Parramatta Eels Juniors

[T-Boon]

Truth be told Daily Telegraph do a damn good job promoting that competition.
Fairfield had a win Blacktown had a lose.

 

[ALX25]

Valance Harris is now with the Penrith Panthers Flegg side.

Was it a player swap with Luke Bain?

 

[T-Boon]

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/s...s/news-story/6ddb0a4928ee15d333a93eb762231341

 

[Gazzamatta]

I wish ppl wouldn't post Paywalled content. Achieves SFA.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Valance Harris is now with the Penrith Panthers Flegg side.

Was it a player swap with Luke Bain?

Wasn't Isaiah Vailalo one of ours as well? Currently playing against us in Flegg. That's very poor coaching.

 

[T-Boon]

people should consider subscribing to the tele for their coverage of the schoolboy cup. It is pretty good.

 

[T-Boon]

I wish ppl wouldn't post Paywalled content. Achieves SFA.

https://www.ourfootyteam.com.au/blo...irfield-defeat-holy-cross-college/2021/05/27/

 

[Delboy]

Highlights of Fairfield Pats v Holy Cross

 

[ALX25]

Tyrone Sa'u now at the Panthers as well.

 

[ALX25]

How many juniors will make the NSW U19 squad? Chappell might go close for QLD if Walker is ruled out by the Roosters.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Joshuatheeel]

As expected, but gee it’s tough on the juniors. Hardly any footy for 2 years…

 

[hineyrulz]

f**k Covid.

 

[ALX25]

Keanu Wright-Dunrobin has joined the Rabbitohs SG Ball side for 2022.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

KWD has always been in demand every time he comes off contract.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

More like Keanu Wrong-Dunrobin!!

 

[ALX25]

Parramatta JRL confirms rep teams named from 27th September until 1st of October.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I noticed something the other day and thought it would be worth posting here.

Since Phil Gould took over the Panthers system and supercharged their academy, their junior rep teams have had very different results.

	Pre-Gus (2002-2011)	Post-Gus (2012-2021)
Harold Matts premierships	4	0
Harold Matts runners-up	3	1
Harold Matts minor premierships	1 (no minor premier record pre-2004)	1 (2020 season was suspended)
SG Ball premierships	1	2
SG Ball runners-up	1	2
SG Ball minor premierships	1	1 (2020 season was suspended)
Flegg/NYC premierships	2	2
Flegg/NYC runners up	0 (no runner up record pre-2008)	2
Flegg/NYC minor premierships	0 (no minor premier record pre-2008)	2 ('20 & '21 seasons were suspended)

What stands out is that, prior to Gould taking over, the Panthers' Harold Matthews record was even more impressive than ours (3 premierships, 2 runners up and 2 minor premierships) in the same period. Gus certainly seems to have fixed that. They haven't won a Matts premiership since. Meanwhile we have maintained nearly the same success rate (3+3+2) since 2012.

The question needs to be asked then, is Harold Matthews success some sort of poisoned chalice or are we just focusing our efforts in the wrong area of poaching and retention? Am I just having a jersey flog? Because that's where the big NRL clubs are having their junior rep success, Jersey Flegg, and to a lesser extent SG Ball. Harold Matthews Cup is irrelevant. We've won significantly more Matts premierships (20) than any other club (Penrith is second with 7). Meanwhile the last time Parra won the comp in the Flegg/NYC age group was 1990. That's almost as long as our first grade drought. This year's top four NRL teams have all won this age group in that time, including the Melbourne Storm. The Roosters have won it four f**king times since we last did.

 

[Twizzle]

Matts is a showpiece for the other club's recruiters