Waratahs - Positivity thread
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Schadenfreude
John Solomon (38)
Always in the Top 5 teams in Australia.
redstragic
Alan Cameron (40)
The sky blue goes well with jeans?? Really that's all I got.
mjw
Larry Dwyer (12)
I think that has been happening for a long time. Not just following reds.
mjw
Larry Dwyer (12)
How about top three?
RedsHappy
Tony Shaw (54)
Huge Waratahs positivities:
- based in the SH's most affluent major city with huge sports interest and following;
- close to the best and biggest junior rugby talent feeder system in Australia, plus good Country feeder system;
- Sydney's business elite runs many of Aus's top companies and are generally rugby followers or sympathisers;
- many top sports sponsoring local and international companies HQ'd in Sydney;
- quite large Kiwi and Saffa populations that will generate potentially good supplementary gate income for S15 and national teams playing in Sydney;
- reasonably well-sited SFS, not too big or small;
- league still has negative connotations for many parents when working out what games to prioritise for their kids, and some people are repelled by league's general image, whereas rugby has a 'cleaner' vibe as a Sydney sport.
What's there not to like about these key strategic market/context attributes when building and supporting the Tahs' cause?
- based in the SH's most affluent major city with huge sports interest and following;
- close to the best and biggest junior rugby talent feeder system in Australia, plus good Country feeder system;
- Sydney's business elite runs many of Aus's top companies and are generally rugby followers or sympathisers;
- many top sports sponsoring local and international companies HQ'd in Sydney;
- quite large Kiwi and Saffa populations that will generate potentially good supplementary gate income for S15 and national teams playing in Sydney;
- reasonably well-sited SFS, not too big or small;
- league still has negative connotations for many parents when working out what games to prioritise for their kids, and some people are repelled by league's general image, whereas rugby has a 'cleaner' vibe as a Sydney sport.
What's there not to like about these key strategic market/context attributes when building and supporting the Tahs' cause?
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
They aren't from QLD 
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They have very likable players. I'd include Tom Carter - I just think he's misunderstood.
@RedsHappy - I'd almost agree with all of that except on the feeding system for Country rugby - it isnt really that good TBH & needs to get better but I agree with the rest, good points.
.They have very likable players. I'd include Tom Carter - I just think he's misunderstood.
@RedsHappy - I'd almost agree with all of that except on the feeding system for Country rugby - it isnt really that good TBH & needs to get better but I agree with the rest, good points.
the sabanator
Ron Walden (29)
Hooper is coming next year.
They have a disproportionate Wallabies representation to performance, which can only help in further developing their players.
They have a disproportionate Wallabies representation to performance, which can only help in further developing their players.
tigerland12
John Thornett (49)
Always here to lend our hand to our Mexican friends
Bruce Ross
Ken Catchpole (46)
RH, virtually all of those points are what I cite when expressing my frustration that my team doesn't dominate the Super competition. Perhaps we could coin a variant of the old Chinese curse: May you be born with all the advantages.
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They give me something to hate.
It is what it is
John Solomon (38)
They aren't threatened by a 2nd team from Western Sydney
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