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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think most get all of that, just think it would have been more beneficial for the Brumbies and Australian Rugby if he had his surgery at the start of the year off rather than at the start of his year back.

Go back to when it was a Super12, there were 5/6 home games over a period of 12 weeks. Now there are 7/8 over 23 weeks (including week 1, the byes, the gap for the internationals). The Rebels actually have a pretty good draw from a home crowd perspective. Only with the SA away games and the...

Ah bugger ...

I think we have tried a softer opening for quite a number of years and crowds are definitely heading in the wrong direction. The AFL goes in with a big game, gets 70k attendance and everyone knows that AFL is back in town. Super Rugby just kinda stumbles in with some less interesting games and...

If you want entertainment, check out the Pro14 crowds on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Pro14 For super rugby, if they don't report it then it a bad number. There were a large number of games without crowds for last year.

Of course you also get AFL, AFLW and Netball on Telstra

I think that is the problem. He had 12 months off from Australian rugby and then as soon as he comes back gets the operation and misses the first month or two of Super Rugby. I admit I'm very cynical but Hard not to be cynical but he will still get paid from RA but probably wouldn't have been...

He also founded X.com which became paypal. Founded a company which builds rocket ships.

Possibly or maybe we shouldn't have such a stupid draw. I'd argue that people don't want interesting but instead want something consistent to look forward to - if we are stuck with the draw, maybe then it should be Reds v Waratahs or Brumbies v Waratahs. The AFL have only been doing it since...

https://www.telstra.com.au/broadband/mobile-broadband/. Sure there are other companies which may be cheaper, but Telstra has by far the best network outside the cities. If you go a plan, you get 12 months foxtel now included (starter pack only). Alternatively, you can get prepaid mobile...

Except the first games are the Highlander - Blues and Rebels - Reds. Really should be something like Brumbies - Crusaders to kick off the AU/NZ season. That is a game that is typically of interest for most fans. You then make sure that is the first game (alternate venues) every year and...

Actually, no. That is very judgemental. Just because it isn't your thing, doesn't mean that it isn't valid. eSports is rapidly becoming extremely big and lots of people like it. Prize money in 2007 was $6.7 million. Prize money in 2017 was $112 million with the top grossing player making...

What? The State government through Road Safety WA? The Vic government seem to be doing a behind the scenes ala the grand prix - obviously on a much much smaller scale.

I think it may have been pointing out that instead of the season starting with a bang, it starts with a whimper on a different continent The AFL these days start round 1 with Richmond v Carlton at the MCG and make it a huge event and a tradition. They are good at this sort of crap - making a...

Well that seemed to be a pretty bad trial game from the Rebels. I remember the high hopes from last year which were dented by the poor performance in the trial games before being mercilessly crushed during the start of the season. Perhaps a little bit nervous that we will see a repeat.

Could also be a gamble from the Rebels on expecting better performance and crowds during the year thus leading to being more attractive to sponsors and thus getting a higher sponsorship amount.

Normally a coach will get a couple of years to build the team, but I think by sacking a very popular player in a very public and brutal way will mean that he has put himself in the position that poor performance will result in people questioning his decision making and ability to build a team...

And by sacking Quade, he has made his job significantly harder. If the wins don't come quickly, then the decision to drop Quade will be questioned and he will be under much more pressure than he would have been if Quade was either part of the team or the bench. Based on how Queensland coaches...

Sigh. The team will have roughly the same number of Rebels and Force in the starting side with 1-2 new players. It's a merger. You then pick the right people for the right roles and Coleman is the right person.

Or you can just tell them that they aren't required and can go and play club rugby even if they haven't done anything ....