Recent content by Dave Beat

Another close one on the weekend for you:) - wish you got up My last visit (a while back now) Nth Ryde RSL had a few of these machines as well.

@JRugby2 there we go - it's still kicking along after over 10 years

All a mystery - i don't think we will ever know. But noting that - a lot of the historically weaker nations have their players developing around the world and compete world cup time. The club I support down here (Manly) has recruited several players globally, as have several other Shute Shield...

More teams = the club pathways. Money to pay these players is the question - money often comes from hard work. If Twiggy was brought into discussions not many years back now??? - I wonder??? I haven't paid close attention to what happened with the Springbok Super teams, but I do know they...

I have paid attention to this so not sure - how many contracts open up each year at the reds? I dont know the school system up there - only Churchie from my primary school tour (many many years back) but let's say there is a stack of talent coming out of school rugby - into how many contracts...

You write - Working, the honest answer here is yes. I look at the scoreboard - it tells me a vastly different story. Our 2 major rugby states - how are their super teams performing? That too me, tells me there is an issue within the pathways feeding them - what could that issue be? I look at...

Very fair points you raised. Whilst the game has changed substantially from when the Wicks played the AB's. Only sharing ideas - I can't see a lot of improvement since a CEO pulled support from the pathways.

How - I go and watch Sydney uni play and I hear all about the Birth Place. Manly Marlins have a history back to 1883. I never said replicate the NRL - but is what we have working? A CEO, not long back now, had RA pulling support away from the grass roots rather than supporting them - how have...

In what way? I speak to a lot of people, and they really enjoy what club rugby brings. NRL lives of the exposure club league brings each week and has built off that. I'm looking at how Rugby In Australia has changed over the last 25 years and comparing it with other countries and codes. Only...

Yeah - I'm not sure about it becoming 3rd tier - my reasons why; I know more people who enjoy club rugby than those who enjoy Super Rugby. We lose many quality players offshore or other codes because in NSW and QLD, we have only one professional team that has around 5 spots open up each year...

You guys have now knocked off Easts and Rats - you'd have to be the favorites now.

Yes the 15 min he played last week - he had a very good read of the game

Very fair. Let's not also forget Turtle took the Marlins to a GF in 2015 and he's in the coaching group. To be in the top 4 throughout the club in all other grades, and women the club is doing something right. I feel we have struggled in the halves - not due to talent - but due to change, I...

I reckon all clubs are strong and it comes down to injury / fitness through the year - cant wait.

That would be a HUGE job - I reckon we'd all be intrigued, but not sure if anyone would be keen to go through that in detail:) Manly's posted their squad on the website and there are still players not listed yet that are playing.