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Michael Lynagh (62)
Caravan of Excellence?From what we hear about ARU finances, they may have to downgrade to this very soon.
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Caravan of Excellence?From what we hear about ARU finances, they may have to downgrade to this very soon.
Pretty sure the ARU used all their expertise and a bucket of money in renovating a van,and this is the 'after' photo.From what we hear about ARU finances, they may have to downgrade to this very soon.
I feel this sums up the ARU quite well, looks like it hasn't been moved in years.. found rusting away in Moore Park carpark.. symbol of grass roots rugby investment
Time for a new CEO. The search is on! I am launching a bit of an awareness campaign to shine the light on people that would be perfect for the role. Peter Maddocks is the man for the job.!
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Talk to some easts players before championing this bloke
You're wrong.Im an Easts bloke. Pete is a no nonsense straight shooter, keep it simple brush the bullshit contender with a strong corporate CV.
Any problems any current players have with him would probably stem from them not liking a nice dose of the truth about how they are going..
You're wrong.
But in any event it is no part of the role of a board member to critique individual performances of players.
Besides which he is just more of the same problem: same school as pulver and hawker.
Maybe you've propped up the bar with him for too long and have "lost perspective".Bullshit..I'm a former GM of the club, ex player, ex club captain..
He was the Vice-President of Football which gives him carte blanche to critique as he wishes, he was the bloke responsible for the program.
He is no-where near the same ilk as Pulver and Hawker, not even close.
SO we have had a banker (who certainly knew plenty about bonuses and severance packages), a software bloke (who ironically for an IT bloke didn't do shit in the online world or take Rugby to the new world or media content in any significant way) and now people want more "corporates"?
Anybody think somebody with a proven record in sports management, particularly with regard to an international sport, would be a good idea. While we are at it how about getting rid of the board altogether and going to a commission style body and remove the networks dominated by the QRU and NSWRU and RUPA.
Lets not forget that RUPA has held a very nice stool milking the cow for all their worth since professionalism hit and have neatly ensured that the elites have been very well looked after and F%$# the rest.
If they can't find someone in the carpark that is Sydney, they're not fucking trying!
I had to wait for 4 (FOUR) cars today. Bloody traffic getting out of hand up here mate, might run for council to get some traffic lights put in.
SO we have had a banker (who certainly knew plenty about bonuses and severance packages), a software bloke (who ironically for an IT bloke didn't do shit in the online world or take Rugby to the new world or media content in any significant way) and now people want more "corporates"?
Anybody think somebody with a proven record in sports management, particularly with regard to an international sport, would be a good idea. While we are at it how about getting rid of the board altogether and going to a commission style body and remove the networks dominated by the QRU and NSWRU and RUPA.
Lets not forget that RUPA has held a very nice stool milking the cow for all their worth since professionalism hit and have neatly ensured that the elites have been very well looked after and F%$# the rest.
Now that you ask, let me deal with this in terms of key qualifications (which is where it all should start, not by naming names first up):
1. First up, I would keep zero persons from the current ARU board. The alignment of this current ARU board with the strategic and operational needs of the code today is like that of choosing a hippopotamus upon which to play polo.2. I would design a 7 person board - larger boards notoriously decline in coherence and effectiveness.3. I would source a Chairperson with a successful history in the building and strategic leadership of an international pro sporting code based upon important amateur feeder roots. Certainly does not have to be rugby. And ideally with much international experience relating thereto.4. I would require a Rugby Coaching Stream Representative. A person with long experience of either being a successful elite rugby coach and/or building a successful bottom-to-top rugby coaching infrastructure (btw and e.g., Ewen McKenzie comes to mind for this role). Not at all necessarily from Australia, btw.5. Next a 'Grass Roots Representative'. 1 representative elected by a formal ballot process every say 3 years by members of, or directly nominated by, all the grass roots amateur rugby clubs in Australia.6. The CEO - critically, like the Chair, with similar qualifications. Certainly not an 'insider elite rugby mate'.7. I would allow RUPA to nominate 1 person as the Rugby Players' Representative but this person must be duly elected by all pro Australia-based rugby players as per 5 every 3 years and certainly not a RUPA 'insider mate'.8. Next, 1 person os suitable experience nominated by the 5 largest (by $s spent) funding sponsors of any layer of Australian rugby over the past 3 years and rotating every 3 years.9. Finally, to make 7: 1 person chosen by a Nominations Committee as having notable managerial qualifications and strategic business expertise in a field reasonably designated as having relevance to a professional sporting organisation like rugby, e.g., a highly people-intensive business, perhaps media, and such like.