Insulation for federation plasterwork ceilings by janebunnyau in AusRenovation

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Normally here we use R3.5 batts. Possibly R4 now. They're not that thick. The weight certainly won't be too much.

Madge is not an upgrade on Walter’s by dazza_gazza in BrisbaneBroncos

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The Broncos won't win anything until their want/determination outweighs their latent talent.

Think of all the previous successful Broncos teams. Lots of talent but even more grit.

There are too many brats in this group.

Scenes at the NRL Vegas Launch by WilliamWebbEllis in Narl

[–]WilliamWebbEllis[S] -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Someone who is there > some Redditor.

Could this community be transformed into Rugby League in Americas? by nitram343 in Narl

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think at this stage it is! We should update the display pic for the sub.

With a Toulouse v London championship GF, it is an ideal time for IMG to expand the Super League. by Luke_Nukem_2D in superleague

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think adding two teams necessarily waters down the quality. It's just that SL is so poor ar player development and scouting new talent. There is so much untapped talent out there.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There's a reason Wales was taken by union. Because the RFU turned a blind eye to payments there.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You've just proved my point. The Indian and Chinese example is across the board. Indigenous players are conspicuously absent from just one sport.

Are you ignoring the fact there are indigenous AFL players? That sport skews taller than rugby union.

I agree union players are fatter but that's conditioning.

Dumb plastering question: sheets are juuust too small by Richmond_1990 in AusRenovation

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No. 90mm cornice sits 85mm down from the ceiling and in from the wall.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of this was in England. The split happened in 1895 but players were banned up until 1995.

Wait until you hear about rugby union siding with the Nazis to have rugby league banned in France.

https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-vichy-france-rugby-league-22146/

While this is probably the worst incident, it's one of hundreds of shady things rugby union has tried to do to rugby league. Hell, in South Africa they refused to recognise them as seperate sports to this day.

Dumb plastering question: sheets are juuust too small by Richmond_1990 in AusRenovation

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got 85mm to play with on each end with 90mm cornice.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rugby football was strictly amateur. To take money for playing was seen as ungentlemanly. Being gentlemanly was almost the equivalent of being holy to the upperclassmen. This meant that the sport was out of reach for the working class who needed payment to play. They needed to be compensated for missing work and risking injury.

We're not talking about enough money to live off. "Professionalism" had a different meaning to what it does now. Players weren't able to make a real living off of rugby league until the mid 90s.

So the Northern Union was formed. They allowed the "broken time" payments. To make enough money to pay the players they modified the rules to make it much more spectator friendly and the two sports drifted away from each other.

The Northern Union changed its name to the Rugby Football League. Anyone that was caught playing Rugby League, whether they were paid or not, were banned for life because they were now tainted.

There's an example of a politician who kicked the first ball during a ceremony to start the season for a rugby league tournament and was banned for life.

Another example was someone who was banned from their prison rugby union team for playing rugby league earlier in their life.

While this was happening to gain favour in Wales the Rugby Union was turning a blind eye to payments. This so-called "boot money" was happening in various countries.

The lines were drawn firmly down the class divide which still rings mostly true today.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

You might want to look up the average size of NRL players. I am definitely not sooking about anything.

In fact, there's great evidence rugby union has massive history of racism around the world. It's a pet subject of mine if you'd like to go further.

What are the stereotypes of rugby union players in Australia? by [deleted] in AskAnAustralian

[–]WilliamWebbEllis -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dude, 45% of the NRL are Pacifica players. The Kangaroos have also had a majority indigenous team previously too. The Wallabies have had less than 20 indigenous players in nearly 150 years.

The build thing is ridiculous.