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HHHHMMMMMmmmmm gee wizz mate, not sure whether to put this in caps and bold it and have it flashing red. Let be as clear as I possibly can and I will post it line by line. 1] We have an issue connecting to the young and we have the oldest fan base. 2] For our survival we need the young to...

BH Not arguing rugby is not trying. You ask can I point out where its failing or how it can be improved on what its doing now. Simple answer is its not working. How to improve I honestly don't know. However, posted some vids of what many consider an excellent series of how to connect to lets...

For the love of.... mate my point was Rugby is not connecting to the young and I used what I through was a good example of what others are saying is how to connect with the streaming generation. The key point is not connecting with the young, I am sorry I used in your opinion a poor example of...

It doesn't help your cause Mate, how is stating a fact an insult. The point I am making is we are not connecting with Gen "Z", and copied from a US investment magazine direct quotes. Further if you want to expand rugby you need to connect to young people not cater or advertise to the already...

Agree, but the entire series was brilliant from a marketing perspective, not much money to spend, first they identified markets demographics they wanted,. Older fans want the big hits the great runs etc, there analysis said [and remember this was over ten years ago], Millennials don't watch...

I forget who in history said this and its exact context, I think it was about a failed company. If we ask the wrong questions, we get the wrong solution. The wrong solution will accelerate the decline. In my very very very humble opinion today the question is why are our juniors so poor and...

We have some deep historic issues we have never tried to fix, nor by many [often most] even acknowledge they were/ are an issue, and the chickens have come home to roost. At the core, the base of the Rugby pyramid is the need for a large number of quality juniors, supported by high quality...

The above quote is part of a post I made on the previous page. The article it came from was a business group looking into the future. It SCREAMS, and YELLS, rugby issues. Its a US analysis I agree, however we are a legacy league, and we have an old fan base,. I have said recently its to late...

What I have heard from an Optus client is everyone is looking to what the Socceroo n Matilda's rate over the next six to eight months as their Paramount contract was only three years. Meaning they may get both a big increase an more exposure if 7 or 9, grab the rights. Just means more players...

How to word this without inflaming the more traditional posters. My stance has always been from the late 90's when per team Rugby was the highest paid code per team and per game and had the second best attendance, we needed to develop a National Domestic Competition, as position I held until a...

With due respect to all, and the many good thoughts people have. Key to our issues is we never want to both face current facts, and current future directions and trends we are heading towards. Rugby, folk from the top down draw on previous years, and assume what we are experiencing is almost a...

Article on the Roar today suggesting after Stan we should head back to Fox. https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/10/01/why-news-corp-and-foxtel-are-set-to-go-after-rugby-broadcast-rights-despite-wallabies-world-cup-flop/

Dru, Hoggy, Quick Puts on helmet. I keep saying to find backers for private teams is possible. The A-L on its knees, decided to expand to 14 teams, an put out invitations, Auckland has a number of bids, yes Auckland . If they can find investors so can rugby. Read link, from Stuff...

Brilliant article, and I would also add this one. https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/09/26/this-is-the-brutal-reality-there-are-aussies-desperate-to-see-wallabies-fail-and-many-want-to-see-the-sports-complete-demise/

I no longer post much, as my brain tells me, major structural changes needed to be made and each year we slip a little more, and I now believe we have reached a point of no return and a new survival plan is needed because once the aging old boy networks fade, rugby will loose the GPS schools...

Quick & Dru comment page 117 We all share a similar view pertaining to existing systems and structural faults. Further we share a belief that a National Domestic Competition is the way forward. Unfortunately, only recently has the penny dropped with many long term hard core rusted on, I am...

I understand TV markets in the US & Australia are different, but in time we tend to follow. Four articles from the US about the future, if interested in these sort of things hope you enjoy, if not just ignore. Traditional TV 'past the point of no return' as viewership hits record low...

Given my record on this site I tho I would upfront say this is not me saying this, rather its the big boss, Hamish McLennan, From the OZ...

Australia as a whole only cares about sports no one else in the world cares about. Netball more than Basketball, League more than Union, AFL more the Soccer, I think on the weekend just past AFL had two 90K crowds for their finals. The billions in corporate welfare, especially the AFL, but...

Issue is as a national we look to Netball, AFL, League, swimming. Basketball, Soccer, Rugby the world sports are totally overshadowed by backyard version's of the same. Can't see it changing