Rebels 2018

[Jets]

It's in reference to them "unveiling" their 2018 squad on Friday and him not being listed.

https://melbournerebels.com/2018/02/16/rebels-unveil-squad-for-2018/

My mistake. That makes no sense, but this is Australian rugby.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

it would appear not.

I found this tweet from Roy Ward (@rpjward) interesting, though - is this a hint perhaps?

Plenty of laughs among the @MelbourneRebels as a certain phone sponsor has delivered phones and free stuff to the players after lunch. Oprah like cries of "You get a phone, you get a phone" are ringing out. #SuperRugby#NeverBackDown

 

[Braveheart81]

It's a shame they went bust because Crazy John's Rebels would have been awesome.

P.S. Pun (well kind of) intended for GoMelbRebels.

 

[TOCC]

Also parma Fou is still in town and was at Sunday morning training yesterday. Good to see Rebs looking after the long term injured rehab.

Typically, they are required to cover his rehabilitation and medial expenses until such point that he signs with another club and they opt to cover his expenses, or they determine that his injury can't be fixed and he earns himself a reasonable payout via insurance.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

It's a shame they went bust because Crazy John's Rebels would have been awesome.

P.S. Pun (well kind of) intended for GoMelbRebels.

I'll pay that (well, kind of)!

 

[swingpass]

Typically, they are required to cover his rehabilitation and medial expenses until such point that he signs with another club and they opt to cover his expenses, or they determine that his injury can't be fixed and he earns himself a reasonable payout via insurance.

thanks. both he and Jordy are still in and around being managed.

 

[oztimmay]

I found this tweet from Roy Ward (@rpjward) interesting, though - is this a hint perhaps?

Plenty of laughs among the @MelbourneRebels as a certain phone sponsor has delivered phones and free stuff to the players after lunch. Oprah like cries of "You get a phone, you get a phone" are ringing out. #SuperRugby#NeverBackDown

Me being me, I had to ask.

 

[GoMelbRebels]

Me being me, I had to ask.

Oh, of course, the big V! It would be a conflict to have competing telcos, I hadn't factored that in.

We shall keep waiting for a major sponsor...

 

[RugbyReg]

 

[jimmydubs]

i suspect its about who picks up the tab. the official squad are paid for by the ARU, the wider training group i'm not sure but i expect they are outside the salary cap. if you look at the pic/vids on website, JD, Hunter Paisami, Essei Haangana, Trevor Hosea and some others are all in Rebs gear and on the platform. Creative accountancy perhaps. Also parma Fou is still in town and was at Sunday morning training yesterday. Good to see Rebs looking after the long term injured rehab.

Rebels pay for all of them. They presumably just get the same grant as other teams; no arrangement contrary to this has been mentioned- all hell would break lose if it was different.
No salary cap this year, no creativity needed on whose where just in where all the $ comes from to pay them!

 

[Zero_Cool]

Rebels pay for all of them. They presumably just get the same grant as other teams; no arrangement contrary to this has been mentioned- all hell would break lose if it was different.
No salary cap this year, no creativity needed on whose where just in where all the $ comes from to pay them!

I'd point out that in the past the Rebels had around 5 million dollars in grants / loans that were written off (likely unlawfully) last year.

 

[KevinO]

Wonder what this is too???

 

[RugbyReg]

the launch?

 

[Tex]

Staggered that Raf Epstein is a former rugby player.

 

[Mr Wobbly]

Came across this... https://paultooby.wixsite.com/sliceofsport/single-post/2018/02/20/Melbourne-Rebels-the-story-so-far - in a Facebook post. Pretty good read.

 

[Zero_Cool]

This is a brilliant idea, a Scouting Report on the opposition, it will really help with some of the more obscure teams.
Can be found here.

 

[KevinO]

This is all kind of awkward given the now-cut team apparently had the most lucrative sponsorship of all the Super Rugby sides.

You sure about that???

http://amp.abc.net.au/article/9465312?__twitter_impression=true

My Fav part is "Mr Langoulant said the Force sponsorship matter required further examination, and he would highlight that in forwarding his report to the Corruption and Crime Commission."

 

[lou75]

You sure about that???

http://amp.abc.net.au/article/9465312?__twitter_impression=true

My Fav part is "Mr Langoulant said the Force sponsorship matter required further examination, and he would highlight that in forwarding his report to the Corruption and Crime Commission."

or "a $1.5 million sponsorship of the Western Force, agreed to on the eve of the state election and months before the team was axed from the Super Rugby competition, was "likely unlawful""
That might make the Victorian Government a little nervous given their recent 'sponsorship' deal with Rebels and RA

 

[jimmydubs]

I'd point out that in the past the Rebels had around 5 million dollars in grants / loans that were written off (likely unlawfully) last year.

And then some.
But that’s in the past and given what’s gone down I doubt RA are stupid enough to continue that sort of “funding model”

 

[Tex]

Guys, the war is over and the Force have retreated to rest and rebuild. Stop prosecuting old battles hey?