Junior pipeline? Ahhh no. Many teams have better pipelines than the Dogs. With every team looking to improve their roster year on year and us not having a good pipeline or talent identification protocols in recent times...we must buy more established players. This costs us more to put a competitive roster on the park. So more like:
What are you on about? You can create your own junior pipeline if you have a good scouting system. They don’t all come from the Canterbury Bankstown district. A lot of work was done by Koury when he was a board member to get this in place and it will be working in the next couple of years.
The games against Penrith , Melbourne and the Roosters last year showed how far away we are from the top teams. Combined score against us of about 126-16.
Don’t forget that we lost 6 games by six points or less.that is with the unfit and no attacking squad we had this year.so I’m looking for improvement in defence,fitness and game management.
Our identification processes have been ordinary for 8 years or more. Who was the last identified player from local or other localities ranks that we identified as a 15 to 18 year old and turned into a FG star? Identification of 15/16 year olds now become FG players in 4 to 7 years time. Looking at our juniors we don't have much coming through.
Just because they have been ordinary doesn’t mean they always will be I’m not talking about it happening tomorrow there’s already processes in place that improved. There’s at least 3 high quality juniors in the system that have huge potential to be FG star. Topine, Alomoti and Joe O’Neil could be anything it doesn’t mean they will and it doesn’t mean other player won’t come out of the ground too but the club has given itself the best chance of happening now.
Josh Addo Carr has the runs on the board and when Brandon Smiths announced the above will be completed
Brandon Smith and Emre Guler. I'd line up the team differently (definitely including Averillo in the 13) but them 2 for sure.
We don't need to replace Hopoate for the sake of it. He's been one of our best over the last couple of years. He's a very solid centre.
You're probably right if we were to get Momo (that rumours gone a little cold) and he did a really good job filling in until Okunbor returns from injury. I'd prefer moving DWZ on but might not be possible without contributing too much.Dont disagree, If we got Momo and he worked out we probably dont renew an aging Hoppa though do we? Or maybe DWZ goes one likely has to if Momo was a success is my point...big IF obviously as he hasnt even been signed
