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  1. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    Brisbane: Brothers, Uni, Easts, Wests Sydney: Uni, Easts, Randwick, Norths, Manly, Warringah Does that sound about right for clubs? Just trying to think about which clubs have the financial backing, the players, and the motivation to take on the next tier.
  2. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    Relegating current QPR clubs to a different tier could inadvertently solidify any stigma that exists. A player currently going to a club that hasn't seen much success will at least get to showcase their talent against the top teams in the QPR's existing format or have a crack at a higher grade...
  3. LevitatingSocks

    Northern Hemisphere/6N Rugby

    Eddie comes across as someone who gets a temporary bump in form out of players by turning the screws and putting the pressure on. It's not sustainable but can give a good run of form. If he plays his one card trick and it doesn't work, then I don't think he offers anything these days tactically...
  4. LevitatingSocks

    Northern Hemisphere/6N Rugby

    Eddie has shown who he is as a person over and over again. The juice might have been worth the squeeze when he could deliver results, but if he's past it as a coach then what does he have to offer besides negativity?
  5. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    In line with what you've touched on, I'm skeptical of how much player appetite there is for more travel time for what is social footy for 99% of them. I'm sure the club itself is keen, it's good for them. Downs Rugby punches far above its weight because social sport is THE thing to do on the...
  6. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    pretty sure that USC enjoys being the big fish in a small pond and having some ridiculously long undefeated run
  7. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    Is it more realistic for athletes in contact sports to find their level by age 25 or to still have reserves of untapped potential? It's not disrespectful to a player to be honest about that answer.
  8. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    I think QUT had an association with Norths at one point, but that partnership dissolved and I heard QUT more or less binned all its athletics. UQ and Bond already have their namesake rugby clubs. That leaves Griffith but that university is bizarrely decentralized so it's uncertain how willing...
  9. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    If they do expand it should be bottom up, rather than top down. Nothing will kill recruitment for a new QPR club faster than getting thrown into the deep end and flogged 35-3 every weekend. Especially if you're coming from further away like Caboolture would be. If fielding a competitive team...
  10. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    I don't think Prem grade level players grow on trees. The number that have the athletic ability and skill is not big to begin with. Take away the people that don't have the time to dedicate to the level of training and fitness. Take away the people that need money, they're playing league or are...
  11. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    Unsure re: work arrangements, but playing for the Hong Kong rep team in 15s or 7s is great way to play international rugby if you don't have other options. Far less of a culture shock than Japan given the prevalence of English.
  12. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    Do Shute Shield clubs have the ability to throw enough cash at Colts/Ressies players to make the move worth the higher rent and disruption to whatever Uni Degree/apprenticeship/career progress kids have in Brisbane? USyd scholarship excluded of course. That's a tough incentive to argue with.
  13. LevitatingSocks

    Queensland Reds 2025

    The thing that got me was the consistent theme of "this is going to be a disaster", "the Wallabies are hopeless", "things will get worse", "the result should have actually been worse", "this player is crap", "this player is finished and doesn't deserve a starting spot", & "rugby in Australia is...
  14. LevitatingSocks

    Queensland Reds 2025

    That and the incessant and frequently undeserved negativity. Was like listening to one of those sad old guys that hangs out at the pokies all day drinking.
  15. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    I was under the impression most of Logan transferred over to Sunnybank to play 5th grade and colts, but then their 5th grade disappeared. No idea what happened there.
  16. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    QPR clubs run 5 grades + women's + 4 grades of colts usually. Bond only has 3 grades, and Norths and Sunnybank only have 4 grades. All of the above play on Saturdays. Subbies comp has three tiers. The top tier is generally the bigger subbies clubs (Wynnum, Caboolture etc.) that would be...
  17. LevitatingSocks

    Wallabies 2024

    I think the difference in star power due to money, audience, and media ecosystem is also tempting. The biggest stars in the Australian sporting landscape are driving Ford Rangers and BT-50s from dealerships that sponsor them. There's a pressure to always say "yeah full credit to the boys" in...
  18. LevitatingSocks

    Wallabies 2024

    Realistically, not much. There are plenty of athletes up to par in Australia, it's the lack of years learning specialised skills that hurts potential IPP players. The kick return is being de-emphasized in importance with rule changes, so most GMs will prefer to have a good DB or WR (World Rugby) that can do...
  19. LevitatingSocks

    Queensland Reds 2025

    100% polyester is perfect in the brisbane sun if you're a boxer cutting weight but less ideal otherwise.
  20. LevitatingSocks

    QLD Premier Rugby 2025

    It seems like Hunter down in Shute Shield struggles a bit, and they have the entirety of Newcastle to pull players from as opposed to just Caboolture. A Brisbane or Sydney based player probably wouldn't consider playing for a club an hour or more outside the city, so the clubs are reliant on...
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