chisdog
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We have had players developed from u20’s playing first grade that was never the issue. It’s the recruitment of players for the first grade squad that always come up shortShe's looking more like her old man all of the time. It's amazing how strong the Bullfrog gene is.
I'll reserve judgement on the new regime until they have time to put their own spin on the rotting corpse of a club they took over.
One thing that was always a massive issue under Hasler and years before was the lack of juniors or younger players developed after being bought from other clubs. That's always the best way to build a roster and hopefully with the focus on signing young players it will pay off soon, because it's our only hope considering how dire the finances are.
Not since the last batch though. Obviously Finucane, Taupau, Klemmer, Jackson, Barba and others were a great group and they set us back a decade by letting go of them all as well as Cook.We have had players developed from u20’s playing first grade that was never the issue. It’s the recruitment of players for the first grade squad that always come up short
Ok I agree with that. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a link between this drop off and the hiring of ClealNot since the last batch though. Obviously Finucane, Taupau, Klemmer, Jackson, Barba and others were a great group and they set us back a decade by letting go of them all as well as Cook.
But the club haven't produced a lot since then and not one great back or half aside from Barba his first few years before he went off the rails.
Cleal... biggest fraud...Ok I agree with that. I wouldn’t be surprised if there was a link between this drop off and the hiring of Cleal
I think growing up in a footy family with her late father as top dog, it probably all comes naturally to her to be honestShe seems pretty comfortable in charge. None of the political rhetoric that we got from Ray.
I read somewhere that 10 of the 17 NSW origin players are from the country.I liked hearing about her say we want to extend that network to regional areas, because I reckon they are the untapped gems of the NRL at the moment. Everyone focussed on their own leagues, and not what's happening in say the Riverina area of NSW, etc