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NTA

As long as they follow through on the bit where they help clubs. They can start by reducing fees paid the the national body

antipodean

@Dan54 said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

@Tim said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360518195/not-unrealistic-rugby-australia-set-wallabies-goal-dominating-all-blacks-2029

Bloody good on them. Should be aiming for the top, and this is but a start.

I agree. Setting goals is important as it allows you to identify the steps required to achieve them, measure progress and adapt as required.

Given SA have fucked off to seek greener pastures where they can win (URC snigger) we need Australia to get better.; competition improves the breed.

Tim

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/12/23/billionaire-backed-sports-streamer-buys-foxtel-for-3-4-billion-as-ra-enters-broadcast-deal-end-game/

NTA

@Tim tbh it would be a shame if Fox got the rights back. They were fucking hopeless (Greg Clarke aside) and I much prefer the coverage we get with Stan.

If the federal government has any sense they'll be having a quiet word to 9 about making Stan happen again

bayimports

@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

@Tim tbh it would be a shame if Fox got the rights back. They were fucking hopeless (Greg Clarke aside) and I much prefer the coverage we get with Stan.

If the federal government has any sense they'll be having a quiet word to 9 about making Stan happen again

Coverage is way better on Stan and from a couch perspective that’s great, however if RA can secure more funding going to a DANZ route then surely they need to focus on that

NTA

@bayimports said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

@NTA said in Aussie Pro Rugby:

@Tim tbh it would be a shame if Fox got the rights back. They were fucking hopeless (Greg Clarke aside) and I much prefer the coverage we get with Stan.

If the federal government has any sense they'll be having a quiet word to 9 about making Stan happen again

Coverage is way better on Stan and from a couch perspective that’s great, however if RA can secure more funding going to a DANZ route then surely they need to focus on that

Hopefully it creates competition on the financial front between bidders.

Hopefully the fish heads spend it more wisely than the last windfall, regardless of the source.

Hopefully they they're a heap of it into developing pathways - particularly in western Sydney - and start realigning the pathways.

That's a lot of hope.

And it's the hope that kills you.

antipodean

Isn't DANZ a company that loses a billion dollars a year?

Tim

@antipodean For the last two reported years at least. They're claiming an increase of revenue to GBP3.2B in 2023 (up from GBP1.4B in 2022), but who knows how much more they spent.

https://dazngroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ANNUAL-REVIEW-2023.pdf#page=6.04

https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09676399/filing-history/MzQwNTAxMjU4MGFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

SBW1

https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/01/06/ra-on-tenterhooks-over-schmidts-future-all-signs-point-to-him-leaving-before-the-rwc-and-one-key-addition/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHqyVpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHU6eJh7LQvxnPsDSKgTbkvKdQr95MeHO-YzaAbf_1D0_HPBbS5iZUPJmyQ_aem_WYq9xIzEpxmfpqiakKuVgA

antipodean

@SBW1 I'd be astonished if he didn't stick with them through to a home RWC.

Bovidae

Aust are losing some young players. First Gleeson, now Hooper.

https://www.rugby.com.au/news/tom-hooper-to-depart-act-brumbies-at-the-end-of-2025-2025113

barbarian

These are the sort of fringe guys that we're losing more and more of. Good enough at Super level, probably not quite up to Wallaby quality at the moment.

We just can't pay them what they can get overseas. So I suppose you tip your cap and say good luck. But it's one reason why we can't support five teams and struggle now to support four.