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When your team's behind on the scoreboard, and you're in the team for your attack, there's pressure to try and make something happen. You've said it yourself. A weaker team isn't going to grind their way to victory unless their opponent turns over a lot of ball. They need to take risks.
Your memory may be fine, but you’ve lost the plot.
I agree. Also, why aren't we going to Fiji and trying to find the next semi???? It worked the last time....found a superstar....and never went back....madness
I think we found Radradra in Hong Kong.
You pay players according to their value, either current or forecast, end of story. That is my whole point. Just because you have a good 18yo, they dont need to be debuted and in fact it is reasonable Contract bargaining to not debut them prior to a signing a long term Contract. One of the few things Tigers have done right over the last 5 years is not debuting young players until they are signed to long term contracts. Bula & Galvin the most recent (didnt work out for Galvins merkinery....or did it?).
I dont give a rats what Delboy is claiming, its not my point. I am merely saying that debuting 18yo's is a bad idea unless they are Fittler level kids. Your list supports my point in that only 2 of 10 kicked on whereas Canberra are obviously more circumspect about blooging 18/19yo kids and they are having a better strike rate as a result.
Can you read? I literally said that debuting them young DID hurt their development. I gave multiple examples from the Tigers and made the point that only 2 of 10 made it from the Eels list you posted vs a club with more successful juniors that have only debuted half as many by taht age and a greater percentage make it. That is empirical data demonstrating that debuting them young hurts their development.
Are you making the case that the best players in the world, were also some of the best players when they were young?
So Ryles is responsible for attracting new recruits?
Flesh this idea out.
Was he the numb nut that ruined our momentum last week? We had the field position and then some dip shit back rower knocked on on halfway. Game over.
Two other clubs have had a crack at him. Some of us told you this 3 years ago.
What are you talking about? TDS and Laulilii played fewer than 30 games for you before leaving. Makasini has played five games and he's free to negotiate with rivals in just over six months. And as you admit, Galvin only played 31 games for the Tigers.
Well Delboy's point was that we should debut more youngsters. Why do you care when you think I'm saying it (which I'm not btw)? Delboy said we should be doing it. All I said was that we have been doing it. I think we shouldn't, but for different reasons than yours.
You inferred from my post that I think we should debut high numbers of youngsters, while ignoring another poster who explicitly stated that we should.
The data also supports my theory that they were never good enough, but were required to play first grade due to unavailability of other players. With our injury toll we might be forced to debut teenagers again this year. Not because we think it's good for their development, but out of necessity. Mature backups are a luxury we don't have this year.
It's up to each man to decide for himself whether there is a need for a reflexive contrarian impulse. And when you ignore someone else's ideas you disagree with and come after me because you assume they're my shit ideas, then I'm waking up in the morning and choosing reflexive contrarianism.
Obviously. Other dudes are early bloomers without a high ceiling. These guys are usually mature for their age and good leaders, and they get picked young because it's believed they won't be overawed. Examples are Rankin and Jake Arthur.
I'd say that's part of what a coach brings to the table. It's probably not a coincidence that two of our best players jumped ship after we sacked the old coach.
I reckon he's fixed this side of his game in recent years.
He has been the least of our problems this year. Dominated the Broncos in a rare win at Suncorp.
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