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It's all fun and games until you've gone from Brisbane to Green Bay, Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, or Kansas City. Horrible weather and quality of life in those places and he won't gain any celebrity status from being a practice squad or marginal roster body either. If the compensation is...

I would not mind a loss as long as there are positive signs of cohesion and adherence to clear gameplan/style of play. Schmidt is probably not a forever coach like you said, but if he can lay a foundation like Brad Thorn did at the Reds I will be happy. Build a system, pick players that fit...

Very generous of Carter Gordon to prevent a month's worth of hypotheticals about signing him for the Reds and where he stacks up vs Lynagh or HMP.

The idea of a domestic comp appeals to me but higher ratings for SRAU might also be due to people not having any available activities beside turning on the TV or streaming app of choice.

The yankees are widely known for spending disproportionate amounts of money to underachieve, killing careers, and living in the light of championships from before color television existed. Not sure that's the example a club in a financially precarious code wants to imitate.

what sort of discontent? coaching? selection? culture? personality clash?

Did Wests and Uni play a basketball game or a rugby game with that 68-41 score?

I think the author's point was that the incentives to choose league or play overseas are becoming substantially greater by the minute. The lobsters always knew they were in a pot, but now the they're starting to wonder why the water has gone from being pleasant to uncomfortably warm.

did they photoshop Schmidt's head onto a stock photo body for that promo poster?

It's unfortunate but if teams in cities with 2-5 million inhabitants and reign over entire states struggle to self-sustain, I don't know if a second team in any state could.

Definitely have the players but the profitability is where the snags are. Gold Coast is where professional sporting franchises go to die, Sunny Coast is too small, Townsville and Cairns are league country, and if you put it in Brisbane you're cannibalizing your Reds supporters. If Super Rugby...

Easts vs. GPS should be a fun game this weekend. Both more than capable of playing the spoiler against other teams.

Having our version of Toulouse Blair Kinghorn would be nice but I'm not holding my breath

September would be far better timing than the current paradigm that feels more like a trial during preseason when most rosters are different from the prior season. Club rugby is simultaneously too big to be put to the side and not big enough because most clubs don't have the resources or...

heard it was a bloke by the name of Seymour Butts

Like the idea of a loose forward or scrum half as captain regardless of personal qualities. Always near the ref for the full 80 and able to stay in his ear.

Pretty sure I saw a different politician's name advertised on a tent at Brothers. Made me laugh a bit but I can't fault someone for exhausting all avenues for political advertising.

The Regatta not having Stan is interesting considering the amount of traffic they get from Uni and Wests

Looking at the ladder, the discrepancy in +/- between Brothers and the rest of the leading teams is eye opening. +134 for Brothers and the rest of the top 4 are in the +35-40 range.

Happy for the kids that get a great education and career opportunities out of the deal. I'm sure it sets them and their families up far better than the alternative. However I can't shake the feeling that there's something weird about a national level initiative to import teenagers to play for...