Aussie Pro Rugby
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@mariner4life Lou Ransome on the FB Live feed for Shute Shield
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Putting the Fox in Aussie rugby
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Went and spent a beautiful tropical winters afternoon watching my old club play. Not bad, even if they did lose an unloseable game.
Nice reminder of just how many years I am past a first grade game.
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@KiwiMurph does SR Aus have finals? think i just assumed they were doing the same as NZ
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@Kiwiwomble said in Aussie Rugby:
@KiwiMurph does SR Aus have finals? think i just assumed they were doing the same as NZ
They are doing a top 3.
First week 2 plays 3 (1 gets a bye)
Second week is final
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@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby:
You have to wonder sometimes. Here's an organisation that's broke and they want to throw $1 million a year at an unproven 16 year old.
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@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Rugby:
@akan004 I have a feeling that's an inflated figure if he somehow hit all his incentives/bonuses.
You might be right. You would hope that's the case anyway.
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@akan004 said in Aussie Rugby:
@KiwiMurph said in Aussie Rugby:
@akan004 I have a feeling that's an inflated figure if he somehow hit all his incentives/bonuses.
You might be right. You would hope that's the case anyway.
Yea the Daily Telegraph is hardly the best news source
A RA spokesperson told ESPN that a deal had not been done and that the reported million-dollar-a-season figure was "off the mark". -
Who?
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An Ozzie talking sense. 'The Next Big Thing' (TM) is such a ridiculous feature of the Australian footy landscape. Whether it is a poached leaguey or some young guy. Rather than put the time and effort into good systems, they're always after the next Ockker Jesus.
Australia's obsession with talent: 'Someone puts in a good performance and all of a sudden they're the next Wallaby'
Brumbies coach Dan McKellar has hit out at the instant-star syndrome enveloping Australian rugby, saying the best Wallabies players will earn their stripes the hard way.
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Yeah of course we are. But it's not just an Aussie thing, every sport loves a young prodigy. Why wouldn't we? It's just a game after all, and the potential for a young kid to be great is something we can all get behind.
I can understand why coaches and current players are exasperated by it, but we all KNOW it's not really based in reality. It's hope, it's expectation, it's the unknown. And for a nation starved of meaningful rugby success it's something that we can grab onto. Why deprive us of that?
