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Speaking of Penrith, any news about how the clubs are going meeting the new competition agreement? Will all clubs (other than Hunter) be fielding 4 grade + 3 colts?
Players fighting each other at Wests? When was that?
Are Wests likely to compete in the comp next year given their financial situation or has that been sorted?
Can anyone tell me which clubs/roughly what % of clubs are filming games in Subbies nowadays? I know at Shute level they're all filmed in all grades for analysis/judiciary purposes and a lot of country zones are following suit.
That's what NSWRU do currently - the state is split up into regions (I think there's 3-4 in Sydney, then Central Coast, Newcastle/Hunter etc - all of your zones for NSW Country comps), each of which has a full time DO. The full time DO runs the show and organises casual staff to help deliver...
I'd personally love to see Kearns put his money where his mouth is regarding referees and get his ticket and do a couple of games. They could do it for a segment on Rugby HQ if they wish ala Sean Maloney. It would be interesting to see if knowing the laws improved his commentary at all.
If you have a look at Bar TV's YouTube channel you can see the list of games they're broadcasting this week. All 5 games of the Newcastle comp to start, with one live with commentary etc plus numerous games of league, AFL and soccer across Newcastle and Illawarra.
Really is a case of what...
On the refereeing, young referees have to gain experience at a high level at some point, and this is a perfect opportunity for them to do so. If we rely on the best senior referees to do these games, there's less development of younger refs and the next generation of top senior referees might...
Saw the U15 game, ACT very impressive. The standouts for me were the 7, the big lad who was stationed at the back of the lineout, and the 15. Glad to see the 17s wasn't as one sided.
It's a disappointing situation but ultimately, these type of outside broadcast sporting events are relatively expensive, and with the need to cut costs they were always likely to go. One would imagine that online distribution is the next step, with streaming and the like. Even if the ARU can't...
As much as I can't stand Martin, every time I watch an English test with the Sky Sports commentators, Stuart Barnes and the other bloke who's last name is Harrison I think, I'm actually thankful for Marto. They somehow manage to spew even more rubbish than him, which is a shame because Barnes...
I've got enough ideas to get an unpaid internship. Some of them might even be good.
Kit wise:
- Get Brisbane wearing the away strip they wore in the semi on a permanent basis, with the gold jersey for clashes e.g. Qld Country games.
- I like that North Harbour wanted to reflect their clubs...
Unfortunately(?) it seems the trend is for online live streaming of local content. Good for us viewers that we can see more games but not good for the comp financially.