2025: Week 2 finals

[Gary Gutful]

That's good enough for me.

There are only 9 20 year olds though…

In all seriousness he’s going OK. The fact that he is playing in the NRL as a 20 year old is

The riff were completing at 100% for 60+ minutes you were getting nothing from them that game.

Will be interesting how they handle Sunday arvo in Brisbane of the Broncos want a chance they need to be putting pressure on them for 80 minutes.

 

[hindy111]

There are only 9 20 year olds though…

In all seriousness he’s going OK. The fact that he is playing in the NRL as a 20 year old is

I remember Gus saying Burton was the best jnr of the lot when he was coming through at Penrith. Pick of the lot.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Damn. Posted before I finished…the story of my life.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I just looked at list of 20ylds or younger and I haven't heard of barely any. We have Tuivati, Silva,Guymer. Sam and Silva woukd make the top 10.

These merkins all turned 20 or younger this year:

Raiders
Martin (1 game)
Stewart (1)

Storm
No merkin

Bulldogs
Galvin (14)
Rinakama (6)

Broncos
No merkin

Sharks
No merkin

Warriors
Halasima (25)

Panthers
Edgar (1)
CcLean (22)
JcLean (2)
Talagi (21)

Roosters
Foketi (19)
Steep (22)
Va'a (1)

Dolphins
Naufahu (7)

Seagulls
Hopoate (22)
Walsh (1)

Eels
Da Silva (9)
Tuivaiti (11)

Cowboys
Lahrs (7)
Purdue (24)
Shibasaki (1)

Tigers
Da Silva (11)
Fainu (14)
Galvin (10)
Kaulili (1)
Laulili (4)
Makasini (1)
Mason (7)

Bunnies
No merkin

Dragons
Buchanan (5)
Halangahu (5)
King-Togia (17)
Pasifiki Tonga (10)

Titans
Bai (1)

Knights
Arthur's (2)
Hopwood (1)
Hunt (12)
McEwen (16)
Votano (1)

As we see, the best teams tend to have fewer under 20s players in first grade and the worst teams tend to have the most. Obviously there are exceptions. That's why they're called exceptions.