No, it's not out yet.
@Jets started the discussion thread on the 2012 Annual Report on April 24 last year here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...nnual-report-2012-participation-growth.12652/
Aspects of the 2012 report, particularly the player participation numbers, and detail on the financial accounts came in for some fairly heacy discussion both on the blog front page and here in the forum. Things weren't pretty.
It stands to reason that the ARU Annual Report for 2013 is due out in the next couple of weeks. What is there to look forward to over the next month while the stakeholders in Australian Rugby (that is us) nervously wait for the publication of the report card?
What has happened for them to report on?
In recent times, we have the Pulveriser spruiking the impending revenue crisis in the game. A fair bit of other stuff has happened in the reporting period, some good, some bad, some disturbing, some awesome.
Pay Cuts. Elite level professional players have taken an adjustment to their hip pocket in terms of how player match payments are calculated.
Third Tier. The mythical third tier looks like it will become a reality now.
Under 20's. The Under 20's development model seems to be far more robust than previous incarnations, with Academies reverting to SupeRugby Franchise control, and a two stage tournament being used to select the Junior Wobs.
Junior Gold. The Junior Gold Gup programme has been introduced for Under 17 and Under 15's at the apparent expense of the National Under 16's tournament.
Rugby 7's. It is two years out from the debut of Rugby 7's at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and our Women's Sevens team is currently the best in the World.
Arbib report. There has been a major restructure in the ARU organisation structure with many new executives recruited or internally promoted, and there has also been major change in Governance and Constitutional change on the back of the Arbib report.
Lions Tour. The once in a generation Cash Cow that is the B&I Lions caravan has passed through town filling the coffers.
Coaching changes. We have a new Head Coach in charge of the Wobs and Nuci has gone.
The Muppeteers. Petulant behaviour by previously untouchable players in no longer being tolerated.
Social responsibility. An Inclusiveness policy has been produced, and the young up-and-comers are being run through Michael Jeh's "A Few Good Men" life skills programme.
The Darkest day in Australian Sport has found Performance Enhancing Drug abuse in an industrial scale in Mungoball and Cross Country Volley Ball. Diveballs contribution to the dark days seems to be limited to some ethnic nonsense going on in the grandstands, ethnic and racial taunts on the oval, and some fat old blokes in a church league being involved in some Asian bookies match fixing scam. Rugby's contribution appears to be the aforesaid petulant behaviour by the untouchable Muppeteers - having a Maccas at 4am before a test, not wearing a shirt in a team hotel, punching your captain when he tells you to put your shirt on and behave, getting antsy with a flight attendant on an el cheapo flight early morning flight to Bali, and who can forget the contribution from the non-Muppeteers - the Dublin Curfew Busters?
Overall it has been a pretty tame contribution to Australia's Darkest Day in Sport from Rugby.
2013 will be the first full year that the Pulveriser has had the keys to the ARU (IIRC). In recent times, his actions suggest that he is now confidently in charge of the St Leonards Mob, but what will the Annual Report have to say about the dawn of the Pulveriser Era?
What will the accounts reveal?
How are the Grass Roots going (Do they know what the Grass Roots are)?
Have they learned to count actual participant numbers and not some dwell in fantasia dribbling over some creatively counted numbers telling the Emperor how fine the expensive cloth in his new clothes are?
What is the strategy to recover financial health, participation numbers, crowd numbers and maximise TV Revenues?
Are we going to win the bloody Bledisloe Cup?
What are the targets for next year?
How has Governance reform and Constitutional review progressed?
What is the status of the Arbib Report recommendations?
What else do fellow Australian Rugby stakeholders want to know about the how the game has gone in the last 12 months, and what are you expecting to find in the Annual Report?
@Jets started the discussion thread on the 2012 Annual Report on April 24 last year here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/co...nnual-report-2012-participation-growth.12652/
Aspects of the 2012 report, particularly the player participation numbers, and detail on the financial accounts came in for some fairly heacy discussion both on the blog front page and here in the forum. Things weren't pretty.
It stands to reason that the ARU Annual Report for 2013 is due out in the next couple of weeks. What is there to look forward to over the next month while the stakeholders in Australian Rugby (that is us) nervously wait for the publication of the report card?
What has happened for them to report on?
In recent times, we have the Pulveriser spruiking the impending revenue crisis in the game. A fair bit of other stuff has happened in the reporting period, some good, some bad, some disturbing, some awesome.
Pay Cuts. Elite level professional players have taken an adjustment to their hip pocket in terms of how player match payments are calculated.
Third Tier. The mythical third tier looks like it will become a reality now.
Under 20's. The Under 20's development model seems to be far more robust than previous incarnations, with Academies reverting to SupeRugby Franchise control, and a two stage tournament being used to select the Junior Wobs.
Junior Gold. The Junior Gold Gup programme has been introduced for Under 17 and Under 15's at the apparent expense of the National Under 16's tournament.
Rugby 7's. It is two years out from the debut of Rugby 7's at the 2016 Rio Olympics, and our Women's Sevens team is currently the best in the World.
Arbib report. There has been a major restructure in the ARU organisation structure with many new executives recruited or internally promoted, and there has also been major change in Governance and Constitutional change on the back of the Arbib report.
Lions Tour. The once in a generation Cash Cow that is the B&I Lions caravan has passed through town filling the coffers.
Coaching changes. We have a new Head Coach in charge of the Wobs and Nuci has gone.
The Muppeteers. Petulant behaviour by previously untouchable players in no longer being tolerated.
Social responsibility. An Inclusiveness policy has been produced, and the young up-and-comers are being run through Michael Jeh's "A Few Good Men" life skills programme.
The Darkest day in Australian Sport has found Performance Enhancing Drug abuse in an industrial scale in Mungoball and Cross Country Volley Ball. Diveballs contribution to the dark days seems to be limited to some ethnic nonsense going on in the grandstands, ethnic and racial taunts on the oval, and some fat old blokes in a church league being involved in some Asian bookies match fixing scam. Rugby's contribution appears to be the aforesaid petulant behaviour by the untouchable Muppeteers - having a Maccas at 4am before a test, not wearing a shirt in a team hotel, punching your captain when he tells you to put your shirt on and behave, getting antsy with a flight attendant on an el cheapo flight early morning flight to Bali, and who can forget the contribution from the non-Muppeteers - the Dublin Curfew Busters?
Overall it has been a pretty tame contribution to Australia's Darkest Day in Sport from Rugby.
2013 will be the first full year that the Pulveriser has had the keys to the ARU (IIRC). In recent times, his actions suggest that he is now confidently in charge of the St Leonards Mob, but what will the Annual Report have to say about the dawn of the Pulveriser Era?
What will the accounts reveal?
How are the Grass Roots going (Do they know what the Grass Roots are)?
Have they learned to count actual participant numbers and not some dwell in fantasia dribbling over some creatively counted numbers telling the Emperor how fine the expensive cloth in his new clothes are?
What is the strategy to recover financial health, participation numbers, crowd numbers and maximise TV Revenues?
Are we going to win the bloody Bledisloe Cup?
What are the targets for next year?
How has Governance reform and Constitutional review progressed?
What is the status of the Arbib Report recommendations?
What else do fellow Australian Rugby stakeholders want to know about the how the game has gone in the last 12 months, and what are you expecting to find in the Annual Report?