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The final didnt make the top 20 programs on Fox. That means less than 51k viewers. Disappointing.

The final didnt make the top 20 for Fox. That means less than 51k viewers. Disappointing.

Foxtel pays the ARU to show the NRC and Foxtel is a sponsor. Crowd of 7900 announced tonight which looks great on TV. To be fair Fox have been promoting the NRC a bit which is more than I can say of the ARU, NSWRU and Shute Shield clubs in my area. Good game tonight which gives promise for next...

Meanwhile Reds memberships have moved to 15,522. Surely other clubs have released their tally thus far? Anyone?

you'd have to think 5000 would be a pass mark. Any idea what ticket sales have been like thus far? Any coverage in the QLD press?

Reds at 13,308.

Both games did not make the top 20. So on Friday night, that means less than 42k and on Sat, 50k. Hopefully the figures arent too much lower and surely you would expect Sat night's game to get in the top 20..... Saying that, the Melbourne 'derby' in the A league only attracted 87k.

This is actually really good news and I applaud them for this thinking. The Shute Shield clubs have the bulk of the infrastructure and coaching so to capture the under 18 group under their umbrella is fantastic idea. The clubs that have done well in recent years have put colts as a priority and...

I don’t really see what the fuss it to be honest. They still have to attract the money after all. Some of the Sydney Shute Shield Clubs have been very successfully in raising a pot of money via a Foundation – whether it was through the sale of licenced club (Randwick, Norths), wealthy and...

Interesting reading in The Australian today with Roger Davis stating that they want to ‘finalise’ the private ownership deal before appointing a CEO to replace the Great Silent One. God I hope this private equity gig is all about the grass roots in NSW and involves a truckload of cash. Surely...

Gut feel is that Newport will be promoted to DIV 1. They have turned the ship around due to the hard work of a new president and his committee. They are cashed up and will do well in Div 1. Not sure how they will fair with the new amatuer status of subbies if you get my drift.

Next year's world cup is going to be an embarrassment. We've fallen so far from the heady days - its actually funny how fucked we are. broke and the players are behaving like something out of Lord of the Rings. I cant believe what a joke the ARU and rugby in this country has become.

This is a complete, unmitigated disaster and everything seems to be coming to a head Tempest style. Poor finances, poor crowds, poor performance at WB level, poor TV ratings players heading overseas in droves and the other 3 codes slaughtering rugby in various areas. I’ve been pretty despondent...

Yes have heard this from 2 sources as well. Ever wonder why Jake left the Sharks so suddenly...... I’ve been told post Bledisloe its bye bye Link...

Hearing some slightly disturbing rumours around this, which may involve Link not being around much longer. This whole thing is quite the ‘affair’....

its not all bad. Ratings in mungo land down another 7% this year and Warriors games down 20% in NZ. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-suffers-another-hit-as-tv-ratings-down-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/story-fnp0lyn3-1227054536927

I was sitting next to a current Tah last season at a function and when asked about Foley - he said his problem was he was a bad man-manager. Although this chap also told me 'thankfully they dont have to attend a lot of dinners' supporting the rugby community........

I also did notice a good size RAMS crowd there as well which added to the atmosphere.

Was great to see TPN at the Rays game with his band of merry Two Blues.

Well done QLD on some good crowds. Surely FOX SPORTS will want to show more games now that the football content has fallen off. I would say 3 - 4k at the Rays / Rams game today which gave the game a nice vibe - plus it really came to life in the second half when the RAMS started piling on the...