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I would have thought the emerging, conclusive confirmation of the condition in non-concussive cases would be enough to start far more stringent mandatory recovery periods in concussive cases, and routine applicable neurological tests in all professional hard-contact sports' players playing more...

Spot on Ruggo, couldn't agree more. I sometimes deal with people in the QRU and the vibe inside the organisation is great. Just yesterday, when i signed up for the June 3 Reds' Business Breakfast, a very pleasant person emailed right back helpfully, and inquired if I was going to the game on...

Does any of this micro-speculation really matter, big-picture-wise, for the QRU? Surely, it's the year-on-year first big loss, then smaller loss, then something in profit. trend line that we'd all approve of.

Guys, respectfully, no, in the case of the QRU anyway. See the Financial Statements section of the QRU Annual Report as per the link below, the QRU reports its financial reports and condition on the basis of calendar years, not typical Australian financial years. I think this is the same with...

Hawko, I think you will find the journo in this article get himself just a bit muddled over the years referenced re that $1m loss. In fact, for 2010, the QRU loss was around $1m, see link below for the 2010 QRU Annual Report, if interested (loads of other rather useful data in there too btw). I...

Somewhat timely: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/saving-the-union/story-e6frgabx-1226061133447

And his (usually so good) next move after the take is typically so fast and instinctive. I have been at all home games this year close to the line, and his takes are a joy to behold up close LG.

Just btw, re seats sold: F twins just tweeted that '10,000 seats remain unsold for Saturday...'. If accurate, that's c.42,000 sold to date.

100% AC. And, stating the obvious, it's not so much the issue of the Reds losing a scrum or two on their own feed, it's the scrum penalties as gifts to Carter that are the dark danger-land in this match, and you can guarantee the Cru are this very day devising suitably clever scrum tactics to...

Let's all remember that, only very recently, both JO'N and RD have come out with unequivocal support for RE as both immediate player in the Wallabies, and as their Captain for 2011. Extraordinary, given his (then) zero game time this year, and uncertain physical robustness after such a long...

Tordah, excuse me for agreeing, but, I think the exceptional intensity and brilliance of execution of the Cru's March-April period has dulled noticeably. Is the tragedy of their home region finally taking its toll, it would only be human if it did. The previous stunning V12 seems to downshifting...

TOCC, thanks for all this, especially the figures re implied code share and year-sequential attendance %s. You are an exemplary provider of useful hard facts re the game overall, and IMO it's really valuable to have them. And it's essential to factor in population growth over any assessment...

As a Churchie Dad (son plays U13): I thought to take that penalty kick from 40+m out at angle was a v bad call. %s were well against, and under pressure. Line kick and line out would have been a higher yield % IMO, in that situation (although Churchie's scrums and line outs were mediocre...

Thanks TOCC, facts always speak the loudest. I have been derided for my trenchant critique of elements of the ARU's management of the RUs (and the RUs themselves) and the ARU's leadership of the game in general (many rugby lovers seem to believe in the ARU come what may, like prefects love their...

AC: Two disparate but vaguely related points: 1. It will be intriguing in the wash-up of S15 2011 to see the all-countries crowd attendance and TV viewership figures (by country and in aggregate) to determine how, if at all, the more balanced and less predictable competitiveness you describe...

BTW, has anyone heard from Bullrush today? I would think his keyboard and TV screen will be requiring the repairman this morning.

I noticed that quotes fm Dean Mumm yesterday tended to indicate that 'the Forum's all very well and good, but v Lions all that matters anyway is winning'....sort of 'we'll just do what we always do'. Has he been listening?

Just noting too the gain from having that kind of place kicking depth in a team, the final kick the difference. I would doubt an Aus S15 team would have possessed a third-in-line place kicker who'd nail a high stakes kick from that angle and in rain.

Are the stars aligning for a Final, at home? Oh, the joys of it!

Bruce, your usual quality, and, as outsider now in QLD, but a 6 generation NSW-er by upbringing, I agree. Your analysis is but one of the reasons I moved to supporting the Reds up here. I grew to view the Tahs as fundamentally flawed gems, not a team that would improve and grow. But another...