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Spot on. Investing in our juniors is something we have neglected for too long. Reading dispatches there is to be a concerted effort from the club to now turn round this, no doubt influenced by Flanno since he came back on board. With the proposed (or is it a done deal) local junior salary cap exempt deal, there is every chance we will be able to hold onto our very best kids too.
You better believe we can @ RedVee_8.
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Isn't this the reason Hook was appointed for 3 years??! He's whole "invest in juniors" and "look what I did at the Panthers with their juniors".
Or maybe its the coaches not giving them ago because they are only worried about their own job , so by not taking chances with the young blokes , gives them (The coach) a better chance of getting an extension ........
Loyalty, is a big problem. We haave had some juniors who turned out to be outstanding players at other clubs. If we want to truely develop our juniors and keep the outstanding ones, we first need to get some great coaching, fitnes, and recruitment staff for the pathways system. No penny pinching and we will have as good depth in our ranks as Penrith do.
I don't know! We talk up some of our juniors only to find they are not up to standard. Some a little flashy in attack but very suspect when it comes to discipline and defense.
I'm now 69 and my grandfather was an avid St George supporter.and because of this I sat on his knee watching the the Saints play ritht through the early part of those 11 in a row until I could sit on the seat beside him.
I think you will find we had Latrell early this year and let him go. Won a comp with Wagga Kangaroos. Very good player.
Correct was on a train and trial for start of season
Hopefully the extra time back home improved his game for his second go.
looks very sharp
I think this is in train, being led by Shane Flanagan with the appointment of fitness duo Dan Lawson, Andrew Gray, The latter has a reputation as a guru in his field and was on Bennetts staff in 2010. We all know what happened that year. Dean Young will likely be Flannos defense assistant, Ryan Carr his attack man while a former player Shane Millard, who also had a Pathways stint with us, is our new Recruitment and Pathways Manager. Gotta say his last two employers, Tigers and Dogs, does not exactly fill me with confidence.
About same age. One of my earliest memories is my older brother forcing our way up to the SCG fence, with the rain teeming down, umbrella open for my first live Dragons match, the 1963 GF. We stayed there for the entire game, partially soaked but jubilant after witnessing close up our 8th premiership on the trot.
