Raiders poach Roosters junior

[Big Mick]

thats what i mean 2004. It'd stop a shitload of poaching, leaving some players to go on and play with their clubs.

 

[taxidriver]

I think "The Business" should change his name to "The Clueless" :lol:

 

[Kiwi]

It took the business 15 posts to make himself look like idiot, thats gotta be some kinda record, even for a Roosters fan.

 

[Southernsaint]

I'm still trying to fathom how the Raiders have the biggest junior nursery in the League...

Cheers,
Ben S.

 

[antonius]

Jermain Ale has the potential to be every bit as good as Anthony Tupou, who went to the Roosters at the same time as Jermain, and was establishing himself as a future star there before injury. He is a great pick-up for the Raiders, believe me.

 

[taxidriver]

It took the business 15 posts to make himself look like idiot, thats gotta be some kinda record, even for a Roosters fan.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[KFC]

Ale is an outstanding prospect who will blossom at the Raiders.

With the amount of quality 3/4s at the club he's a longh way back in the line and was a long way from playing 1st grade withus just like Joe Williams was. But look at how Williams is going at Souths!

As for Soward Canberra will rue the day we pinched him. He will be a Super Star.

 

[TheEye]

Jermaine has been killing it in lower grades..... great signing for Canberra.

As for the poaching a rooster junior..... bit of a stretch for even me that one :lol: :lol:

 

[Steven Gerrard]

I'm still trying to fathom how the Raiders have the biggest junior nursery in the League...

Southern Highlands, up to Canberra and past Canberra towards Cooma etc and towards the coast, most of those players play through the ranks in Canberra. Eg: Laurie Daley, Todd Carney, Michael Weyman.

 

[Southernsaint]

I'm still trying to fathom how the Raiders have the biggest junior nursery in the League...

Southern Highlands, up to Canberra and past Canberra towards Cooma etc and towards the coast, most of those players play through the ranks in Canberra. Eg: Laurie Daley, Todd Carney, Michael Weyman.

In square KM's perhaps, but surely Penrith & Parramatta have more juniors registered??

Cheers,
Ben S.

 

[hrundi99]

Don't forget the Riverina, and then up to Crookwell (Toots), Young (Woolford, Davico) and Goulburn (Carney).

 

[rufus youngblood]

And how many players do they buy from the bush and other clubs,All clubs are guilty of poaching talent at a young age.
Its just that some talent scouts are better at it than others. :shock:

 

[thickos]

I'm still trying to fathom how the Raiders have the biggest junior nursery in the League...

Southern Highlands, up to Canberra and past Canberra towards Cooma etc and towards the coast, most of those players play through the ranks in Canberra. Eg: Laurie Daley, Todd Carney, Michael Weyman.

In square KM's perhaps, but surely Penrith & Parramatta have more juniors registered??

Cheers,
Ben S.

Probably right. But considering the quality of local juniors that come through in the Canberra/Southern Highlands region and end up at the Raiders or other NRL clubs, we do OK I think.

 

[legend]

Matt Elliott will soon knock that potential out of him. :lol:

 

[Roosters Grim Reaper]

Thought so.

Idiot Sowad wasnt poached he turned up to an Nelson Bay roosters trial wanting a run and got a contract on the spot.I know I was there -the pen was in my hand.

 

[Southernsaint]

Thought so.

Idiot Sowad wasnt poached he turned up to an Nelson Bay roosters trial wanting a run and got a contract on the spot.I know I was there -the pen was in my hand.

Nelson Bay is a Roosters catchment area?? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Cheers,
Ben S.

 

[greeneyed]

Ale is a Knights junior.

The Raiders make big junior development efforts right through far southern NSW.

The Roosters not only sign other club's juniors who have been developed through to first grade. They sign them up at Flegg level eg Soward, who is ALSO a Raiders junior.

The Roosters cannot complain one bit when someone signs someone they themselves have poached!

 

[The Business]

Geez. It was tongue in cheek. I know he's not a "junior" but he is playing in our lower grades. It's ok for other teams to "poach" lower graders but not the Roosters.

 

[The Business]

Thought so.

Idiot Sowad wasnt poached he turned up to an Nelson Bay roosters trial wanting a run and got a contract on the spot.I know I was there -the pen was in my hand.

Nelson Bay is a Roosters catchment area?? :shock: :shock: :shock:

Cheers,
Ben S.

Well what's your catchment area? It certainly doesn't look like the Kogarah district. If you hadn't raped Illawarra your club would be nothing.

 

[lazza]

Ale is a Knights junior.

The Raiders make big junior development efforts right through far southern NSW.

The Roosters not only sign other club's juniors who have been developed through to first grade. They sign them up at Flegg level eg Soward, who is ALSO a Raiders junior.

The Roosters cannot complain one bit when someone signs someone they themselves have poached!

This whole "Junior" business is getting silly now.... since everyone seems to think that their town "owns" their players. From the thread, it sounds like Ale left the knights for a better opportunity and left the roosters for a better opportunity... yet the roosters "stole" him??? "poached" him??c'on gimme a break.

It is a 2 way deal. who would continue to play for a club to remain "loyal" or whatever if u have the an established first grader in front of you and you know the club has already committed to him?? My comment on this is that it is your management's responsibility to retian the player and make him believe that he is wanted and has a future there.

and this compensation/tfr fees of jnrs etc. - the cap theoretically should already advantage teams with the big jnr bases, since they could get good rookies for cheap. if put in - it would also provides an unfair advantage to teams like brisbane who have an entire state to choose from.

however, the cap does not help Melbourne and warriors, since they are finding it difficult to get ppl to relocate down there so would have to pay a premium for players to go thereby burning their cap.


It would also be silly if you looked at the demographics of the people in eastern suburbs of syd vs ppl in canberra or penrith... a lot more older ppl living in syd due to expensive property.. prob more union based now...its not like how the club was or the city was back in the early 1900s.