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Wouldn't they be better off having young local people on traineeships (mid $20ks) under the guidance of the sub-Union. Someone with a knowledge of the area and a vested interest in making it better? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Seniors are being asked to pay the most though... Agree entirely on the local aspect as well. Same has happened in Townsville with QRU appointed staff. Why you would place someone from Brisbane with no knowledge of the local area or contacts with schools or clubs into a regional area to develop...

For Townsville - no. Townsville employ it's own Development Officers who work hard with clubs and schools to deliver the programs we need. We could deliver other programs (rookies2reds and Ballymore Cup) like we used to, if the QRU needed these done, and would certainly prefer to do this that...

It would be interesting to track the outcomes of the JGC longitudinally over the next five or six years. I'm assuming its sustainable at $600 or whatever the cost is, and doesn't need a kick from the ARU or states, but it would be good to see whether the participants continue to play - whether...

Okay, let me rephrase - I'm sure Ant Faainga is fine at not being selected as VC - I'm just personally a bit disappointed for him. I think he's a champion, and it's sad to me that he's on the outer a bit. Geez

I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just not sure that Community Rugby and Professional Rugby need to be linked at a management level. Those pathways will exist whether the two coexist under the same umbrella or not. Whilst ever there is a large enough number of participants, there will be a...

I agree, it would just be a disappointing start to the season for him. Is he contracted beyond this year?

I'm sure Hunt will be a really good player, but to be VC without having stepped onto the field with the team (yet alone not having played rugby in four or five years) is really odd to say the least. I can't think of another example of this in any sport. If 100 cap players don't need a title...

In community rugby, we have known known's, the things we know that we know. Then we have the known unknown's, the things we know we don't know. Then we have the unknown unknown's - the things we don't know we don't know. Thankfully, we're dealing with known unknowns. The fees and charges we...

I'm not sure the Super Rugby teams affect the pathways at all. Players on rep pathways are aspiring to that level, but that level doesn't necessarily do anything to support the pathways except providing the example for those aspiration players. Agree the JGC is a great concept. Some aspects of...

I'm not sure, the pathways now are pretty discouraging. As far as I can tell, every member of the Queensland Reds squad went to a private school (apart from Brisbane State Boys High, a selective state school in the GPS system). Clubs don't provide a pathway for juniors to significant rep footy...

Isn't that what happened in NSW? The Waratahs licence being operated independently? With the community game being such a small part (in total turnover) of the ARU and states total business I would think there is some sense in separating the two. Is wouldn't have to mean you wouldn't retain a...

This is a referee management issue (as were almost all of the NRC law "changes"), and I agree entirely. At the highest level, there needs to be more scrutiny of stoppages, and more yellow cards for cynical play that invokes slowing the game. League adapted well to this element of increased...

I still maintain that insurance operates in a commercial market. The ARU uses the club numbers to get the best deal for the clubs, and if clubs want a per team levy, that's what the ARU needs to get quotes on. The National Participant Registration Levy is about supporting grass roots rugby at...

The players have obviously changed over the past 20 years. I think that can be entirely attributed to professionalism (with a couple of cm of generational change thrown in). We're not on an exponential curve where people will be regularly 7 feet tall across the paddock - I don't reckon we'll see...

That's interesting. Was there a negative reaction in registrations or such? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Wallaby forward pack (except for Thompson, an All Black), Wallaby halves, Wallaby centres, Wallaby wingers and an Australian Rugby League legend,AFL playing,Heineken Cup finalist fullback. I reckon if they don't have a crack now, there's something wrong.

I'm sure I saw a video by the Reds on Facebook when he was talking about how the pre-season was different, meeting some of the boys in the Baa-baas game, being excited to be playing with the Reds, etc??? Anyway, he'll be a great addition. No doubt he'd be doing extras in Japan anyway to...

I think this will be an interesting side note for the whole season. Remembering Genia has returned from injury, and was brought into the spring tour (early in my opinion) he would be considered a strong contender for the Wallabies 9 jersey. He will excel being a strong pack moving forward and...

Pretty sure Thompson is in Brisbane and has been doing a full pre-season.