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They should consider using the Super League Super 8's concept

Yeah, that's where my concern is. If the competition has some success, what happens if it's not just Twiggy in there? What if it's, for example, Jack Ma, the Holmes à Courts, Kerry Stokes, Packer, et al; all joining the party? Then things change. A sixth professional team on the international...

I thought the same thing. But what a result!

Well let's hope that's the case. But honestly, why would New Zealand field a team like that? This is a chance to give Auckland a new winning team, or to give Tauranga, Napier-Hastings, Palmerston North or one of the other larger New Zealand centres a chance to have a successful pro-franchise...

That's an awesome idea. Just thinking about it, maybe tests against smaller nations on the tour, prior to the three-match major series would be a good warm-up? (Even though I know some might say it devalues a test jersey to suggest this) But whatsay as an example, if on the Wallabies EOYT they...

Mate, the Force can't even flog Panasonic and the Fiji Warriors XV. The Force would struggle in the Mitre 10 Cup Premiership. I've got nothing against Fiji being in the competition at all. The Drua are made up of local product and I doubt the Force will flog them either. You can work from that...

Goddammit FINALLY, someone else understands what the hell I've been going on about for years now. And just imagine, they want a Western Sydney team to appeal to Polynesian people in the area?! How the hell are they going to do that with a Kiwi team in the competition that they can support...

And with a New Zealand team in it, I can see exactly the same problems from Super Rugby arising in this competition too. Split fan-bases for the expansion Australian teams in Perth and Western Sydney; and an uncompetitive, lob-sided competition lacking in credibility. Although, I HOPE I'M...

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Well I was hoping they would use this NSW Country game as a litmus test for the next two fixtures, both with the crowd and with the team's performance. I think that Sydney and Fiji are really marketable opponents and we got a great crowd for this game with no marketing at all. It's fascinating...

I don't think there were 5,000 because I think the hill only really holds 3,000. And I have to admit, the queues for the food trucks make me think they should bring in more trucks. If you wanted to order anything, you'd have to take the gamble that you'd miss a quarter of the game in line...

Indeed, and if teams keep the ball alive like the Drua did last week, or Panasonic did in Perth a few weeks back; then we could really be on to something here.

Yep, it was great to see a team keeping the ball alive and finishing off a try in one scoring movement, without having to go to ground and recycling possession. Would love to see that come back into Australian rugby.

I wonder if the redevelopment at Litis Stadium is finished? If the field is long enough for rugby, we should play there.

Yeah, I understand that. I'm just thinking this may be a missed opportunity, that's all. The New Force™ in their first meaningful competition.

Wish they were playing this at a bigger ground, be very interesting to see what size crowd will turn up?

It's gonna be hard finding someone like Nick, he's a genius

Yeah, I would look at "names" that are not be part of the test set-up. Dan Carter, Nonu, maybe even some of the more well-known guys from rugby league; I mean, could they look at Watene-Zelezniak or a guy like Tuivasa-Sheck, who's played union before? I'd also think it would be a cool idea to...

Indeed, and if they want to draw in Kiwi fans, how about the odd big-name All Black playing for the teams? Maybe that's an idea the Force should entertain?

We haven't had mediocrity this year, the rugby's been great. The only mediocre game we had was when a talent-laden Crusaders line-up came to town hell-bent on smashing the Force and making the whole concept look sub-standard. Meanwhile, little Western Australian kids are walking around in the...