"There is the AFL, which admittedly is not much of a game, more a sort of rolling riot at a children’s party over the last piece of cake. "

This (as a parent who has attempted to control numerous birthday parties for the under 7's) was particularly amusing - and accurate.

That's what I thought.

A quick tot up on the OPTA stats show

Total metres made: 454,714

Divide by 14 teams then divide by 25 Rounds = 1299 metres per team per game.

So I guess that makes it 2.6 Kilometres worth of hard yards per match.

Still doesn't sound that impressive somehow.

In reality all that driving ball in hand is followed by a lengthy kick at the completion of most sets which is missing from the distance calculation.

Vic Mackey wrote:I stumbled across this great League vs Union articlewhile reading an article on the ashes Well worth a read IMHO I wonder what simon jones, at the times newspaper would make of this?

Vic Mackey wrote:I stumbled across this great League vs Union articlewhile reading an article on the ashes Well worth a read IMHO I wonder what simon jones, at the times newspaper would make of this?

Simon Jones is the much missed busted up cricketer, you mean Stephen Jones the much detested & reviled RU correspondent of the Times.

That's the knob i was thinking of,cheers

You're welcome, as ever the stickler for the facts me.
Aka Pain in the booty & know-it-all.

THe argument has been raging for years Click -------> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reverend_marshall.jpg

THe argument has been raging for years Click -------> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Reverend_marshall.jpg