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The season passed is the season passed, and we can now look forward to 2012 in clubland.
How are things looking at the moment?
Interesting.
Matt Tink's proposed in depth investigation into the financial affairs of each club appears to have had it's wheels fall off. Apart from the obvious reason that our Matt has pissed off to join the dark side, such an enquiry would be highly embarrassing for RugbyWA at this time. It wouldn't do for it to be revealed that the only rugby organisation in WA to be in financial doggy doo doos is RugbyWA itself.
Why? Well, partly because the ARU has cut it's annual subsidy by a whopping one million dollars next year, with a geometrically progressive further cut each year thereafter.
Be prepared (yes, yes, I know I've said it before, but this year it'll really happen) for RugbyWA to refuse to pay the clubs' player insurance next season. That'll be an impost of about $20,000 in chook raffles on each senior club.
Be wary also of the possibility of a "Force Levy' being imposed so that the clubs' can have the dubious pleasure of contributing to Cottesloe's premiership aspirations for 2012.
If that were to occur, I would make the novel suggestion that RugbyWA's books be audited by an independent auditor appointed by the clubs, you know, just to make sure our elderly parents aren't being scammed, or living beyond their means.
Moving on (money isn't everything. after all) what's happening in the clubs?
Cottesloe's coach can't be a happy chappie after being tackled into a serious leg injury by one of his own players during training at the Singapore 7's. Purely accidentally of course, but hobbling around on crutches for the entire tournament, and being unable to fly home afterwards, can't have been much fun.
Palmyra's 2011 coach has not reapplied for the job. I suppose there is only so much selfishness a man with cojones can put up with. I hope he sticks around. The club is bigger than the egos of the few, and he is a man of character for whom I have great respect.
How are Neddies going to cope with Hansie trying to run the club all day after being glued to sauerkraut rugby on the internet all night? I hold grave concerns.
It's official, the best paid coaches in WA last season were at Wanneroo, Rockingham and Perth. There's a moral in there somewhere.
Recruiting.? I haven't got a clue. Hopefully Pally have done some, and equally hopefully everyone else has recriuted some prize duds. It's a lottery. I can't wait for the day local juniors with talent stay in their home state to develop their game, but I fear that's a pipe dream in the present WA rugby environment.
Over to the rest of you rumour mongers.
were all doomed, doomed I tells ya!
Dear Lord, if you give us back Johnny Cash, we'll give you Justin Bieber.
for Fulvio,that was an upbeat post
I'm telling you people, the Earth revolves around the sun....
We're O.K. we'll have a new clubhouse to retire into and drown our sorrows.
Now for a bit of seriousness. Yup the Finances at RugbyWA appear to be a bit sad and membership numbers a bit low. Why? .....Because the Force boys have not been finals contenders. But what if community Rugby got behind them to cheer, encourage and lift their spirits?
Success in Crusaderland, Redsland, even Bullsland is built around tribal lism. We don't have the skill level or depth here to go and watch home grown players and coaches make up most of the Force and therefore cheer on our own.
We have to be innovative and build that. If we have 6 or 7 thousand registered community players here, plus supporters and others, there must be some 20 thousand people involved directly or within one degree of separation in community rugby here.
Surely we should be aiming to therefore have 60-75% take up membership of our team?
If there were 15 thousand punters at each game, maybe clubs would not have to foot a 20K Insurance bill?
Well, dad and I'll be there. That only leaves 14,998 to go!
New Roodogs coach
http://www.wanneroorugby.com.au/
Wanneroo Rugby Club is proud to announce the appointment of Tony Munro as Senior Coach 2012
Summary of Tonys Rugby Union background:
Head Coach Merewether Carlton Rugby Club Newcastle
Coach Harvard University First XV
Head Coach NSW Under 17
Hunter Academy Coach
NSW TIP Academy Identification Team
Technical Adviser Merewether Carlton Rugby Club
Played rugby for 20 years in Newcastle
Represented NSW Under 18s and Under 21s
Represented Hunter region from Under 10s through to Opens
Represented Country Juniors from Under 15s to Under 18s
Coaching Achievements:
2010 Head Coach MCRC Minor Premiers
Coach of the Year Newcastle and Hunter Rugby
Club Champions 3 years in a row
2009 Head Coach MCRC Grand Finalist
2008 Head Coach MCRC Finalists
2007 Coach NSW U17s
2007 Coach Harvard University First XV (Ivy League Champions)
2006 Coach NSW U17s (Undefeated in a 6 Game program)
2005 Coach NSW U17s Selector NSWCJRU Under 17
2004 Coach NSW U17s Selector NSWCJRU Under 17
2003 Coach NSW U17s Coach HJRU Under 18 Undefeated Country Champions
Selector NSWCJRU U17s
2002 Coach NSWCJRU U17s Defeated Sydney
2001 Coach NSWCJRU U16s Defeated Sydney
2000 Coach HJRU U15s Undefeated Country Champions
1999 Coach HJRU U14s Undefeated Country Champions NSW State Runners Up
Merewether Carlton U18s Minor and Major Premiers
1998 Coach HJRU U13s NSW State Runners Up, Coach Hunter Sports Academy
Merewether Carlton U18s Minor and Major Premiers
1997 Merewether Carlton U16s Minor and Major Premiers
1996 Coach HJRU U15s Undefeated Country Champions
Coach Hunter Sports Academy Merewether Carlton U15s Minor and Major Premiers
1995 Coach HJRU U14s Finalist Country Championships
Merewether Carlton U14s Minor and Major Premiers
1994 Merewether Carlton U13s Minor and Major Premiers
1993 Merewether Carlton U12s Major Premiers
OTHER
1997 Government appointment to Hunter Olympics Task Force
1994 1998 President Merewether Junior Rugby Club - Club Champions 3 years in a row
Guided all Juniors Coaches through ARU Level II Coaching
1995 1998 President Hunter Junior Rugby Union.
Set Program in place that resulted in our Zone winning 15 of the 16 Country Championships contested
1997-1998 Director Newcastle Rugby Union
2004-2005 Hunter Jaegers Netball Australian National League - Founding Committee Member
2007 Awarded Medal for Service from NSW Government.
Tony is unable to start at Wanneroo until late November because he is running in the New York Marathon to raise money for the Cure Cancer Foundation.
I have included the link to his site for those of you that would like to donate to his charity.
http://www.gofundraise.com.au/page/AnthonyMunro
Not even an All Black trial amongst that lot.
Can't be any good then.