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  blueNgold October 5, 2010 at 6:04pm

  I grew up playing at the same Junior club as Tim (year younger) and got to play with him on a few occasions and he was one of those guys you loved to watch play because he has a motor the size of a V8 and never gives up, he is a true old-school league player and a great leader on the field.
  
  Its a trait that has followed him through the grades and although he never got a chance to emulate his brother and play 1st grade at Parra if he had of been called upon over the last few seasons I have no doubt he wouldn't have let anyone down and he will be an asset to the eagles.
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  Tinkerbell October 5, 2010 at 6:18pm

  NO WAY.
  
  Is this a joke?
  
  I thought there were big wraps and big hopes for Tim to come into our first grade side at so point.
  
  I am really disappointed - ANOTHER junior gone....
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  Ricky October 5, 2010 at 6:20pm

  Nah it's not a joke Tinks.
  Timmy is headed to the Sea Eagles.
  
  It's a real shame that he left the club, but he has most likely done so as he seeks to play FG.
  Good luck to him at the Sea Eagles.
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  bronnie October 5, 2010 at 6:46pm

  Really disappointed Tim has left, but if he needs to go to get more opportunity then good luck to him. Do you think sometime in the future Manly might put some effort into developing their own juniors, instead of just pinching ours.
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  Ricky October 5, 2010 at 6:52pm

  Well the Eels have one of the games best junior systems in the NRL, so you can understand that we can't keep them all at times, but I agree that it is often hard to see so many of them leaving.
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  Tinkerbell October 5, 2010 at 7:32pm

  HA!
  
  That's almost as funny as the idea of the Roosters beginning to produce their own Juniors!
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  Make Parra Great Again October 5, 2010 at 7:42pm

  I suppose he had to weigh up, is he going to play 1st grade with us?? Manly maybe seemed an option to do so...
  
  Shame another junior gone, we breed them, then lose em'...
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  Tinkerbell October 5, 2010 at 7:50pm

  Sorry everyone - allow me to have a rant.
  
  This whole Juniors business is really beginning to irk me.
  
  Parramatta is essentially being screwed for doing the right thing. NRL teams are meant to produce their own Juniors. Unfortunately, its largely Parramatta and Penrith that produce the Juniors for the Sydney region.
  
  Parramatta spend a ton of cash on these Juniors, not just from the ages of 18, but from when they start playing Junior RL. We are not compensated or given any salary cap relief for the work we put into our Juniors.
  
  Then, we develop them and get them all ready to play First grade and they go off elsewhere, with the benefit of all the cash injected into them by the Parramatta Club.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I get that we can't keep them all, but it doesn't seem like we can keep any of them at the moment!!!
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  Ricky October 5, 2010 at 8:23pm

  It's definitely something the NRL will have to address, or at least look into at some stage Tinks, that's for sure.
  
  I only hope that we don't lose guys like Jacob Loko, Ken Sio, Rory Brien, Pat O' Hanlon etc. at a young age as a result of it.
  Those guys should be held in the highest regard for the years to come at the Eels.
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  1Eyed Eel October 5, 2010 at 8:36pm

  If I was Tim, I would have moved as well. After being 18th man in his final game at NYC level he has been continually passed over and with Patrick O'Hanlon coming up, he's not moving up the ladder either.
  
  Unfortunately for Tim, Parramatta isn't a good place to be if your a honest hard-working second rower because with both Nathan HIndmarsh and Ben Smith in the side, there isn't a lot of opportunity as Brendan Oake can attest to.
  
  Very important we keep Brendan Oake now IMO.