WA BEARS

[AlwaysGreen]

Sydney has zero talent everywhere is a sausage fest

Going out at night is an awful experience

That's because you're a peanut!

Normal people have no problems.

 

[Perth Red]

That was a side that was losing by 60 most weeks, The aim is to get quality not East Coast cast offs

It was also a new set up without the elite pathways underneath it and with a number of WA's best talent at that age group already over on the east coast. The fact kids were willing to move to perth to be part of it was my point lol.

 

[Perth Red]

How many do that to take up a 1 year deal at just over $100k?

Who would be doing that? Those kids will mostly be in the NS system until they are ready to join the 32 man first team squad. Where the NSW cup side will run from will be interesting (presuming we havent gone back to a reserve grade by 27/28)

 

[Wb1234]

Who would be doing that? Those kids will mostly be in the NS system until they are ready to join the 32 man first team squad. Where the NSW cup side will run from will be interesting (presuming we havent gone back to a reserve grade by 27/28)

Either run two rg one in nsw (bears) and the other in qld cup (wa) or just bears nsw cup

Easier for nrl players to move over then kids

 

[Iamback]

It was also a new set up without the elite pathways underneath it and with a number of WA's best talent at that age group already over on the east coast. The fact kids were willing to move to perth to be part of it was my point lol.

Yep and have a look at the bottom of the Jersey Flegg and The QRL version

Flegg last is Fiji. Storm ran 12/14
QRL Wide Bay ran last in both

These areas aren't bad at RL but shows how far in front areas with elite pathways are.

This is why I am for the Bears partnership, Whatever gives the best option to be good

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Yep and have a look at the bottom of the Jersey Flegg and The QRL version

Flegg is Fiji. Storm ran 12/14
QRL Wide Bay ran last in both

These areas aren't bad at RL but shows how far in front areas with elite pathways are.

This is why I am for the Bears partnership, Whatever gives the best option to be good

Wide Bay is a strange one. A lot of genuine RL talent in the region however the best of the best usually end up in the Falcons (Storm) 2.5 hours away or Capras (Dolphins) 3.5 hours away systems.

Just no real corporate money in the Biggenden/Harvey Bay/Childers/Maryborough regions to invest into footy tbh.

 

[Iamback]

Wide Bay is a strange one. A lot of genuine RL talent in the region however the best of the best usually end up in the Falcons (Storm) 2.5 hours away or Capras (Dolphins) 3.5 hours away systems.

Just no real corporate money in the Biggenden/Harvey Bay/Childers/Maryborough regions to invest into footy tbh.

That is the issue outside of Bris/GC

Sydney/Newcastle.

I think are few on here have their hands in the sand about the huge difference between elite junior development and just player numbers.

This is why getting these new sides setup correctly is key

 

[Nuke]

When we we had an SG ball side we would get 4-5 east coast Jnrs each year come over to join the program and have a shot at being in the NRL shop window. Adam Quinlan, Waca Blake and Curtis Rhona were all kids who came over for SG ball and went on to have professional careers. We've seen plenty of WA kids go the other way for a shot as well.
I'm not concerned if players will want to move to Perth to play NRL. beautiful laid back city with plenty going on, incredible weather, amazing nature and cheap (relatively) housing. NS partnership gives them the option of developing in our systems on the East coast closer to home until they are ready to join the West coast set up at a snr level. Has worked well for Melbourne in Qlnd.

Curtis Rona was a Joondalup junior before going east and returning when the SG Ball team was an option. While as Giants president or secretary, at one point I had the entire club's history of team sheets of every grade for every year and saw his name and signature in the Under 10s (?) team sheets from whatever year that was.

 

[Centy Coast]

We had Big Mal and his Kangaroos Squad help with board training today at my local surf life saving club Shelly Beach this afternoon.
The kids got a buzz, Bradman Best always competed at Surf Life Saving Carnivals for the Umina Club in the sand events winning many gold medals in the sprint events and the flags in his nipper years, he wasn’t any good in the water.
They then stuck around and had dinner in the Surf Club, great afternoon had by all.