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TCT Golden Point – 10 July 2026 – The Deal is Done, What’s in it for us? And The Great Governance Goose Chase
TCT Golden Point – 10 July 2026 – The Deal is Done, What’s in it for us? And The Great Governance Goose Chase

TCT Golden Point – 10 July 2026 – The Deal is Done, What’s in it for us? And The Great Governance Goose Chase

Hey Parra Fans, what a week it’s been! My multi-generational inherited disdain has been positively bolstered by Sundays upset; the State of Origin left us gasping for air regardless of what side you’re on, and the recruitment discussions at Parramatta…

TCT Golden Point – 28 June 2026 – The Gap Between Well Resourced and Well Revered: Dollar Value v Total Employment/Employee Value
TCT Golden Point – 28 June 2026 – The Gap Between Well Resourced and Well Revered: Dollar Value v Total Employment/Employee Value

TCT Golden Point – 28 June 2026 – The Gap Between Well Resourced and Well Revered: Dollar Value v Total Employment/Employee Value

Greetings Parra fans, and welcome to another fashionably late but thorough TCT Golden Point. This week I am drawing heavily on my natural inclination to find new ways to merge my professional life with my love of the Eels and…

TCT Golden Point – 20 June 2026 – The Game Behind the Game: Gambling Culture and the Accountability Gap
TCT Golden Point – 20 June 2026 – The Game Behind the Game: Gambling Culture and the Accountability Gap

TCT Golden Point – 20 June 2026 – The Game Behind the Game: Gambling Culture and the Accountability Gap

Greetings TCT Readers, happy bye-round and welcome to another edition of TCT Golden Point. This week I look at the broader cultural and administrative issues beneath the Ashley Klein gambling controversy. As always I hope you find it insightful and…

TCT Golden Point – 12 June 2026 – Stronger Together: Supporting Emerging Change with a Whole System Cultural Shift
TCT Golden Point – 12 June 2026 – Stronger Together: Supporting Emerging Change with a Whole System Cultural Shift

TCT Golden Point – 12 June 2026 – Stronger Together: Supporting Emerging Change with a Whole System Cultural Shift

Hey Parra Fans, TCT Golden Point is back after a short hiatus. This week’s TCTGP looks at the emerging player-led cultural shift taking place in Australian Rugby League, and whether broader system-wide change is needed for that movement to reach…

TCT Golden Point – 31 May 2026 – The Executive Exit, the Power Shift, and the Corporate Minefield
TCT Golden Point – 31 May 2026 – The Executive Exit, the Power Shift, and the Corporate Minefield

TCT Golden Point – 31 May 2026 – The Executive Exit, the Power Shift, and the Corporate Minefield

Hey Parra fans, welcome to this week’s issue of TCT Golden Point. This week I am taking an evidence based, but ultimately subjective look at the resignation of NRL CEO Andrew Abdo: the fall-out, the next steps and the volatile…

TCT Golden Point – 23 May 2026 – Expansion Equity, Competitive Balance and Fan Fatigue
TCT Golden Point – 23 May 2026 – Expansion Equity, Competitive Balance and Fan Fatigue

TCT Golden Point – 23 May 2026 – Expansion Equity, Competitive Balance and Fan Fatigue

Hey Parra fans, Welcome to this weeks edition of TCT Golden Point, where I broadly explore rugby league expansion over-time and whether the current system is fair, balanced and sustainable. As always I hope you find it insightful and engaging.…

TCT Golden Point – 15 May 2026 – The PNG Paradox: Selling the Dream, Corporate Social Responsibility and Benefit Beyond Symbolism
TCT Golden Point – 15 May 2026 – The PNG Paradox: Selling the Dream, Corporate Social Responsibility and Benefit Beyond Symbolism

TCT Golden Point – 15 May 2026 – The PNG Paradox: Selling the Dream, Corporate Social Responsibility and Benefit Beyond Symbolism

Hey Parra fans, welcome to this week’s edition of TCT Golden Point where I fly down ridiculously overcomplicated Rugby League related rabbit holes, so you don’t have to. Tax concessions, cap exemptions and player safety concerns for the PNG Chief’s…

TCT Golden Point – 8 May 2026 – Regulation, Power and Influence: It’s a Business
TCT Golden Point – 8 May 2026 – Regulation, Power and Influence: It’s a Business

TCT Golden Point – 8 May 2026 – Regulation, Power and Influence: It’s a Business

Hey Parra Fans, Welcome to this week’s issue of TCT Golden Point, happy game-day and greetings from sunny Townsville. This week I am looking into regulation, power and influence across the NRL, and how it impacts the game’s core employment…

TCT Golden Point – 1 May 2026 – Due Diligence by Design: Balancing Safety, Sustainability and Spectacle
TCT Golden Point – 1 May 2026 – Due Diligence by Design: Balancing Safety, Sustainability and Spectacle

TCT Golden Point – 1 May 2026 – Due Diligence by Design: Balancing Safety, Sustainability and Spectacle

Hey Parra Fans, Welcome to this week’s edition of TCT Golden Point. This week, I explore whether the game’s evolving design is being engineered with sufficient regard for safety, sustainability and competitive balance from a due diligence perspective. I thought…

TCT Golden Point – 25 April 2026 – Hope Restored, Inherited Disdain and Development Drivers in Theory and Action
TCT Golden Point – 25 April 2026 – Hope Restored, Inherited Disdain and Development Drivers in Theory and Action

TCT Golden Point – 25 April 2026 – Hope Restored, Inherited Disdain and Development Drivers in Theory and Action

Hey Parra Fans, Welcome to this week’s TCT Golden Point. The better late than never edition. This week we are looking at that epic win, the generational impact of loathing Manly, and how a pre-smartphone theory provides clarity to the…