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I hear you, don't agree. Well not that exactly. I think both Perth and Melbourne are key to the future of the sport. It seems rough to base an opinion on a single occurrence? As others have said Melbourne has been filling stadia for tests pretty consistently. I don't disagree with the dismal...

So I'd suggest that although highly related, the financial survival of the Rebels and the importance of a pro rugby team in Melbourne are not necessarily the same issue. Also, in the situation where RA compare the justifiablility of the effort required for the survival of a State Super...

General comment, Adam. I'm befuddled by what seems a generic discussion dismissive of rugby in Melbourne.

Good enough and part of the discussion. But not really where I was coming from. Melbourne imo is a must do for a rugby professional rugby team.

Wow. Aus pop 25m, Melbourne 5m, Victoria close to 7m. It's about 20% of Australia in the city itself. It's pretty much Australia's largest city. It is also a sporting hub that is unrivalled on this continent. I'm not at all bothered by the dominance of AFL but I very much would be bothered by...

Without commenting on anything else in your post, and certainly not in disagreement, BUT the dream of a team in Melbourne is far from "lousy". It is a requirement for any professional sport that has pretensions of "National".

Although - it also seems that everyone wants to reduce the number of scrums.

I generally read that the advantage has been as the result of an action that pretty much deserves scoring, so the ref will play advantage until that opportunity is taken or blown. It often also means that the offending player dodges a bullet (card). Not saying that complaints aren't valid, just...

This is even more emphatic given our trend currently accelerated to debacle. We are in position to be taking liberities.

What is our ranking after the RWC debacle? 9th? We can't afford to be putting out a development Wallabies. It needs to be our best 23 every game irrespective of contract arrangements post 2024 for guys like Nawaqanitawase. Of course, our best 23 will depend on where the HC head is at and how...

Offer him a competitive income?

Good questions in terms of the nature of Noah's development, but for me whether the answer is Toulon play from 9 a lot; or the the answer is little - both provide good exposure, good experience, more games, and both continue my interest in seeing how Noah goes in 2024.

Tom is an excellent Super 15 and in an Australian context probably a great one. Personally, he'll have to have a great year to return to the starting FB role for the Wallabies but I'm comfortable if Brumbies fans rate him more highly. More importantly, I'd be greatly disappointed if Lolesio...

Funny w@anker but.

Full circle. The amount of effort that RA and HM put in to bring everyone on board was somewhere between nominal and non-existent. The State RUs would hardly be acting in the interests of rugby within their remit by agreeing to inchoate and poorly (at best) presented plans for change. Showing...

Does it matter what model is most effective for investors or anyone else if those who seek to implement it are incapable or uninterested in the working through the system that exists to achieve it? Every executive has to work with the system they step into if they want to change it.

It seems strange to me that in a country like Australia we seem to have such a poor understanding of the reality of federalism.that the nature of federalism is not really captured. How often have we ever seen the States feel a need to follow a National govt lead? Even if both State and Federal...

I'd suggest though, that we are well past the time where that call moved from "could have" to should have happened.

It's not what I said though. Creating rep teams at the end of the club season would be fine. Also costs aren't going to be a huge step from interfacing with the Cheetahs and at least it would be within an RA pathways system. Apparently. I'd suggest that spreading the Red talent between two...

When you spread the non-Wallaby Force players into a WA club rep team (or two), and they play QPR clubs with non-Wallaby Reds players spread over 9 clubs - there would in deed be a disparity. Just not the way you are suggesting. There is nothing wrong with SS and QPR crossing over and playing...