Balmain_Boy said:
You forgot to add that WE along with the Broncos and the knights, actually turn these kids into first-graders. Anyone can throw a jersey on a kids back and call them a junior, but how many clubs out there actually turn these great,young kids into first graders ?
THAT'S the attitude that pisses me off. Maybe if the Roosters weren't ipcking the eyes out of the talent other clubs would be able to. Like I said, there's no point in having a problem with the roosters - you have a lot of money at present and are using it very wisely. The attitude that says the Roosters are the masters of developing talent pisses me off. Especially when you haven't even developed them (even using developed as loosely as roosters' supporters do). Not saying it's all of you, but it seems a majority.
1) Minichello - Yes (I'll give the roosters this one)
2) Walker - No.
3) Cross - Yes.
4) Hodges - No.
5) Byrne - No (You may have developed him but he's so sh*t it's not worth mentioning)
6) Fittler - No
7) Finch, - No
8) Cayless - No
9) Wing - No
10) Morley - No
11) Fitzgibbon - No
12) Crocker - No
13) Ricketson - Yes
14) Webb - Yes
15) Flannery - No
16) Catic - No
17) Cusack - Yes
18) Tupou - Maybe
5 or 6 from 18. What's more, none of them are your stars. Tell me where all the juniors that you've turned into first graders are OVP? Maybe if Roosters' supporters weren't so f***ing arrogant people wouldn't whinge so much.
excuse me balmain boy, but if you have a look through, you'll find that most of our players in the lower grades have come through from sg ball harrold matthews and flegg.
Most of them not even seeing the logos of other clubs before they come to the roosters. See the point of talent scouts is to spot talent, that is their role. What do you want them to spot neville nobodys with no talent at all ?
you find the talent, let them use it, then teach them the skills to improve them selves to become better players.
I'm not saying that all of our line up are made of players that have been developed, but i think you will find a fair few players that were only bench players or reserve grade bench players at their respective former clubs that have now either cemented a regular first grade spot or are at least on the first grade bench consistantly more than they were at their old club.
Some examples are :
Jason cayless: no opportunities at parra playing off the bench, now first string prop at the roosters
Chad robinson: Again no opportunities at parra, playing mostly premier league, now always picked in the first grade side at the roosters wether on the bench or in the starting side.
Ned catic: Nothing more that a premier league bench player at penrith, now, like robbo, always picked in the first grade squad.
Stuart webb: Same again but came through cronulla and wests, this year has been a constant feature in the roosters first grade side.
so just going on those 4 players, they ave gone from just average players to ones that would make the first grade squad of other teams in the NRL.
Also i would like to point out that mick crocker and chris flannery were brought down from qld through the rosters development program, before any other club even knew who they were, now, they are both state of origin reps.
So it basically goes to show that the roosters development is successful, wether it be turning reserve graders into first graders or scouting young talent.
Oh and one more thing, on todd byrne being shit, he did well to help tear the tigers apart the other week. Not bad for a shit player.
