All clubs should have a minimum quota of players from development countries

[BranVan3000]

I think it would be a really good way to grow the international game, we are seeing more Fijian, English, now even Papua New Gunea and French players coming to the game.

Getting international players into the NRL club environment alone would increase the standard of quality in international teams outside the standard New Zealand, Aus, England domination.

Why not make a minimum three players in the cap from countries where the game could feature significant growth. Maybe target strong rugby countries and poach rugby players, so South Africa, Ireland, France as well as Fiji, PNG etc.

 

[Paullyboy]

We bags Nicaragua

 

[eozsmiles]

The Knights should be pretty much set already. They've got McManus (Scotland) and should have two of the Sims (Fiji) shortly.

 

[Bazal]

Quotas are what has got South Africa to the top of the sporting tree! Wait....

 

[The Enforcer]

Bullshit.

 

[Twatface Magee]

Yeah definitely, we should all just lower the quality of our squads for the fun of it. Good suggestion.

 

[dogslife]

Souths surely have 3 players from Redfern. That's close enough.

 

[Canard]

I'd go one further and make them cap exempt, so clubs actively try to recruit and develop rather than fill a quota.

 

[TheDalek079]

having a quota for ladies would be more effective

 

[BunniesMan]

This is a ridiculous idea. Like most times quotas are mentioned. Clubs should never ever have quotas in the playing squad. FFS this is professional footy.

And just look how many maori and islander players there is without any quota. Clubs pick players they think can help them win. Not on what race the bloke is.

 

[Canard]

All the rednecks are inevitably jumping on this as some sort of race issue.

It's nothing to do with race.

I think it's not the worst idea around, I'd remove the quota and encourage it by cap exemptions however.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Ugh, I agree with Hoppity. I don't like quotas.

However I have said for some time that there should be an extra 250-300k per club available for one year scholarship style players from growth nations. They're not allowed to play first grade but can play NSW Cup and NYC in that first year. For 300k every club could bring 3-4 over a year and test them out. Worst that could happen is they go back home after a year a better player, best case scenario they get given a first grade contract.

I'd definitely like to see more done to encourage scouting and developing players from other nations, but not because of a forced quota system.

 

[docbrown]

Bran, you are right. The more players from outside the Big 3 playing in the NRL the better those nations would perform on field.

The NRL should set a certain number of cap concessions for each target country. Clubs would get them on a first come, first served basis. That way it's not forced on clubs - you get your targets but it puts the emphasis on the clubs to identify and nurture international talent.

We should definitely be poaching marquee rugby players, especially those who would lift teams like Wales, France, Fiji etc

 

[BranVan3000]

All the rednecks are inevitably jumping on this as some sort of race issue.

It's nothing to do with race.

I think it's not the worst idea around, I'd remove the quota and encourage it by cap exemptions however.

Not many will do it unless its an expectation, but I totally agree cap exemptions should be part of it

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Semi Quotaradra

 

[BranVan3000]

Yeah definitely, we should all just lower the quality of our squads for the fun of it. Good suggestion.

How would it lower the quality? Are the likes of Semi Radrara lowering the quality of the team?

Of course its up to the teams if they want to just pick up a minimum wager, or a marquee poached from rugby.

 

[eozsmiles]

A couple of ex-players were trying to get the NRL to do some development work in Fiji and a whole bunch of fans on this forum called it unfair. No talk of quota's or cap exemptions - it was just coaching clinics and development from what I read. Get some of the guys into league instead of rugby.

If that got some fans offside, I'm not sure how talk of cap exemptions and quotas will go.

 

[Usain Bolt]

They need a quota on how many players can have tattoos

 

[Canard]

A couple of ex-players were trying to get the NRL to do some development work in Fiji and a whole bunch of fans on this forum called it unfair. No talk of quota's or cap exemptions - it was just coaching clinics and development from what I read. Get some of the guys into league instead of rugby.

If that got some fans offside, I'm not sure how talk of cap exemptions and quotas will go.

LU shouldn't be used as representative of anything, let alone society, however.

 

[Perth Red]

I would like to see better scouting in PI nation, even if it has to be RU players as we are so sht at developing the game outside two states.