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With regard to coaching appointments, when is a board going to require at an actual interview of potential candidates, (there actually has to be an interview process, you know actually do something for the cash HPU and board members, there is a novel idea), the candidate to put forward a...

And note that those stints had performance years with no carry over, they made a run, had a peak and then collapsed, and no making the finals based on winning a conference of mediocrity doesn't mark success.

The difficulty is not that some talented players leave when there are too many options in front of them that are performing. It is when players are not identified or removed consideration erroneously (and there is the debatable point) when depth is an issue in their position. My examples of...

I see that the Nandolo is the example picked out to prove the trend is not correct forgetting the other examples. Let me add a few more. At a time when Daniel Halangahu was in and out of the Tahs 10 jersey Dan Parkes went to Europe after not being able to get a gig in Tah land despite the often...

Ironic and a bit tragic that a big part of the reason for League to start with being the lack of player care for injuries.

Semantics. There may have been a very few seats left and members etc, but my point stands, outside of the finals the Tahs have rarely drawn crowds that big, and they should be the focal point that draw in fans from all the clubs. Full crowds should be easily achievable but the point is they...

Strange because I was there '95 and '96 GF supposedly working and the crowds were comparable to other events I worked at the same venue, that being the SFS. So it did in fact happen.

If there is no Super Rugby and a broadcast deal is achieved for a Trans Tasman comp to replace it that is a game changer for all parties. WIth Super Rugby in existence it hog ties everyone to a under performing go nowhere competition that will finish professional Rugby in Australia, at which...

Not really, the Tahs got some of their crowds back when they were winning in 2014 but they were short term and only lasted as long as the wins. There has been no organic growth of fans that will turn up no matter what, because the product is rubbish. For sustainability we need to focus on that...

That sounds like the rubbish that Foley/Hickey used to speak.

The qualifying stat that is missing and needs to be examined is time played. Then we need to analyse the running metres with regard to kick returns in open field or on attack from rucks as these will hyper inflate the metres gained unopposed. As always stats are useful but need to be...

And also won a tighthead (I don't which one was there but it was a great scrum. There were plenty of shenanigans happening and the Ref had very poor control at the set up. I'll take an average of the games so far to make the decision. Either for me, far better than Ryan. Edit :- didn't see...

Actually Bullrush I will bet (and I am not a betting person at all) that at the very best there MAY be a short term jump in performance, which I am not convinced about as representative players are concentrated a bit more. However with a couple of injuries that concentration disappears and the...

Only thing I have to say on this point is both the Rebels and the Tahs have been poor defenders this year as well as poor in attack. The Force & Brumbies are the best defenders and the Reds have been too undisciplined which has compromised their defence.

Do I have to agree with general consensus because it is so? I can sit down and argue the point purely on a skills basis in comparative terms etc etc. and why I think is so. Certainly would need its own thread and I sure nobody would be that interested and it would cause certain people to...

Great post, but it is not just the Brumbies, it is the whole Australian Rugby conference. The Brumbies have the lowest error rate and hence lead the conference, but that isn't much considering the competition. I think the Brumbies still have a positive PD +3 IIRC, which is a very sad...

Not really about Larkham but I just don't rate him as a truly great 10, but in all honesty that is more to do with the Macqueen game plan than the player, as he never got to play anything away from Macqueen's unlimited tackle league style game, which could have shown if he truly had the skill...

Rugby Governance in Australia - mutually exclusive. Billy P says "We can though achieve a moving timetable for the announcement to decide on a process that may or may not provide a candidate for the Force (Oh Shit)... sorry I misspoke, one of the Australian Super sides to be retired from the...

Slim - you will surely know when I am "worked up". you said, that would mean out of 5 (OK 7 or 8 with reserves) Hawera is "one of the better flyhalves this year". Or does your direct quote actually mean something other than it said, my initial reply was to point out that IMO your statement...

Why? They still have to see the offence, and on balance what was blown in the Tahs V Reds game has been characteristic for both sides all year.