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Parramatta Eels Juniors

oldmancraigy

Coach
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1. Patrician Blacktown really have a record of flopping. They must have been huge favorites.
2. As I've said there is way more passion around high school football than SG ball and Harold Matthews (they cut to the crowd at the end and there were these huge group of young kids probably year 7s going ballistic). It is a real potential vehicle for growing the game.
3. So many things could be done to grow HSF.

Blame Terry Hill for killing the draft, and possibly HS footy with it. Sadness.

How good would it be to have a national schools comp on TV and in-season. The best players enter a draft to become NRL eligible (and the Tigers get the first pick most years I assume 😉)
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
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It'll be good to see him finally compete against grown men. Iongi is 21 this year and has been playing reserve grade since he was old enough for SG Ball.
 

Obscene Assassin

First Grade
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It'll be good to see him finally compete against grown men. Iongi is 21 this year and has been playing reserve grade since he was old enough for SG Ball.

He performed much better than Lynn in Flegg, surprised he didn't get a crack at some point in the year. Maybe they played it safe with Lynn as he got cup time the year before?
 

Poupou Escobar

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He performed much better than Lynn in Flegg, surprised he didn't get a crack at some point in the year. Maybe they played it safe with Lynn as he got cup time the year before?
Or running against Flegg defences doesn't translate well to NSW Cup form. Lynn's running game doesn't seem to be a strength. He is more of a kick/tackle half, which makes him better suited as an NRL backup. Like Jake Arthur.
 
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