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Originally Posted by Melkerson
Yeah, you're gonna need to translate that some more.
How does this lead to Aussies being dominated by NZ? I imagine Aotearoans can play in Aussie leagues and vice versa. I assume that kids in NZ don't play aussie rules (do they? idk). So, if 100% of interested NZ kids go into rugby, whereas only 50% of Aussie kids do (and based on salary it seems like they would probably do slightly better if they played rugby), that would explain it with equally populated places. But Aus is so much larger, that even if only half of their suitably talented individuals choose rugby, they should still be better or at least competitive. Getting their asses routinely handed to them still seems like a very surprising outcome.
Yeah and I checked the Aussie rules team names and was shocked, shocked at the lack of colorful, ridiculous ones. I really thought that would be their thing, but the majority of teams literally don't even have a name other than "*City Name Here* Football Club" and most of the rest are the Lions. Only one I can even remember is the Sydney Swans and that's just because it's a terrible name! I think it was only in the northern territories that Crocs or Roos appeared. What happened to the Platypuses, Koalas, Wallabys, or Jellies? Why the hell do you have so many teams named the Magpies? Also, if you're in Tasmania do you just call them the Devils and if so what's a non-Tasmanian devil called?
And if this were America we'd have several teams named the aborigines or thinly veiled slurs amounting to the same. Have you guys even tried that?
Are the team names better in your other sports? Do you not have any "Road Warriors" anywhere?