Why spend money on imports if your juniors are so good?
Your team buys players just like any other. If you want to keep all your juniors sign them up and let the imports go.
In our team (of the 25 player who have played in 08); Finch, Lowrie, Gulavou, Wagon made their debu at other clubs. Of them Lowrie and Joe have played 10 games for parramatta (8 lowrie in 2 years and 2 Joe). Wagon has played 200 games for parramatta and came here as a winger, and was transformed into a backrower.
Finch is the only player who was a established first grader before coming to parramatta and has had consistent showing in the first grade team.
Of the otehr Burt is a knights jnr we pinched, and Moimoi a Rabbits reject.
We bring players here from Tonga and NZ just like any side, but we develop our players, some actually come over from NZ and live in Cabra and Blacktown, which jnr leagues are part of the parramatta district (in RL).
Someone like Inu was born in NZ but came here and grew up here, but parramatta didn't bring him to Australia, that was his parents who thought Australia had better oppertunity.
Western Sydney is a large area, and I know from playing Jnr footy around here the comps are very good, with some great talent.
The best talent in the NRL is in Western Sydney, and most of them Islanders (thats why AFL will fail here to). Guys like Mortimore (greystanes jnr), Keating bros (Cabrra) aswell are locals aswell.
Parramatta are not very active in the Market, and havn't signned a Maquary player since Tahu (who was injured and wanted to move rather than chassed hard)
We lost Tahu - replaced Inu
Marsh - replaced Keating
Smith - Replaced KK
Vella - replaced Cordoba
Morrison - Replaced Mateo
McKinnon - Replaced by Reddy
