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They changed kids soccer years ago.
No positions. Parents didn't like it.
Pretty sure they didn't even keep score in younger year levels.
It was all about skill development.
They took this idea from other successful nations.
Why?
Because over here a kid moved through the juniors and when they got to seniors they said lm a fullback.
Or lm a striker.
Why?
Because lve always played there.
The kid mightve been a star in the juniors but couldn't cut the mustard in senior level and got dropped to the point where after years of limited success he drifted away.
Yet he may have been a brilliant defender. But in his head he loved the goal scoring position and tried and tried to make that happen.
What makes Jayden brayley think he's a 9?
Because he's always played there?
He's fast. He can pass. He can kick. Why does he want to play in the forwards in the toughest competition in the world?
Because he's always played there?
Is he a 6?
Why does Trindall think he can dominate Adam reynolds? Cherry Evans? Play 7 at this level? Because he's always played 7 through the grades.
He can defend. Very well. Hes no speedster. He has bulk.
Not your usual mold for top line 7 in the NRL.
As Danny buderus.
Is Tracey a winger. Centre. 6. Halfback.
Metcalf?
Talekai?
Moylan?
Is Kennedy a 6?
Could Hynes be our 1 with his size and what he does at Storm? And WK does a Lockyer? He has the hands and the running game.
The parts don't seem to be assembled right. We are a disjointed hotchpotch.
But that's okay because the season was done weeks ago. The bloke in charge has the vision of Ray Charles - but it will be very interesting to see what comes out of preseason training next year when Fitz starts assembling his team.
No positions. Parents didn't like it.
Pretty sure they didn't even keep score in younger year levels.
It was all about skill development.
They took this idea from other successful nations.
Why?
Because over here a kid moved through the juniors and when they got to seniors they said lm a fullback.
Or lm a striker.
Why?
Because lve always played there.
The kid mightve been a star in the juniors but couldn't cut the mustard in senior level and got dropped to the point where after years of limited success he drifted away.
Yet he may have been a brilliant defender. But in his head he loved the goal scoring position and tried and tried to make that happen.
What makes Jayden brayley think he's a 9?
Because he's always played there?
He's fast. He can pass. He can kick. Why does he want to play in the forwards in the toughest competition in the world?
Because he's always played there?
Is he a 6?
Why does Trindall think he can dominate Adam reynolds? Cherry Evans? Play 7 at this level? Because he's always played 7 through the grades.
He can defend. Very well. Hes no speedster. He has bulk.
Not your usual mold for top line 7 in the NRL.
As Danny buderus.
Is Tracey a winger. Centre. 6. Halfback.
Metcalf?
Talekai?
Moylan?
Is Kennedy a 6?
Could Hynes be our 1 with his size and what he does at Storm? And WK does a Lockyer? He has the hands and the running game.
The parts don't seem to be assembled right. We are a disjointed hotchpotch.
But that's okay because the season was done weeks ago. The bloke in charge has the vision of Ray Charles - but it will be very interesting to see what comes out of preseason training next year when Fitz starts assembling his team.