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Wests Tigers captain Robbie Farah has implored the NRL club’s fans to show patience with their exciting crop of youngsters for fear weight of expectation could overwhelm them.
The Tigers possess arguably the most talented stable of young players in the game including Luke Brooks, Tim Simona, David Nofoaluma and Mitchell Moses, and Farah is confident they can return the Tigers to the top of the NRL table.
But he says it is going to take time.
“There’s a great bunch of kids there that we are going to be patient with and bide our time with,” Farah told AAP.
“We know that given a good worth ethic we are going to have some success, whether it is this year or further down the track we are not sure.
“What we do know is that if we invest time in them we are going to be a successful club.”
Halfback Luke Brooks starred in his NRL debut last year and with Benji Marshall gone, Brooks will be asked to spark the Tigers attack along with Farah.
But the Blues No.9 said people can’t expect too much soon.
“The fans, the media, they need to take it easy on him. He is a 19-year-old kid who has played just one first-grade game and because he played so well in his debut they will be expecting him to play that well every week,” said Farah, who began pre-season training with the Tigers on Monday after a break following the World Cup.
“But that is unreasonable and that’s not fair on the kid.
“He is going to have great games. He is going to have poor games. That’s part of the learning experience, that is part of becoming a first grade footballer.
“We can’t expect him to just to come out and be our saviour. But that’s who we are hoping will be our long term halfback for the rest of his career.
“We will be patient with him and I hope everyone else will as well.”
Farah said the highly promising players coming through the grades at the Tigers was a key reason he stayed with the club.
“I have known a lot about Luke for a couple of years and I was excited about his development and his pathways into first grade,” Farah said.
“Not only him but guys like Mitchell Moses that he played with in the juniors and all the exciting outside backs you saw last year and a couple of young forwards as well, they were a main reason why I re-signed with the club.
“I placed my faith in those kids because I believe given the right education and patience we have the making of a really good footy side.”
http://www.sportsnews.com.au/nrl/be-patient-with-wests-tigers-cubs-farah/99275#ixzz2qvHpRBoa
The Tigers possess arguably the most talented stable of young players in the game including Luke Brooks, Tim Simona, David Nofoaluma and Mitchell Moses, and Farah is confident they can return the Tigers to the top of the NRL table.
But he says it is going to take time.
“There’s a great bunch of kids there that we are going to be patient with and bide our time with,” Farah told AAP.
“We know that given a good worth ethic we are going to have some success, whether it is this year or further down the track we are not sure.
“What we do know is that if we invest time in them we are going to be a successful club.”
Halfback Luke Brooks starred in his NRL debut last year and with Benji Marshall gone, Brooks will be asked to spark the Tigers attack along with Farah.
But the Blues No.9 said people can’t expect too much soon.
“The fans, the media, they need to take it easy on him. He is a 19-year-old kid who has played just one first-grade game and because he played so well in his debut they will be expecting him to play that well every week,” said Farah, who began pre-season training with the Tigers on Monday after a break following the World Cup.
“But that is unreasonable and that’s not fair on the kid.
“He is going to have great games. He is going to have poor games. That’s part of the learning experience, that is part of becoming a first grade footballer.
“We can’t expect him to just to come out and be our saviour. But that’s who we are hoping will be our long term halfback for the rest of his career.
“We will be patient with him and I hope everyone else will as well.”
Farah said the highly promising players coming through the grades at the Tigers was a key reason he stayed with the club.
“I have known a lot about Luke for a couple of years and I was excited about his development and his pathways into first grade,” Farah said.
“Not only him but guys like Mitchell Moses that he played with in the juniors and all the exciting outside backs you saw last year and a couple of young forwards as well, they were a main reason why I re-signed with the club.
“I placed my faith in those kids because I believe given the right education and patience we have the making of a really good footy side.”
http://www.sportsnews.com.au/nrl/be-patient-with-wests-tigers-cubs-farah/99275#ixzz2qvHpRBoa
