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^^^ Rules of rugby are part of the problem. When you are on the ropes like we are then the rules don't lend themselves to dragging new eyes in. IMO you totally overlook the effect of both good to excellent as opposed to bad to hopeless management. The working example before our eyes is...

Kink to offsiders for those that missed it. http://iview.abc.net.au/programs/offsiders

IS you beat me by a minute

^^^ Dan you devil you.:) Did anyone watch Offsiders today. MC was a guest panellist. I was disappointed in what MC said about our current position. I understand the golden rules i.e never bite the hand that feeds you and if you are going to knife someone do it in private not public...

When are you resigning !!!!

Who knows, time will tell.

Very very very true.... both opportunity costs and opportunity gains. Its called opportunity cost for both 10 n FFA. The opportunity cost for FFA is the extra they could have received by being on Fox only. The opportunity cost for 10 is what profit they could make by showing reruns of...

Stew Its goes to FFA I think according to this. The deal was only finalised in recent days after Football Federation Australia held a tender process with the FTA channels and ABC. Under its terms, Fox Sports will pay FFA $2m a year to assume the FTA rights for the next two seasons and onsell...

Did it grow the game? Player numbers exploded, soccer today is seen as far more mainstream. Soccer gets more inches in papers and time on TV than it ever has before. Memberships are up, rating are up. I don't know, did these things happen by chance or because of other factors.

Very very very astute post. At some point in time I hope people realise we have a competition designed and controlled by a US media corporation, whose primary interest is maximising profit during the media deal they have. Not in growing rugby. AS someone posted re the FFA deal. Fox pays...

Unusual as it is for me to bag out the cough cough cough management of the ARU. And to say FFS why could not we . And to register a massive face plant as I say this and say I like many saw this coming and we or sorry the ARU sat and lets the suits from the US media company tell us what to...

Cutting a team will further reduce places available for players to develop. Given our playing stocks are falling why we are planning to reduce the number of places available for players to develop. Expansion of teams and opportunity for players to showcase their talents or stay in the game...

Happy to accept the wisdom of the forum on my following comment.. TWAS wondering aloud with all the cost stuff and falling crowds, why we play in very expensive stadiums. Could we play in cheaper stadiums with finals booked for major events like the Reds and Tahs being in the finals. Could...

Well I keep banging on about this but if its there. These are two National Premier League sides and has close to 10K Face Book views. The players are paid how do they do it. LIVE on Facebook Bulleen Lions v Oakleigh Cannons LINK...

+++++ 999999 ALSO ARU decisions have been in the main insular, in that they have excluded other voices from having a say. Especially voices in club land and park land. The results we are bleeding players to other codes, and giving soccer and AFL a free kick at our expense by not be...

Your kidding right, are you seriously questioning why clubs pay talented juniors. Consider just consider they may jump ship in other words go to another code. The AFL will pay any half decent player over 50k just to get them away from their code.

Astute post

Two questions. Q 1 the to develop players for higher levels. Q 2 to expand and grow rugby and increase the player base. IMO the NRC is better at Q1 in the short term. IMO the soccer model is light years ahead in Q2, & in time Q2 will attract more players and provide a bigger pool.

Don't agree, the top SS team maybe flogged but I doubt the injury. Also it was a minor part of the argument. My point was soccer's NPL is something we could copy next season. Its a working and to date very successful model

Really. I sometimes wonder why I bother. You are in good company because hhhhmmmm about 90 to 95% of rugby folk I speak to are of the same opinion. Serious question is it because its soccer and therefore saying something nice or acknowledging something they may do better runs against the...