adamkungl
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Sounds like Melbourne and Broncos have pretty similar recruitment systems then. So if Melbourne "poach the shit out of an entire state"....
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broncos did`nt want Cameron Smith... so he came to Melbourne. thank you broncosLol you make it sounds like it's easy. Basically all our players who have come from Queensland would have signed for Brisbane if offered a contract. But you, and the other two Queensland clubs, simply miss the talent.
Imagine if the broncos had a good scout or two...
By poached you mean sign unwanted players and turn them into superstarsSo since all the Storm did to earn this title is poach the shit out of every QLD junior side under the sun for all their best talent, I guess it's safe to assume every other club introduced into the NRL (whenever the f**k that is) will also be de-facto QLD clubs?
Don't forget Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, Broncos didn't want them either. And Cowboys didn't want Cameron Munsterbroncos did`nt want Cameron Smith... so he came to Melbourne. thank you broncos
Yeah I'm not as naive as IBM.
Plundering the Raiders is our strategy of late, Milford and TPJ should be running around in green tbh, but that's what happens when you chuck a tanty and hand over Souths Logan.
Yeah I'm not as naive as IBM.
Plundering the Raiders is our strategy of late, Milford and TPJ should be running around in green tbh, but that's what happens when you chuck a tanty and hand over Souths Logan.
So since all the Storm did to earn this title is poach the shit out of every QLD junior side under the sun for all their best talent, I guess it's safe to assume every other club introduced into the NRL (whenever the f**k that is) will also be de-facto QLD clubs?
Just on number 1. Can you narrow it down a tad, there's a pile of theseIf they also check these boxes:
1. founded by the biggest Fwit QLDer of all time;
2. their academy is based in QLD;
3. their home support base all support QLD in state of Origin and hate NSW;
I think people need to evolve and accept that as long as players are staying in RL, preferably in the NRL then it doesn't matter who trained them or where they come from. Its not 1956 where you would expect every kid to stay in his suburb working and playing!
This is actually an argument for the NRL and its affiliates to fund and control Jnr RL so we don't fall into this BS about where a kid was born and played Jnr league mattering to where he goes into elite programs and eventual makes his NRL debut. Up to 16 they should be playing in local high quality well run cheap to play local comps, then they can be signed to whoever spots them and makes the kid the best offer in terms of his future opportunities.
Most of Melbourne Storm's top players are Queenslanders: Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith, Cameron Munster, and Will Chambers.
The remainder of the key players are either Kiwis (e.g. the Bromwich brothers, Tohu Harris, Nelson Asofa Solomona) or Fijians (Vunivalu/Koroibete/Waqa).
Isn't it time that Melbourne Storm decided that it is a priority to retain Victorian origin players (e.g. Mahe Fonua, Gareth Widdop) or else relocate to Queensland.
Melbourne is the 4th Qld team . . . wow, you think . . . fmdMost of Melbourne Storm's top players are Queenslanders: Billy Slater, Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith, Cameron Munster, and Will Chambers.
The remainder of the key players are either Kiwis (e.g. the Bromwich brothers, Tohu Harris, Nelson Asofa Solomona) or Fijians (Vunivalu/Koroibete/Waqa).
Isn't it time that Melbourne Storm decided that it is a priority to retain Victorian origin players (e.g. Mahe Fonua, Gareth Widdop) or else relocate to Queensland.
Brisbane should have an entire state to themselves!!!!
How did Inglis slip through their grubby paws?Don't forget Billy Slater and Cooper Cronk, Broncos didn't want them either. And Cowboys didn't want Cameron Munster
So since all the Storm did to earn this title is poach the shit out of every QLD junior side under the sun for all their best talent, I guess it's safe to assume every other club introduced into the NRL (whenever the f**k that is) will also be de-facto QLD clubs?
By this standard the Roosters are the fifth Queensland team.
How did Inglis slip through their grubby paws?