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I don't see them capturing an audience beyond the hardcore punters who will be up at 4 AM taking 46 leg parlays on Sri Lankan hamster racing

It was more of an attempt to illustrate that 100 years of societal inertia favor the NFL in the US. The league commissioner is one of the most reviled men in the country, the officiating and rule changes are terrible, and QB play is at its worst in a decade but they will still collectively make...

I grew up watching NFL and I'm unsure how useful their expertise would be because the context surrounding the sport is so different. It's the 2 ton elephant in the room of the American sporting landscape. It's the most watched sport in a country with 10x the population and a viewership with a...

Even if Nawaqanitawase never comes back, the situation can be a net positive if it's a catalyst for RA learning from its mistakes. Chasing publicity with controversy and flashy luxury signings should be retired. Time to play the long game by hiring a good coach/DoR and committing to multiple...

Losing Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) is a symptom of bigger issues, he's a canary in a coal mine. Being petty and excluding him from selection after the toxic atmosphere of the World Cup will confirm to Mark that he made the right decision to defect to league. Time for RA management to take a look in the mirror...

Will be an unfortunate time to be the last man defending a 2 on 1 on the edge. Tackling at chest height and wrapping the ball is nice for preventing the offload for an easy try. I feel bad for the officials, will be a nightmare to officiate.

For the sake of playing devil's advocate, you could argue that the traditional powerhouses offer a greater amount of coaching and experience concentrated in one place along with a "smoother" pathway between grades. Going from Colts 2 to Colts 1 or 3rd Grade to 2nd Grade will be a much less...

My exact quote was "could probably steal a win on a good day". You're inferring a degree of absoluteness that I never said. We are closer to agreeing than we are to disagreeing.

You're making my original point for me by dismissing them out of hand because they're a suburban team. That Irish team this past year was routinely beating their competition by anywhere from 30 to 70 points and had a talented core group. My point wasn't that the average subbies team could...

@PhilClinton Agreed, wouldn't be unheard of for an older group of guys that have played together for a while to quit entirely off the back of a good year. Regarding the overall point, players aren't stupid and tend to vote with their feet. If you can't attract or retain enough players of needed...

The higher end suburban teams are much better than people give them credit for being. That Brisbane Irish 1st grade team from this past season was scary and could probably steal a win against a strong QPR 2nd grade team on a good day and would compare well against any QPR 3rd grade team. But...

There is merit to using artificial surfaces at the organizational level because they're theoretically cheaper to maintain if done right and provide a more uniform surface that doesn't degrade with constant use. Colts, Juniors, Grades and outside teams could flog the fields all day for months...

Synthetic has a lot of downsides. Gives you turf burn when you slide on it, heats up incredibly hot on a sunny day, lacks the "give" natural grass or dirt have which puts more stress on your tendons/joints/ligaments and increases injury risk, feels like falling on concrete with a towel over it...

The field was pretty much hard dirt with a few bits of green the last time I played on it, is it an issue with lack of sun exposure and overuse? A guy at a different club was complaining to me about his club's selection of a turf variety that looks greener and nicer initially for the photos...

Thanks Phil, definitely caught a few wayward chirps from some 60 year old dads in the Brothers crowd so that lines up. Otherwise thought the Filth reputation was a bit overblown since only 1 or 2 guys on the Brothers team were dirty while the rest seemed alright. Have Griffith or QUT ever had...

What distinguishes each club culturally from one another? Or better yet what are some stereotypes? I played my first year of lower grades rugby this past season after moving to Brisbane, but feel like I don't have a good handle on the background of each club besides some off-hand comments from...