Parramatta Eels Juniors

[strider]

Like we needed anymore reasons to hate Manly.

Yeah f**k the Manly Roosters

 

[Delboy]

Manly have had the bus from our district to Brookvale for the juniors for at least 10 years. 2 years ago, they transported a whole team from our juniors weekly, they got fed up winning 50-0 each week, and came back after 6 weeks

Balmain do similar, Roosters offer places to numerous Parra juniors, seems to have got a life as they spread their wings into the Bulldogs area. A good friend of mine is a player manager, takes calls all the time from Manly asking him to target juniors and funnel them to the Sea Eagles.

Usual luke warm response from the NRL, when do they ever take a stand

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why would the NRL want to stop these kids from getting opportunities from NRL clubs?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

What is stopping us doing exactly the same thing with our jnrs as Manly/Rooters are? Do they just spend more, or are they better at targeting the right kids......or do we just think that we own them because they happen to be born out west?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We already spend plenty on junior reps. All these Kiwis and country kids aren't playing in our SG Ball side because our home ground's over their back fence. Obviously there's a budget, and you can't keep all of them.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

We already spend plenty on junior reps. All these Kiwis and country kids aren't playing in our SG Ball side because our home ground's over their back fence. Obviously there's a budget, and you can't keep all of them.

That's right. So we make a choice about where we want to spend our money. So do other clubs. I don't get exactly what the problem is. Maybe I'm missing something.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I guess if they live closest to our football office they should only be allowed to play for us, and if we can't offer them a spot in the team or give them the cash or scholarship they're after then they should be frozen out of playing for anyone else. Haven't you seen Oliver!?

 

[parrathruandthru]

What is stopping us doing exactly the same thing with our jnrs as Manly/Rooters are? Do they just spend more, or are they better at targeting the right kids......or do we just think that we own them because they happen to be born out west?

The problem is the age 13 years old. If nothing is done when we go to sign them at 15 they wont be available. Then there will be a gap in our succession plans. Let em play footy instead of being pressured to choose an NRL club.
Manly signed Steven Hales as NSW cup coach for a reason and that is his knowledge of the Parra system and association with Westfield sports High School

 

[Delboy]

Manly also signed Gareth Holmes dor that reason, knowledge of our juniors. They had David Penna there for years too, if you have good systems you can expect this to happen.

Should be some protection until these kids don't make our junior reps, but dont expect the weak NRL to do anything unless it impacts the Dogs or Roosters

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If it makes the kids happy what's the problem? We have a great system and kids want to play there. Training is also a lot closer to most of them than Brookvale or Moore Park. We'll still get most of the best ones and it's easy to poach them back before the age of 18. And by then you're limited by the salary cap anyway.

 

[strider]

That's right. So we make a choice about where we want to spend our money. So do other clubs. I don't get exactly what the problem is. Maybe I'm missing something.

They come and entice them with beaches and sand ffs .... we need to build a f**king beach

 

[hineyrulz]

They come and entice them with beaches and sand ffs .... we need to build a f**king beach

Parramatta river not good enough for these Merkins FFS??

 

[Stagger eel]

They come and entice them with beaches and sand ffs .... we need to build a f**king beach

mate, get out of your ivory tower in the shire and head out to west and check out wet n wild...FFS!!

 

[T-Boon]

Pretty cool article on Jesse Cronin in the Maitland Mercury. Look up Mercury website.

Says when he was concussed last season he was actually in a coma for 6 hours.

 

[Forty20]

I can't speak highly enough about Jesse Cronin and Kyle Schneider as young men. On top of being excellent rugby league talents they are both just really pleasant kids to have a yack to.

The article T-Boon mentions puts into perspective how rough the road has been for Jesse. He has earned his Australian School jersey and then some.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And still played three grades that day, smashing merkins and topping the tackle count.

 

[Forty20]

Shame this game isn't televised. Dylan Brown just channeled Benji Marshall in the 2005 GF with a ridiculous run and flick pass to put Reed Mahoney over as the half time siren rung out. And this kid turned 17 two months ago.

 

[hineyrulz]

Shame this game isn't televised. Dylan Brown just channeled Benji Marshall in the 2005 GF with a ridiculous run and flick pass to put Reed Mahoney over as the half time siren rung out. And this kid turned 17 two months ago.

Whats the score champion???

 

[Forty20]

20-12 our way at half time. Newcastle have played really well and forced half a dozen line drop outs with quality grubber kicking. Parra have been equally strong in defence though and despite the lopsided possession rate to the Knights, a late flurry from Reed Mahoney and Dylan Brown before half time saw us go from 4-12 down to 20-12 up.

You can follow the live updates here!

 

[hineyrulz]

20-12 our way at half time. Newcastle have played really well and forced half a dozen line drop outs with quality grubber kicking. Parra have been equally strong in defence though and despite the lopsided possession rate to the Knights, a late flurry from Reed Mahoney and Dylan Brown before half time saw us go from 4-12 down to 20-12 up.

You can follow the live updates here!

Cheers Legend.