I think you’ll find most clubs leave promising juniors to play out the short U17, U19 comps before elevating them.
Parramatta for example had a bunch of guys (Ethan Sanders, Blaize Talagi etc) who’d excelled in Jersey Flegg at the tail end of 2022, yet they dropped back down to play (and win)...
If players weren’t fast tracked - Wests SG Ball would have included Galvin, DaSilva, Mason and Kit Laulilii. They’d have challenged strongly for the title. The Wests Matt’s team is undefeated on top of the ladder.
So, you might want to alter your closing sentence to - there’s something...
I would imagine only a select few of these lads are “offered a contract”. I’m not sure where you’re getting your info but reckon he‘d have been more than welcome to try his luck with the Balmain SG Ball team this year. A number of these kids suffer from big heads and expect clubs to fall over...
How was it “taken out of their hands”
Were they frog marched to the border 🤣🤣🤣
Im sure they would have been selected in the Balmain SG Ball team had they not seen better opportunity elsewhere
Short of disciplinary issues (of which neither of these lads had) - no juniors at that age are sent...
That’ll do me !!!
You're blaming weak Balmain squads on Wests Ashfield.
Mate, without Wests Ashfield, they wouldn’t exist at all.
Young players leave all the time (not just Balmain players I might add). Given the halfback coaching the young #7s are receiving at the Dogs, I reckon Conti made a...
Mate, Leichhardt is closer to Wests Ashfield than Lidcombe is.
You might have a point if we were playing lower grades at Pratten Park (or Ashfield Park) 🤔
Totally disagree.
Firstly, we have many homes so technically
all grades are at ‘home’ this weekend.
Also I was at a couple of Leichhardt games last year where the Magpies were on the undercard and there were two and a dog watching. Given the modern day fixation with leaving four and a half...