Where we had room in first grade we brought them in. Where wet didn’t they chased the money elsewhere. That’s how it’s supposed to work. It’s about having options, not keeping all your best juniors.
Marata Niukore, Reed Mahoney, Jaemon Salmon, Oregon Kaufusi, Maika Sivo, Ray Stone, Stefano Utoikamanu, Sean Russell, Brendan Hands, Luca Moretti, Blaize Talagi, Ethan Sanders all had their NRL debuts and all have T30 deals for next year.
That's all from 2018 onwards, there were others pre-2018 that debuted and have had NRL careers. If we have another repeat of 2007-2013 we will once again see a drought of juniors coming into and staying in first grade.