Recent content by Papacito

For mine, it's a tricky area and nuanced area and I'm treading carefully when I say this. Years back, a lot of clubs threw big money at any youngster with an ounce of talent and called it a pathways system. A bit buying a lot of Lotto tickets in the hope that one pays off. Unfortunately we're...

Great points. I'd still argue in the short term there's a talent problem. I'm not sure the sport has 60-100 or so guys kicking around in reserves that are NRL quality. That's not to say we won't get there eventually. It will take a while for the sub NRL level to expand to that point. In the...

This is a really good point and touches on some big concerns within the game and risks. Less so with coaching and sports science, but the supply of elite talent. In the blink of an eye, PVL and co have added two new clubs (PNG and Perth). Allegedly there is also a financial incentive on the...

2030? The NRL will not be examining the club's license in 2030. The current licensing runs to 2034. Your point on development is a good one. It seems like the NRL has taken up a lot of the development of the sport at a grassroots level and now seems to leave clubs doing development at the...

Isn't this what Balmain leagues did? Gave so much money to the footy team that the club slowly deteriorated and eventually collapsed? The days of relying on corporate welfare from your leagues club on order to buy a premiership ended a good 30 years ago. We need a club that's commercially...

There's a woman at work, thick Irish accent, talks at light speed with a mumble. I avoid her like the plague.

Your issue is actually with the HBG constitution? Are you suggesting the NRL should cosplay as the Office of Liquor and Gaming and start rewriting the constitution of a registered club? I'm really not sure what you're expecting from the NRL as far as WT goes. During the last board changes they...

Crookedness? That's an extraordinary claim. Exactly what laws have been broken? And what exactly are the NRL intervening on?

I never expected to ever see Charles Bukowski mentioned on the forum, but here we are....

I remember meeting him through a friend. Always blew my mind that he still lived in Australia while doing all those Warriors games.

I can't stand the commentary team that Fox put on for any game involving a QLD side. More one-sided than a North Korean election.

Is that you Darcy? Seriously though, it's nothing other than old school chook feed political campaigning. You can pretty much set your watch to it.

I'm giving Benji and team a gold star for what they did with a pretty crook roster. The guys were in a terrible slump but they somehow got them out of it for the last handful of games. Even the game against Penrith, the guys fought back pretty hard against a gun side. It'll take us a little...

I learned a new word this week. I was surprised there was no picture of Darcy Byrne next the the dictionary entry. You have to give the guy credit though, he's really playing the long PR game to try and get his profile up before having a crack at a federal house of reps seats when Albo retires...

I hope we hold onto Skelton. Having a big body adding a bit of impact has really helped over the past few weeks. I was surprised he has only played 35 first grade games. Even though he's no spring chicken, there could be some upside.