AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?
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@broughie said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Tim Is he eligible. I think he is one of the best eights out there.
He's been terrible most of SRA - only really coming right this weekend.
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@Nepia not from what I have seen but each to their own. Remember he is playing for the lowly Chiefs.
@broughie said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Nepia not from what I have seen but each to their own. Remember he is playing for the lowly Chiefs.
Terrible might have been an overstatement on my part, I think he's been busy but not really effective, but I don't think he's up in the same bracket as Sotutu, MMT and Akira. He was good on Saturday though.
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@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
If they can share revenue then that could be an option.
I think RA would rather have two games here (one in Bris, one in Syd perhaps) so at least they can pull in some cash.
@barbarian said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
If they can share revenue then that could be an option.
I think RA would rather have two games here (one in Bris, one in Syd perhaps) so at least they can pull in some cash.
Two full houses in Parramatta and Suncorp would be a big help.
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Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
An option to look at, but Rugby Australia and the Auatralian government may want a game over there. Negotiations involve compromise.
The All Blacks are arguably NZ's best brand. That brand will be massively hit by 18 months of inaction.
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@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
An option to look at, but Rugby Australia and the Auatralian government may want a game over there. Negotiations involve compromise.
The All Blacks are arguably NZ's best brand. That brand will be massively hit by 18 months of inaction.
@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
An option to look at, but Rugby Australia and the Auatralian government may want a game over there. Negotiations involve compromise.
The All Blacks are arguably NZ's best brand. That brand will be massively hit by 18 months of inaction.
Or we see what happens when you make something scarce that people want to see, the value and interest goes up.
See SRA for example, first week a large part of the interest was seeing rugby again and getting out of the house, people stayed because the rugby was good.
Part of what has been causing people to drift away from Rugby was the same games, against the same teams, over and over again.
If the next AB teams oversears was after a two year gap, it would be a sellout, no matter where it was. 100 years building the brand, and sustained success, doesn't disappear in 18months.
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@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
Or the Ozzies play them all over here, only they quarantine (their country fucked up, not ours) and we can have full crowds.
An option to look at, but Rugby Australia and the Auatralian government may want a game over there. Negotiations involve compromise.
The All Blacks are arguably NZ's best brand. That brand will be massively hit by 18 months of inaction.
Or we see what happens when you make something scarce that people want to see, the value and interest goes up.
See SRA for example, first week a large part of the interest was seeing rugby again and getting out of the house, people stayed because the rugby was good.
Part of what has been causing people to drift away from Rugby was the same games, against the same teams, over and over again.
If the next AB teams oversears was after a two year gap, it would be a sellout, no matter where it was. 100 years building the brand, and sustained success, doesn't disappear in 18months.
@Kirwan It must be a long time since there were empty seats for an AB test in UK or France or a major game in NZ.
To me, it is a question of ambition. We used to hear the ABs wanted to be the biggest brand in global sport. Manchester United are about to spend £100 million on a single player. The IPL is moving en masse to UAE.
Arranging a couple of All Blacks Test is easy by conparison.
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@Kirwan It must be a long time since there were empty seats for an AB test in UK or France or a major game in NZ.
To me, it is a question of ambition. We used to hear the ABs wanted to be the biggest brand in global sport. Manchester United are about to spend £100 million on a single player. The IPL is moving en masse to UAE.
Arranging a couple of All Blacks Test is easy by conparison.
@sparky said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@Kirwan It must be a long time since there were empty seats for an AB test in UK or France or a major game in NZ.
To me, it is a question of ambition. We used to hear the ABs wanted to be the biggest brand in global sport. Manchester United are about to spend £100 million on a single player. The IPL is moving en masse to UAE.
Arranging a couple of All Blacks Test is easy by conparison.
The All Blacks are never going to be the world's biggest sporting brand
What has Man U making another bad transfer got to do with anything?
What has a sporting comp run by people who only care about their own money, moving their tournament to a country that doesn't care about people, got to do with anything?
The AB brand will neither grow with a couple of tests against Australia, nor shrink without a couple of tests against Australia.
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If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
of course it does. and we'll watch the shit out of it, if it happens
a few pretty serious hurdles to overcome.
If the Wallabies are allowed in to NZ, does that mean those two Warriors players are too?
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If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
Good advertising opportunity too. If you were born the last time Australia held the Bledisloe, you're eligible to drink and vote this year!
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@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
of course it does. and we'll watch the shit out of it, if it happens
a few pretty serious hurdles to overcome.
If the Wallabies are allowed in to NZ, does that mean those two Warriors players are too?
@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
of course it does. and we'll watch the shit out of it, if it happens
a few pretty serious hurdles to overcome.
If the Wallabies are allowed in to NZ, does that mean those two Warriors players are too?
They're already signed off, I think.
So Ozzie stadiums will be allowed to be full for the tests? Are they now?
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@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
of course it does. and we'll watch the shit out of it, if it happens
a few pretty serious hurdles to overcome.
If the Wallabies are allowed in to NZ, does that mean those two Warriors players are too?
They're already signed off, I think.
So Ozzie stadiums will be allowed to be full for the tests? Are they now?
@Machpants said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@mariner4life said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
@KiwiMurph said in AB squad for the Bledisloe Cup?:
If the Bledisloe goes ahead it will basically be a full year since either team has played.
Both teams with new coaches.
Both teams with presumably a decent camp to prepare.
Sounds fun.
of course it does. and we'll watch the shit out of it, if it happens
a few pretty serious hurdles to overcome.
If the Wallabies are allowed in to NZ, does that mean those two Warriors players are too?
They're already signed off, I think.
So Ozzie stadiums will be allowed to be full for the tests? Are they now?
no they aren't. There were too many at one in NSW on the weekend apparently.
