Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
I could maybe believe a season on season decline this year, but that would be more likely due to an initial post covid bump followed by a return to stability than people choosing stan over attending the games.
Australian Rugby / RA
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Mick The Munch
Bill McLean (32)
WTF? - https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...s/news-story/37b120b040c2a9aa66beacfc1dc5abfa
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
CEO does due diligence. More at 6.
The fact that no journo was willing to put their name to this article says enough. Good ol' Staff Writers at it again.
I call bullshit on this article. Even Phil is not dumb enough to mess with the golden goose.
Ignoto
Peter Sullivan (51)
This whole exchange could have been as simple as;
Roosters - can we borrow Suai'ali next year? We'll pay his salary to you.
Waugh - No thanks.
No doubt written by AI; - https://www.theguardian.com/media/2023/aug/01/news-corp-ai-chat-gpt-stories
Mick The Munch
Bill McLean (32)
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/ru...-play-nrl-in-season-2026-20241101-p5kna7.html
Doritos Day
Johnnie Wallace (23)
Oh dear...
‘Joey is all anyone is talking about’: Inside the deal that delivered rugby its new face
All eyes are on the Wallabies thanks to Joseph-Aukuso Sua'ali'i, but Hamish McLennan’s pursuit of the Roosters star sparked a boardroom split at Rugby Australia. This is how the deal went down – and how much it will cost RA.www.smh.com.au
McLennan’s pitch to the board was that Sua'ali'i’s costs should be roughly divided by three and financed by the Wallabies, NSW Waratahs and the ARF.
It was based on a verbal commitment from a wealthy benefactor – a close contact of McLennan – who was willing to put in close to $500,000 a year to help fund Sua'ali'i’s salary.
Any financial assistance McLennan was banking on disappeared when he was removed as chairman. The funds have not materialised nor been sourced by the current RA administration, leaving head office (which now also owns the Waratahs) to cover Sua'ali'i’s multi-million-dollar deal from its own coffers.
Derpus
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Yeah damn. Fucked by McLennan yet again. That bloke...
Steve_Grey
Darby Loudon (17)
Wow - difficult to know what is / is not the truth.
But the consistent projection the deal was part funded by private money helped calm some soothsayers - if the deal really is all RA funded now, leaves a big hole in the RA pocket.
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
This fucking Chicken.
Can we get a stall out at Allianz?
Lucy's Chook (almost named it something else Chicken related) shop.
HMAC special with a cup of milk for 28.50 + cc surcharge of 38%
Can we get a stall out at Allianz?
Lucy's Chook (almost named it something else Chicken related) shop.
HMAC special with a cup of milk for 28.50 + cc surcharge of 38%
I don't for a second think that the Portuguese Chicken just came from Chargrill Charlies and was transferred onto platters for serving as a "home-cooked meal".
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
To be fair, as a Brisbanite who only recently lost his Chargrill Charlies virginity, I'd be pretty persuadable if Lucinda (or the help) popped that in front of me too.
Mick The Munch
Bill McLean (32)
“The real value will be Wallabies winning Test matches and Waratahs winning Super Rugby titles."
Waugh's MO in his own words
Waugh's MO in his own words
Mick The Munch
Bill McLean (32)
Pulitzer stuff. 
“I’m sorry for leaving,” Jones said to him.
“It was never my intent. I would have loved to have coached you but I know you’ll be a success.”
If Jones is right, the story of the night a Portuguese chicken beat a Sydney Rooster will go down as one of Australian sport’s most significant moments.
At least we know this was a human, there is no way an AI could write this atrociously
“I’m sorry for leaving,” Jones said to him.
“It was never my intent. I would have loved to have coached you but I know you’ll be a success.”
If Jones is right, the story of the night a Portuguese chicken beat a Sydney Rooster will go down as one of Australian sport’s most significant moments.
At least we know this was a human, there is no way an AI could write this atrociously
Steve_Grey
Darby Loudon (17)
Certainly a lot of money that could have been channelled into pathways - that said, I do look forward to seeing him playing Rugby.
Wilson
Phil Kearns (64)
Shouldn't you, as a bot, be fully tasked on your real job (spreading misinformation about the US election) right now?
The Ghost of Raelene
David Codey (61)
Wouldn't mind Baron Trump in the Row.
18 and 2.06cm.
18 and 2.06cm.