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Was meant to say trail not sure how the predictive text got final. But everyone one else has had a trail on Stan. It’s not good enough from them as a broadcaster

Typical, the Tahs, Reds, Brumbies, Force and Drua all get a televised final

Said this multiple times. They should call Brendon Gale. Richmond was a basket case, broke uncompetitive. He made the audacious call that they would be debt free, win 3 flags and hit 100k memberships within 10 years of him taking over and they did all three things

Can’t imagine working out a deal would be that hard. Just say keep everything the same except we RA pay. They don’t need to reinvent the wheel

The 8m the NZRU gave to RA to reinstate the 1.7m funding cut never made it to the clubs.

Nup it alienates anyone who isn’t an Islander. While I respect the enormous amount of heavy lifting those communities do in Victorian Rugby the team should aim to be inclusive of all in Melbourne. we can’t limit ourselves to a numerical small ethnic group as it will become hard to ever grow out...

Yeah it’s the home of the all the Rebels pathway teams, home of the women but not the men. If the Rebels survive I could see the men moved out there when it is finished surely it would be cheaper the house all of the club in the one spot.

lol the Tahs debt was reported in the Australian to be more than RA anticipated and north of 5m and the Tahs debt isn’t being felt with by them it’s just getting paid off by the game

The Force were never parachuted in, neither the Force or Rebels were able to re-sign players post 2017 when they were trying to cut one. So we had so many list spots available.

So what were they meant to do? Break the rules and only pay 70% of the cap? Not pay any staff or coaches? I get unfortunately membership plummeted post COVID same with the crowds hurting revenue. I know that companies don’t to sponsor them because they feel rugby is going so poorly and...

When the level of funding does not even allow you to pay the minimum salary cap spend you are always going to end up in debt. Rugby Australia underfunds clubs in expansion markets as certain clubs aren’t able to stand on their own two feet

People love to point the blame at the Rebels. Look at the AFL Collingwood gets 42% (10.5m) of the funding that GWS and Gold Coast get (25m). Where as Rugby Australia prioritises bailing out the Tahs and their 5m+ debt. The facts are Rugby Australia has failed and it’s the failure of the...

lol

Just like all the other clubs should be grateful for all the bailouts they have got.

They play for 4 months of the year

I don’t think the sacking of the board and staff is that big of a deal. Wasn’t that part of the idea of centralisation? Reduce costs across the board for the game

Mate if the rebels die, their last game will be the last game of union I ever watch.

Love all that pathetic losers gloating about the potential death of a team

It just shows the disregard they have for the game in Melbourne

Rugby Australia own the Rebels license now. They have also taken control of all the player and staff’s contracts So if Melbourne Rebels Rugby Union Pty limited is liquidated it shouldn’t affect them playing this year.