Parramatta Eels Juniors

[ALX25]

NSWCIS U15 Boys
Jake Capovilla
Khan Jackson
Lorima Seuseu
Thomas Jackson

NSWCIS U18 Boys
Cyrus Bloomfield
Levi Funa?
Samuel Polley

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Starting to wonder how good this Storm Flegg side is

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And why these merkins aren’t playing reserve grade

 

[JokerEel]

Get him into the NRL side already!

 

[JokerEel]

And why these merkins aren’t playing reserve grade

Why?

 

[Gazzamatta]

Get him into the NRL side already!

Looks like a 5/8.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

I hope Josh got a talking to

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why?

Because that’s where the best under 21s should be, if not the NRL.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

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I hope Josh got a talking to

Josh Derkin?

 

[JokerEel]

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I hope Josh got a talking to

What did he do?!

 

[JokerEel]

Because that’s where the best under 21s should be, if not the NRL.

Why? Flegg is under 21s..

Do you just bump them up because they showed potential in Flegg?

Or do you create a team culture where you have to develop in your age group before you get to jump up the next grade?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Why? Flegg is under 21s..

Do you just bump them up because they showed potential in Flegg?

Yes. If they are potential future NRL players, they more likely to be playing cup by 20.

Obviously there are examples of NRL players that didn't, but it wouId be pretty rare, and good chance some sort of circumstance for why they didn't.

Or do you create a team culture where you have to develop in your age group before you get to jump up the next grade?

That happens in Matt's / Ball not flegg

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why? Flegg is under 21s..

Do you just bump them up because they showed potential in Flegg?

Or do you create a team culture where you have to develop in your age group before you get to jump up the next grade?

Well if you ask every single NRL club they will tell you that the best under 21s should play against grown men. If they’re still playing Flegg then they aren’t the best in their age group.

That’s rarely the case in SG Ball, for example. The best players usually aren’t physically ready to play against adults.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes. If they are potential future NRL players, they more likely to be playing cup by 20.

Obviously there are examples of NRL players that didn't, but it wouId be pretty rare, good chance some sort of circumstance for why they didn't.



That happens in Matt's / Ball not flegg

ffs

 

[JokerEel]

Yes. If they are potential future NRL players, they more likely to be playing cup by 20.

Obviously there are examples of NRL players that didn't, but it wouId be pretty rare, good chance some sort of circumstance for why they didn't.



That happens in Matt's / Ball not flegg

Probably why we had so many kids with potential turn into potatoes...

 

[JokerEel]

Well if you ask every single NRL club they will tell you that the best under 21s should play against grown men. If they’re still playing Flegg then they aren’t the best in their age group.

That’s rarely the case in SG Ball, for example. The best players usually aren’t physically ready to play against adults.

Probably why we had so many kids with potential turn into potatoes...

 

[JokerEel]

I am starting to think you both are the same person btw..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Probably why we had so many kids with potential turn into potatoes...

How do you know they had potential? The ones that actually went on to play first grade are the ones who had potential. Why do you think the potatoes ever had NRL potential?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I am starting to think you both are the same person btw..

We are both smart and understand how junior development works. We learn it from watching NRL clubs do it. Not just our own club and then criticising everything as failure. The Eels develop juniors better than most clubs. The ones that do it better than us don’t do anything differently, they are just better at recruitment (poaching).

 

[JokerEel]

How do you know they had potential? The ones that actually went on to play first grade are the ones who had potential. Why do you think the potatoes ever had NRL potential?

Because I have been doing this for a long time now..
There may be a handful of merkins on here that I think are more knowledgeable on football.

 

[JokerEel]

We are both smart and understand how junior development works. We learn it from watching NRL clubs do it. Not just our own club and then criticising everything as failure. The Eels develop juniors better than most clubs. The ones that do it better than us don’t do anything differently, they are just better at recruitment (poaching).

Ha no