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Rusted on Reds supporter living on the Gold Coast. Picture of my reaction to reds snatching defeat from the jaws of victory in recent years. Nooooo!
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Apologies for the late reply.
Lies, damn lies and statistics….
I joke Charlie, but seriously we’re not talking about the community game. We are talking about the commercial viability of professional rugby in Victoria. A franchise that in my opinion has subsisted on sucking talent from other established teams and scarce funds from RA.
Where are these 743,000 rugby fans choosing to spend their money? What are they choosing to watch on tv? I don’t think it is attending games, buying merchandise, or buying stan sports subscriptions to watch the games. And that is the problem.
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game
Apologies for the late reply.
Looks like Storm, one of the most successful teams in the NRL get around 15-25k per game. Decent but a long way from very large crowds.
Perhaps compare it to the afl crowds as a reference point.
And this is from a team which is likely to win its games! As opposed to the Rebels who do not win often…
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game
Apologies for late reply.
That would be the tens of millions provided by RA since Rebels inception in 2011.
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game
The Rebels and Force have both paid overs for multiple players from the original three franchises over the years. This year the Rebels have Taniela Tupou!
This statement is just not true.
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game
People in Victoria do not care about rugby. There is a small cohort of expats that play it.
Talk of potential 7 million fans is frankly ridiculous. Even in Australian rugby’s glory days, rugby was but a passing interest in Victoria. It is AFL first and daylight second. People would go to a game to see Aussies do well. They didn’t understand it but it was good to win. A similar experience to the Matildas at the woman’s world cup last year.
With the generally boring, overly officious and technical rugby being played these days I really don’t know why we bother. Even rusted on supporters are being turned off.
I’m sorry but your statement above strikes me as blindly optimistic and I’m curious why you think we should pour more money into Victoria?
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game
Let’s see how Tom develops 👍
'It was remarkable RA couldn't see it': Quade slams Eddie chaos, praises 'phenomenal' McKellar
Just how incompetent is this organisation?
Just how delusional was the Chairman?
Why was he so directly involved in the operational aspects of the business?
Why is there no accountability for poor performance with this new litany of operational stuff ups?
It’s not like RA has rivers of gold that can absorb these kinds of mistakes. Truly shocking.
Rugby News: RA hunting missing million after contract blunder, Suaalii worth 10x more than his deal, McKellar's big win
The formal representative of the players union being responsible for reviewing their performance? How could he not be conflicted?
Conflicts are not about whether Harrison would actually be biased. It is about the perception that he could well be.
The big problem with Australian rugby is the “matey” culture and lack of accountability for poor performance. Can’t criticise that fella. Terrible at his job but he’s a top bloke.
ANALYSIS: McLennan's fatal blind spot, and why his exit leaves Australian rugby in a better place and a worse one
It’s always darkest before the dawn.
States not RA the issue Australian rugby is facing as Wallabies great calls on reform measures to be backed
Horribly human (human like the rest of us). Not horrible human.
States not RA the issue Australian rugby is facing as Wallabies great calls on reform measures to be backed
Unfortunately I agree that this is highly unlikely at 28 and with Tom Lynagh developing.
Eddie reject ready to relaunch Wallabies career, as Kiss outlines preferred style for Reds
You can only pick from the players we have. He is a good fullback who will do the job.
Jock is a natural fullback who glides into the line. I still want to see him perform a Larkham switch to 10.
Eddie reject ready to relaunch Wallabies career, as Kiss outlines preferred style for Reds
Rubbish. Eddie is a big boy who made big promises. He then followed this with disastrous selections and attempted to do a rebuild in the actual world cup tournament. No one wants to work with him anymore and he talks about culture.
He deserves all the criticism he is receiving. And this is from someone who wasn’t against him being parachuted in.
