Danger, Will Robinson, Danger.

[GIGS20]

For what its worth - nothing has been mentioned about this levy to any of the Sydney Subbies Competition.

Yet.

Probably being subsidized by the NSWRU. (by that I mean the ARU)

[Hansie]

Fulvio, whilst I agree with your sentiments, may I just point out a couple of anomalies.

The admin guys I have had the pleasure of meeting at both RugbyWA and ARU are bloody hard workers and doing a fair bit over longer hours than your average HSU official from Dobell.

Once our beautiful code became professional - we started replacing the love of the game with win at all costs. Too much funding went myopically on prima donna players, clubs and new franchises. With a registered plaing base a poofteenth of South Africa and the U.K. 3 other footy codes to compete with in Winter and prematurely winning the world cup in 1991, we simply overstepped the mark - right down to club level including Pally.... I put it to you that many in your club saw a pathway for talented players to the Force and beyond... quite rightly so...the majority got on board, Firepower came along, Bledisloe cup winning coach came along, TV money came in and so on.... BUT we stopped winning!

No one told the players, including the expensive, Turqiri's and Sailors that you must still love the game, play your heart out with mud in your face and blood on your knees. Sadly now the past is catching up and to get our feet back on the ground and re-assess everything, we have to pay the bills.

Rest assured your union fought hard with the ARU over this team payment, but to cover the costs of even managing the game at our amateur level is expensive. We cannot get qualified refs for free, or touch judges. Adminstrators who create competition schedules, keep points, manage the judiciary, manage player registration, all cost money.

[chertubler]

So what happens if the clubs just say no what could the ARU do they are not the tax man ?

[westies man]

Rest assured your union fought hard with the ARU over this team payment, but to cover the costs of even managing the game at our amateur level is expensive. We cannot get qualified refs for free, or touch judges. Adminstrators who create competition schedules, keep points, manage the judiciary, manage player registration, all cost money.

Can we try some unqualified refs for free and see how they go.Don't worry about a judiciary,everyone I know that went there was innocent and down at Wests anyway can I get back to you about player rego,won't be till around final's time

[wholetruth]

So what happens if the clubs just say no what could the ARU do they are not the tax man ?

According to The West story:
The money raised, expected to be around $60,000, will replace a similar amount being withdrawn by the ARU from its $200,000 funding of RugbyWA's community rugby.

Over a barrel comes to mind

[Hansie]

Yup, RugbyWA could tell ARU GGF.

Then how do we fund our Community Rugby? who pays for Hilly, Shakey, Coops, Tobes and all that they do?

Which club or who will now arrange games, keep comp tables, run SMART rugby clinics, select State squads and teams, allocate refs, co-ordinate insurance, man the judiciary all for nothing???

[Pitythefool]

Was recently informed that 12 of the ARU admin/"non essential staff" were recently let go in a house cleaning exercise. At least they are trying to reduce costs...

[The InnFORCEr]

Sure it's not just a re distribution of Executive Salaries?

[Happy]

"non essential staff" were recently let go in a house cleaning exercise....

Dingo

[Ralto]

We cannot get qualified refs for free.

Easy each player chips in $2 before the match and hand it over to the ref before the match.

[Ralto]

Yup, RugbyWA could tell ARU GGF.

Which club ...will now arrange games, select State squads and teams, man the judiciary

Leave it as it is (cheeky grin)

[RugbyRef]

Easy each player chips in $2 before the match and hand it over to the ref before the match.

Basically how it works in the UK.

Most of us do it for the love, most refs money will buy them a new set of boots and some petrol if they're lucky.
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[fulvio sammut]

Keep doing it for love then, just like every other mediocre player, official and volunteer has for a hundred years.

God forbid referees seek to be paid for their services; people might expect a standard from them a little higher than abysmal.