Comments on: Bon Jovi Swears These Six Words To The NRL: He’ll Be There For You

By: Marbles

Marbles — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:30:41 +0000

Outstanding post! I’m Australian and a massive fan of USA sports,and am also a lifelong devotee of Rugby League.
Thank you for your appreciation of our hard game played by hard men.
And thank you for calling out NRL marketing for continuing to take the pansie option with this latest embarrassment.
In the very early ’80s they hit the mark with ‘the boys are back in town’ by Thin Lizzy, but ever since it’s been a nose-dive with a death-grip as they continue to take the soft option, from Tina to this latest offereing from the blow-dryer.
Rugby League began in Sydney Australia,and so did AC-DC,dammit!

By: Marbles

Marbles — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:28:21 +0000

Outstanding post! I’m Australian and a massive fan of USA sports,and am also a lifelong devotee of Rugby League. Thank you for your appreciation of our hard game played by hard men.
And thank you for calling out NRL marketing for continuing to take the pansie option with this latest embarrassment.
In the very early ’80s they hit the mark with ‘the boys are back in town’ by Thin Lizzy, but ever since it’s been a nose-dive with a death-grip as they continue to take the soft option, from Tina to this latest offereing from the blow-dryer.
Rugby League began in Sydney Australia,and so did AC-DC,dammit!

By: Wednesday Blogdome: Australian rugby turns to Jon Bon Jovi, as you knew it would | Off the Bench

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 23:47:13 +0000

[...] Since that debacle, the NRL hasn’t been able to pump anyone up for what is legitimately one of the toughest sports in the world. The league has used artists such as Tom Jones, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Hoodoo Gurus, Chumbawumba and “racing car noises” in the past. 2011 is no different. Enter Bon Jovi with “This Is Our House”. [Deuce of Davenport] [...]