What's wrong with Australian Rugby???

1Mumbles

To fellow forum members,

I would like to pose the following - The Western Force is the reason behind the drop in the standard of the Australian teams participating in the 2007 Super 14 comp. What I meen is that the scattering of an allready shallow player pool has left considerable gaps in the other franchises rosters.

We have seen (I believe) the reverse happening in Rugby League, with the amalgamation of teams, and waiting until the game can handle expansion. This has had a positive effect with more teams being competetive, and turning tipping into a real nightmare Exclamation

I feel that Australian R/U made a mistake by including the Western Force, Hindsight is great I know, but I think it is going to take some time for Australian Rugby to get back to competetive levels that we have become a-custom to Exclamation

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DrKennethNoisewater · Lives Here Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 196

Spot on Mumbles but we need to grow the game some how- problem is who has the answer how?? Smile

rabbs · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:59 pm Post subject:

Buy more league players to improve the game.
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Charlie · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:06 pm Post subject:

Improve the game?
Cancel it forever. Low game, boring as listening to some callers on 2SM

1Mumbles · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:08 pm Post subject:

I think for the short term, you are correct Rabbs, but where is thr Jnr development Question

What happened to the 42 million that the Australian R?U got for hosting the World Cup a few years back Question

Any sport that is struggling, should look at the cricket academy, or even the academy of sport, and use these models to create the next wave of Nick Farr Jones-es, Eales, Kearns and Papworths Exclamation

Me thinks it will take some time before we can create some decent depth in the ARU.
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rabbs · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:11 pm Post subject:

They have their junior development, it's called rugby league.
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Charlie · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject:

They need forwards. They have produced none over the past 3 yrs that can truly compete with the All Blacks and Proteas.
What happened to all that $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ from the WC of 2003. Made over 40 million. Where has that all gone.
Plus we have Gregan, who should have given up at the end of 2003 and gone overseas or quit international football.
It says something that we have had the same halfback since 1994.

1Mumbles · Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject:

To true Charlie, Gregan served his purpose a while back, and as you said, if we had some depth, he would have been gooooone Exclamation

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DrKennethNoisewater · Lives Here Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 196

so are we lookingf forward to the world cup ? Shocked

angpap · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:07 am Post subject:

The Super 14 has been a shocker, so it can only get better Exclamation

rugby_is_great · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 8:13 am Post subject:

We must look forward, looking back is an absolute nightmare Twisted Evil

DrKennethNoisewater · Lives Here Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 196

Put everything on the All Blacks i say. Shocked

1Mumbles · Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 9:41 am Post subject:

I don't no about that Doc Exclamation

I think more money has been lost, than won on the All Blacks in the World Cup...Maybe that new Haka move they do symolizes them choking Twisted Evil

Go The Wallabies Exclamation

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DrKennethNoisewater · Lives Here Joined: Mar 16, 2007 Posts: 196

I am hearing you Mumbles but they look so good this year. Shocked

Taipan12 · Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:13 am Post subject:

all the bears money will be on the Blacks. Shocked

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