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That means the numbers above are an underestimate of how much of an advantage is given. Or an opportunity if it isn't taken into account yet

Just to add to that, I wonder how much the bookies already take the home team ref into account when they set the lines?

The CEO called out the NRL as one of their most profitable parts of the business along with the news and Married at First Sight (!?)

Even nine getting in on the cost cutting action now

Just so we are all clear, which generation can we blame for the current state of the game?

All publicity is good publicity?

Yeah it's top work. Just cause I thought it was interesting, and using zero_cool's spreadsheet from earlier in the thread. Here's a graph showing penalty count v points differential.

Seven West announced a $67m loss just last week.

all of SANZAR will be included in the deal. Foxtel may still have other games for rights they've won eg Six nations, Premiership etc

More interesting question, who had his talent but didn't make it?

Does winning the penalty count correlate with winning the game?

Super Rugby: Fox Sports Chiefs v Brumbies 56,000 Reds v Sunwolves 49,000 Rebels v Sharks 39,000 Pretty massive day of sport. Full list down the bottom of this page https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-february-22-2020/

Yeah, a bit higher than last year's average (11.3k) Reds turning a profit with those crowds sure puts to bed the old rumours about what you need to run in the black at Suncorp

11,798 at Suncorp for Reds v Sunwolves

Double negative there! What I meant was these tasks/roles can be done by shorter guys. But often/usually they don't have the skills to do them to a high enough standard.

Who would you drop?

Couple of seasons with Kintetsu Liners and moving back to South Africa for a bit complicates things.

I'm a big one for roles not positions but anyway...... Need a genuine lineout option in your back 3. You need one player to go hard at the breakdown. You need two players able to defend on the edges (which is where LSL (Lukhan Salakaia-Loto) fails at test level). You need a genuine scrum presence behind the tight...

All of this completely ignores 75% of what a 6 does (or should/could) do on a rugby field. A running back has one job, maybe two if you include blocking. There are many other considerations for the roles required at blindside

Not always that simple. Broncos and Storm have a mortgage on Friday nights at their stadiums. Add in byes, long away trips and derbys and you end up with not many options for a Friday night in some weeks