T-Boon
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no, I see those as expansion areas. The code should be embarrassed by the fact the city and easts and north sydney are handed over to other codes.
We have always been too proud of being working class.
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We did that off the back of our defence. We struggled big time to score points. If we had an elite spine we would have won the comp.
...and don’t you start either!
Hello, there!
All well and good to have an elite spine, mate. But, other players need to step up and shoulder responsibilty as well.
No good having an elite spine if you have a sub-standard shoulder.
Too true. I assume you're ribbing me. If not, please exspleen.
What if he starts huffing paint?
He'll go with BA to Penriff.
Do you not find it surprising that the most elite junior talent yet to play NRL (Joseph Suaalii) ended up in Souths' junior system and then refused to sign with anyone other than the Roosters? This kid is from Mount Druitt ffs. He's been on the radar of every NRL club since he was ten years old. Yet he ended up signing with Souths, and when it came time to sign an NRL contract it was only the Roosters. There's something dirty going on when the most supremely talented kid doesn't play junior reps for his local club, and then won't even re-sign for a strong club like Souths. If you think we were any chance of 'developing' (poaching) a player like that you've got rocks in your head. I guarantee if a young Jarryd Hayne hadn't been a head case there's no way the Roosters, Souths or Storm would have let him stay at Parra.
Yep. When the ruck rules changed after 2017 and we could no longer shift the ball so easily it became obvious we'd need to rebuild our pack to match the new rules. Unfortunately contract law and the salary cap mean you can't just sack who you want and replace them with someone better. You need to wait for their contracts to expire. Alvaro was happy to sit in reserve grade for a year rather than take a pay cut. Thank f**k he wasn't prepared to sit out 2021 as well.
The Tigers used to have one of the best junior systems in the NRL, winning SG Ball in 2012-13 and NYC in 2013. They produced plenty of players who went on to play Origin and win premierships and Dally M awards. Where are these merkins now?
Yes you can, just through good coaching and playing to your strengths. However without the elite spine you won't cope with pressure against the top teams come finals time. Sound familiar?
Well that's my f**king point. What is a club really, other than the people who run it? If Politis and Crowe are happy to burn cash and effort giving their clubs an unfair advantage how are other clubs without these sugar daddies supposed to compete with any sort of consistency?
Penrith isn't part of Sydney. That's where their retention advantage lies.
This is where @Avenger needs to step up for the greater good.
