So being such a development club with juniors falling over each other, your 2 best juniors were Large and Makasini. Large has just signed a long term deal with Manly and I think you will find Makasini is looking to move on.
1000%. Large leaving is a massive loss that Im sure will bite us. Im hoping that it means that Galvin has been extended. If so, like the issue you have with Sanders, Large has Luai, Galvin and potentially Latu in front of him. Two of the guys in front of him are 20yo so there is a long term blockage.
By the way Lachlan Galvin is our "best" junior by a long stretch. Large and Makasini both have a stack of potential but untested against men. Makasini is the one we need to kick on. Regardless we ahve 15 of our top 30 22yo or younger next year so there is no shortage of kids. keeping the right ones is the issue.
can’t stop the predators, but “”development” clubs have issues to overcome and the Tigpies just found that out.
I dont think its news to the Tigers or any development Club. Penriths top try scorer for the last 5 years have been Crichton, Burton, T May, To'o and Turuva....all juniors and all but one gone. What is the alternative? you just keep developing and churn through to replace.
I find it ironic that the two points that Pou has made over the last three pages are that "you cant compete with the resources of the big guys".....and junior development is pointless. Only wilfull blindness can explain the cognitive dissonance.