Andrew Condon

@BMcSport The rule doesn’t have to apply to every line marking. there are plenty of examples in rugby where location on field determines a specific rule and where line marking means different things.

@_condo But again, you couldn't have simultaneous grounding on the touchline in the field of play being out, and simultaneous ground in-goal being a try. The same point stands..

Until 2008, the corner post was treated as part of touch‑in‑goal. The law was changed to reduce technical try disallowances, support attacking play in the corners, and improve both officiating consistency and game flow near the try line. 1/2

@BMcSport Just make simultaneous grounding a try.

@_condo If you do that in-goal, it has to be everywhere else, too, Andrew. We can't have a situation where touching the line is out for 100m in the field of play, but then it's in for the in-goal..

Vale Dennis Cometti

* and NRL

With the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games to be held from 23 July to 8 August 2032, followed by the Paralympics, the bigger question is will the AFL and AFL play during this window or are they intending to suspend their competitions by way of a mid season break?

When I last looked at it AFL and NRL were in the top three leagues in the world on a revenue per fan basis

I always find this binary code war narrative bemusing. In reality large numbers of Aussie Rules fans are also Rugby League fans and vice versa. I appreciate the need to push each sport but it’s becoming tiresome. Both are phenomenal sports and businesses in a country of 27m ppl

Wagering ⬇️

About time!!!

A week is a long time in footy

@grazorblade84 @VinceRugari @MattyWindley Fair point. Assumes they have more to spend.

@_condo @VinceRugari @MattyWindley good question! So I think a good analogy would be if you had a closed system for businesses where the owners were complaining about their investment and asked "why would they spend more if we opened it up". They have to to stay at the top, or get replaced by someone willing 1/2

I've really enjoyed the recent documentary on promotion and relegation. I thought I'd give the view of an academic and the economics of P&R greenandgoldfc.com/fan-view/where… @MattyWindley @VinceRugari

@VinceRugari @grazorblade84 @MattyWindley Owners are unwilling to keep funding losses in a closed league, why would they with P&R

@grazorblade84 @MattyWindley A 15% crowd lift, an extremely optimistic prediction, won’t pay for it. Amenity value is not a revenue stream. Owners are scarce and stretched already. This is the reality, like it or not, so we *have* to build differently, creatively, in a managed way, as Matt and I discussed.

For now, outside the AFL, NRL, AO and AGP, sport lives with this constant tension: reach vs revenue. The next phase will see more sports having to contribute financially to secure free-to-air coverage.

Ultimately, it’s the agent’s job to act in the best interests of their client. Their job is to protect the player, progress their career and maximise their value at every stage.

Why isn’t Lomax’s manager being scrutinised more closely? They negotiated a release with no binding commitment from R360 and no contingency plan. Was the assumption really that Parramatta would just roll over on its release provisions when it didn’t work out?

@tommorris32 @venkatananth What revenue multiple is that based on? Getting the money will be the easier task compared to aligning cricket on how any revenue is shared and spend by CA and its state and territory members. More complicated if only some teams take on external investment.

@venkatananth That's AUD and the belief is with an auction it could get up to those numbers.

Some interesting details re: the BBL’s privatisation plans via @tommorris32. Sydney Thunder and Melbourne Renegades to be sold 100% & Perth Scorchers at 49%. 2-3 teams to Indian owners, while also hoping to attract US folks. Each BBL club valued at 150-200m (unsure if AU$/USD)

#jumperclash with the weather. ❄️ Drake Maye trying to find his receivers now a little more challenging.

@JamieWall2 Good read.

Really though, that almost makes it harder to swallow for Robertson. If the players had enough calculation to articulate their thoughts in such a way that impressed a Rhodes Scholar, it shows that it was very much a decision taken in cold blood.