The Tahs

[Blue]

i spend time in bondi every week blue and have a few friends that live there, if your saying you wernt surrounded by kiwis and poms then you were living in the rich part, sorry dude, next you will be telling me there is no saffas in st ives.

Of course there are lots of Kiwis, and Poms, and Oirish, and Swedes, and Germans, and Japanese, and Israelis, and Russians.

Bondi according to ABS data:
http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&searchterm=bondi

Population Size 2026 Sydney
All People 30456 3997337
Country of Origin 2026 Sydney
Australian Born 57% 61%
Born Overseas - Top 5 2026 Sydney
United Kingdom 9% 5%
New Zealand 5% 2%
South Africa 3% 1%
Ireland 2% 0%
United States of America 1% 0%

5% of 30456 = roughly 1520. Not 100,000.

Your argument that Bondi will help fill the SFS is nothing short of hilarious. Most of those Kiwis are too stoned to give a shit about the rugby anyway (or they're surfing when they can stand up).

You blame the lack of opposing team supporters and the nature of the comp for the Waratah's problems. Lift your head out the barrel son, the scraping noises are hurting our ears.

PS Where is the rich part of Bondi? It's all priced to high hell.

 

[Blue]

I think that Blue wins this encounter on a TKO at the very least. Sorry, wj, I usually support the local bloke.

Hey! I am a local bloke! Got my papers to prove it. Ask Lindonommer, he even thought I'm from Wagga

I just deleted the fine print relating to rugby and I sound funny. That's all.

 

[waratahjesus]

WJ, so I can get this right (and without wanting to preempt your thoughts or put words in your mouth), are you outright denying that there is a strong vein of incompetence and/or ineptitude in the Waratahs setup, from the board and exec management through operational support, membership and marketing to team coaching and management and finishing up with the game plan and players?

Just want to be clear.

no, not saying that at all, im saying an organisation that is running on such a low operating budget cant pick every member up in a limo and pander to them from the players to the game plan to every point up to the exec. The marketing department has been more than halved in recent years along with staff in all areas as they try to save money so they can survive without ARU assistance. Its something we will see QLD go through now there books are going to be overseen.

there is improvements to be made across the board, when they didnt give you the information about your qld trip did you send them an email about it or bitch about it on a forum?

the crap about running rugby = money is just that. if the tahs had played out of there skins on saturday do you honestly think the lions are going to be a draw more people to brave the friday night traffic to the sfs on the same night league kicks off on free to air coverage.

there is so many more factors in the crowd numbers and marketing than bitching about performance. if the tahs lift the trophy in front of a home crowd it will be huge and everyone will be claiming they were there all along.

in years gone past the league players drew people through the gates, when the tahs had dell and lote crowds were up, not cos they were setting the world on fire because they actually got news coverage in papers and tv which is something rugby players dont. but you cant change that on the budget they have so they have to do the best they can. ive seen a heap more signage and information on games this year than last, but why not offer something up rather than just bitching about it. i dont understand what people want, a couple of years ago we came I3th with a run of injuries and crowds were terrible, we played better "running" rugby than we are now though so by the logic stated here, there should have been 30000 week in week out.

and blue and bruce, i didnt say bondi had hundreads of thousands of kiwis, i was just poking fun at how many kiwis there were there. but i do stand by that a good kiwi side draws 5 -I0 thousand more than any saffa side.

 

[RugbyReg]

Berrick keeping his options open after the RWC.

Wallabies vice-captain Berrick Barnes signs one-year deal with NSW Waratahs


March 08, 2010

Wallabies five-eighth Berrick Barnes will play the first season of the expanded Super 15 competition in Sydney after recommitting to New South Wales Waratahs.

Barnes signed a two-year deal with the Australian Rugby Union last season to take him through to the conclusion of the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand.

His contract bringing him to the Waratahs for 2010 included a one-year option, which the Queenslander has elected to take up.

"You weigh up everything that's put in front of you and in the end I know it's definitely the right decision to stay at the Tahs," the classy playmaker said.

"I'm glad I've now made the call and I don't have to worry about it anymore.

"I've really enjoyed the culture here, thus far. It's been a tough four weeks but I feel as if the squad is moving in the right direction and it is something I feel excited about being a part of for another year.

"New South Wales definitely has a winning culture and there's a high expectation of success both internally and externally, which drives you as a player.

Barnes had been a prime recruiting target for the new Melbourne Rebels franchise which joins the competition next year but they said they withdrew because he only wanted to do one-season deal."

Waratahs coach Chris Hickey said Barnes' impact on the squad had been immediate and his recommitment augurs well for the future of the team.

"Everyone knows what a quality person Berrick is both on and off the field so it's obvious we're really happy to have him on board again in 2011," Hickey said.

"As soon as Berrick joined us, he slotted into the culture seamlessly and spent a lot of time in the pre-season working with the younger inside backs to help them with their development.

"It's great that he has his future sorted now and can just concentrate on his rugby."

 

[TheRiddler]

As soon as Berrick joined us, he slotted into the culture seamlessly

Aint that the truth. Havent seen him play so badly for so many consecutive games for a long time.

 

[Pfitzy]

Ah fuck it.

Well Berrick - you're here for two years son. I hope you start to pull finger and play like you want it.

