Aussie Pro Rugby
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@Yeetyaah said in Aussie Rugby:
@Stargazer shit eh what a weird signing.
I don't mind it.
Kind of intriguing.
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@booboo said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
TWIGGYBUCKS!!!
This though.
Not sustainable
Have a look at RA since building a $45M war chest on 2003 RWC windfall.
Sustainable? Lolz....
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@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
@booboo said in Aussie Rugby:
@NTA said in Aussie Rugby:
TWIGGYBUCKS!!!
This though.
Not sustainable
Have a look at RA since building a $45M war chest on 2003 RWC windfall.
Sustainable? Lolz....
"We'll all be rooned," said Hanrahan, "before the year is out."
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Western Force. Fixing Australia's depth by hiring one ineligible retiree at a time.
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
Western Force. Fixing Australia's depth by hiring one ineligible retiree at a time.
TWIGGYBUCKS FTW!
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@antipodean So the Force must be competitive but they must only be competitive with locally sourced players?
They are 31 and 26 year old internationals, by the way.
It's actually pretty hard to gauge what NZ actually want. is it competitive teams, or locally sourced talent, or is it new markets, or Pacifika team based no-where near any of it's 'locally sourced players'? flopping around like a dead fish.
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@Stargazer sounds like more of a (fair) shot at NZR to me
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@Derpus said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean So the Force must be competitive but they must only be competitive with locally sourced players?
Wasn't the argument that reinstalling the Force would address Australia's depth?
They are 31 and 26 year old internationals, by the way.
End of their careers until they can get to Europe.
It's actually pretty hard to gauge what NZ actually want. is it competitive teams, or locally sourced talent, or is it new markets, or Pacifika team based no-where near any of it's 'locally sourced players'? flopping around like a dead fish.
I didn't realise I spoke for all of NZ, let alone have adopted those positions.
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@KiwiMurph I'm not sure it's a "fair" shot at NZR. Although the way NZR have been communicating is below par, I think their considerations are pretty valid.
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@antipodean Did i say it was hard to gauge what you want?
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@Derpus said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean Did i say it was hard to gauge what you want?
It was a direct response to me, otherwise you're making up positions for NZ too.
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@antipodean what the hell are you talking about? i said it's hard to gauge what NZ want. All of those things that i mentioned have been discussed by any of fans, media or NZRU.
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@Stargazer said in Aussie Rugby:
@KiwiMurph I'm not sure it's a "fair" shot at NZR. Although the way NZR have been communicating is below par, I think their considerations are pretty valid.
So they initially came out with
"We want teams that are competitive and that fans will want to watch go head to head, week in, week out."Now they want to add 3 new teams from 2022 with the 5 options being Force, BOP/China, Kanaloa Hawaii, Moana Pasifika, Fiji Drua
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@Derpus said in Aussie Rugby:
@antipodean what the hell are you talking about? i said it's hard to gauge what NZ want. All of those things that i mentioned have been discussed by any of fans, media or NZRU.
You'd have to be retarded to think disparate commentaries about different matters rule each other out. What fucking relevance would a Pacifika team in Auckland have with Australian depth or Force competitiveness?
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@antipodean said in Aussie Rugby:
Western Force. Fixing Australia's depth by hiring one ineligible retiree at a time.
I have no problem with this.
My problem with 5 Australian teams is if it is too tightly coupled with central contracting of Australian or future-Australian eligible players.
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@KiwiMurph I assume NZR postponing the addition of a Pasifika team in 2021, because the two candidate teams couldn't assure sufficient competitiveness and financial backing for 2021, means that they'll also use those criteria in assessing whether any of the other possible teams are ready, or not, to be added in 2022. Or at least have the plans ready that can achieve the standard that NZR expects from new participating teams. I don't have a functioning crystal ball whether NZR will indeed apply these criteria; if they do, fine; if they don't, they deserve all the criticism they'll get.
