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When did reducing the pro teams suddenly mean the wallabies perform better? Is it because of Ben Darwin’s cohesion theory? Other than that I don’t see much evidence. People point at back in the day, but is that just a decline because other teams have usurped us? it’s also dull to ignore the fact...

I think that speaks volumes enough of where some leaks were coming from.

This is how I see it as well. With QLD on board the balance of power is in the other corner for the first time in a long time. I’d say NSW has read the room and understand that the other side now has the numbers to potentially force some change and NSW acting against it might be to its detriment...

Eddie is brilliant but you have to be cautious with him, he deliberately talks in riddles and likes to play upto the audience. I wouldn’t look to much into anything, he manages to play both sides of the argument. I’d be interested in his thoughts off the record.

I agree the number of Rugby subscribers to Fox is often inflated, what we should be looking at is the advertising revenue rugby potentially brings. Rugby is a high value customer sport, therefore brings in high value sponsors such as Landrover, Qantas etc. because a significant proportion of the...

Maybe that’s what the contract had and the base fee was $1m. It’s hard to say, perhaps the NRL and AFL pay $4m for a tv rights consultant, I don’t think any of us know the industry standard.

The questions I want to know about the private consultants hired are; 1) is $1m a usual rate for a business to hire someone to negotiate a broadcast deal? Maybe it’s cheap, maybe they paid overs? $1m to us is a lot but in the professional world it isn’t. For instance if you get a 5yr $280m deal...

Pretty close to what I think it will be. Nick White will be in there for sure

Perfect questions to be asked

Obviously there needs to be accountability or serious questions asked, but it needs to be compared to ongoing case studies of what is successful. Those that think it’s over blown staff wise, what should the number be? I can tell you now it would be north of 40 people as NFJ mentioned, but does...

What is a 33% increase? Did it go from a 4 person team to 6? Or did it go from 16 to 24?

I truly believe there will always be some form of professional rugby in Aus, however it looking like it’s current form and expenditure is the thing seriously in doubt. One thing the pandemic has shown to me, apart from the obvious terrible state that RA are in and the infighting is, is that we...

That does sound like a lot but my question is, what’s it in comparison to? Is this normal for a business of this size? What portion of this is the wallaby top up players and game fees? How much of this is the money sent to the states? To the average Joe that’s a lot of money but I have no...

News is that Jeral Skelton of the 7s program has been released from the 7s contractual list. He was due to join the Rebels next year, however obviously that’s all now in doubt. Very promising young player, that’s physically a beast. Work rate is an issue.

The Wayne Smith article on RA board finally showing a backbone is well worth the read. Basically saying there is a clear split starting to be created between NSW powerbrokers and the rest of the country.

Very interesting, either that or Justin should start locking his doors.

2019 list Name School Club Abel, Robbie St Kevin's Melbourne Unicorns Ainsley, Jermaine St Francis Box Hill/Maroondah Coleman, Adam Brighton Grammar...

Yeh they do. I can find a list somewhere

I have stopped clicking on Jessica Halloran articles. She only started writing rugby articles after the mass sackings, with her been one of the head of sports at NewsCorp she obviously has taken on rugby in her portfolio. Her only interest appears to be is driving clicks. She is now the no.1...

The franchise domestic comp is 99.9% chance of what the primary offering will be. Perhaps a few weeks where players are offered to clubs but it’s almost no chance of been the only offering. Simply on the basis one generates money and the other doesn’t, looking at RAs and the states financial...