Brumbies 2014

[mst]

This is the answer

Reds game was on when the show was on and they had 70K to the Saturday and it wasn't cheap to go to.

Waratahs game clashed with Skyfire that gets upwards of 100K.

If there is an upside for the Brumbies its that they are able to draw a crowd of 13000+ and 17000+ respectively competing against other large events like the Canberra Show and Skyfire. It well known its hard to get crowds for saffa teams and the Stormers unfortunately don't bring much in the way of "entertainment" value so 11000+ is ok.

The Brumbies usually have decent base crowd numbers and a reasonable walk up crowd seems be there as well. Plenty more room for growth though.

The last game was all about the weather and we have seen the impact before - the B&I Lions game was sold out but a few thousand stayed away due to the weather.

One shot I will fire is at the ACT government media department who sent out a media release part way through the day saying that all sports grounds in the ACT were closed and all AFL, Rugby Union and league games were postponed! - even I (die hard member that sit in rain, sleet, Arctic conditions and even snow ) had to have a a double take and a quick check on the internet. I think this may have put a few people off.

 

[suckerforred]

One shot I will fire is at the ACT government media department who sent out a media release part way through the day saying that all sports grounds in the ACT were closed and all AFL, Rugby Union and league games were postponed! - even I (die hard member that sit in rain, sleet, Arctic conditions and even snow ) had to have a a double take and a quick check on the internet. I think this may have put a few people off.

Yeah. I saw this and then saw the Brumbies madly trying to tell everyone that the game was still on.

 

[RugbyReg]

Any Brumby fans (or otherwise) heard anything about the signing of Nigel Ah Wong - assume it hasn't been mentioned above.

 

[Hawko]

Any Brumby fans (or otherwise) heard anything about the signing of Nigel Ah Wong - assume it hasn't been mentioned above.

If true, its a good pick-up.

 

[mst]

Wow, this is impressive and I hope its more of an incentive for current players to stay and attract more players to the Brumbies programs.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act...o-look-after-every-detail-20140422-372ln.html

The down side of this if any is it removes any conditioning and performance excuses.

Will the Wallabies want to use it if offered?

 

[RugbyReg]

Wow, this is impressive and I hope its more of an incentive for current players to stay and attract more players to the Brumbies programs.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act...o-look-after-every-detail-20140422-372ln.html

The down side of this if any is it removes any conditioning and performance excuses.

Will the Wallabies want to use it if offered?

I am sure they will use it, when they have a test in Canberra. So not often.

Sounds very similar to the plans for Ballymore.

 

[FTS]

Any Brumby fans (or otherwise) heard anything about the signing of Nigel Ah Wong - assume it hasn't been mentioned above.

All I know is he is playing his club Footy at Tuggeranong Vikings.

 

[mst]

I am sure they will use it, when they have a test in Canberra. So not often.

Sounds very similar to the plans for Ballymore.

The more facilities like this the better and i hope all soup teams make sure that at least the NRC teams use the facilities. I think the Wallabies be making an effort to utilise such facilities pre-world cup!

 

[mudskipper]

Any Brumby fans (or otherwise) heard anything about the signing of Nigel Ah Wong - assume it hasn't been mentioned above.

Yes playing for the vikings in the new national comp under the eyes og
F the brumbies coaches for a possile offer to join the squad... He certainly looks promising...

 

[Happy]

This picture was posted on the Brumbies Facebook page. They are at the War Memorial with Soldier On, waiting for Wills & Kate to arrive.

 

[oztimmay]

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Good, didn't realise they had called George Smith back into the team. Good on him for giving up his spare time.

 

[Lindommer]

Looks like G Smith's lost a bit of weight along the way.....

 

[Brumby Jack]

Looks like G Smith's lost a bit of weight along the way...

Cut those dreads off and there's 10kg probably

 

[kiap]

Any Brumby fans here have a link to one of the recent Annual Reports? Or, better yet, are able to upload a PDF to issuu.com ? — I know these reports exist but can't seem to find one.

 

[mst]

Congratulations to Staniforth, Rowan Perry (flanker) and Joe Powell (scrumhalf). Really awesome for all of them. Big year for Staniforth so far and I hope it continues.

http://www.brumbies.com.au/News/Art...ussie-20s-while-Powell-Perry-get-the-nod.aspx

 

[Slim 293]

And it looks likely he'll be rewarded with a 2 year full time contract at the Brumbies:

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/rug...erge-of-super-rugby-dream-20140430-zr1q3.html

 

[mst]

And at the other end of the spectrum - not so good news:

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18437.php#.U2INNPmSyCl

Understandable and I wish him the best and hope to see him back in the future. He's a good player and will be a loss for the Brumbies and will be an asset for any team as he is good enough to get a run with most teams.

 

[Tomikin]

And at the other end of the spectrum - not so good news:

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/news/18437.php#.U2INNPmSyCl

Understandable and I wish him the best and hope to see him back in the future. He's a good player and will be a loss for the Brumbies and will be an asset for any team as he is good enough to get a run with most teams.

Boo I always thought at some stage he would crack the wobs but injury gave Kirandanri the start and now his right down the list.. Good Luck to him

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[FTS]

Fotu has been named at Number 8 for Wests this weekend in the John I Dent! Hopefully see him back for the Brumbies next weekend

 

[Brumby Jack]

If not next week, then definitely for the tour. It must be remembered he's barely played for 9 months so if slow and steady wins the race, then so be it.

But let's look back at some of his highlights...

Of the 23K+ views, I've contributed about a quarter of those