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Forest to be on Top and relegation will be between Bue Mountains, Lindfield, Barker and St Ives. Remembering 2 go down at the end of this year. By the way each of these 4 teams have the abilityto win on their day but lack of depth and travel will take their toll. With Rugby as my mistress...

Totally brilliant!!!! :D

Is that 10 players who are coming back or 10 players no longer with the Club. That's one incredibly strong 1st grade side and it would be very hard to replace many of them? HH are going to be a strong Club in div 2 and it's good to see they are working well in the trials. Can't wait for season...

I'll bite.....all Brumbies???????:confused:

Can a bean counter help me out here. What does $16.9 million of expenditure on "Corporate" actually account for? Source: 2012 ARU Annual Report Income Statement

That's pretty big stuff. As long as Clubs that can field the sides don't suffer. Separately (kind of) I've been thinking about why Subbies seems to be struggling so much and it finally occurred to me. The points system is killing it. With so much weight being placed on 1st grade, Clubs are...

There's the confusion, people must of thought it was an East / Country ROAD consortia

I thought every forward considered themselves a ref :p

Hardly being a smartarse to point out that the administration is F@#$ed. Not part of the structures so I can't speculate as to why these players weren't picked. But without the provinvcial system every decent player west of the Blue Mountains will have to go to Sydney to be noticed. They will...

Any Trials? pre-season form guide? More importantly; who's firing up the BBQ shortly and backing themselves for the best steak sandwich out there? I might not have been part of the special Mensa group known as the front row but I'll still turn up to watch some fun rugby and a good feed:D

As long as none of the injuries are serious and Manly wins, all is right with Shute Shield Rugby:D

Quick Note to Quick Hands I think this is twice now I have disagreed with you. Please note that that's 2027 messages you've posted that I have either agreed with or thought more that I could not fault. Just wanted to say I'm not trying to be contrarian, just saw those comments differently

Have to disagree. Far from leaving the schools alone, dragoon them into service. They are the one's doing it well. They are the one's with all the money. Align the Clubs and school competitions and programs so they work together. You don't need to hurt the school systems or traditions, which...

But that would mean the team could actually be representative of the best players and you might end up with that riff raff west of the Pacific Highway earning a spot on the team. It's not like "those kind of people" could afford the $600 contribution.Where would the finances be then. Really...

Mystery Solved thanks to GAGR http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/new-blog-post-andrew-fagan-appointed-general-manager-%E2%80%93-national-teams-competitions.13899/

Bit harsh in the positivity thread. Let's celebrate the ARU's successful management cloning program as opposed to the AFL's inbreeding program:D

Don't underestimate a rugby club's ability to stuff up a permanent income stream reliant on market returns. Given it's location and size along with competitive advantage - captured market of Norths players and supporters plus pretty good facilities - compared to other bars in the area, the...

Sorry, BB but have to disagree on this one. If there is nothing for a player of genuine talent to aim for then why play. All you get is the old guys running around for the fun of it. But with no young guys coming through, there's no more old guys in a few years time. Then there's no game...

And therein lies the problem. Kids make there social networks outside of school well before they're 15. Kids aren't going to even try a sport later on unless their mates move. By which stage it's too late as the Falou's of this world are already in an NRL development program. As for Club...

As part of this thread, anyone noticed the positive correlation between the financial performance of ARU and their major sponsor:p