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We keep going around in circles, of course. That is because, save for a big injection of capital, there is no ideal solution. The NRL grew out of the Sydney competition, essentially. The AFL grew out of the VFL. I suppose a national competition could grow out of the Shute Shield. Pick the...

Whatever helps us win the Bledisloe!!

Nothing stupid about employing an ex-Woodie!!! (He and Matt Parish were our centres for a few games many moons ago).

Are they travelling business class?

Trumpist? Trumpism???

Apparently not!!

Back in the good old days Parra Leagues Club sponsored the Two Blues.

Randwick won everything else. More or less.

I would trust John Manenti to know whom to pick.

I know this is a radical thought bubble, but maybe some of the up and coming players with young families would prefer to play in a domestic competition with limited travel??

A skill that Folau never had.

He did have to improve his defence (or maybe learn some new tricks ) when he switched to our game, he learned a lot at the club level, IIRC.

I watch very little of the other code. But they seem to value speed above all, then handling ability and agility.

I am no marketing guru, but he got lots of limelight from very early on in his career. He will need to stay fit and injury free to rate much higher than he does now, I reckon.

Have you considered that there might be some posters who do not know what his background is? I was not trying to make a point, I was trying to add information.

He grew playing league.

Maybe, I suspect that he is here to stay. Looking back, we do not seem to have had too many "successful" chairmen.

I was typing my post when you were typing this. Great minds, etc.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Personally I would prefer to take stock of the present situation (pretty dire at the senior level, but some good young talent coming through - as usual) and plan for the future. I do not believe it would be a good idea to chase one of the top ranked...

Absolutely right. I lived in Tonga for a while, the culture is deep and wide. I am sure that is true for all the island nations.