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Probably above the 2025 commitment. IDK where we'd get them in the first place or where we'd put them, but pokies are an evil that the State governments have an obligation to solve, not individual players in the market. Obviously would prefer to do without them altogether, but if it were "run...

Sam Thomson... there's a name who never really kicked on

In order of preference, presuming conditionless RA support is off the table. Unlikely Domestic Billionaire Angel Investor RA ownership with Vic Government support through to end of 2027/Super Rugby contract Moana Pasifika merger w WR (World Rugby) guarantee through 2027/current super rugby contract RA...

Ealing's average attendance is something between 1500-2000, their success comes from an octogenarian's funds whose kids appear mostly uninterested in sport, and most of the club's assets are owned by the Gooley's parent company (Trailfinders) rather than by the org itself. I don't like the...

Double ups against everyone within conference and playing half of each of the other conferences would have been workable from a commercial POV, but that was too long a season and too many derbies for those seeing Super as something less about the competition itself and more about politics or...

Gotta wonder if full blown shamateurism could be the way to go o_O o_O o_O . Let the best of the best get cherry picked by Japan, or France, or even NZ and pick a mostly overseas side topped up with a handful of remunerated locals. (Mostly Bitter Sarcasm, slight element of truth.)

C'est la vie. Wonder if Canham has a scottish granny.

There it is. Formally in VA, license transferred from RV to RA, already leaning on the Vic Government for ongoing future stuff. Everything we already inferred.

The point is that Victorian bids for marquee fixtures peg the value at which other states have to compete with, not "Victoria pay most, RA chase $."

It'll be interesting to see what the final outcomes are. There will almost certainly be both a penalty payment and an overall reduction in broadcast revenue (5 games per weekend instead of 6, fewer "derbies", fewer games in east coast primetime etc.). But there'll probably be a number of knock...

Putting aside all the "I don't think I would voluntarily support to Australian Rugby" stuff. I'll be interested intellectually to see to what extent players are also considered as assets. I don't know the wage bill of anyone in particular, but if token buyout amounts were offered for say...

France will do France things

La Trobe runs a series of Sports and Exercise Science related courses inclusive of: Diploma, Bachelor and Honours Degrees in Sport Coaching and Development Bachelor and Honours Degrees in Sport and Exercise Science Bachelor of Media and Communications Diploma of Elite Sport Business Master of...

Regardless of the issue of remuneration (it 100% sounds like there's enough independent specialist work that there should be a paid component) but surely this is something that they should be working with La Trobe on as part of a Data/Sports Science, or Film & Television/Communications Education...

Interesting to see ex-Scotland FB and convicted Domestic Abuser Rufus McClean in the Raptors squad: by birth and by stand down he'll be eligible for the Eagles by the November window in 2025. Wonder if it will happen and how it will play in the states, he's certainly persona non grata to the SRU.

2 years seems low but I could imagine that might be at his request rather than RAs. Or maybe there isn't the money to do a longer deal yet.

He was head and shoulders above the rest of the "available" field of candidates if he wanted it, and potentially the best on paper candidate since MacQueen. The buy in is good atm, I hope it continues even if the turnaround isn't as fast as hoped for.

In all seriousness, would be more than happy to be wrong, but the squad comes across as deckchair shuffling, and we're destined for another 3 win season, with Millennium hoodoo broken and one home win. From the match day teams that played Ireland and South Africa only Ollie Smith (injured), Rory...

did the dictator even like him as a player?