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AyiosYiorgos

AyiosYiorgos

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
6 players from Newcastle made the Aus schoolboys team this year as well

They are the only regional team that could rely on solely local juniors to supply the NRL side and probably could compete at a decent level

Largest non capital city in Australia.
I say this because I keep hearing this narrative that the dragons have to prioritise the ‘local’ juniors and it’s kind of horse shit

St George demographic produces f*ck all outside of the kids recruited from QLD/western Sydney and the Illawarra is a third of the size of Newcastle so the idea that’s it’s a rugby league heartland that will produce kids every year is so misguided and wrong

We really do need to up the ante, I wish someone could plaster this message at the fan forum meetings and get it across to people

That’s why the signings of kids like Cornelius Papualii and that kid from Parra we just signed are encouraging. Much more of that is needed. Go look at the roosters youth recruitment and it’s honestly a joke how far ahead of everyone they are
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Jack Asplet is one of the gun players, had a shit load of clubs after him, i think family moved up to Newcastle, ex Kingsgrove Colts, from memory his dad played lower grades at the Saints
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
IMG_5629.jpegThis lot and Newcastle are so well run

Can see those 2 plus Canberra being very good over the next 5-6 years with their squad building + coaching

They’ve set a high bar and that’s 3 spots in the 8 that will be hard to nick off them.

Taking into account panthers and roosters always up there + Storm bouncing back

The difficulty in making the 8 has never been higher. I will be very interested to see the moves we make over the next year or 2 to position ourselves for long term success once Drinkwater/Metcalf/Nikorima/Sami’s contracts near an end
 
RedV01

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
View attachment 1320This lot and Newcastle are so well run

Can see those 2 plus Canberra being very good over the next 5-6 years with their squad building + coaching

They’ve set a high bar and that’s 3 spots in the 8 that will be hard to nick off them.

Taking into account panthers and roosters always up there + Storm bouncing back

The difficulty in making the 8 has never been higher. I will be very interested to see the moves we make over the next year or 2 to position ourselves for long term success once Drinkwater/Metcalf/Nikorima/Sami’s contracts near an end
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Why Newcastle and Canberra? I'm not sure Melbourne are going to bounce back anytime soon. Penrith will probably be up there for another year next year. Dolphins full strength team only just beat us this year.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
Canberra have a very good array of young players particularly in the spine

This year is the worst they will be for a long time and 2025 is a sign of how good they can be

Newcastle are in the first year under Holbrooo and have had a bunch of injuries yet their in a prelim

Have a very good young forward pack coming through like us but also have Sharpe/Best/Ponga + a few talented OB’s pushing into first grade

I don’t think Melbourne will be making prelims regularly like they used to but they’ll probably make the 8 next year in Bellamy’s final season
 
RedV01

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
Canberra have a very good array of young players particularly in the spine

This year is the worst they will be for a long time and 2025 is a sign of how good they can be

Newcastle are in the first year under Holbrooo and have had a bunch of injuries yet their in a prelim

Have a very good young forward pack coming through like us but also have Sharpe/Best/Ponga + a few talented OB’s pushing into first grade

I don’t think Melbourne will be making prelims regularly like they used to but they’ll probably make the 8 next year in Bellamy’s final season
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That halfback had one good game against very tackle shy opposition. 5/8 is overrated. He's a tenacious competitor but not as talented as other top 5/8s. The hooker, Owen P***** is pretty good from what I've seen. I'll give them that. He might be the NSW hooker next year. Really good ball skills and a good defender.

Newcastle have had a good year. Ironically I think they are better without Dylan Brown. They are already losing Best and will lose a few more due to Browns 1.2mil a year for the next 10 years. Also Ponga is at his best right now. From now he'll start to slide.

Maybe Bellamy will be able to get them up for one more season but Hughes and Munster were seriously ordinary this year. They'll probably be even worse next year.
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
Sounds like cope to me tbh mate, sometimes you have to just acknowledge when teams have good players and are doing well + on the rise

Not saying Canberra or Newy will win comps but their in much better positions than most to do well

Sharks, cowboys and souths will slide the over the next 2-3 years I’m very confident on that
 
RedV01

RedV01

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
Sounds like cope to me tbh mate, sometimes you have to just acknowledge when teams have good players and are doing well + on the rise

Not saying Canberra or Newy will win comps but their in much better positions than most to do well

Sharks, cowboys and souths will slide the over the next 2-3 years I’m very confident on that
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Nope. Just my honest opinion. I agree Newcastle will be good next year. Though not sure who is supposed to replace Gagai. Then lost Best the following year. But long term, not sure why you have such a high opinion of them.

Canberra, stand by my previous statement. I remember Luke Brooks debuted very young against us and had a blinder. I remember because that f*cking idiot Chinless Price made a noise about Brooks being allowed to play even though both teams were out of finals contention. It turned out that was his best game ever. So just sayin it's a bit soon for everyone to rate that Canberra halfback.
 
