The Obstruction Rule

The latest NRL news, intelligent rugby league analysis, and innovative NRL statistics

The Obstruction Rule - Rugby league analysis, news, and VOA NRL statistics
  • VOA Ratings
    • VOA Explained
  • Newsfeed
  • Features
    • Tips
    • Editorials
    • History
    • The Month In Review
    • The Greatest Game Of All
    • Culture
  • What Have We Learned
  • Teams
    • Brisbane Broncos News
    • Canberra Raiders News
    • Canterbury Bulldogs News
    • Cronulla Sharks News
    • Gold Coast Titans News
    • Manly Sea Eagles News
    • Melbourne Storm News
    • New Zealand Warriors News
    • Newcastle Knights News
    • North Queensland Cowboys News
    • Parramatta Eels News
    • Penrith Panthers News
    • South Sydney Rabbitohs News
    • St George Illawarra Dragons News
    • Sydney Roosters News
    • Wests Tigers News
  • Tips
  • About
You are here: Home / Culture

Culture

Any education isn’t complete without a dash of culture, so please take the time to appreciate this carefully curated selection of some of rugby league’s finest works of art.

(DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to these external links)

The Tina Turner Wing

Simply The Best

Over 25 years since it’s inception, Simply The Best remains the most adored piece of rugby league music ever recorded. It became the soundtrack to the sport throughout the early 90s, and remains synonymous with rugby league 20 years after it was last used. This particular example is from 1995, when the league rebadged to the ARL and admitted four new teams.

What You Get Is What You See

Another example of the Grandmother of Rugby League’s finest rugby league work was her inaugural rugby league advertisement, ‘What You Get Is What You See’. The song itself perhaps didn’t resonate with audiences the same way that ‘Simply The Best’ would, but as you can see from the footage, this promotion still featured just the right blend of pop music, rugby league action, and semi-nude men to please a wide variety of audiences.

The NRL Wing

Blow That Whistle, Ref

It would probably be unfair to the great Australian poet, Thomas Kenneally, to describe this left-field 1999 NRL ad as a steaming pile of crap, but it would also be dishonest to describe it as anything else. It’s a steaming pile of crap.

What A Game

The NRL tried to capture lightning in a bottle twice, when they rolled out the old man equivalant of Tina Turner, Tom Jones and his ‘What A Game’ promo in 2000. The idea was there, but unfortunately the song was a bit lame, and the ad was widely panned before being largely forgotten.

That’s My Team

Perhaps the only NRL ad that can compare favourably with Simply The Best, the Hoodoo Gurus’ ‘That’s My Team’ would be the anthem of rugby league for a whole new generation. Enormously popular with fans, it would be used for a full five seasons, and holds an important part of rugby league history.

As featured on NewsNow: NRL news
NRL News 24/7

Latest NRL News

Coote lost to Super League

Warriors re-sign Afoa, Tevaga

Luke now expected to remain with Warriors

Asofa-Solomona close to new Storm deal

Knights go cold on Luke, Ross

Dragons in talks to extend McGregor

Knights sign Lino

Cleary re-signs with Panthers

The Weekend Wrap: 24/9/18

Sharks linked to Munster

More News

Latest Features

Rabbitohs Need To Put Difficult Pre-Season Behind Them

End of an Era: No sunset ride for Thurston

The Month In Review: July ’18

The Month In Review: June ’18

The Month In Review: May ’18

Numbers Do Lie: Why Woods isn’t better than Campbell-Gillard (Or, why Michael Chammas should stick to reporting, and leave statistics to people who actually understand them)

The Month In Review: April ’18

The Month In Review: March ’18

Meninga suggests change to Test payments to benefit Tier 2 nations

Return of the Rabbits: Can Inglis bring South back into the eight?

More Features

Latest NRL Previews

NRL Tips and Previews: Grand Final 2018

NRL Tips and Previews: Finals Week Three

NRL Tips and Previews: Finals Week Two 2018

NRL Tips and Previews: Finals Week One

NRL Tips and Previews: Round Twenty-Five

More Tips & Previews

Email Updates

Sign up for The Obstruction Rule email updates and receive FREE VOA-based NRL line-betting tips for each round for the rest of 2018!




Top 5 NRL Offense VOA

South Sydney35.51%
Brisbane20.57%
Canberra19.15%
Sydney11.18%
Melbourne7.91%

Top 5 NRL Defense VOA

Sydney-44.17%
Melbourne-30.92%
South Sydney-16.46%
Cronulla-13.25%
Brisbane-8.62%
Full sortable NRL VOA ratings

Friends of TOR

NRL Universe

Contact Us

Email Facebook Twitter Instagram

Like us on Facebook

Search

This is an unofficial and independent source of NRL news and information not affiliated with any team(s) or the National Rugby League (NRL).

Copyright © 2018 · Metro Pro Theme On Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in

The Obstruction Rule - The latest NRL news, rumours, previews and analysis