Monday, April 4, 2011

Realpolitik

League Blog lovers out there may not know it but League Blog has a keen interest in politics. We think this love started when, as a young League Fan, we were amazed by Big Mal Meninga's feats on the field and enthralled at his dalliance with running for Parliament. His 26 second career in politics, finishing with the pronouncement "I'm buggered", has been revered in political circles and was surprisingly the inspiration for a similar statement by David Campbell when he was caught coming out of a bathhouse last year.

So League Blog is delighted to inform our readers that the worlds of Rugby League and politics have once again collided, with the election of former ARL referee Graham Annesley as Member for Miranda and NSW Minister for Sports and Recreation. Graham's love of rugby league started at a young age, but a rebellious streak drove Graham to forego the usual channels to League fame and fortune and register himself as a referee at the age of 13. And 244 first grade matches later, Graham finally made his mark, introducing the video replay system to the ARL in 1996. Welcome Graham, we look forward to you introducing similar mechanisms to control the shenanigans in the NSW Parliament.

On another political note, we were delighted that John Robertson MP, twin brother of former Knight Mad Dog MacDougall, was appointed as State opposition leader, and we look forward to hearing about his plans to enhance the thigh size of all NSW citizens soon.


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  1. UnknownApril 5, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    It was a real thrill recently to hear Mr Annesley interviewed on live radio by Zorba, aka Peter Peters (or Pete Petes to his close friends).

    The rising star pollie showed a natural flair for his new role when he was put on the spot about the desperate need for funding for Brookvale Oval. While chuckling and gurgling and making a variety of sympathetic noises, he managed to say nothing at all. Quite an impressive start to his political career.

    Of course, being an NRL ref is the ideal background for a state politician. He has years of experience as the arbiter of fair play, deciding without hesitation who deserves to be penalised and who deserves to receive the benefit of a free kick.

    He won't countenance any cheek, nor brook protests. Would-be protesters will quickly be marched 10 metres. He will exercise his discretion for the betterment of the game, and truth justice and the American way (or similar). Life under the regime of Fatty O'Barrell seems so full of promise, and in his Sport Minister he surely has a rising star.


    Although on a side note, it was with some dismay that I learned of the demise of Climate Change. Or at least so far as the state govt is concerned. I sincerely hope this does not negatively affect the employment status of any Bulldog fans, god knows there are enough of them unemployed as it is.

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