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It was fairly heavily implied in the Robinson article that the draw would be extended to 22 rounds and that the GF was set to conflict with the opening round of the NRC.

Apparently the players in this competition are contractef for a total of 24 weeks. So roughly an 8 week pre-season. A seven week competition and then nine weeks where they cannot move on to other sports. Or at least in a HP capacity. Or so it would seem. The only upside is apparently they will...

Yeah but realistically how many kids go to those schools? If you work at growing the base enough you should be able to compensate for those who find their way into that system. I wasn't talking about running one team in each grade, These clubs run multiples and that would be the goal as well...

Surely the Womens 7s league season would be dependent on how many squads are entered. Right?

They haven't exactly looked at widening their own bases as a means to overcome these challenges either. The primary source of revenue for clubs comes from game day operations. How much they make is heavily reliant on numbers through the turnstile and concessions. So, at least to me the obvious...

Will be great to get some more details as I've been wondering how this has been progressing. Certainly interested to see who will be involved and exact number of teams announced. Having watched the recent Nationals there's probably enough talent to fill out 8 teams relativrly comfortably. That's...

That was my experience as a junior as well. Occasionally you might see someone from the district but for the vast majority of the time it was the parents who ran the show.

If it looks like bullshit and smells like bullshit, it's probably bullshit.:)

Any idea on numbers?

I think the biggest obstacle for most junior club administrators is simply knowing where to start. Having something tangible in front of them to use as a guide would largely assist in overcoming the dissonance that exists. The volunteer side of it is very interesting. Would be great if some...

That's great. Really is but as mentioned many, many times previously Manly are in most cases the exception rather than the rule. If others with associations with the Shute Shield clubs have information contrary to my assertion, that's great. Feel free too set the record straight. I've no issue...

The Shute Shield on featured on 7 last season because the ARU provided $300,000 to ensure the broadcast happened. While the clubs had to contribute $5,000 each it would have fallen a long way short without the ARU coming to the rescue. Funny that Papworth has often forgotten to mention that one...

I don't know quite how to respond to this. I'm sorry mate but you're not putting forth a coherent argument in which I can respond. Your analogy bares no relevance to Rugby in Australia. How exactly would Papworth and Co. go about fighting this war with no money or evidence of actually doing...

The clubs at hand only represent a minortiy of the wider Rugby public. A public that largely has little to no connection with these clubs. Their base isn't as broad as they wish tp represent. Furthermore, for the Shute Shield clubs to really force the ARU's hand they will need the Queensland...

None of the Shute Shield clubs have a direct interest in the operation of the junior clubs that fall within their district. At least from my experience. There's a very loose association that extends to the provision of junior rep teams but that's largely it.

Yes, as a functioning adult you're entitled to voice your dissent but their are other ways to do so apart from what comes across as more of a temper tantrum than anything else. Over on the Shute thread the start date for the 2016 season was posted as March 19th. Just from that there is room...

I've made no secret in the past that I'm against the idea of providing clubs with funding for unspecified purposes. I tend to be of the line of thought that such funding will manage to find its way into player payments more so than development. Not necessarily overtly so but by filling in the...

I was recently informed that the particular development program was actually developed by the Roos themselves. Which is rather impressive I must say. If so, they should really look at putting together some sort of material for other junior clubs so they can look to do likewise. I take a fairly...

Iread that article and noted it also mentions the new CEO's links with China. I think it's something every at least Australian Super Rugby franchise should be looking to foster. I'd be fine with them looking to play trial matches in different parts of Asia. Spend the week leading in visiting schools...

The clubs involved in the Rams and Eagles are both minority shareholders. And Uni teamed up with Balmain who invested a sizeable percentage of the funding required. The Stars are now gone and Uni hold 25% of the Eagles. The Rams associated clubs hold so,ething like 5% each. Only the Rays are...