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Late to this party here but it still has legs. I am currently leaning towards Folau prevailing at the moment. Not because of his ignorantly stupid comments. In everything I've read it's not 100% on how clear and ironclad the agreement to never post again was. However RA's handling of all this...

Disclaimer: don't know anything about the form, only talking about the principle. If he's the no.1 pick and is there on merit, then keep him there. All spots should be earned. Age, past glories, time served is irrelevant. Aspire all you want, but if you can't prove to be the best in your...

Brothers has no juniors and until they can start attracting a decent number of St Pius X old boys the name is about all there is left anyway. Given the hyper sensitive, gender neutral, snowflake view of the world today, a name like "Brothers" is hardly conducive to commercial viability. Don't...

From memory, if you forfeit a higher grade, all lower grades are forfeit. That's what it used to be. Have things changed. I know the thinking was to avoid stacking lower grades to guarantee wins and avoid getting smashed but the flip side was safety. Has this been looked at?

Bound to happen, but not very smart. Margins are smaller and wasted on your average rugby punter....particularly after you've been made to skol your 4th beer

Not seeing a downside to your comment here....oh, are we supposed to want to keep the NRC?

Epping also has the significant issue of changing demographics. It's just not the rugby heartland it used to be. On the flip side, Eastwood's impending departure could be a golden opportunity. It could seem a little odd trying to maintain an alignment to a club no longer in the area when there...

Does anyone know how Blue Mountains vs Lindfield went. Newly promoted vs Centenary motivated. Must've been a cracker even for a trial. I'd hope for their sake that the Mountain Men prevailed easily.

I am loathe to say this, but maybe shamateurism had it's virtues. Across the history of Subbies pretty much every club has dirtied its hands a little. This is not about casting dispersion but looking at the evidence. Some Clubs practiced it openly, others were on the sly and many outright...

"Hello hammer, meet nail" You have approximately 50 clubs, a promotion relegation, operating budgets that make Shute Shield look like it's part of the EPL and an administration that has ranged between inept and indifferent, with the occasional bright flash, for many years. Just like this...

And I hope for a date with Amber Heard and the ability to eat as much as I want and maintain a Pocock-like physique........can't hurt to dream:p:D

They killed Penrith, a major population chunck of Sydney (west of Parramatta) is without a premier club and Eastwood had to sell Sydney's heart of club rugby just to get back above water. I believe you seriously overestimate the quality of Shute Shield Administration. There are a couple of...

1. Manly 2. Daylight 3. Does it really matter? But I'm not parochial or anything, I swear this is from deep, thought out analysis. DB understands:D

Now that looks right I'm all for positive but let's not go overboard:D:p:rolleyes:

What a great initiative. And thank goodness they realized Sydney club rugby isn't played anywhere west of Pennant Hills Road. That could have been a catastrophe:mad:

Balmain did a lot of marketing and promotion to raise their profile and recruit. Also being able to piss Drummoyne off generally adds to one's popularity. They simply became too much to ignore. Knox were only down there because of disciplinary reasons, not through struggling for players. They...

You could say much the same about Lindfield. Going on the score sheets, every season they seem to put out 2 fairly strong 2nd grade teams. Unfortunately one of them has to play in 1st grade. I think they are a the best example of the difference between playing good park rugby and competitive 1st...

The NH innovation comes from being a far more open shop than here. Also, the owners of the clubs don't tolerate excuses, so what you get is talented and ACCOUNTABLE coaching. While not being privy to the full coaching set up across Australia it seems a remarkable coincidence that the defence...

Maybe I am reading too much, but if it's just a couple of guys dropping in then it really is a slow news day for rugby. On the flip side, these are full time professional rugby players, selected based on their skill and abilities at the highest level. I appreciate some mentoring is handy but...