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Jun 1
FIFA Fever at Gemba continues!!!!
Jun 1
Panini started as a simple sticker album but become a World Cup ritual, bringing generations together through collecting, trading and finishing the set. In a digital world it’s still physical, social and strangely addictive. Which Gemba office finishes their album first?
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Jun 1
Panini started as a simple sticker album but become a World Cup ritual, bringing generations together through collecting, trading and finishing the set. In a digital world it’s still physical, social and strangely addictive. Which Gemba office finishes their album first?
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May 30
The biggest barrier to junior participation is adults.
My son is refereeing local Auckland rugby, because he loves the game. The newbies wear a jersey that says "FIRST YEAR REFEREE". Last week he looked after an under 15s outer suburban high school game. Abused by ADULT coaches, including one who crossed the sideline (illegal) and walked over to the kicking tee to abuse him.
It was all he thought about all week.
Do they want kids to referee? And what example is being set to the players here? Grow up people.
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May 27
Tucks arm and makes head on head contact. If you are adamant about player welfare then that has to be a send off. #origin
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May 26
It’s my favourite time of year: sporting CEO speculation season.
It might be better if people actually did some research.
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May 21
And still we keep asking the wrong questions! The powers at be keep treating the symptoms rather that the causes, and risk iterating on a sub‑optimal product. Meaning you end up optimising constraints, not solving the actual problem.
May 20
I’ve heard Super Rugby is shaping to be a 10-team, 16-match competition. Conference system very much at play. More 👇🏼
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Apr 15
Rugby League is undoubtedly in very good health. But this might be more to do with the fact that NZ was never going to be able sustain 6 SR teams, and Auckland a region of 1.8 people could not accommodate two teams, not to mention the Chiefs are aligned to Counties Manukau
Apr 15
Death of Moana Pasifika can be dismissed as a failed commercial venture. But behind it, is the steady growth of NRL in New Zealand, and a decline in interest in Union. RU is far from dying in NZ. It's too important culturally. But League has a unique chance to become NZ's sport.
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Apr 15
Every Super Rugby reform debate jumps to teams, formats and rules.
Shouldn’t the first questions be:
What role is this competition meant to play, and what do fans actually want from provincial domestic rugby and a trans-Tasman franchise rugby ?
Purpose first. Structure second.
Apr 14
10 teams, open borders: the Super Rugby overhaul officials want as Moana on life support
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Stan have proposed a conference model, clubs want different draw.
Plus, Charlie Cale’s injury update; Tom Wright is back.
👉🏼theaustralian.com.au/sport/r…
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Apr 15
There a some aspects that certainly warrant further discussion. But the risk of iterating on a sub‑optimal product is that you end up optimising constraints, not solving the real problem. You can polish the edges, but the core flaws remain locked in.
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Mar 16
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
Mar 16
Super Rugby officials concede Triston Reilly's try should have stood in final stages of Tahs vs Reds match. TMO in the wrong. smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union…
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Mar 16
Time to do the same with in-goal line marking or simultaneous grounding? From a product quality perspective, rugby’s laws are too nuanced, reducing consistency in officiating and creating an unusually wide gap between good and poor games compared to many other major sports.
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Mar 2
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?
Mar 2
AFL CEO Andrew Dillon has confirmed the league will push to have Aussie rules included at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics:
“Our sport is a sport that should be on that stage. We’ll work closely with the Olympic committee on what form that takes”
@9NewsMelb @FootyonNine
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Mar 1
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
Mar 1
Why does PVL keep talking about the @AFL? The @NRL is irrelevant to @afl fans. They think there is just rugby. They have no idea there is also rugby league - theage.com.au/sport/afl/we-l…
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Mar 1
When I last looked at it AFL and NRL were in the top three leagues in the world on a revenue per fan basis
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Feb 26
Wagering ⬇️
The NRL could bring back Monday night football as part of a shock Channel 7 bid to poach the game’s broadcast rights.
STORY 👉 bit.ly/4tWeG5u
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Feb 18
About time!!!
Feb 17
A close watch on Christmas night cricket at the soon-to-be-floodlit Junction Oval. Cricket Australia wants it. Convincing a non-Victorian franchise to play is the key.
@SEN_Cricket @1116sen
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Feb 14
A week is a long time in footy
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