Australian Rugby / RA

[Set piece magic]

I expect there would be some unintended consequences of this change S. Throws could be directed well beyond the outside shoulder giving the opposition no chance at all of competing for the ball whether they jump or not. Otoh, the opposition could counter by jumping for everything (probably as they should), but really not with intention to compete, so that any crooked throws are called back.

Rather than allowing some of the scrum freedoms to apply to the lineout, I'd rather see the scrums be policed as strictly as the lineout throws now are.

I take your point but I think that the behaviours wouldn't quite go this way - for example, if a team just continuously contests for the sake of it, they'd expose themselves to a maul without defenders ready to stop it getting momentum. Teams also know they can't just aim for outside shoulder because if someone goes up (which has a decent probability) it's still immediately getting called. I reckon that it just stops frustrating breaks in the game for small reasons. Possession is supposed to change hands in that environment because the opposition weren't given a chance to contest - i think it's pointless handing over the ball for this issue when there is no real 'advantage' gained from it

 

[PhilClinton]

^^^
Lineout not straight seems like an easy one for technology to adjudicate, right? Like the offside line used in VAR. If the ball goes outside the line it's automatically pinged.

Too much variation in the setup that currently isn't policed to bring technology into this.

In almost every lineout you'll find the gap gets closed, jumpers are jumping (and lifted) on a angle rather than straight up and jumpers going early, all of which to my understanding is against the rules, but never really get pinged. Unfair to hammer the hooker with straight-line technology every lineout when all that other stuff is going on.

 

[KOB1987]

Shouldn’t all this stuff be in the refereeing thread? Not that I mind reading it but I come to this thread to read RA sledging.

 

[dru]

Shouldn’t all this stuff be in the refereeing thread? Not that I mind reading it but I come to this thread to read RA sledging.

And I was just about to weigh in on the line out throws. Damn!

Reckon RA have been much much improved over the last couple of years. I personally feel they missed an opportunity to go full monty domestic comp followed by TT, but I don't think I'm in the majority. Broadcast deal is a huge step forward. Streaming of club is brilliant. Getting Force back fabulous. Last season really meant something right through to the finals. They have a pass mark, just, on negotiation with the bullying Kiwis and that is actually an improvement.

With short funds, I'd even say they have managed the player top up issue adequately - not an easy thing to do at the moment.

Waiting to see the reality of the interstate club thing, and how it either ties in to NRC or breaches the gap to that level. Only so far the $ can spread I guess.

As a former critic, this swing voter is trending to staunch supporter. Weirder things have happened.

 

[wamberal]

Reckon RA have been much much improved over the last couple of years. I personally feel they missed an opportunity to go full monty domestic comp followed by TT, but I don't think I'm in the majority. Broadcast deal is a huge step forward. Streaming of club is brilliant. Getting Force back fabulous. Last season really meant something right through to the finals. They have a pass mark, just, on negotiation with the bullying Kiwis and that is actually an improvement.

As a former critic, this swing voter is trending to staunch supporter. Weirder things have happened.

Straws in the wind!! Personally I think they have managed incredibly well, considering (a) Folau and (b) the loss of the revenue from what would have been an incredibly successful inbound Irish tour, and the rest of the Covid-19 impact.

 

[Wilson]

Hooper takes out a 4th John Eales medal:

Hooper wins historic fourth John Eales Medal

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper has been named the 2021 John Eales Medallist, creating history to become the first person to win the award four times.

www.rugby.com.au

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

So Hamish McLennan has just become much more busy at work. Will be interesting to see how much time he has for rugby and his hands on approach.

For those that don’t know today he has stepped up from deputy chairman to chairman for Magellan while Hamish Douglas takes a leave of absence for health reasons. Magellans share price has tanked over 60% in the last 6mths

 

[Adam84]

RUPA/RA CBA extended for 12 months, main points:

- full re-integration of Western Force
- larger win bonuses for Wallabies
- support payment for Wallaroos($200/day)
- increase in minimum salary for Super Rugby squad members
- Womens XV appointment on RUPA board

 

[Wilson]

Good to see more on offer for the Women, particularly the RUPA representation. Hopefully this is a push towards a fully professional program in the next year or 2.

 

[Adam84]

It's promising to see that there haven't been any further cuts in payments, hopefully a sign that RA finances are returning to normality and not hemorrhaging as badly. Still the matchday bonuses are short of where they were previously.

 

[KOB1987]

Something light hearted to exemplify the RA cash issues

 

[RugbyReg]

They have been there at Suncorp forever. It’s so fans can see over the top. You’ll see the people on the background with them. Someone just grabbed the wrong chair.

 

[dru]

They have been there at Suncorp forever. It’s so fans can see over the top. You’ll see the people on the background with them. Someone just grabbed the wrong chair.

It was funny though

 

[Bandar]

What has RA done to piss off the ABC so much, there's not even a search function to find news items or scores.

 

[wamberal]

What has RA done to piss off the ABC so much, there's not even a search function to find news items or scores.

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I doubt that it is deliberate. The major sports do all the work for them in terms of packaging news items, no doubt they also have the resources to stay in touch with the right people in the organisation, take them to lunch, whatever.

 

[Bandar]

I get that but 4 score tabs for soccer?

 

[Crashy]

to be fair - there was quite a long segnment on the Brumbies / Force game on the national ABC news on Sunday night. Surprisingly so.

 

[Members Section]

What has RA done to piss off the ABC so much, there's not even a search function to find news items or scores.

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They are a disgrace, I was listening one day & Corben Middlemas read out a text saying you haven't mentioned once that the wallabies are playing today. He proceeded to go on a 5min rant, blamed RA for the abc refusing to talk about them & said there's a pre rececorded interview with Michael Hooper later.

 

[wamberal]

I get that but 4 score tabs for soccer?

I listen to the 5 am news, and the only sport that is ever mentioned is wendyball. Often a game from the UK! The reader does not even mention the overnight scores for the Test or 20/20 cricket!

So its not just anti-rugby. They just do not seem to have the resources to give a well balanced sports result package. On the good side, we got a lot of mention on Offsiders - but that won't last, of course, the NRL and AFL have not started yet.

 

[formerflanker]

A suggestion for Rennie - show this to the team before all Tests v the All Blacks.