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Out of the box thinking? They've been working on this restarted NRL comp for a couple of months, and they're only thinking about private air travel now? Qantas or Virgin would have given them a 737 for practically nothing for the remainder of the season, they'd be crazy to think about buying one.

Hence, massive distraction. 10 minutes of everyone pondering whether the player will come back, commentators sucking up more airspace with their opinions on whether it was red, yellow, just part of the game, not tiddlywinks, what about the other player's infraction, etc. Whilst the actual game...

No, I don't like this. Have the decision reviewed for 10 minutes of game play, after they've probably wasted 5 minutes reviewing all the angles before actually giving the red card? Massive distraction. The whole idea of replacing the lost player after 20 minutes is to decrease the impact of...

It shouldn't. This won't be the last school to have to shut down for a day or two while they trace contacts to the positive students and do some cleaning. Any re-start of inter-school sport will need to address the possibility that a student tests positive on a Monday - what happens to the...

Excuse me using a FoxSports link, but: https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/rugby/super-rugby/the-hit-of-2019!728274

True, and the teams have not done a great job of promoting the personalities. Why do my kids care about Dan Ricciardo moving from Renault to McLaren in F1? Because they got to know the personalities through the Netflix doco. Something like that would be great, but it doesn't even need that level...

The league community is hitting peak Peter V'Landis at this point, might break through to a new level if he actually achieves NRL restart on 28 May. Which means he can only be 12-18 months away from Buzz Rothfeld naming him as the biggest thing holding the NRL back. They do love their ritual...

Yes, it's sad to see Beale go - I hope we have a chance to properly farewell him on the paddock this year before he goes. He's been a lightning rod for criticism all his career, but he'll always be one of my all-time favourite players - the speed, the feet, the obvious joy in the game when...

I think it's been discussed before on this thread - the investment required would not be that large. Foxtel already outsource production to NEP, who provide all the broadcast facilities. Taking production in-house would mostly be a matter of RA paying NEP directly, and then being able to package...

Yes, RA has been a shambles. But isn't that par for the course for professional sports administration? The NRL has just finished its latest round of ritual CEO sacrifice, and in 12 months' time, either the clubs or News Corp will start white-anting whoever takes the role next. Soccer in...

I used to agree with this idea, but then the A-League used to think this way too. Then they got a match live on SBS, now it's moved to ABC, and the ratings are abysmal. If you want FTA exposure to actually change the visibility or scale of your competition, you need more than just a game per...

I used to agree with this idea, but then the A-League used to think this way too. Then they got a match live on SBS, now it's moved to ABC, and the ratings are abysmal. If you want FTA exposure to actually change the visibility or scale of your competition, you need more than just a game per...

Yes, I do - all hail the Lions in 2025 and a RWC in 2027: the sky gods will save us.

Ludicrous. Is there really a single person who believes this to be true? Unless they mean "it would be a masterstroke by News Corp to have the board appoint him to the top job."

Happy to be a novice on these scenarios, but can the players or RA sign such a deal? I thought if RA went into administration, it would be up to the administrators +/- the courts to decide who gets paid out?

Interesting story by Tom Decent in the SMH about Tahs backs doing video review of older matches on Zoom, plus a couple of videos from the Zoom call on Twitter. Probably pretty standard stuff, but good to see the Tahs showing some real behind-the-scenes stuff in the media.

Crossing sports, much of this description reminds me of the BBL - creating a new competition that showcases a whole new layer of talent, below the international stars. Hugely popular with the public, exciting play to watch. But also a comp that sits uncomfortably with the existing domestic...

Rules changes would be handy, but the biggest question will be - where's the money? Any comp that includes less of NZ and S Africa will be much less valuable in terms of broadcast money from those countries, and probably Europe, all of which already subsidise us. It's gonna take a massive...

Yeah, but a decent slab of the money in world rugby is English, so don't underestimate their influence.

Hmm, much as I like the idea of the incestuous Mosman blazer brigade being swept aside, I'm not sure the Twickenham-based blazers would be much of an improvement.