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Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
11 different logos competing for cut-through.
This is what happens when media equivalency becomes a proxy for sponsorship value.
Just plain madness.
Interesting move from HYROX. Its partnership with World Triathlon will see hybrid racing become a recognised discipline, another step towards its ambition of Olympic inclusion. Cue the debate about whether it's a sport or not, or if that matters.
bbc.com/sport/triathlon/arti…
Those who follow absolutely know how great Volk is, but MMA sits outside the mainstream sport bubble. He gets plenty of respect, just not the same as AFL, NRL, or Cricket stars.
Equivalent achievements in one of those sports, he'd one of Australia's greatest athletes, full stop.
Scott Barrett doing a lot of hard graft to allow Sititi and Lakai to range wide. Good to have him back in black.
A win for commonsense…finally we can have a beer on the footpath outside a pub!!!
dailytelegraph.com.au/news/n…
Every rugby reform debate jumps straight to teams, formats and rules.
Shouldn't the first question be:
What is this competition actually for? And what do fans want from professional rugby?
Purpose first. Structure second.
smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union…
Some of the ideas being discussed are worth exploring. But there's a risk in endlessly tweaking a product that fundamentally isn't working. You can polish the edges, but that rarely fix the core issue.
A twilight AFL Grand Final feels like it's coming whether traditionalists like it or not.
More time to build anticipation. More people watching. More fans making a day of it.
If it doesn't happen before 2031, you'd think it's part of the next broadcast deal
