Almost 20 years across the two countries. It leaves a mark. 😅

Big win, I think I have the whole row to myself!

The flight from Brisbane to Perth was fine, but it was the easy part.

@bmcsport.bsky.social, @89combo.bsky.social: this could be of interest as you look at the next four weekends☝🏻

Yeah, I still need coffee, but at least I’m not crazy. Have a good flight.

When there’s something to be won (such as next year’s Six Nations), you could argue it makes sense (not least financially), but for this November it seems very different.

Congrats! 🥳

It depends how we define fairness. Does a fair draw give teams an equal chance of reaching the round of 16 (irrespective of their strength), or does it give them a probability that is as close as possible to their strength? And do we maximise average fairness, or minimise the largest unfairness?

Yes, I’ve noticed that it is what you have done, but I wasn’t sure what made it fair. It makes being ranked 6th the best possible ranking (assuming that the rankings actually reflect team strength).

It depends what you mean by fair. Is it about giving relatively weaker teams a leg up, to increase competition, or is it about rewarding higher ranked teams?

You’re very welcome. Pre-ordered and all set to dive into it once it drops.