Rumours and Stuff

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

And there are others too. I know Alex Twal doesn't get a look in for most peoples best players teams, but this guy is so good and a stalwart type of player for any team. He makes his customary 100m+ a game and has almost a 100% tackle efficiency rate. Not bad for a man that is in the boiler room and doing the hardest job in the game. Again it wasn't like he wasn't quality in the lower grades, I used to watch him back then and think he was going to be a quality first grader at the very least. But we obviously didn't grade him fast enough or love him enough to stay with his junior club.

Like many experts keep telling us, keeping the best juniors coming through your system is imperative for long term success and the best way to do that is to have the right people in place that show real love and appreciation and mentoring to these kids to the point that they wouldn't dream about leaving their beloved junior club and would stay even if there are some bigger offers around, because they love the club and the people in it and what we stand for. They would also know their value and by knowing that they would also know that the big money will eventually come if they stayed anyway. So there is no need to rush and leave this great system and talented coaching staff that know how to look after them and get them ready for the NRL.

Is it hard keeping all your best juniors? Yeah sure, but it is even harder when you don't have the best people around them to make it easier for the players to tell their managers and family members that they love OUR club and want to stay and play with us and win premierships here, with their childhood mates which would make it all the more sweeter.

Do you think Twal would be regularly playing NRL for us when we are full strength? I don't.

Wests are really caning it with our juniors.

 

[Rocket man]

Me and Pou have a bet that we won't be alive after week 2 of finals. I hope I am wrong but if notnI collect $100

How will you collect I'd your both deceased!

 

[hindy111]

We had to go for Turava @TheRam remember when I called this. Could of snapped him up for 250k. Huge future this one.
Since we developed Hayne back in 2006 which is 16yrs ago since we've developed an NRL LEVEL fullback Penrith have produced Edwards,Moylan,Dane Laurie and now Turava. Cirghton would also be a great fullback.

We are not developing enough.

 

[Eelementary]

Broncos to make dramatic contract backflip on winger

The new offer comes with a twist.

www.zerotackle.com

Corey Oates set to re-sign for Brisbane - and will allegedly take a pay cut to do so.

The Salary Cap, and its preferential treatment of certain clubs, strikes again...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I can understand a powerhouse like Penrith losing some juniors as produce so many and are successful. But we've produced f**k all in 10yrs and still seem to of lost many of the good ones.

How Schuster fell thru the net also amazes me and that Okualatu. Throw in Trey and Stephano and we can see 4 potential stars of the game missed.
But we do have JA wrapped up and Haze Dunster......

We're ahead of all the clubs those players are now at.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But we obviously didn't grade him fast enough or love him enough to stay with his junior club.

Have you considered we just refused to pay him as much as the Tigers? Why else would players go there if not driven by money?

 

[emjaycee]

He'd take it in a heart beat, but we aren't bright enough as a club to offer it to him. We like being thereabouts just fine.

Are you suggesting that Ciraldo is a lock in to get us to the next level and into a GF?
Cool, do you have next weeks Powerball numbers too?

 

[hindy111]

We're ahead of all the clubs those players are now at.

We haven't produced a fullback since Hayne 16yrs ago. Its hopeless

 

[hindy111]

There isna runour Cirlado is hanging out for Parra job. Make it happen now. We must move soon.

 

[hindy111]

Are you suggesting that Ciraldo is a lock in to get us to the next level and into a GF?
Cool, do you have next weeks Powerball numbers too?

Who knows. But we haven't been consistent under BA for 9yrs now.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We haven't produced a fullback since Hayne 16yrs ago. Its hopeless

The Tigers have produced a couple of good ones though. How’s that working out for them?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Who knows. But we haven't been consistent under BA for 9yrs now.

We’ve been very consistent for three and a half years now. We’re a good team, and can now beat anyone on our day.

 

[hineyrulz]

Who knows. But we haven't been consistent under BA for 9yrs now.

We all know we aren't winning shit under Bea Arthur, you don't have to be a clairvoyant to know that.

 

[hindy111]

We’ve been very consistent for three and a half years now. We’re a good team, and can now beat anyone on our day.

Very consistent. Bulldogs and Tigers beat us

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Very consistent. Bulldogs and Tigers beat us

Would you prefer if the Panthers and Storm beat us instead? These games are outliers. What matters is how many games you win, not who they're against. Then you get into the finals and hope for some luck.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We all know we aren't winning shit under Bea Arthur, you don't have to be a clairvoyant to know that.

Oh right, not like all those premierships we won under other coaches ffs

 

[hineyrulz]

Oh right, not like all those premierships we won under other coaches ffs

How many of those coaches got 9 years without a prelim????

 

[hindy111]

Would you prefer if the Panthers and Storm beat us instead? These games are outliers. What matters is how many games you win, not who they're against. Then you get into the finals and hope for some luck.

It's all just luck. Tactics,skill, motivation there all the sam3 across al finalists. It's just about luck.

We wait for finals then cross our fingers and prey for luck. Perhaps this will be BAs motivation speech.

 

[emjaycee]

Who knows. But we haven't been consistent under BA for 9yrs now.

Actually, we have been pretty consistent.

2014 - 2021 (8 Seasons)

Team	Made Top 8	Missed Top 8	Spoon
Storm	8	0	0
Roosters	7	1	0
Penrith	6	2	0
Sharks	6	2	1
Brisbane	6	2	1
Souths	6	2	0
Cowboys	4	4	0
Manly	4	4	0
Eels	4	4	1
Raiders	3	5	0
Bulldogs	3	5	1
Dragons	2	6	0
Knights	2	6	3
Titans	2	6	1
Warriors	1	7	0
Tigers	0	8	0

If you look are more recent numbers and take last seasons Top 8, you can see from the last 5 seasons, how we rate (2017 - 2021).

Team	Made Top 8
Melbourne	5
Roosters	5
Souths	4
Manly	4
Panthers	4
Eels	4
Knights	2
Titans	1

And we are currently on track for the top 8 this season.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How many of those coaches got 9 years without a prelim????

Merkin we went eight years without making the top eight, under four different coaches. Time to stop blaming coaches, no matter how long they've been here. It's not their job to make the club stronger. That responsibility is well above the coach's pay grade.