Does anyone else feel like a win/loss this weekend will dictate our season.
Personally, I think a win here would be massive. It would put us as 3-2 with a fairly soft draw. This would be a great result considering the teams we have versed, and would put us in the early finals picture
Conversely, I think a loss will be dire. I'm not too sure why to be honest, I just feel like it will put to sleep any finals run aspirations despite how early in the year it is.
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If only there was a guy who did his apprenticeship under Brian Smith at Parra who left and took all that know-how to another NRL club which went on to win 4 GFs. Just imagine.
All because we weren't prepared to pay him what the panthers were, we obviously took our junior system for granted and thought they would just keep flowing through to first grade like they did in the smith era.
Semi Radradra was the player we got the last time we went down that path.
See the thing here is when the Roosters Melbourne and alike continue uncovering these types and we sit on our hands and moan why we are where we are.It's great having numbers it's better when quality comes along with those numbers and when you see Brown Talagi and Sanders walk out the door in 12 months the question has to be asked what is going on.
Going to Union for talent is like leaving no stone unturned that's more so the key.If you think just looking inside your own catchment is the answer Parra's farked for sure proper farked because our neighbours Penrith are clearly lightyears ahead where we are.We've got to be best across the board by not taking an opportunity that others are taking is a opportunity lost.Much like TPAs and after football opportunities we must have everything at our disposal to win right now we don't.
Our junior talents right now is not a problem. It's about retaining them and the transference into an NRL player. It's not the scouting that's the issue. Our SG ball team is probably the most talented team in the comp. PT and SB would agree with me I recon. But when you see them play, you wonder if the coach is training them to play as a team or individuals. So when we don't have juniors players hitting their potential, too juniors leaving and on top of that a RR team that can't land a single player it equals the roster we have right now
That's the point I'm trying to make, we have enough talent but lack the process of both identifying the best and developing them into first graders. It doesn't matter how far and wide we cast a net if we can't identify and develop what we catch.
Yep they said they have changed their junior development under JR all the way down from HM. So realistically we won't see if it has actually worked for another couple years
I think most likely we'll lose but we'll be fine. For team like us, battling to sneak into the 8, no one game is make or break till the end. Teams like us are inconsistent, it's part of it.
So no, I don't feel its make or break.
Nah we broken
The biggest worry right now is that our forward pack is our biggest weakness. But it is not getting any stronger unless we sign someone. Hopgood and Doorey out for the season and no one on the injury list that is coming back.
We have to hope that Guymer, Moretti, Brown, Tuivita, Kautoga go up many levels during the season. Hopefully Paulo has a similar season to last year where he gets better as the season goes on
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