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TRB, just the substantial new capital raising they've announced today coupled with their obviously embattled state is by definition a large time commitment for any public company chairman, be that chairman executive or non-executive in standing. Unless JO'N hands over to a new chairman very...

rif - has that really be announced, as CEO of EE? I have only seen announced last week as Acting Chairman...

Some updates and additional bits (e.g., Robinson in moonboot, and Davies had a serious injury): http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2012/06/12/reds-ready-to-rumble/

Haha. Where is the 'pessimism' in my post? It's just a recounting of some obviously relevant past data. 5 years in with Robbie, we now have history, there are patterns, like them or not. My point was: there are 2010 to 2012 analogies here, will they repeat themselves this time? Note the open...

A key determinant of Wales 2 will be the degree to which Wales improves, and in what areas. I recall how we rejoiced in the convincing defeat of England, Perth 2010. Their attack was rusty to say the least, and they looked like a team that would have difficulty improving quickly and in the...

Couldn't agree more Paarl. I was struck by how well and aggressively England played - especially in backs' attack, not usually their strongest suit - for much of 80. They were very clearly the best of the visiting NH Test teams last Saturday.

I always find The New York Times' rugby coverage and general perspective worth a look, this (link below) on the match v Wales. I'm always rather surprised that the NYT covers rugby much at all: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/sports/rugby/11iht-rugby11.html?_r=1

Think that'd be unlikely as not a S15 fixture so it'd probably be a loss maker for Fox if they did cover it.

96 posts and there's still not one properly verified fact to emerge.

Essential win for the team. Good game to watch from the stands. (Pity either the product or the ARU can't sell Suncorp out for a Wallabies' game vs a top international side now that rugby's so strong in SEQ. Need to do better.) But Wales' recent PR machine's work was far better than its...

Frankly, the forwards aggression of both teams, the general ferocity of play, the total raw physicality of this match made the Suncorp game look like an U18s outing. I thought, overall, on this weekend's display, England looked a much better and better coached team than Wales. Wales issued...

They've needed that for some time; recruitment has been the place of the Force's biggest mistakes.

Some background to the appointment of J'ON as Acting Chairman of Echo Entertainment: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/business/unhappy-ending-for-echos-story-20120608-200xz.html

The latest Annual Report of Echo Entertainment indicates that JO'N serves on multiple EE board committees and thus his total non-executive EE fee per annum (as per the last Report) would be in the region of $200,000. This would likely increase materially for a Chairman's role. There are at least...

Yes, major ARU governance issue, and this is the absolute height of our season (and it's started so well). How it is possible for the ARU board to permit this - as they must have even for a few months - and then JO'N to consider this highly visible non-rugby commitment as sound judgement in the...

Qwerty, spot on and of course. I'd also argue that, with no disrespect to our good players, players are not automatically great assessors of what constitutes excellence in their coaching. Playing and coaching: very different skills. These men are terrific rugby athletes, not necessarily analysts...

Cyclo, it was not at all my intention to polarize this particular debate in the manner that seems to have occurred via yr concluding remarks above, rather to round out the debate and closely consider the interaction between coaches and players in achieving quality outcomes. Let me conclude my...

Paarl - I vividly recall you telling me in 2010 that an SA national coach would be immediately sacked if he lost to the Poms in SA (that was after IIRC the Poms beat Aus in Sydney 2010 and Deans as ever sailed happily on). Still the case in 2012 with a new SA coach?

Cyclo: yes, I get it. Since I've been on this site, there is always a group that considers coaching a kind of guidance lite of only moderate impact, and that it's the players that should be most judged, and harshly if needed. But I always wonder, OK, you might take this view, but where do you...