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Its obviously a factor, but if you were recruiting for any of the other teams would you be willing to match what the Reds offered Frisby at the start of this year? Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Has there been any indication as to what form (or what amount) the government backing will take? Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Im pretty sure I read somewhere that the basis for the legal action was the ARU impacting on the Imperium/Rebels ability to attract sponsorship for the 2018 season, so no losses now that he's sold, so probably no legal action. Will be interesting to see who stumped up the couple of million...

Us Aussies have had no problem cyclically exploiting this loophole Remember Hooper in 2015? Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Not so much the players salaries - they are essentially fixed, covered by the CBA and can be budgeted for. It's the other costs around keeping the pro game going which would be interesting to compare - theoretically if the ARU didn't have to bail out the Rebs, or employ the force atm then...

Is our spend on pro rugby significantly higher than theirs? That's sort of the ARUs position isn't it? Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

How are you handling distribution to the member unions in those numbers? Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

That does change things. Haven't kept up with Twiggys deal Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Force have a compulsory trip to Adelaide in the week before the game if they make it Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Depends how much capital they'll have to spend each year to operate the team. Given recent history, I'd image they'll want a bit of a buffer in the bank Edit I should add I hope they can reinvest health surpluses back into RWA for many decades to come Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Grand Final played on neutral ground in Perth at 5pm every year solves so many problems! Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Have a read of the Own the force prospectus. WRA was broke last year, multi-million dollar in the hole. The reason they remain solvent is they sold their pro-rugby assets to the ARU (for $4.8m?) The OtF funds are being raised to operate the pro team in the future and buy back the IP and Super Rugby...

Do you think there'd be any more money for grass roots? OtF is raising funds for the pro team only, nothing is going to RugbyWA Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

So you'd have to think the most likely outcome at the moment for next year is a new Chairman, CEO, CFO and COO at the ARU plus a government backed Rebels and the Force underwritten by one of the richest men in the country. Would have got tall odds for all of that on January 1 this year. Sent...

SF1 - 78k SF2 - 40k Reason number 225 why Super Rugby is failing in this country. 2 quarters, a semi and the gf all played at times when almost no one is watching Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

So are we saying the Vic government is paying Cox $6m+ to buy the licence and will also provide $~2m a year (probably ongoing given the history) to make sure the team can operate? If not where has the VRU got this sort of money from? They essentially had $0 in their financial statement at 31/12...

All finals played in Perth to equalise travel requirements (assumes no Aussie teams make it) Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

There are some clues as to what criteria was used by the ARU Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Crusaders v Highlanders - 73k Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk

Brumbies v chiefs in 2014 was 134k Tahs (away) v Blues in 2011 was 127k Sent from my D5833 using Tapatalk