Super Rugby Trans Tasman

[shark]

@yourmatenate said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark
Brumbies draw is 3 weeks away in NZ against Saders, Chiefs and Blues. Tell me again how bad things are for your teams

That's one team. Meanwhile the Force, Waratahs and Rebels all started at home didn't they? The Force got two home games to start.
Do you think because of the imbalance in standard, all the Australian away games are unfair??

[booboo]

@yourmatenate said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark
Brumbies draw is 3 weeks away in NZ against Saders, Chiefs and Blues. Tell me again how bad things are for your teams

Chiefs .... SRA Final in Chch, then 3rd best Strayan team 4 hours worth of time zones away in Perth via at least a bus trip to Auckland, probable stop over in Sydney (not sure if there are direct flights), 4 time zones back to Hamilton (stop over and bus), play 2nd best Australian team, bus trip to Akl and flight via probable stop over in Brisbane to get to Townsville to play best Australian team, with 2 hour time difference, then return via probably Brisbane, then Auckland then bus to Hamilton, backwards over two hour time difference ...

How's the Brumbles little hops up the country compare?

[Crucial]

@yourmatenate said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark
Brumbies draw is 3 weeks away in NZ against Saders, Chiefs and Blues. Tell me again how bad things are for your teams

Joking aside the road trip is probably preferable to hopping back and forth across the ditch and to and from Canberra.

[Bovidae]

@booboo The Chiefs will also be playing 10 games in a row with no bye weeks. Both the Brumbies (Rd 10) and Reds (SF) had a week off before their final.

The organisers should take into account all of the travel (for all teams) and look to play at least 2 away games consecutively in the future.

[shark]

The future is clear. The only way to make the draw fair for Australian teams is to regularly intersperse those 'ouchie' games against NZ opposition, with numerous points-building home derbies, and to play 75% of games at home.

[KiwiMurph]

If they are going to run the same format next year having a week off between domestic finals and round 1 trans Ta$man makes sense.

[Dan54]

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

The future is clear. The only way to make the draw fair for Australian teams is to regularly intersperse those 'ouchie' games against NZ opposition, with numerous points-building home derbies, and to play 75% of games at home.

Yep if we play same format next year we will get same results, they need to mix up the games.

[KiwiMurph]

@dan54 Not sure that's the answer. The benefit of the domestic Aus comp is they get a guaranteed Aus winner - look at the success of the Au final.

[Snowy]

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

and to play 75% of games at home.

So try distort the results? Should we give them a points start as well?

I'm not having a crack at you, just that it still has to be as fair a comp as possible. We haven't had that for years anyway, with guaranteed home finals and conferences but I wouldn't like to see us regress to that sort of thing. The Aussies will get better by playing better teams all of the time, both home and away.

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@dan54 Not sure that's the answer. The benefit of the domestic Aus comp is they get a guaranteed Aus winner - look at the success of the Au final.

I'd expand the Aussie SR comp to 10 teams, providing a pathway for players and more content for broadcasters.

[shark]

@snowy said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

and to play 75% of games at home.

So try distort the results? Should we give them a points start as well?

I'm not having a crack at you, just that it still has to be as fair a comp as possible. We haven't had that for years anyway, with guaranteed home finals and conferences but I wouldn't like to see us regress to that sort of thing. The Aussies will get better by playing better teams all of the time, both home and away.

I was taking the piss. Of course there shouldn't be any concessions just because Australia can't turn out competitive sides. That would make the comp a sham on a greater scale even than the conference finals rep system we used to have.

[shark]

@dan54 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

The future is clear. The only way to make the draw fair for Australian teams is to regularly intersperse those 'ouchie' games against NZ opposition, with numerous points-building home derbies, and to play 75% of games at home.

Yep if we play same format next year we will get same results, they need to mix up the games.

Or even if we play a full round robin we could get a scenario where an Australian side goes well in local derbies, can't beat NZ opposition, but makes the finals because the NZ teams beat each other up.

[Snowy]

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@snowy said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

and to play 75% of games at home.

So try distort the results? Should we give them a points start as well?

I'm not having a crack at you, just that it still has to be as fair a comp as possible. We haven't had that for years anyway, with guaranteed home finals and conferences but I wouldn't like to see us regress to that sort of thing. The Aussies will get better by playing better teams all of the time, both home and away.

I was taking the piss. Of course there shouldn't be any concessions just because Australia can't turn out competitive sides. That would make the comp a sham on a greater scale even than the conference finals rep system we used to have.

Yes it would, not sure that we are finding solutions to the "super" TT being a bit shit though. Home and away for the top couple of teams from each SRA might work, with a final at the end? Dunno haven't thought enough about it.

[antipodean]

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@dan54 said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@shark said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

The future is clear. The only way to make the draw fair for Australian teams is to regularly intersperse those 'ouchie' games against NZ opposition, with numerous points-building home derbies, and to play 75% of games at home.

Yep if we play same format next year we will get same results, they need to mix up the games.

Or even if we play a full round robin we could get a scenario where an Australian side goes well in local derbies, can't beat NZ opposition, but makes the finals because the NZ teams beat each other up.

The situation we had in the semifinals with the conference system.

[Bovidae]

Here are your referees for Round 3.

Hurricanes v Force
Friday 28 May, 7:05pm
McLean Park, Napier
Referee: James Doleman
Assistant 1: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 2: Brendon Pickerill
TMO: Mike Fraser

Waratahs v Crusaders
Saturday 29 May, 5:05pm
WIN Stadium, Wollongong
Referee: Graham Cooper
Assistant 1: Matt Kellehan
Assistant 2: James Quinn
TMO: James Leckie

Blues v Brumbies
Saturday 29 May, 7:15pm (NOTE 7:15PM KICK OFF)
Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Damon Murphy
Assistant 1: Ben O’Keeffe
Assistant 2: Lauren Jenner
TMO: Glenn Newman

Reds v Chiefs
Saturday 29 May, 9:45pm
Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville
Referee: Nic Berry
Assistant 1: Reuben Keane
Assistant 2: Brett Cronan
TMO: Ian Smith

Highlanders v Rebels
Sunday 30 May, 2.35pm (NOTE 2:35PM KICK OFF)
Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown
Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant 1: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant 2: James Doleman
TMO: Mike Fraser

[Derpus]

@antipodean I'm pretty sure this is tongue in cheek but it's my preference.

The Aussie SR sides won't be competitive with their NZ counterparts. Even with major structural reform and a sudden influx of cash that meant we could actually retain our talent, it'd still take years (five to ten at least), before they are up to speed.

TT is a complete non-starter.

To be honest, it's kind of hard to see how RA gets itself out of this death spiral at all. Every single alternative option for players is more attractive. Salaries in Japan and Europe are only bettered by the salaries in AFL and NRL.

[ARHS]

@bovidae Chiefs lucked out with choice of Assistant 2.

[Crucial]

@arhs said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

@bovidae Chiefs lucked out with choice of Assistant 2.

It's OK we have Smithy as TMO. He'll help out.

[Tim]

@bovidae said in Super Rugby Trans Ta$man:

Damon Murphy

Hope there isn't a big change in the way the scrums are reffed.

[Bovidae]

@tim Murphy has usually rewarded the dominant scrum. He also has blown plenty of penalties and is not afraid to dish out the cards.

I'm expecting the Brumbies to use the lineout drive more. Force the Blues to defend or concede penalties and YCs.