back to the topic..... ;-)
Roosterphin said:
Concessions can only work when each club has an equal area or share of the junior talent. There is too many advantages to teams like Brisbane, Penrith, Newcastle that have enormous bases.
I mean the demographics have changed alot since 1908 and mostly to the Roosters detriment and the outer suburbs gain.
O'Neill is a moron who is just trying to get at the Roosters. Until there is a level playinf field concessions just wont work.
This is very true. The Chooks are mercilessly bagged for no junior development. Clearly, thise whose mental development is advanced enough to read a map would be above such comments. Over the history of the game, the Chooks ahve more trhan done enough to develop some of the games greats.
Until every club has an equally rich junior area to propagate, such scenarios are useless.
antonius said:
Lets say The Roosters spot a young guy running around in the local junior comp in Taree, they bring him to Sydney on say some sort of scholarship/apprenticeship, and he plays through their junior sides. He becomes classified for the purpose of this a Roosters junior.
That's how Peter Sterling same to Parramatta. He was never classed as a Parra Junior, despite doing his HSC at Fairfield Pats.
And the comment that Penrioths shouldn't be penalised and prevented from nurturing a dynasty....
Sorry, but the Salary Cap is about fiar and equal player distribution. That's why other potential dynsaties, eg parramatta, Canterbury, Cawnberra, Brisbane, Manly and Easts, ended up failing.
No Penrith fan ever complained about that!
