You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!
This reply was deleted.
More stuff to read
"The reason that local juniors are important is you'll usually get a season or two with them on a pittance allowing you to heavily invest elsewhere and " front load " that season into a premiership tilt.
if they're good young kids then you'd be…"
if they're good young kids then you'd be…"
"I also like the fact he's not comfortable getting great money and losing every week. He seems to have drive to be a winner and progress his career. He could take 800k and bludge on the wing if he wished. "
"If you pay 600k for Lomax and get the same improvement as we did from Carty than you have a million dollar player on 600. Pretty easy to get your point if you're willing , EE.
Id rather that approach than paying 400k too much for players in…"
Id rather that approach than paying 400k too much for players in…"
"Then again, tired middle opens up the ruck for Api to do his thing.
We will give him space but will halves help him. Our spine is much better with Gutho and Brown in there."
We will give him space but will halves help him. Our spine is much better with Gutho and Brown in there."
Replies
Tepai v Chricton
Junior stars. One has kicked on, the other has stagnated.
We just can't seem to retain the blokes who can play first grade vs the guys who have the potential to play first grade.
Consistently so for the past 20+ years...
BA happened to Tepai. If he were at a club like the Roosters he would be killing it. At Parra under BA he is a robot with a faulty circuit board.
Imagine if Tep, Manu , Edwards , terepo and and few others had a a coach like Bellamy or Smith ? Coaches who know how to bring up youngsters and be able to help and improve them ? They would be different players but they had a bush coach guiding them .
Smith?