You mean the pre-season training competition that was run in the middle of February in Brisbane where the temps were so hot that the organisers had to ship misting fans in and allow everyone on the eastern stand to move to the western one.I know it’s not quite the same but do we all remember the Brisbane 10s?
Super Round this year was the 5th March so hardly different. I grant you temps were shocking but been from Brisbane there was little to no interest from the rugby community to attend before they knew the weather. My point was there isn’t a desire for it anywhere.You mean the pre-season training competition that was run in the middle of February in Brisbane where the temps were so hot that the organisers had to ship misting fans in and allow everyone on the eastern stand to move to the western one.
Somehow you can then compare that to an autumn day where temps top out in the mid 20's in the middle of a season.
I've got no idea about the Sydney and Melb bars next to the stadiums, but people pop out between games to Caxton St or Paddington for a feed and or non light beers. It's a true event and has a massive atmosphere around the entire area.
Yeah It’s not odds, it’s how fans have tipped. Which is almost worse and highlights why no one is watching attending, because the fan perspective is the results are a forgone conclusionAnd this isn't a one off. This happens every single weekend. Though I do think it's not indicative of the actual odds. Why are Reds such firm favourites and Rebels and Drua are more favoured than their 3%.
Hope it's good Gwerty, can't read it as it blocked for us non subscribers.This article by Cully is very relevant to discussions here
Why Rugby Australia needs to get out of its own way
A scorched earth policy is fine until you burn your own villagers. And with one official claiming Super Rugby occupies “about 5 per cent” of head office’s time, it’s getting hot in the kitchen.www.smh.com.au
I almost think there's a reference to GAGR forums in there.
I'm not a subscriber, sometimes I find these articles work if you open them in incognito/private browsing mode.Hope it's good Gwerty, can't read it as it blocked for us non subscribers.
Hope it's good Gwerty, can't read it as it blocked for us non subscribers.
I dunno bout the ethics of it but... you can just click escape before the paywall loads and you can read the article.I'm not a subscriber, sometimes I find these articles work if you open them in incognito/private browsing mode.
Pure sorcery. What a find. I think I love you Derpus.I dunno bout the ethics of it but... you can just click escape before the paywall loads and you can read the article.
What other hitherto unknown feats of keyboard chicanery has he got up his sleeve?. @Derpus is a genius.
What other hitherto unknown feats of keyboard chicanery has he got up his sleeve?
"Just type WC+SHIFT+WF to turn on Shiggers web cam."
What other hitherto unknown feats of keyboard chicanery has he got up his sleeve?
"Just type T+G then #666 to bring up tentacle grot."
Yeah I dunno. I kinda reckon part of the reason journalism is so trash these days is because people refuse to pay for it (including me).Never expected to type these words but here we are... @Derpus is a genius. When it comes to breaching paywalls, anyway.
Screw the ethics, smh is part of 9 these days isn't it?
Fun to be at? Every year it is drunk bogans punching on in the crowdThe games are fun to be at with such a mix of fans but the fun of the whole thing came from the buzz around the city. Getting breakfast and seeing fans everywhere, going from breakfast straight to a bar full of fans then you slowly make your way into the ground watch some footy then walk straight out bar into the bars and everybody is on the same page.
None of the proffered solutions are palatable to both sides. Shits proper fucked.it's a dismissed idea because it would never happen, there's zero chance of it happening.
However, the underlying issue is the need for improved equalisation measures, without competitiveness in the 'competition, it's a dud product.
Well all 3 on panel thought draft was almost impossible to happen and would probably need an incredible amount of work including legal stuff. On moving players aroung as Hoiles said making it so ABs could play for Aus teams wouldn't work anyway and I see his point. Are someone like Force etc going to be a real good team because they had an AB or 2 playing for them. As he says with the injury rate the problem with it is you probably lose one of them through injury and the trouble is not enough depth to cover injuries, and his is old anser too many Aus teams. Of course the other thing when everyone says something like AB players should be able to play for Aus teams and would be great seeing DMac or someone in Tahs/Reds etc bcaklines, they forget that they also may see Wallabies going to play in NZ and really wouldn't make any difference at all. It's not the top echelon of players that are problem, Aus have a reasonable number of them, it's below that, where players can already move where they want anyway.it's a dismissed idea because it would never happen, there's zero chance of it happening.
However, the underlying issue is the need for improved equalisation measures, without competitiveness in the 'competition, it's a dud product.