Why do players all have to be rushed into first grade exactly? Geez we have ruined some players by doing exactly that.
what players have been rushed into first grade?
we do quite the opposite actually
any decent talent coming through gets wrapped in cotton wool for ages which i believe does nothing for their confidence
doing your time in NSW cup is a handbrake because it is not a proper reserve grade competition anymore
it should only be used to gauge whether quality candidates from NYC can match it physically with the men and that's it, if they cut the mustard them pump them through if the positions are available, it's a production line, cogs need to start moving quicker
most of the other teams use the NYC as a spring board for their talent straight into first grade, i just can't understand why we are using NSW cup as a nursery for player development, it's a flawed approach IMO