Squad succession

[emjaycee]

Wouldn't that just mean that he either has a development contract, has been upgraded to Top 30, or has neither of the above but has been granted an exemption?

If he has development contract, one would think it would have been included on the NRLs published list. An exemption would be hard to get given that Simmonson is back playing. My guess is he is already top 30.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don't know enough about how these contracts work these days. Maybe you can just promote Mo after Rnd10 as well.

Perhaps Dev contracts are carrots which guarantees a preseason etc.

Are they all that important this time of the year ?


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Development contracts guarantee a full time salary, and come with the expectation of a full time training load. The merkins contracted below that level have day jobs or education/training. Or they train full time but survive off savings or live at home with mum.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Their mum, not mine

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I don't know enough about how these contracts work these days. Maybe you can just promote Mo after Rnd10 as well.

Perhaps Dev contracts are carrots which guarantees a preseason etc.

Are they all that important this time of the year ?


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There's no Round 10 thing anymore. Development players can play (without the need for exemption) from Round 1.

 

[Gronk]

There's no Round 10 thing anymore. Development players can play (without the need for exemption) from Round 1.

I was talking about train n trial.

Is there any need to make a kid Dev contract now (Round 5 or 6) if he can play TNT in Rn10 anyway.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I was talking about train n trial.

Is there any need to make a kid Dev contract now (Round 5 or 6) if he can play TNT in Rn10 anyway.

Does it have to be 'TNT' or would 'Highway to Hell' be ok?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Does it have to be 'TNT' or would 'Highway to Hell' be ok?

He won't make firsts until he can play this.

 

[Twizzle]

Bon Scott did it best

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Bon Scott did it best

This could be open to some conjecture. What did he do best?

 

[RustedonEel]

eh

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I was talking about train n trial.

Is there any need to make a kid Dev contract now (Round 5 or 6) if he can play TNT in Rn10 anyway.

I think training full time helps them develop faster, hence the name development contract.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I think training full time helps them develop faster, hence the name development contract.

Doesn't that depend whose mum they live with?