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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.
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