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Richard Hinds had the courage to call out the admin see previous page. smh just released Peter Fitz's latest. The headline is great and its well written but hhhmmm your call. He acknowledges the problems, but in many ways supports rugby's admin. We need among other things a hard hitting...

Richard Hinds does not hold back.. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-19/australian-rugby-losing-appeal/8629202 Some bits taken from the article. Those running the game sport a pair of size 32 clown shoes with which they constantly kick themselves in the shins. That is when they're not...

This is another example of being in charge of your own density. The revenue maybe smaller at the start but you have short term budgets, long term plans etc. When FFA announced their media deal with Fox, they said they still had a commercial FTA bit to add, sale of overseas rights, and digital...

I think your right however its our entire structure. We have lacked quality leadership for the most part and decision making has been well cough cough the kind would say "poor" the cruel would say "inept, incompetent and negligent" So many examples its hardly worth starting a list, but would...

Could not agree more WE need someone from the AFL or soccer to establish a better structure. I would prefer AFL, however a soccer person would understand international matches. We are at so many levels simply a joke when we compare ourselves to other codes.

Unfucking believable.

Reading the article and comments from Bill. For me anyway there was little acknowledgement of structural issues in rugby in Australia. Further any acknowledgement or almost none of the need for a plan B. There is little point in changing Bill if we only get Bill 2 to replace him. I guess I...

Wam The tightly held control the ARU holds over all things rugby in Australia is hurting us. Not just a little. As i posted Buckley with his AFL mostly and soccer experience IMO would make a good CEO or grab the AFL 2 or 3. You know my feeling on the Nobody Really Cares competition i.e...

WE beat the Netball Sat TV #rugby Wallabies v Scotland TEN 274k Sat TV #SuncorpSuperNetball Grand Final Nine: Metro 265k

Wam Your above post and your posting pertaining to the rules typifies much of the existing thinking in Rugby and a management team who have lead us to to where we are. I want you to consider one simple question. Who today would invest in Australian Rugby run by the current board and CEO...

Wam Ben Buckley was the second CEO appointed by Lowy to run soccer. Buckley's career as a player was he was a very successful AFL player . After his playing career he when into AFL management and rose to 2IC at the AFL. He is said to have been the brains and driving force behind the AFL's...

Yep when that fool Lowy appointed a union person to set up the A_League then a AFL guy then a NRL guy to run soccer . You can see how its failed and how successful appointing union people has been for thr ARU.

Could not agree more. I honestly think we need someone from either AFL or soccer to set it up. It needs IMO to be a two year contract to develop the systems and structures. To many people in rugby at all levels have disjointed views and ideas, add to this infighting between especially...

Will be interesting to see crowds & ratings for these games especially the ones in Perth if the Force get chopped. Scotland 17 June , Sydney Italy 24 June, Suncorp All Blacks 19 August, Sydney South Africa 9 September, Perth Argentina 16 September, Perth

True That's actually a very interesting post. Say I am an executive with decision making powers akin to a CEO. Option 1 would delivery a lot of money and plenty to pay my salary. But is short sighted and in the long run has the potential to do harm. Option 2 would delivery far less...

Anyone think the rumours are true that the QC (Quade Cooper)'s in Macquarie Street are throwing an ARU ball in celebration of expected income streams..;):)

Hypothetical question, imagine the following happens. South Africa join the pro tournament in Europe from 2020. Super Rugby, would then have Australia, New Zealand, Japanese, & Argentinean sides remaining. Without South Africa and their ratings, I assume we would struggle for anywhere the...

^^^^^ The quote you posted as i indicated was from a soccer forum 442 to be specific. I am not suggesting its perfect . What I am saying is 20 years back as Quick Hands said this would not have happened. My comment is the ARU still runs rugby and promotions and many of its structures and...

Trouble is you get the impression the ARU are still living in world as it existed 20 years ago. By way of comparison I picked this up from a Football forum. Last night the Soccerooos had 221 K on TV and 143K on Fox . This is mid week against Masterchef, The Voice, House Rules, etc...

Socceroos in Melbourne tonight 49, 874, a mid week game with whats considered an ordinary side under performing. Follows 30K in Adelaide last Thursday. We don't have the anymore the Football type code international status we used to. Boycotting a test match when our main competition is...