Marce
John Hipwell (52)
For me all Aussie teams are lack of genuine locks. Maybe the Brumbies are the most compact team. I'd pick Uru at 6 or 8, in my ideal team.
Reds 2023
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PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Is that their predicted 'best' team?
Aren't Smith, JOC (James O'Connor) and Campbell likely to miss the game with injury.
Also, I could be wrong, but isn't that rugby page unaffiliated with RA or the QRU, it's just a fan page with good branding?
Aren't Smith, JOC (James O'Connor) and Campbell likely to miss the game with injury.
Also, I could be wrong, but isn't that rugby page unaffiliated with RA or the QRU, it's just a fan page with good branding?
The Nomad
Bob Davidson (42)
rugby.com.au is RA , or so I thought. Type it into a web browser and it sends you to Rugby Xplorer.
Think we've all heard the injury concerns , that's why I posted it. Seems strange for injured players to be named.
JRugby
Allen Oxlade (6)
Looks like they've sold out of all regular people sizes but some on Canterbury's website still
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
Cheers for the heads up - was grumpy about missing out due to a busy day at work.
LeCheese
Greg Davis (50)
The Eddie Effect™
Adam84
Rod McCall (65)
Good to see
“This partnership sees Reds start the season with a full suite of commercial partners on their playing apparel, with the Club bringing in a record amount of commercial revenue in 2023.
Misunderstood fan
Jimmy Flynn (14)
More likely a local Mc Donald’s franchise sponsoring. A player’s family one of these. Franchise contracts stipulate the type of branding to be used.
Confucius Say
Colin Windon (37)
Good news about the sponsorship for the Reds. Now to replace the crap they serve at Suncorp…
Interesting perspective. I must admit this Pavlovian reaction to look for the negative in any good news story is tiring.
The reality is a little different.
McDonald's Marketing Manager, Queensland & Northern Territory, Jessica Altman said: "We know that Maccas is already part of Rugby ritual, whether it’s stopping in on the way home from a game at Suncorp or the early morning McCafe run before taking the kids to their weekend games. It’s great to be officially taking it to the next level and offering fans more through the partnership such as initiatives like a Free Big Mac when the Reds win at home and a free coffee to members after away games.
"At Macca’s we align ourselves to partnerships that allow us to have a positive and active impact on the local community, so we are excited to be partnering with QRU for 2023 and doing our part to support Rugby at all levels. We are also grateful for the Reds continued support of Ronald McDonald House Charities, which help support seriously ill or injured children and their families."
PhilClinton
Mark Loane (55)
Im good mates with one of the Maccas brand managers based in their head office down in Sydney, recently went down and spoke to her at length about how they’ve carved out a good niche as ‘Maccas’ the Aussie version of the fast food company.
She said part of that brand alignment was really trying to keep a footprint across sports teams around Australia as it’s such a big part of the culture. I thought she meant chucking a few $10 man of the match vouchers to the local clubs. But this is much better.
The Broncos get a free branded burger of their own for when the team wins home games. Maybe we will get a ‘Thorn Shake’ or McReight McFlurry.
She said part of that brand alignment was really trying to keep a footprint across sports teams around Australia as it’s such a big part of the culture. I thought she meant chucking a few $10 man of the match vouchers to the local clubs. But this is much better.
The Broncos get a free branded burger of their own for when the team wins home games. Maybe we will get a ‘Thorn Shake’ or McReight McFlurry.
Misunderstood fan
Jimmy Flynn (14)
There is a % marketing/advertising fee that is payable to the franchisor for exactly this group branding. Franchisees can contribute to the recommendations for best brand coverage. Fantastic to have Maccas on board as a financial sponsor and the add on perks.
dru
David Wilson (68)
God yes.
SouthernX
John Thornett (49)
in other news (sorry burger talk) Michael Atkinson reporting on twitter Tom Lynagh is our week 1 starter versus Hurricanes.
Brad thorn has never been shy throwing a young rugby player into the deep end and having a lesson of baptism of fire… I hope Tom grabs this starting position by the reigns and JOC (James O'Connor) never gets another start at 10 ever again (cause Tom made that jersey his own)
Brad thorn has never been shy throwing a young rugby player into the deep end and having a lesson of baptism of fire… I hope Tom grabs this starting position by the reigns and JOC (James O'Connor) never gets another start at 10 ever again (cause Tom made that jersey his own)
Hardtackle
Charlie Fox (21)
Who's likely to be captain?