Eric

Eric

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Mailroomsgi said:
View attachment 1320This lot and Newcastle are so well run

Can see those 2 plus Canberra being very good over the next 5-6 years with their squad building + coaching

They’ve set a high bar and that’s 3 spots in the 8 that will be hard to nick off them.

Taking into account panthers and roosters always up there + Storm bouncing back

The difficulty in making the 8 has never been higher. I will be very interested to see the moves we make over the next year or 2 to position ourselves for long term success once Drinkwater/Metcalf/Nikorima/Sami’s contracts near an end
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We need 2 of:
  • Ollie
  • Charley
  • Tony
  • Jesse
  • Hayden
(If I can be familiar enough to use first names) to play a lot of NRL well next year to be one of the top teams. But the good news is, I wouldn't swap our pack for Newcastles, Canberras, Melbournes, Rorters or any other clubs for the next few years.
 
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GCRV

GCRV

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
6 players from Newcastle made the Aus schoolboys team this year as well

They are the only regional team that could rely on solely local juniors to supply the NRL side and probably could compete at a decent level

Largest non capital city in Australia.
I say this because I keep hearing this narrative that the dragons have to prioritise the ‘local’ juniors and it’s kind of horse shit

St George demographic produces f*ck all outside of the kids recruited from QLD/western Sydney and the Illawarra is a third of the size of Newcastle so the idea that’s it’s a rugby league heartland that will produce kids every year is so misguided and wrong

We really do need to up the ante, I wish someone could plaster this message at the fan forum meetings and get it across to people

That’s why the signings of kids like Cornelius Papualii and that kid from Parra we just signed are encouraging. Much more of that is needed. Go look at the roosters youth recruitment and it’s honestly a joke how far ahead of everyone they are
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Gold Coast has about double the population of Newcastle. That's not counting the NSW side of the border.

When combining the Illawarra and area of Sydney St. George recruits juniors from, wouldn't the population be similar to Newcastle?
 
Mailroomsgi

Mailroomsgi

SGI NSW Cup
The difference is Newcastle is so isolated and far away from any competitors for their talent

Even the Illawarra is only an hour away from Sydney. St George is buried among 5 different districts who can pluck the talent

Not to mention the participants in Newcastle rugby league competitions is a lot higher than Illawarra/st George
 
GCRV

GCRV

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
The difference is Newcastle is so isolated and far away from any competitors for their talent

Even the Illawarra is only an hour away from Sydney. St George is buried among 5 different districts who can pluck the talent

Not to mention the participants in Newcastle rugby league competitions is a lot higher than Illawarra/st George
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It's true Gold Coasts best juniors have typically been poached by the Broncos.
 
Morgan

Morgan

SGI NSW Cup
Mailroomsgi said:
6 players from Newcastle made the Aus schoolboys team this year as well

They are the only regional team that could rely on solely local juniors to supply the NRL side and probably could compete at a decent level

Largest non capital city in Australia.
I say this because I keep hearing this narrative that the dragons have to prioritise the ‘local’ juniors and it’s kind of horse shit

St George demographic produces f*ck all outside of the kids recruited from QLD/western Sydney and the Illawarra is a third of the size of Newcastle so the idea that’s it’s a rugby league heartland that will produce kids every year is so misguided and wrong

We really do need to up the ante, I wish someone could plaster this message at the fan forum meetings and get it across to people

That’s why the signings of kids like Cornelius Papualii and that kid from Parra we just signed are encouraging. Much more of that is needed. Go look at the roosters youth recruitment and it’s honestly a joke how far ahead of everyone they are
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Australian schoolboys is drastically overrated anyway. Take Ollie Burton for example, is he already in fulltime training?
NSW or QLD U19s are far better teams. Would probably put 50 on Aus schoolboys.

From this years SOO teams only Payne Haas, Reece Robson and Blayke Brailey played for Australian schoolboys.

Haas is certainly a big one but the other two are average. NSW have a lack of good hookers right now. Liddle might be in with a chance next year.
 
BekB

BekB

SGI Jersey Flegg
Morgan said:
Australian schoolboys is drastically overrated anyway. Take Ollie Burton for example, is he already in fulltime training?
NSW or QLD U19s are far better teams. Would probably put 50 on Aus schoolboys.

From this years SOO teams only Payne Haas, Reece Robson and Blayke Brailey played for Australian schoolboys.

Haas is certainly a big one but the other two are average. NSW have a lack of good hookers right now. Liddle might be in with a chance next year.
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I agree schoolboys means nothing but nothing against the kids that made it and were picked but I think they are pre picked honestly before trials they would go through who is playing for who and mark out who they want. Like the top 100 best JRS the paper posted they know nothing they posted ollie as a dolphin please crock of shit Shortball on Insta has more knowledge watches most and did his own analysis. I think Ollie was in the top 10 but was 42 they honestly have no idea
 
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