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Whatever the theoretical principles governing issues such as 'player power' and the like, the fact remains: any QRU board even vaguely worth its salt would, as at March 2015, be way, way more concerned re retaining (and re-motivating) the central core of Reds' players like Slipper, QC (Quade Cooper), Gill...

A btw re recent 'officially recorded' Reds' crowd numbers at Suncorp. Quite a few of us here who've attended Reds matches at Suncorp for many years, and thus have seen and recalled all manner of crowd sizes, have intuitively questioned the fact that the 2015 reported crowd numbers seem way...

Big worry indeed QH. A number of posters here have conjectured strongly that it's assured RG will be gone for the 2016 season. I for one see not a jot of concrete evidence as yet to support that (highly appealing) theory. On the contrary, the QRU CEO and Chair give all the appearances of...

Yes, and 19,199 is the 'official ' crowd for the Reds v Lions game. (I'd still say the actual numbers there looked much less to me, and others here seem to have that intuition too.) What is of course notable is how completely the QRU has withdrawn its previous enthusiasm for putting the crowd...

I get your point, but then again, I'm not so sure. In such a move the real risk is that the players (a) just get more confused as to what/whose instructions etc they should follow (Knuckles is no gentle wallflower) and (b) just become more cynical and disillusioned re their bosses being...

^^^ Re the story above from today's The Australian, quoting Mc Call etc. The appearance is one of the QRU flailing around with the most critical requirement being to not ever, under any circumstances, admit to the fans and public that a massive blunder of major proportions was made re the...

- QRU Chairman confirms no change to coach this season....says man-managers are thin on the ground - John Connolly may be brought in to assist team as 'technical adviser' - RG: 'we came within one point of turning our season around' - QRU confirms approach to Brad Thorn for 2016 as...

Australia has enormous competencies in sports-related S&C capabilities, sports injury prevention, sports injury management, etc etc, it's one of the reasons we've done so well in global sports over many years. However, to consider or infer that such a state of competence will somehow...

^^^ excellent posts above re criticality of top-class S&C specialist capability in rugby. TOCC has written a number of good posts here re the mounting injury lists-based evidence from extended, multi-year data that the Reds in recent years have seriously lacked this. Which is hardly...

That also is true, in part. However, the longer a poor Reds coaching group is permitted to evade its proper fate by an indulgent, in-denial and self-protecting QRU board the longer it will be before good young QLD players can, as you say, be well-guided, coached and encouraged and thus prosper...

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I went back to 2009's crowd stats. Typical Reds crowds at Suncorp vs most teams were then around 19-20,000, vs the Lions 16,000. At season end, the Reds had won 3 from 13 games, and were second last on the final table position. Broadly, we seem to be heading right back to 2009's levels of...

W Smith in the The Australian states the crowd as 19,199. It seemed less than that to me at the ground. But the trend line is clearly downwards. The Reds say they now have 39,000 + members, and this number has grown strongly in recent weeks. Obviously quite a number of these will be 3-game...

Where in any place did I say: 'fire the marketing team'? The core messaging I objected to clearly comes from the top brass of the QRU and the marketing team just abide and implement. As marketing professionals the QRU marketing group do a good job - it's what they're instructed to do, the line...

I'd much prefer something like this (below) as a core QRU PR message or overall comms approach. I think it'd resonate far more positively and genuinely with Reds members vs the growing perception amongst members I know that the QRU is 'in chronic denial mode', obsessed with excuse-making vs...

That was a good piece TOCC. You were absolutely right to raise questions in the way you did re the Reds' S&C program being, or not being, of the calibre and capability it should be. Over seasons, a pattern is emerging.

I disagree re the highlight. The fans aren't mugs, they/we don't just lap this stuff up like it's gospel as it exits the QRU's PR machine. Way better and with more integrity and honesty would be recognise that there are, along with injuries, genuine performance issues on display as well that...

Re injuries and the Reds 2015. Much has been made by the QRU of the 'major impact' injuries have had upon the Reds' 2015 season. Virtually every QRU media release mentions it prominently, RG ditto with every new statement he makes, the QRU Chairman explained away the loss v Tahs as a result...

Surely Meehan would/should be dismissed with RG mid-term, in this scenario. There is not a scintilla of evidence that he is competent backs/attack coach, unless perhaps he could convince someone knowledgeable within the QRU that the enduring Reds attack debacles are all down to RG's overriding...

You may be right, but let's remember: - the 'caretaker period' would be (assumed) April-June only - there are plenty within the QRU that could aid that caretaker from Prem Grade in terms of budgets, player contract issues, etc for the 3 months - the job would not be to win the S15 Final -...