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Decline of quality in the NRL

thorson1987

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Back on topic, I believe the rot started when the league took up Dennis Fitzgerald's proposal to go to a two tier national comp - 1st grade & under 20s and dropped reserve grade to a state level.

I think it was 1st, reserves and U21s (or U23s) at the time.

The last of the players who came out of the old system - Thurston, Cronk, Smith etc are starting to retire & the result is a massive drop in standard.

Previously players who needed time in reserve (open age) grade to mature their skills got it but were still around 1st grade. But under the Fitzgerald plan, under prepared 20 year olds filled in the vacant first grade spots (some looked good in an age comp due to their size & maturity but once they hit an open age comp that disappeared but the NRL & clubs persisted. Players sent back to State Cup were continuosly overlooked and moved on.

So after 10 odd years we have the massive drop in skill levels in the domestic game and, I think Homo man is probably right the Poms will get us. Not due to an improvement in their game but the drop in standard of our game.

Reserve grade was at a state level long before the NYC came in.
 

Canard

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Look the problem I had is everyone making fun of me cause of my name. Also the fact that I am gay. Yes it probably was a stupid decision to put that as my name. If you look at the previous posts people slowly but surely started taking jabs at me. Sure it was pretty funny in the beginning but it started getting pretty old and offensive as it went on. I’m really tried to not be that pc dick but I was getting offended. It’s like if started taking jabs at your wife or say your overweight. At the beginning is something to snigger at but as it goes on you start feeling sad and offended. Then when I say something. I have to deal with guys like you. I’m being serious here by the way. This is not a joke to me.

Have a cry you whiny bitch
 

The Rosco

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Look the problem I had is everyone making fun of me cause of my name. Also the fact that I am gay. Yes it probably was a stupid decision to put that as my name. If you look at the previous posts people slowly but surely started taking jabs at me. Sure it was pretty funny in the beginning but it started getting pretty old and offensive as it went on. I’m really tried to not be that pc dick but I was getting offended. It’s like if started taking jabs at your wife or say your overweight. At the beginning is something to snigger at but as it goes on you start feeling sad and offended. Then when I say something. I have to deal with guys like you. I’m being serious here by the way. This is not a joke to me.
So, the short and blatantly obvious answer is . . . don't call yourself fkkng homoman 69.
If you do, well, how do I put this ? . . . what the fkk did you expect ?
At least with Wittyfan, we were unsure if he was a female, or a gay bloke. For a while at least.
If I call myself 200kg fatmerkin . . . and make references to me liking the odd donut . . . and get ridiculed because of my weight . . . well duh . . you'd be right in saying I brought it on myself.
Mate, I couldn't give a rats arse what you like to stick your dik in. But we are here as a rugby league forum. We just dont need to know the rest of your life. Let alone see you getting upset because of a reaction to a very inciteful and provocative name.
If you are loud and proud, good luck to you, but surely you see that there might be reactions to your being loud. Or proud. . . because of your username.
I don't tell you what religion I am. Or skin colour. Or political bias. Or what investments I own.
Why ? coz this a rugby league forum. The rest is my business. If I choose to make it public then I can hardly get offended at any reaction.
You shouldn't expect to be entitled to any favourable treatment just because you are gay.
Thats it, Now Im gonna take my liberal voting, hindu dark skinned arse for a ride past my unit block.
 

Perth Red

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If you brought in a reserve grade wouldn't that just relegate NSW and qlnd cup further down the pecking order in terms of talent and pathways into the NRL? Would reserve grade really be much higher quality than the current State comps? Lastly could NRL clubs afford a reserve grade side and set up?
 

Homo man69

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Each NRL club should carry 2 squads. One being in reserve grade and paid less. Any player at any time should be able to be promoted to the NRL squad. This business of not being able to promote a younger player cause of the salary cap sucks. We are actually losing players cause of this. Jackson Hastings was a big loss.
 

hutch

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If you brought in a reserve grade wouldn't that just relegate NSW and qlnd cup further down the pecking order in terms of talent and pathways into the NRL? Would reserve grade really be much higher quality than the current State comps? Lastly could NRL clubs afford a reserve grade side and set up?

NSW Cup is reserve grade, there would be no difference in standard.
 

T-Boon

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I am of the opinion that getting rid of lower grades for NRL clubs is the way to go for the betterment of RL. The NRL clubs should just have a first grade squad and they should have nothing to do with lower grades or juniors. The game will improve if the NRL clubs tenticles go no further than their own team.
 

magpie4ever

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I am of the opinion that getting rid of lower grades for NRL clubs is the way to go for the betterment of RL. The NRL clubs should just have a first grade squad and they should have nothing to do with lower grades or juniors. The game will improve if the NRL clubs tenticles go no further than their own team.

We have seen how that has gone over the last 15 years; with the quality of play going to pot in that period.
 

T-Boon

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We have seen how that has gone over the last 15 years; with the quality of play going to pot in that period.

What?
Over that period every club has had a reserve grade and under 20s team plus JF and SG ball or equivalent.
The last 15 years has been ruined by Bellamy et al and the ten metre rule.
 
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