Recent content by Dave Beat

Gday from an outsider looking in - I'm not sure if it's an attack on one club, rather than what happened with coaches and the broader matters. I reckon Eastwood would have been a lot of rugby fans' second club.

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and RJT?

Poor Manly didnt make the finals this year. Your reference to Minor Premiers though - that is a huge achievement as it reflects the whole season - a number of those players didnt play. PS Minor premiers in all other grades, also reflects a strong club and culture - 2 more rounds to go :)

Cheers Dru, Yep, through summer, and up the Marlins through winter. I agree with your points. I wasn't suggesting a National Club Comp; however, if my suggested club top focus was successful, it may grow into something that could be built. As for the other states, I don't have the knowledge to...

Yeah, strange season this one - us 0 and 7 was hard. And then you see results elsewhere and think wow. A lot of it is about attitude, and then there are the team lists that are starting to drop now, which include Soup players and players with Test match experience.

Another close one on the weekend for you:) - wish you got up My last visit (a while back now) Nth Ryde RSL had a few of these machines as well.

@JRugby2 there we go - it's still kicking along after over 10 years

All a mystery - i don't think we will ever know. But noting that - a lot of the historically weaker nations have their players developing around the world and compete world cup time. The club I support down here (Manly) has recruited several players globally, as have several other Shute Shield...

More teams = the club pathways. Money to pay these players is the question - money often comes from hard work. If Twiggy was brought into discussions not many years back now??? - I wonder??? I haven't paid close attention to what happened with the Springbok Super teams, but I do know they...

I have paid attention to this so not sure - how many contracts open up each year at the reds? I dont know the school system up there - only Churchie from my primary school tour (many many years back) but let's say there is a stack of talent coming out of school rugby - into how many contracts...

You write - Working, the honest answer here is yes. I look at the scoreboard - it tells me a vastly different story. Our 2 major rugby states - how are their super teams performing? That too me, tells me there is an issue within the pathways feeding them - what could that issue be? I look at...

Very fair points you raised. Whilst the game has changed substantially from when the Wicks played the AB's. Only sharing ideas - I can't see a lot of improvement since a CEO pulled support from the pathways.

How - I go and watch Sydney uni play and I hear all about the Birth Place. Manly Marlins have a history back to 1883. I never said replicate the NRL - but is what we have working? A CEO, not long back now, had RA pulling support away from the grass roots rather than supporting them - how have...

In what way? I speak to a lot of people, and they really enjoy what club rugby brings. NRL lives of the exposure club league brings each week and has built off that. I'm looking at how Rugby In Australia has changed over the last 25 years and comparing it with other countries and codes. Only...