Kurt Angle said:
Look at what constitutes 'junior rep players', and these labels are handed out pretty freely. I'd be surprised that every club didn't have towards '20 junior rep players'.
it would be nowhere near as free as you're making out. you know that
The cream of the crop however are Australian schoolboys, and melbourne doesn't have smortgage there do they?
i'll wager they're scavenging aound them
Peterson was contracted even before Melbourne had a team. Hsitorically Perth has had a stronger RL presence than Melbourne.
not long ago you were denying any existed
why did you not mention Chambers or Holdsworth?
Last years u18's showed this is changing however.
and how many of theirs were from Melbourne?
No, King is the same as Fui Fui Moi Moi
you were lumping Lyon in the same boat as Fui and King. clearly they aren't even close in comparison
Lyon and Tim Smith is the same as Inglis and Falou, a junior 'plundered' from another club, namely Wee Waa and whatever QLD club.
then you should've said that in the first place
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hey are all examples of Melbourne development and Parramatta development.
but none are juniors
Because rejects and youngsters share something in common, they get better with development programs.
for rejects it's often a change of club
Development programs don't start at 6 or you miss the boat.. thus we have Moi Moi or King.
Recent history shows Melbourne have a great development program.
not at a junior level
Much like every argument you have put forward.
All you have put forward is an incomplete analysis of your expectation of where the Storm should be.
so you're happy with their progress and chequebook juniors :?
I suggest the $44 billion a year the Storm spend on junior development in Victoria isn't producing any NRL juniors because Victorians are spastics, and no amount of money can ever help these geniuss..... this is just as solid an argument as you have put forward.
not at all. it's been shown they paid plenty for juniors. do you think if they'd spent this money in their own backyard they'd still have 0 juniors playing?
i think otherwise
That comes from the senior team. You don't win the NRL premiership with 15 year olds.
Does anyone win it anymore with 17 local juniors ?
No, they get it from who they believe to be the 'best juniors'.
The this squad of juniors is limited by a salary cap, the money side is an even playing field.
they have had the best start imaginable with their success. this should have helped at a junior level. i'm sure not aLl Vics are twinkies and play AFL
Again, which team has 25 local juniors in their squad ?
none
but which side has none? Melbourne
Victorians are spastics, they won't make NRL squads until some NSW'ers and QLD'ers stay in Victoria and spread their genes around.
i realise they're physically challenged, but people hsve migrated there from other states and have normal children. there's probably even some half breed mutants who can hold a ball, run and maybe even tackle
Storm has had plenty of juniors.
not playing in the NRL
