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The problem with this is that people do have biases, whether intentional or not. So the real risk is that if you eliminate regional appointees you could end up actually strengthening the old school NSW and QLD bloc. Yes if you appoint regional interests they will have an imperative to look...

That may be the case, but it is not how it has been reported. "HOST of Western Force stars led by Wallaby Adam Coleman are set to sign with rival franchises now the ARU’s contract moratorium has been lifted, further dimishing the Perth club’s prospects of survival." This is implying that the...

But in what way has he improved his position? If he has no better idea than the rest of us which side is to be cut then he is just as likely to have signed with a doomed club as a safe club. Potentially the money (which will be honoured regardless) being offerred is better in Melbourne, but I...

I don't believe anything that come from mr Pandaram as I believe he is saying what the ARU is feeding him. The players have very recently stated that they know no more than the rest of us, so how would it make sense for Coleman to leave one club under threat for the other club under threat? If...

We may do, but right now it is the only show in town for us. If we build the domestic comp properly then we have the option of withdrawing or at least a stronger position to argue for comp changes which suit us. Currently we can't really affect the comp much as we are too reliant on it, but if...

I actually don't (currently) favour leaving super rugby. I would have this sitting underneath super with the NRC teams feeding into the super franchises. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Well why not have both? Develop the NRC towards something resembling the A-league (for the sake of comparison), i.e a professional (or at least semi-professional) domestic league. Then also implement rugbys version of a NPL so we can grow grassroots participation and cross-polination between...

That's what I like about you RH, you're an optimist! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

I think it is more a case of the Force looking for greater impact off the bench as well as keeping versitility in case of injuries (which has proved necessary over the last few weeks at least). This looks to me like a Force side which will play with intensity for a full 80mins. This is where we...

I have come around to this way of thinking too. How great would it be to have a rugby Aus option on apple tv (say) that provided a central location for all the club rugby streams to be broadcast and the for a nominal fee (I would say between $5 and $10 a month) you could access all games in...

This is a stunning attitude to have. Are you seriously implying that the major reason that the game is struggling currently is because the rules can be confusing?!? This is a cop-out option that ignores every other factor out there influencing the state of the game in Aus. It is an excuse. A...

You can't get fooled again! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

Of course the details are important, which is why I mentioned them as being so. However from our current position of not having that information available I see this strategy as being as credible as any other suggested. The research would need to be done and there would obviously be many bridges...

I agree with pretty much all of this. The devil will be in the details but as a starting point/overarching strategy it is ages ahead of anything we have seen coming out the ARU so far. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

The rules have a part to play, but is nowhere near the major factor in either the NRL or AFL having the popularity that they currently have. The major factor is that they have good quality product in front of people more often and more visibly than other sports. They do better at advertising...

I do wonder if this is scapegoating by implication. Their good mate takes one for the team and every ARU man says the right things about him. Also no doubt doing all they can to ensure he parachutes into something comfortable. Meanwhile they count on the fact that no-one believes the bullshit...

The problem as I see it is that when we have the right people in place it is a happy accident rather than a result of a well functioning process. So unfortunately, when the right person has been at the top, they haven't had the right people or mix of people around them because the system is not...

I agree. What is the mechanism to make this happen? Is there something we can actually get rolling that will make this more likely to occur? Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

As is standard ARU procedure. Yes. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk

How many players should be in each Super squad? How many teams should we have in the NRC? How many lunches can ARU board members attend each month? Hmm, might need some more time to think about this. Maybe we can build a giant computer to figure it out... Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk