Aussie Pro Rugby
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@nostrildamus said in Aussie Rugby:
@mariner4life said in Aussie Rugby:
History is littered with league forwards being a success in rugby.
I'm not sure how to unpack that...
Start with sarcasm exe
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But the Brumbies are bristling after a recent meeting with RA, in which Nobbs said the governing body presented a terms sheet with an offer to wipe the Brumbies’ debt if the club relinquished all aspects of its business, including intellectual property. The proposal was rejected, with the Brumbies determined to maintain a locally run club in Canberra.
Mobbs admitted the Brumbies were one of several Australian outfits under financial duress but said it was due to RA cutting funding in 2021. When the Western Force returned to Super Rugby, the other four clubs had grants cut from $5.5 million a year to $3.9 million, and assurances it would go back up have not been met.
“We have said from day one, we are happy to lead the charge [for an aligned high-performance system] and get it sorted. Because everyone accepts there has to be change. We have all seen the results. Things have got to change,” Nobbs said.
“But the issue we have got, is the way we have been treated by RA has been appalling. They had us over the barrel, financially, and the only reason they had us over the barrel goes back to the reduction in funding from the last broadcast deal. The 30 per cent they reduced our funding, by $1.7 million, is the reason that we are in financial difficulty.
“They inflicted it on us and to add to it, we are doing more now. We have a Super W program and that’s a significant investment to get that up and running. We are doing far more with less money.
“So for them to turn around say, ‘You have to hand back everything, we will take full control of the Brumbies’, is not acceptable.”
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RA declined to comment, saying negotiations with member unions were confidential and ongoing.With Australian rugby hitting rock bottom this week, chairman Hamish McLennan and chief executive Phil Waugh have both stressed the urgency for overdue structural reform. But Nobbs said there was a lack of detail from RA about the plan for centralisation.
The Brumbies are concerned about the prospect of relocation if they hand over control and while RA has assured the club and the ACT government there are no such plans, Nobbs said there is “a lack of trust now”.
“There is no collaboration or transparency. They are three big words that among a number of the member unions doesn’t exist. How you mend that, I don’t know,” Nobbs said.
Hamish McLennan and Phil Waugh have stressed the urgency for reform in Australian rugby.CREDIT: GETTY
The leadership of McLennan has come under scrutiny this week and pressure is mounting, with several member unions reportedly discussing potential change. An extraordinary general meeting can be called by two member unions.RA’s $1.6 million offer to NRL star Angus Crichton this week was met with incredulity by several member union sources, who declined to comment publicly due to the sensitivIty
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
The ponies are good on the field but broke as shit off it.
The tahs are just broke.
Neither can draw a crowd to generate gate funds.
None of these fluffybunnies can run a program. RA is in debt up to its fucking eyeballs, and looking to take on more.
What do people do in Canberra?
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@MiketheSnow said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
The ponies are good on the field but broke as shit off it.
The tahs are just broke.
Neither can draw a crowd to generate gate funds.
None of these fluffybunnies can run a program. RA is in debt up to its fucking eyeballs, and looking to take on more.
What do people do in Canberra?
Government work. @antipodean knows more 😜
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@MiketheSnow said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
The ponies are good on the field but broke as shit off it.
The tahs are just broke.
Neither can draw a crowd to generate gate funds.
None of these fluffybunnies can run a program. RA is in debt up to its fucking eyeballs, and looking to take on more.
What do people do in Canberra?
Government work. @antipodean knows more 😜
We appear in Senate committee enquiries explaining the benefits of consultants... 😂
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I meant post-work
For fun like
What else is there to lure people away from watching the Brumbies?
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@MiketheSnow said in Aussie Rugby:
I meant post-work
For fun like
What else is there to lure people away from watching the Brumbies?
Warm weather at the coast. Went for a ride today in brilliant weather to find all of Canberra had much the same idea. fluffybunnies.
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@MiketheSnow said in Aussie Rugby:
I meant post-work
For fun like
What else is there to lure people away from watching the Brumbies?
Not watching the Brumbies
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@antipodean said in NRL 2023:
@antipodean said in NRL 2023:
@antipodean said in NRL 2023:
@antipodean said in NRL 2023:
Penrith defending like Italy.
Or are Brisbane just that good? Mam a couple of yards faster than his defenders
Nah. Penrith look out on their feet. Can't keep a line and none of them can make a dominant tackle.
Brisbane just so much quicker
I'd say more energy running at a defensive line that's on their heels and can't stop an offload. Meanwhile Cleary looks like the flat track bully he and his chin are. At no point has he taken control of this game for his team. I hope the next SoO coach is paying attention.
Sorry mate but this comment aged Soo poorly
One left foot step and he's a genius.
How did Brisbane lose that!?
Penrith lost their mojo until cleary demonstrated what it looked like. Not a genius but if rugby was going to throw money at a league player, I'd want him
To play where?
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
To play where?
On a rugby field, I guess. First receiver as a preference.
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
To play where?
On a rugby field, I guess. First receiver as a preference.
He seems to be less involved than Mo'unga for most of the match. I just don't think players can transition into such important positions without considerable time, which they aren't afforded before being placed on the scrap heap.
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
To play where?
On a rugby field, I guess. First receiver as a preference.
He seems to be less involved than Mo'unga for most of the match. I just don't think players can transition into such important positions without considerable time, which they aren't afforded before being placed on the scrap heap.
And you're probably right about that - outside backs the easiest transition.
But it would be a better investment than Suali'i or Crichton, which is to say not very good.
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@NTA I never understand RA's fascination with getting different backs to address what is clearly a forward's problem.
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA I never understand RA's fascination with getting different backs to address what is clearly a forward's problem.
Not enough props on the board.
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Yeah I can imagine him in the wallabies before the next RWC, but like most he will play league until the season before, take a massive widge of cash for two seasons, and never figure out union before he crashes out as they all do with too much expected too soon
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
And predictably, a sports journalist demonstrating they know fuck all about the sport:
seems a really solid investment for the future of the game....spend loads on a guy that only has 1 world cup cycle in him and no connection to Rugby Union....
