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  1. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    It's a more peripheral issue but I think rugby also lacks any sort of cultural grip for guys under 30 as well. I've seen more NRL, basketball, or soccer jerseys at training than I've seen Super Rugby kit. Can't tell you how many people I know that play rugby but follow the Broncos or South...
  2. LevitatingSocks

    Worst Commentator Pole 2

    "Man with brain cooked by CTE has terrible foreign policy opinions, more at 6"
  3. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    If those attendance numbers are being pumped up by Kiwis (or saffas or samoans, pick any nationality), then it becomes hard to separate the signal from the noise in determining if RA is successfully making inroads in AFL-dominated Melbourne or if issues are being papered over and we're just the...
  4. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    How many of those in the crowds are emigrants from New Zealand there to support the All Blacks though? I realize it doesn't matter in terms of revenue, but it does if we wish to use Bledisloe crowd as a proxy for interest in Australian rugby in Melbourne.
  5. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    I don't think an actual rule change would be required, but a greater emphasis on the 9 quickly digging the ball out and a crackdown on delays after the official calls "use it" would be nice. Pest control for the caterpillar ruck seems more difficult to sort out though.
  6. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    Funny enough I've heard more about MLR in Australia than I ever did while working in the US. It receives zero coverage and might struggle to stick around.
  7. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    I think you gents are right about the gambling market, but it will be tough to cultivate genuine interest beyond sports betting. It's a combination of the awkward time zone difference putting most NRL games around 3 am EST and a crowded market. The NBA, NHL, MLB in addition to NFL are the...
  8. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    I don't see them capturing an audience beyond the hardcore punters who will be up at 4 AM taking 46 leg parlays on Sri Lankan hamster racing
  9. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    It was more of an attempt to illustrate that 100 years of societal inertia favor the NFL in the US. The league commissioner is one of the most reviled men in the country, the officiating and rule changes are terrible, and QB play is at its worst in a decade but they will still collectively make...
  10. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    I grew up watching NFL and I'm unsure how useful their expertise would be because the context surrounding the sport is so different. It's the 2 ton elephant in the room of the American sporting landscape. It's the most watched sport in a country with 10x the population and a viewership with a...
  11. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    Even if Nawaqanitawase never comes back, the situation can be a net positive if it's a catalyst for RA learning from its mistakes. Chasing publicity with controversy and flashy luxury signings should be retired. Time to play the long game by hiring a good coach/DoR and committing to multiple...
  12. LevitatingSocks

    Australian Rugby / RA

    Losing Marky Mark (Nawaqanitawase) is a symptom of bigger issues, he's a canary in a coal mine. Being petty and excluding him from selection after the toxic atmosphere of the World Cup will confirm to Mark that he made the right decision to defect to league. Time for RA management to take a look in the mirror...
  13. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    Will be an unfortunate time to be the last man defending a 2 on 1 on the edge. Tackling at chest height and wrapping the ball is nice for preventing the offload for an easy try. I feel bad for the officials, will be a nightmare to officiate.
  14. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    For the sake of playing devil's advocate, you could argue that the traditional powerhouses offer a greater amount of coaching and experience concentrated in one place along with a "smoother" pathway between grades. Going from Colts 2 to Colts 1 or 3rd Grade to 2nd Grade will be a much less...
  15. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    My exact quote was "could probably steal a win on a good day". You're inferring a degree of absoluteness that I never said. We are closer to agreeing than we are to disagreeing.
  16. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    You're making my original point for me by dismissing them out of hand because they're a suburban team. That Irish team this past year was routinely beating their competition by anywhere from 30 to 70 points and had a talented core group. My point wasn't that the average subbies team could...
  17. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    @PhilClinton Agreed, wouldn't be unheard of for an older group of guys that have played together for a while to quit entirely off the back of a good year. Regarding the overall point, players aren't stupid and tend to vote with their feet. If you can't attract or retain enough players of needed...
  18. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    The higher end suburban teams are much better than people give them credit for being. That Brisbane Irish 1st grade team from this past season was scary and could probably steal a win against a strong QPR 2nd grade team on a good day and would compare well against any QPR 3rd grade team. But...
  19. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    There is merit to using artificial surfaces at the organizational level because they're theoretically cheaper to maintain if done right and provide a more uniform surface that doesn't degrade with constant use. Colts, Juniors, Grades and outside teams could flog the fields all day for months...
  20. LevitatingSocks

    Qld Premier Rugby 2024

    Synthetic has a lot of downsides. Gives you turf burn when you slide on it, heats up incredibly hot on a sunny day, lacks the "give" natural grass or dirt have which puts more stress on your tendons/joints/ligaments and increases injury risk, feels like falling on concrete with a towel over it...
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