Eddie Jones quits as Wallabies coach - 'Sometimes you have to eat s--t for others to eat caviar'
Anyone else noticed the Boks appeared to be using the HIA as an interchange for their bigs forwards in the France game. Wasn’t required so much vs England as the game was so slow. I wonder if we will see similar vs ABs as it will likely be a fast game.
The Wrap: There's a reason Boks and All Blacks are at the big boys' table - the rest have to earn their way onto it
There was a game plan?
COMMENT: RA wanted a Pitbull to bring back some snarl to the Wallabies - Eddie rolled over for a tummy tickle
Exactly Tony.
Jones wasn’t hired to conduct a rebuild in the tournament!
I for one would like him to resign as a consequence of his chaotic selections and disastrous strategy to sacrifice the 2023 World Cup. Let’s not forget how loudly he was trumpeting that he could win it for us when he was hired. Embarrassing.
His main gift appears to be self promotion and saying maaaate.
COMMENT: RA wanted a Pitbull to bring back some snarl to the Wallabies - Eddie rolled over for a tummy tickle
I have substantial experience in how people actually behave. It is my livelihood.
That humans are easily influenced is not “a common belief”. It is the reality of the human condition. We are herd animals. We are much less rational than we like to believe.
Even a basic understanding of Caldini’s Weapons of Influence reinforces how susceptible we all are to these factors in ordinary life let alone in the high pressure scenarios we are discussing.
Referees are not super human. The most basic review of the best referees in the world would show how subjective their decisions are. Why is that? ????♂️
RWC News: Irish claim 'bizarre' spy drama shows Kiwi 'paranoia', Boks send clear message to BOK, Dupont's big fear
The refs are human. They feel pressure. They are definitely influenced by suggestions.
I’ll remind you not to think of a pink elephant.
RWC News: Irish claim 'bizarre' spy drama shows Kiwi 'paranoia', Boks send clear message to BOK, Dupont's big fear
Wow! At least there won’t be a payout required.
REPORT: Eddie Jones to quit Wallabies and join Japan as head coach
An actual coaching curriculum (think an update to that of the great Dick Marks) that specifies in detail the drills, roles and explanations so all our coaches (particularly junior coaches) are on the same page. I am amazed at the lack of basic catching and passing skills from our players.
The Wrap: With Wallabies done and dusted in 15 miserable days, who do we trust to take Australian rugby forward?
Interesting read. 👍
'I don't want to see it die' - Silence, centralisation and Mack Hansen: Why exiled coach wants to help Aussie rugby
It just that Kellaway is one of the calmer, better decision-making, natural footballers in the squad.
One should never go “Full Eddie”….
Nuclear blow to Wallabies' hopes of dominating key area - as Fiji selection puts full glare on Donno
The thing about Chris Latham is he kept getting better and better. If you watch his early games for the wallabies there were mistakes. However he continued to work and develop his skills. By the end of his career he was clearly the best fullback in the world. And still with the ability to score tries that left you wondering how on earth that was scored.
Burke was a fantastic player too. And he was a world class goal kicker.
Greatest XV: Matt Burke's balls of steel and how one word from John O'Neill sent the Wallabies 'nuts'
Excellent article GP.
Particularly biting analysis of the first team to do a rebuild in the actual World Cup tournament!
The inconsistency of his selections is truly baffling. Not having a recognised goal kicker is a brave decision.
Despite admiring Eddie’s achievements, I find myself thinking if I had known he would use these bizarre selections as a prepared excuse for poor performance, I would have preferred Rennie to finish out his contract.
The Wrap: Is Eddie Jones playing the role of Keyser Soze or Frank Drebin?
So your argument is that actually Victorians really do care about rugby and that it’s not just a small cohort of expats playing. I imagine this is news to most Victorians.
20,000 involved in some way to rugby compared to 476,000 actually playing afl (in 2018). That is 4%.
Blind optimism is no different to stupidity.
The Wrap: Rebels young gun rockets out of Wallabies contention, and why Samipeni Finau's 'brutal' hit on Edmed was fair game