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He played that season in Flegg while still eligible for SG Ball ffs. He is 20 this year. He could be playing Flegg again next year but he won’t.
Pou was basically suggesting playing Flegg meant the player wasn’t good enough, as he should be playing agst men at 18/19.Most forwards do take time to mature to play in the front line, there are exceptions like Adam Ritson and Mark Omeley , but caution is mostly warranted.
Nobody’s saying they should bypass Flegg. The best SG Ball players move up to Flegg when SG Ball ends and often end up being the best players there too. Not many of them hang around Flegg for long. They’re in reserve grade as soon as they’re ready, e.g. Renisini, Tuivaiti, Guymer, Pryke, Arthur, Talagi and Sanders.
No I explicitly said 20/21. Basically when they’re too old for SG Ball.
And started playing NSW Cup at 20. He left Flegg well behind and had played over 30 games in reserve grade by the age of 22. But there was no Flegg (now under 21s) when he was 20. He played in the old NYC (under 20s) comp. The year he turned 20 he finished the year in reserve grade. The year he turned 21 he didn’t play Flegg at all. As you’d expect from a player with NRL potential.
This guy gets it. Are you sure you’re not me?
We’ve been doing it this way since at least 2023.
Tuivaiti was in Flegg at 19 not 21 ffs
People who watch the game thought Nick Lenaz and Larry Muagatutia were going to be first graders ffs. I’ll stick with the judgment of the professional pathways staff thanks.
No one is disputing players need time to develop, especially forwards.
They are, but they're better humans than you and me.
Your point was that I'm full of shit because I said future first graders shouldn't be playing Flegg at 21. I stand by it. Flegg at 19 is a good milestone for a player with NRL potential. Flegg at 21 shows a player is either behind in his development or is never going to make it.
No ffs. They were signed at the club because we needed to field a Jersey Flegg side. The club knows most of them will never play first grade. In most cases they know exactly which ones as well.
It's like you're the only merkin in this thread who can read ffs
