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For discussion on the 2024 RMC and Shield seasons.
Does that mean the Silktails will drop out of RMC and enter Flegg?I have been waiting for the obligatory "we are entering a team in the SS" posts.
Saying that it would be good for some pre covid teams to re appear.
For me there is something good about the Silktails, maybe its the reasoning behind it. I have heard that something like 90% of their players are under 21
By your remarks, you are happy with the status quo. Sydney rugby league needs a stronger Third Tier competition to provide pathways for those younger players declared not up to NRL standard. For the majority of players leaving Jersey Flegg without an NRL contract the opportunities are limited. I love watching RMC and SS football, but I lament it's decline post COVID. Supporting the Silktails does nothing to improve this situation and yes let them play Jersey Flegg as the better players end up at East's anyway.I have been waiting for the obligatory "we are entering a team in the SS" posts.
Saying that it would be good for some pre covid teams to re appear.
For me there is something good about the Silktails, maybe its the reasoning behind it. I have heard that something like 90% of their players are under 21
This reflects the problem where player numbers have plunged so much that the code virtually consists of 1st Grade and then nothing much above under 15's. The days when Club Celebrity could field 10 1st graders and not finish minor premiers in a 17 team Eastern Suburbs A Grade competition are long gone.I thought I had replied, but oh well. No I am not necessarily happy with the status quo. Growth is great. I would especially like some of the pre covid teams to return to RM and SS.
I also think NSW have not given these comps the attention they deserve and they right royally screwed up the points system. There are plenty of players that are too good for A grade but not Cup level, to me thats RM and especially SS.
But my other comment was regarding people posting that their club (or friends club) was entering one of the comps especially SS, when they hadn't been approved .
Michael Golden returns to SS coaching at Glebe after 5 years at Coogee Dolphins.Couple of coaching appointments for Season 24. Brothers RMC Jake Foster, SS Darryl Hamilton. Cabbra SS Jamie Bransby. Wenty SS Nathan Carr. Any other news?
Is there a separate Manly Cup side or are Blacktown still Manly's feeder ?Mounties will be a feeder to Blacktown in NSW Cup. Mounties have the desire to return to the NSW Cup in the next couple of years
Will be the same arrangement as what Penrith Brothers had with Blacktown Workers in NSW Cup. Instead Mounties take the place of Brothers and feed Blacktown Cup which feeds Manly NRL. No seperate Manly side in Cup.Is there a separate Manly Cup side or are Blacktown still Manly's feeder ?