B-Train
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Why can't you have both? It's not like he's neglecting the next few seasons. Kikau and Mahoney are huge signings that will make us much more competitive. Hopefully Ciraldo makes an impact as a coach. He was the most sought after coaching prospect across the league in the last few years for good reason.. Gus is addressing the present while also building for the future.You can bring in 1 thousand talented kids...
But if you dont pick the best 17 to play every week and pick them in the right spot and have them playing top notch and effective footy, it's all to no avail.
Yes you'll make finals but you ultimately need to win the premiership otherwise no one cares.
Not discounting what Gus is doing....it has the potential to yield "continued success" as Ivan Cleary put it. But you need to have success before you can have continued success and that all comes from the coach and coaching structures rather than a talent nursery
As I said, three to five years from now, some of these prospects could become stars that we have on affordable deals as opposed to having to overpay to get established young talent from other clubs once they hit FG.