* The Illawarra junior base is one of the biggest in NSW so of course the Dragons are going to have more local juniors in their team.
Well duh :shock:
Nurturing such a good junior base helps produce talent and ensures the future of the game, not just at the Dragons.
* Despite having one of the biggest junior bases the Dragons are one of the top clubs when it comes to number of players signed in the last 10 years.
What do you mean by "one of the top clubs". Top 2 or 3 - doubt it. Top 50% - perhaps. Source please.
* The Canterbury district is more similar in size to the St George district. We currently have 5 Canterbury juniors in our squad. You have 1 St George junior in yours.
You're still missing the point - St George / Illawarra is a joint venture. You seem to acknowlege that only when it suits your argument. What you're trying to do is like leaving out the Bankstown juniors and only counting the Canterbury juniors.
Approximately half our squad are made up St George / Illawarra juniors. I must confess I don't really follow your club closely, like you do ours. Could you please list those five juniors for me? I'd also like to know which ones are from Canterbury and which ones are from Bankstown?
* Because of our smaller junior base we rely on scouting talented youngsters or unwanted journey men and turning them into superstars.
Trial and error hey? and for the majority that don't work out throw 'em on the trash heap. Great family club. Did I mention that Greenberg is head and shoulders above any other CEO in the game :lol:
* We are the reigning Harold Matts and SG Ball champions (as well as NSW Cup champions).
But all you guys can keep telling yourselves we are the bad guys who do nothing for junior development and are out there stealing superstars from other teams.
We don't need to tell ourselves that, we already know. I'm actually telling you, and it seems to be upsetting you.
Let me ask you this - how many of your juniors have we poached over the years?
