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I don't think the game is in a position to knock back a reasonable offer due to historic grudges against a media organisation reporting on the same story lines as every other media organisation at the time. Lets not kid ourselves here - all other things equal (investment, production etc)...

Such as: - QANTAS pulling out of it's 30yr sponsorship of the game - a fairly dismal RWC performance the year before (though what I would give...) - heavy debt and laying off a third of it's staff in covid - another CEO resigning... - folau Definitely not - key metric is Audience and Attention...

I think you're mistaking news for propoganda. It's not like cricket, nrl and afl get a free ride either.

Being on Fox gave us more than just ratings - we got consistent news coverage in newscorp papers and commanded more SOV in the sports media cycle. It would have to be one of the reasons cricket australia snubbed paramount (outside of the general lack of confidence to deliver an audience)

My guess here is that Nine will likely put the Olympics on 9Now (or they will put it on both). I know it will fall into the anti-siphoning laws bucket- but unsure how deep (eg: Swimming Finals will need to be broadcast for free, but will heats? And what about the other niche sports?).

This year will no doubt be different to last year but you can make it more enjoyable for yourself by: 1. Reading the GMG (https://australia.rugby/participate/referee/laws) - this goes into depth about the tackle height law trial as well as a myriad of other key focus areas for the referee team...

Yeah I do - but I'm also not suggesting we up end in the team to bring him in. Competition for spots is red hot currently and his proven class only adds to it

Haven't heard anything on his timeline but can imagine when fit he'd be fighting for a starting role across the park

Yeah it's almost as if people should address their own biases rather than project them unfairly onto referees just doing their jobs.

It's crazy what happens when we focus on discipline and are suddenly not the most penalised and carded team in the competition...

Agree with everything you're saying there, but that's overcomplicating my point. I'm simply stating the fact that more people would more rugby if it was more freely available and more easily accessible (on main channels, not multis). FTA TV exposure isn't the silver bullet we need for...

There is no doubt more people would watch something if it was free.

100% mate - by being on the main channel you see a larger "passive" audience than on the multichannels. Saturdays aren't a peak viewing time for networks and advertisers but it's a shame that networks would rather play movie re-runs than live rugby. I speculate one of the reasons is that the one...

Ranking Report (Overnight - Sporting Events) Rank Station Program Total (000s) Sydney (000s) Melbourne (000s) Brisbane (000s) Adelaide (000s) Perth (000s) 1 Seven SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL 270.3 35.2 181.9 53.2 2 Seven SEVEN'S AFL: SATURDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL - PRE MATCH...

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First trial game of the season for players and referees alike, with a new tackle height law in place - and it wasn't perfectly executed by all involved - what a shocker... :eek::eek:

Matt To'omua on the Roar pod last week brought up RSA as a case study when it came to the retention of big money players. TLDR (listen?) version is let them go - but pick them for Aus anyway. Don't spend money on bidding wars and reinvest that money we would have spent back into grassroots to...

I'm sure Cameron Atfield is slamming his keyboard at the very thought.

Eastern standard rebuild, return home games to ballymore

Its amazing the pull Jim Mckay has had.