The League Media
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wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
Omar Comin'
Chilla Wilson (44)
If the Wallabies got thrashed then maybe, but I think it's very unlikely given the rules. A competitive loss would do no harm and people would recognise it's a different game.
Personally I think the Wallabies would benefit from being watched by a whole lot of people who haven't seen them play much over the last 10 years. And they would certainly benefit from the money that such a fixture would make.
waiopehu oldboy
Stirling Mortlock (74)
If it's true that Smith got the bullett cos he screwed up the tv rights deal (CEO of Broncos said as much on MMM on Friday, anyways) & pissed Rupert off big time, how is it that the board or commission or whatever it calls itself isn't also culpable?
Smith may have been the guy doing the negotiating but would a prudent board not have set out what they were & weren't willing to accept beforehand? And insisted on any draft deal being brought back to them for an OK?
Starting to think it's nothing to do with the deal & everything to with him pissing off Grant (& how can the Chairman pretty much appoint himself interim CEO? Does he think he's Steve Jobs?) & enough Club CEO's to make his position untenable. The league media, of course, will never report it as such cos half of them work for Rupert & the other half may want to or have to one day.
Smith may have been the guy doing the negotiating but would a prudent board not have set out what they were & weren't willing to accept beforehand? And insisted on any draft deal being brought back to them for an OK?
Starting to think it's nothing to do with the deal & everything to with him pissing off Grant (& how can the Chairman pretty much appoint himself interim CEO? Does he think he's Steve Jobs?) & enough Club CEO's to make his position untenable. The league media, of course, will never report it as such cos half of them work for Rupert & the other half may want to or have to one day.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
In short, its an inbred bunch of money grubbers who need to scrabble just to keep their bloated salary cap working while trying to find ways of circumventing.
I always laugh when I think of Roy Masters, writing about how Folau - who had signed with Union after "backflipping" on Parramatta - was never under the salary cap in the NRL. Yeah Roy, that's cool. Explain how Melbourne afford the talent they've got.
I always laugh when I think of Roy Masters, writing about how Folau - who had signed with Union after "backflipping" on Parramatta - was never under the salary cap in the NRL. Yeah Roy, that's cool. Explain how Melbourne afford the talent they've got.
After Grant's weird proclamation appointing himself acting-CEO it's since come out no commissioner can work for the ARL, he'd have to resign his commission. And then ask to be voted back on if he wants to return to the Chairman's role after finding a permanent CEO. Are the lunatics in charge.....
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
They can do anything they like -- no loig supporter cares about arcane stuff like corporate governance.
As a CPA who worked for many years in a very successful sporting organisation my managerial and professional self is horrified. But, frankly, the average loig supporter does could not care.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
Geez - the way the drums are beating is he certain he can get the votes?
The try to win this years GF was similar to SA's try to beat Wales, involved the same mistake as SA try to beat wales.
That said, Morgan had been running for ages and was quite fast threatening the line without being bought down, vermulan was moving not particularly fast and not overly threatening, they could have kept the numbers and sliding and been fine.
The attack in league has a bigger advantage, with the extra space from the ten.
liquor box
Greg Davis (50)
especially good if it included the odd reference to local rugby and the NRC on the eve of the big game.
I like to watch
David Codey (61)
Same but different.
Cuthbert did not leave an unmarked player to come in to help the 9 tackle the much bigger 8.
Nor did the 8 attract 3 defenders by simply running an under 11's line.
League attack used to have an advantage that the 10 metre rule provided,but risk averse coaches have ensured that this advantage is never used with clever ball play/moves.
I think I've made the point before,if you watch a 1st grade or Holden cup team train,the 1/2's spend much more time practising their last play kicks than they do ball work.
http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/r...me-lessons-from-the-code-20151027-gkjbcu.html
a very positive article from Roy, who isn't known for giving a great wrap to other codes.
That said I am sure the union media will return the favour.
a very positive article from Roy, who isn't known for giving a great wrap to other codes.
That said I am sure the union media will return the favour.
Jellic87
Chris McKivat (8)
We even had rugby on the back page of The Age this morning, i nearly spat my coffee up when i saw Scott Fardy's mug on there this morning!
Sauron
Larry Dwyer (12)
Yeah, there are a few things from rugby that could benefit league. I've never understood why, for example, a back who receives the ball straight off a turnover inside his 40 doesn't immediately go for a 40/20. There is never anyone in the backfield in that circumstance.
Marcelo
Ken Catchpole (46)
Yeah, now only remains that the ABs leave the Wobs win in the last minute and will be the resurgence of the code in the country. This could be a long term benefits even for the Kiwis
wamberal
Phil Kearns (64)
Mate, when I lived offshore, I used to go berserk at the bias in Radio Australia's sports coverage.
In winter it was AFL all the bloody way. I got stuck into them about it, and they said that they knew that nobody except Australians cared about the sport, but some very influential people gave them a hard time if they gave other codes a look in.
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