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In which case what is wrong with requiring the player ranks of University "clubs" to be composed only of undergraduates? It is not about hating them, it is about a fairly general understanding that Sydney U in particular has huge advantages compared to the district clubs. The location is one...

On the other hand, company directors can do gaol time. From my experience, big companies in particular find it difficult to find qualified and experienced people willing to take on the role, which is actually pretty demanding, and carries significant potential for reputational risk, not to...

I would add that some of us care deeply about the district clubs that we grew up with, played with, supported, and love. Speaking for myself I also love the national team (kind of - they are unloveable some of the time, whereas the Woodies are always wonderful!!!)

Coming back to this point, and talking about the University "clubs". I agree that Sydney University represents a resource that could be more of a force for the good for the wider game. However, I am dubious that the powers that be at Camperdown would necessarily see things the way that others...

So what happens to Sydney Uni, and U of Q?

25% of the population (at least) are New Zealanders. A lot of the rest are pretty transient, I reckon a lot of these people retain their former sport/club allegiances, also a lot of foreign students. Plus Broncos supporters who have retained their loyalty. I wonder what percentage that...

Interesting comment, Lindommer. Can you expand bit on this? Because they are insiders, and make all the decisions?

No doubt there is no player getting "a full time wage just to play club rugby". So if the choice is binary, they are all amateurs? Mmmmm. Maybe it might come down to whether or not their footy earnings are significant in their overall income?

Gee. It is a bit late for that, if "professional" means no payments at all to players.

When I was still working in Hong Kong and coming up to retirement I saw an ad by the British Red Cross who were looking for a candidate with international aid experience to take up a role as a Country Director. They expressed interest in my resume, and I flew to London for interviews. I passed...

Your anecdote sounds like a question of budgetary responsibility in an organisation under great financial pressure. When the money is short, innovation goes out the window.

I suppose it is a truism to say that it would pretty much hinge on promotion. And the attitude of the players. One major reason that SOO is so successful is because it caught the public imagination right from the start, when Arty Beetson clocked his club team-mate Mick Cronin. That showed that...

Having spent time on the ground in Tonga working, I would absolutely agree with that: not because of corruption, but because of poverty. Plus it is absolutely impossible for an outsider to understand exactly what is going on. This is a very deep and impenetrable culture, not amenable to learning...

Ignorance is bliss. It is so easy, and so futile, to criticise head counts without any evidence or facts. Just gut feelings. I might add that the AFL were crowing a few years ago about the size of their newsroom. 100 people. Not sure how big it is now. But their idea was to present ready made...

Nope. Not for me.

They not only survive, they thrive (the AFL is far healthier than the NRL, of course, but both are streets ahead of us, now, and always have been). We all have high hopes for our young guns, I certainly do. But let us wait and see how many of them stick around (and not just because of...

There is absolutely no point in pinning all our hopes on what is an impossible goal. The All Blacks have been number one for pretty much every year since the game began. The first requirement of any business strategic plan is that it be developed so as to achieve a realistic set of objectives...

Too hard to remember.

Nobody, but nobody, is indispensable. They can fark off for all I care. Let them enjoy their anonymous sporting careers.

Someone needs to do some sort of spreadsheet with all the options!!