Wake up, when
Stop clutching at straws. What evidence do you have that the development situation is in great shape now.
You're just another excuse maker
Lol you're telling me to stop clutching at straws? You pointed out 1 grade in 1 year, you're more delusional than I could've ever imagined.
What excuses am I making? It's very obvious that junior development works better when there's a figurehead at a club for many years. As you pointed out the penrith system now has new players coming through each year and then as I pointed out that's because there's gould as a figurehead for 7 years. There was a plan in place for many years and they stuck to it. Same with our club under Brian Smith we had juniors coming through every year because there was a stable leader at the top for many years so a plan was put into place and was stuck with.
Look at our situation from say 2010-2016. We had a lack of stable leadership at head coach from 2007-2013 and as such junior development suffered because no coach, or head of football, could put their junior plan into place and execute it. The worst plan is much better than no plan or changing plan every 2nd pre-season.
It's no coincidence that our best juniors are coming through since we've had a long term coach and a long term junior recruiter alongside them.