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@therugbycolumn Very late to the party boys and comes across a me too

An ANZAC Day Rugby Test between the Wallabies and All Blacks would be an incredible way of marking a sacred weekend for the two nations. It is also an opportunity for Rugby Union to have its marquee moment, much like State of Origin or the AFL Grand Final 🏆

@GregAFC How did this happen - I just don’t understand how they went from passing interest to so many fans across every city in NZ filling up stadiums and they absolutely love the warriors across the country

This is crazy….🤑🤑🤑

@MikeMeehallWood Grow the game will help you and your club. It’s a mindset shift. You need leadership that understand that

Super League’s marketing gets hammered - but what it does, it does well. Community. Engagement. Retention. These are buzzwords - but they work in rugby league. Expansion? That’s the problem.

@MikeMeehallWood But these community individuals want their club to be around for the next 100 years. You need to think big and think growth. Of course uou need to be realistic but don’t think about your own little pond and think this is enough. There are sharks out there ready to eat you

@TUnlimitedd Good on him. Keep an eye on your 💰

Chacha Peter Siddle at 41 years of age pulled out a baddie at only 20 years of age 😯😳

@MickinGong Going for the dragons will do that to you right now. Take care and all the best - you’ll be back soon enough

I've followed, played, coached and supported Rugby league for a very long time. Always looked forward to the upcoming games on the weekends as well as test matches and Origin. I have lost interest now. They're turning the game into touch football. Set restarts have stuffed it.

@CamMagicMan Vlandys factor - he has been amazing for NRL & results are there for all to see

Lets check how "great" NRL/NSWRL average Round 8 crowds were in corresponding random Fixtures of bygone years! 1976- 10,519 1983- 5,025 1994- 15,048 (Year pre SL) 2003- 13,967 Those putting current NRL crowd growth squarely on "population growth" are just in denial

@LeeroyLives @au_sport What a sad man you are to have to come on here and write that - get help

@au_sport The 2 biggest NRL crowds combined were still smaller than the ANZAC Day match crowd at the MCG 😂

NRL R8 Crowds Tigers v Raiders - 17,153 Cowboys v Sharks - 17,888 Broncos v Bulldogs - 42,775 Dragons v Roosters - 40,381 Warriors v Dolphins - 34,812 Storm v Rabbitohs - 25,694 Knights v Panthers - 23,986 Sea Eagles v Eels - 17,329 Total: 220,018 Average: 27,502 Season Avg: 22,956 #nrl

@realRick_AUS Probably meth

Carlton walkout to the banner, you can see elijah hollands body and hand movements weren’t right even before the game. Carlton are in deep trouble. The afl can’t hide what everyone can clearly see.

@ParraBklyn @TheParraEels Stop playing the victim dude

It’s funny when Storm lose the journos are like oh poor Melb they’re riddled with injuries but @TheParraEels have 12 players out and they carry on how rubbish we are 🤣

@flushingitgolf Our investors won’t fork out the money that was provided by PIF and will be way more stringent on ROI.

LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil was just on the broadcast and spoke about upcoming structural changes. He mentioned LIV “probably” needing to raise money and also mentioned “blending LIV and the national opens.” Full transcript: Scott: “To tell you, given the momentum of this business, we're really excited about where we are and the position we are. This notion of secret meetings and getting summoned to New York, I live in New York. So it's easy to summon myself there. But there's a lot of reaching and grabbing for headlines and clickbait and stories. “For us, it's like we're business as usual, but if you want to ask me if this business is tough, I would say, absolutely. If you asked me if we were managed very, very tightly? I would say, absolutely. Can this be challenging? Absolutely. And that's what we signed up for not just me and you, everyone here that's with us down in Mexico City. We signed up for this adventure and it is the ride of a lifetime. Or should I say round of a lifetime?” Arlo: What is the future of the league as you see it? Scott: “How we go forward is what I'm really excited about. I talked about some structural changes. They're coming. You can ask just about the 50 people I met in Augusta. I rolled out the plan. We have one, and it might seem surprising to people, but I will tell you, like this notion of bringing teams to market, I had 2 calls this morning. “You know, this notion of, do you have to raise money? Probably. Like, this is business, but if we keep the trajectory going the way we are and the revenue growth going, this is going to be a really good business for a really long time. “And I have to ask you one thing. I love, I'm American. I love the US market. It's the number one TV market in the world, period, in a sense. The number one sponsorship market in the world, period, in a sense. In golf, in sport. “But long term. Do you want to bet on 340 million people or 7.5 billion people? That's all I'm saying. That's the only difference is I'm taking a 7.5 billion person bet. And that's something we should be excited about. Because golf should be seen around the world with some of the biggest stars in the game. And that's what we're doing.” Continues in thread. 1/4

@TeeTimesPub The interview confirms all the rumours over the past 48 hours. He looked like a man under a lot of pressure

#LIVGolf CEO Scott O'Neil breaks down the future of LIV Golf, potential structural changes, what he'd say to prospective LIV players, media coverage, and more. Briefly turned into an ad there for a bit, but he seems to be full steam ahead and optimistic about the future. 🔽🔽

@Sean_Zak @GOLF_com That was pre Iran war. Things are a lot different now and Saudis likely been losing shitload of cash - all pet projects will need to be reassessed

As to LIV Golf's viability moving forward, here is the most recent capital injection, dated Feb. 1, the first week of its season. $266.6 million, signed for by Yasir Al-Rumayyan on behalf of the PIF. If it's the final PIF investment, at least it was a big one.

@jedigoodman All the jiri lovers on here having a cry is some funny shit - cry more

Carlos Ulberg on Jiří Procházka: There was no mercy in there. He was full of fear, hesitation and that's what got him clipped. Later: Carlos Ulberg: There is no way he gets that rematch. I don't see him getting past Ankalaev. He gets his ass beat from Ankalaev and I don't see him in the top picture anymore. #HelwaniShow

@NOlivier17 The girl in the background confirms that is a bunch of BS

What really happened to this woman 👩

@offtheleash_81 Ryles still has his P plates. So he has no idea what to do with all the injuries - he is learning on the go

The coach has no game plan

@TheParraEels Whoever is defensive coach is clearly doing a terrible job and job should be at risk

FT. #PARRAdise

@codesportsau @footyindustryAU I’m sure afl and NRL fans would also cross to motorsport - what are they taking on lol

Team bosses have called for a visionary leader to replace departed Supercars CEO James Warburton and capitalise on global F1 fan discontent - while taking on Australia’s footy codes. FULL STORY: bit.ly/48B6gas

@PMalinauskasMP What a crock a shit 💩. How does doing stuff in SA help the nation? It helps SA. So just be honest about it and not gaslight with BS

Why Gather Round matters to South Australia.

@SthWestVoice West Tigers bandwagon fans are on the way

southwestvoice.com.au/tigers-knights/ Full house tipped for Tigers, Knights clash at Campbelltown on Sunday