 

[Lindommer]

Hey! I am a local bloke! Got my papers to prove it. Ask Lindonommer, he even thought I'm from Wagga

A sincere son of the soil from Wagga Wagga would never call me "Lindonommer". But, in your favour, I must point out the Waggatahs do wear blue. Shame about the accent.

 

[Lee Grant]

Hey! I am a local bloke! Got my papers to prove it. Ask Lindonommer, he even thought I'm from Wagga

Lindommer thinks everybody should be from Wagga, which is the centre of the universe in his eyes and where the local rugby team is called the Waratahs.

Maybe he is right. Nobody knows for sure.

 

[Lindommer]

Lindommer thinks everybody should be from Wagga (why don't they?), which is the centre of the universe in his eyes and where the local rugby team is called the Waratahs. Maybe he is right. Nobody knows for sure.

Oh, they exist all right, they're the champion club of the Southern Inland Rugby Union. Check this: http://www.waggawaratahs.rugbynet.com.au/

 

[PhucNgo]

Hey! I am a local bloke! Got my papers to prove it. Ask Lindonommer, he even thought I'm from Wagga

Lindommer thinks everybody should be from Wagga, which is the centre of the universe in his eyes and where the local rugby team is called the Waratahs.

Maybe he is right. Nobody knows for sure.

Lee, never call Wagga Wagga Wagga. Very touchy about that they are.

 

[Biffo]

Can I digress to the subject of the thread for a moment?

I suspect that the long-term suffering of the Tah faithful will continue as long as their management remains within the NSWRU. It is not very wise to bundle the management of semi-professional, club, age and social rugby with that of a fully professional team in a harsh competition.

 

[Viking]

Im hearing lots of talk about the Melbourne Rebels offering a lucritive deal to hangers. If this is true surely the Tahs have to stick Barnes at 10. Give him game time there, Surely he will find form eventually he was the vice-captain for the wallabies after all.

 

[rustycruiser]

My outsider's perspective (South African American), the Waratahs are the Stormers of Australia. Every year is predicted to be the year that they finally break through and win it all. Every year they sign another talent developed by the other local unions to "put them over the top". And every year they fail. Not miserably. But just enough (one spot out of the semis) to give their die hard fans hope for the next year, before they disappoint again. And we endure the 938389394 plus excuses of their ardent supporters of how they where almost there, before the cycle starts all over again with the new season.

Am I wrong?

 

[Biffo]

My outsider's perspective (South African American), the Waratahs are the Stormers of Australia. Every year is predicted to be the year that they finally break through and win it all. Every year they sign another talent developed by the other local unions to "put them over the top". And every year they fail. Not miserably. But just enough (one spot out of the semis) to give their die hard fans hope for the next year, before they disappoint again. And we endure the 938389394 plus excuses of their ardent supporters of how they where almost there, before the cycle starts all over again with the new season.

Am I wrong?

You are not wrong ... and what goes for the Tahs and Stormers goes for the Hurricanes as well.

 

[Blue]

Maybe for those three teams it's like the Fench Revolution. The whole thing was so far gone that the only solution was to completely burn the thing down to the ground and start again.

 

[topo]

Rusty, the most disturbing thing is that a self-confessed "South African/ American" can be so right about anything

 

[Jethro Tah]

My outsider's perspective (South African American), the Waratahs are the Stormers of Australia. Every year is predicted to be the year that they finally break through and win it all. Every year they sign another talent developed by the other local unions to "put them over the top". And every year they fail. Not miserably. But just enough (one spot out of the semis) to give their die hard fans hope for the next year, before they disappoint again. And we endure the 938389394 plus excuses of their ardent supporters of how they where almost there, before the cycle starts all over again with the new season.

Am I wrong?

We live in hope and when it comes, and it will, victory by way of running rugby will be so much sweeter for all the pain and suffering we Tah fans go through.

 

[Pfitzy]

A few years back, when the Tahs started the comp at lightning speed and then faltered towards the middle and/or end, it was at least worth turning up to see. Yeah frustrating but at least you had that sneaking suspicion you were no chance to win the comp from the start, and that you might as well go along for 5 games of awesome rugby.

Anyone remember going to the Sharks game on Saturday afternoon and watching Rogers cut the line? Or seeing Staniforth/Thaiday/Stcherbina run the ball up? Happy times.

Now we are lucky to get anything resembling decent rugby and a bunch of clods who occasionally threaten to break out into something good, but then go back into their shells because one dotard with no sense of player capability is likely to kick their arse for it...

 

[naza]

A few years back, when the Tahs started the comp at lightning speed and then faltered towards the middle and/or end, it was at least worth turning up to see. Yeah frustrating but at least you had that sneaking suspicion you were no chance to win the comp from the start, and that you might as well go along for 5 games of awesome rugby.

Oh hello, its another fairweather Tahs fan.

Deadset, somebody order up some extra Huggies & pacifiers for the Spin It Wide brigade. I'm over the bleating & bitching. Give it a fucking rest already.

 

[Pfitzy]

Naza - since you started contributing to any rugby forum I've been on your bleating & bitching about "we don't have the cattle" at both state and national level is all you've ever contributed. Yeah you like to play devil's advocate, but you have not ever offered up an alternative suggestion or anything remotely constructive.

You criticised Link for his style and now your shining hero Hickey is serving up the absolute same bullshit but with far less in the way of success - what's your excuse now?