Art Vandalay
Juniors
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boys get over ur 12 year s.hit
its old
confirmation that regan verney has joined the sg ball squad for training as of today
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blocker and wrighty are two different cases in fact wrighty asked to come back and penrith said no which i support he was offered a decent contract to stay but as you said living away bumoed it up lancen left to chase money and he wasnt a kid when he made that decision and a lot of country kids come to penrith because of there reputation of how well they get treated and i know our locals should get treated better but in my opinion the biggest problem is the player managers and the greed of the players we have 14yolds chasing contracts and they havent even played a season of matts to prove themselves they should wait their turn and for this years matts they failed badly and dont deserve to be in front of the 13 guys that played academy ball and the three that played ball for penrith already thats 17 dosent leave much room for 16yolds who as i said failed at matts level
unfortunately you are right about about top line stars getting all the money but they are game winners and you need a base of stars to build your team around it happens in 1st grade but with patience hard work not whinging will pay off, more than half of the players playing 1st grade havent played junior rep footy they are the ones who kept putting in when the stars drop off and believe me they will...besides most fair dinkum players would play the game for free if they love the game instead of thinking what the game will give them.
Although there is some truth to what you say, player managers infact wont make any money off these kids. For them to make any money they have to sign a contract for more than $20,000. The tables really have turned where the kids are actually sucking more out of them. They are demanding boots and shoes and any other sort of clothing that they can get. Not that i feel sorry for them in any way. I dont think kids at 14 and 15 should be getting big contracts but some sort of remuneration for all the travelling that is involved for 3 and 4 nights of training and then game days. Special eating requirements for elite athletes including supplements.
the problem with most player managers is that they get 300 clients hoping that they might get 10 good ones therefore they cant deliver the same attention to each individual its getting like jerry maguire unfortunately and in relation to travelling and comittment at 14or15 the parents should get the reimbursement not the kid he pays for nothing they should have school fees paid for and medical covered thats it and in regard to putting your life on hold thats rubbish what else would a 15or16yold be doing with there time most rep players go out to parties etc after games and in regard to training during the week what are they giving up not many parties etc happen during the week and to add to that sgball have a day off in between sessions to do study,homework entertainment etc during the week and about sacrafice its not a bad sacrafice to make if it pays off pretty lucrative and when a player dosent make it to the top of the tree their lives arent over although some think it is get a grip with reality they are normally young enough to persue another career just some sit around feeling sorry for themselves and miss the chances.
