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TCT Golden Point – 27 July 2026 – Challenging Biases and Cynicism: Perceptions and Opinions v. Data and Evidence
TCT Golden Point – 27 July 2026 – Challenging Biases and Cynicism: Perceptions and Opinions v. Data and Evidence

TCT Golden Point – 27 July 2026 – Challenging Biases and Cynicism: Perceptions and Opinions v. Data and Evidence

Hey Parra fans, This week my still optimistic yet growingly cynical, data-driven curiosity is taking readers on a numerical journey that attempts to heal my frustrations, challenge my biases and decode my fan fatigue regarding the season thus far. To…

TCT Golden Point – 18 July 2026 – Beyond the Team List: Building Organisational Capability for Premiership Success
TCT Golden Point – 18 July 2026 – Beyond the Team List: Building Organisational Capability for Premiership Success

TCT Golden Point – 18 July 2026 – Beyond the Team List: Building Organisational Capability for Premiership Success

Hey Parra Fans, This week I am continuing on from the recent recruitment discussion and looking at: the correlation between organisational capability and premiership success through the lens of three well established organisational frameworks: Organisational Ambidexterity, Dynamic Capabilities, and The Theory…

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…