What is the biggest mistake made with Australian Rugby?

[Rugbynutter39]

Getting rid of the Academies.......has to be with the poor skill levels demonstrated for our professional rugby sides in recent years....compared with the success that countries like England had with their Academy systems.

What other mistakes have been made?

 

[Sully]

Believing the ARU had a clue.

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[louie]

Canceling the ARC.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Canceling the ARC.

Not appointing a professional sports administrator with experience of growing a professional code in a competitive sporting market.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Establishing the ARU as a federation of the state unions in 1949

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[Gnostic]

Rushing in in 1996 (there was a need with the World Rugby Corp a looming reality) and not establishing a long term sustainable plan covering all the aspects of the game from a growth pathway for players and coaches to referees.

Then to compound that error they missed multiple opportunities to reform and get such a system in place and IMHO they will miss this one as well.

 

[Kenny Powers]

We only get to pick one?

Chasing league players, paying them stupid money, its a slap in the face to your grass roots!

 

[kiap]

Not taking out insurance to cover Alex Burdon's medical expenses and lost wages before he broke his arm playing for NSW on their tour of Queensland in 1907.

 

[TOCC]

Not getting regular rugby on FTA TV


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[RoffsChoice]

Not making use of the 99 World Cup win, 2001 Lions Tour, and 2003 World Cup to engage the Australian public.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Not implementing central contracting.
Not letting the Reds and Tahs fail instead of bailing them out.
Paying stupid money to ex leaguies/afl that would pay for junior development.

 

[wamberal]

Not being a home grown home governed sport. That seems to be what Australians prefer.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Not the biggest mistake, but a big one nevertheless - the Giteau Rule.

 

[Tex]

No full commitment to a national game with equal opportunity for teams beyond Sydney or Brisbane.

Choosing Perth over Melbourne in 2004.

Expanding to 18 teams.

 

[louie]

Not the biggest mistake, but a big one nevertheless - the Giteau Rule.

really? out of everything that's the worst?

 

[Brumby Runner]

Sigh....

 

[joeyjohnz]

not sacking Kurtley Beale on the spot

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Mods in the heading of the thread I misspelt 'WITH" - can't seem to edit it to fix it. Could one of you fix it pls if easy to do.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Not the biggest but more reflective of wrong priorities - paying Pocock $750k to have a year off rugby rather than giving it to club/community rugby

 

[GaffaCHinO]

No full commitment to a national game with equal opportunity for teams beyond Sydney or Brisbane.

Choosing Perth over Melbourne in 2004.

Expanding to 18 teams.

Considering the Rebels have changed hands 3 times each time being on the brink of bankruptcy and bleeding the ARU dry I would say choosing Perth in 2004 was the right call.......