find it interesting

Soccer: low scoring, boring and filled with people pretending to be hurt.

Rugby: Just a bunch of guys tackling each other for 90 minutes and somtimes running over a line.

Golf: I love playing it but, watching it feels like cruel and unusual punishment.

Yeah, you never see that in AFL

[hujsh]

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Yeah, you never see that in AFL

Not halfway through the match you don't.

[LostDoggy]

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Not halfway through the match you don't.

I remember either Wells or Thomas (not 100% who it was) dive and play for a free kick this year, at Telstra Dome against Hawthorn.

There was an attempted elbow to the face, and the player lay lying on the ground covering his face. He was waiting for a free kick, but advantage was paid & they kicked a goal.

And what happened after that, the North player bounced up onto his feet and ran off.

It happens every week in AFL, peoples criticism of soccer in this department is a joke.

[hujsh]

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I remember either Wells or Thomas (not 100% who it was) dive and play for a free kick this year, at Telstra Dome against Hawthorn.

There was an attempted elbow to the face, and the player lay lying on the ground covering his face. He was waiting for a free kick, but advantage was paid & they kicked a goal.

And what happened after that, the North player bounced up onto his feet and ran off.

It happens every week in AFL, peoples criticism of soccer in this department is a joke.

Every sport sees players trying to get a free. Only in soccer do you see players pretending to be injured 20 minutes into a match to soak up time

[LostDoggy]

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Every sport sees players trying to get a free. Only in soccer do you see players pretending to be injured 20 minutes into a match to soak up time

20 minutes in or 70 minutes, doesn't matter.

It happens in AFL to, not just soccer.

Johno & Crossy are both divers, but some how people don't see it.

Funny that.

[Happy Days]

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20 minutes in or 70 minutes, doesn't matter.

It happens in AFL to, not just soccer.

Johno & Crossy are both divers, but some how people don't see it.

Funny that.

Buh?

The fact of the matter is that diving in the AFL is insignificant, which is why little or no attention is paid to it.

In soccer, diving can have a huge impact on the game, seeing as it can result in a penalty, which usually means a score, something which seems to happen once or twice a season - ergo, the real reason why soccer is trash

[LostDoggy]

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Buh?

Crossy dives forward a lot, especially when trying to get clearances. He is by no means the only person in the AFL who does it, but he does do it.

The fact of the matter is that diving in the AFL is insignificant, which is why little or no attention is paid to it.

In soccer, diving can have a huge impact on the game, seeing as it can result in a penalty, which usually means a score, something which seems to happen once or twice a season - ergo, the real reason why soccer is trash

Ok, a game on level scores and deep into a GF 4th quarter, player is at ground level in his F50 for a disputed ball. He bends down to pick the ball up, feels someone behind them & dives forward for a free & gets it.

That isn't a huge impact?

[Happy Days]

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Crossy dives forward a lot, especially when trying to get clearances. He is by no means the only person in the AFL who does it, but he does do it.

I believe you that he does, I just haven't taken notice of it.

Ok, a game on level scores and deep into a GF 4th quarter, player is at ground level in his F50 for a disputed ball. He bends down to pick the ball up, feels someone behind them & dives forward for a free & gets it.

That isn't a huge impact?

Yes it would be a huge impact, but

a) that is an extremely unlikely set of circumstances

and

b) my main contention was not the diving that makes soccer awful, it was the boring nature of the game and lack of scoring.

[The Underdog]

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My least favourite sport is pissing contests. They're really boring.

[LostDoggy]

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I believe you that he does, I just haven't taken notice of it.

I think Lloyd was the first to bring in regular diving, from what i can remember anyway.

Yes it would be a huge impact, but

a) that is an extremely unlikely set of circumstances

and

b) my main contention was not the diving that makes soccer awful, it was the boring nature of the game and lack of scoring.

It probably is extreme, but i just can't accept the argument. It's just an easy way to slander soccer, without having to think a lot.

If someone doesn't like the sport for the low scoring & it being boring to them, then that's fair enough.

[Happy Days]

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My least favourite sport is pissing contests. They're really boring.

Just a bit of debate... isn't that partly what these forums are for?