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After watching the magnificent Grand Final win by our Under 20s a few weeks back, second rower Liam Fulton thinks that there are exciting times ahead for Wests Tigers.
Competition for positions in the top grade will be high next year, with a number of players from the Under 20s Premiership winning side likely to join the senior squad in 2013.
Now one of the Club’s senior players since making his debut in 2003, Fulton said that it’s important for any Club to have exciting youngsters coming through the ranks.
“Having young whipper snappers nipping at your heels is a good thing. It’s great to have these kinds of players at the Club to keep you on your toes. I think it’s exciting times for Wests Tigers,” he said.
“The Head Coach, Todd Payten, has got some players there with big futures ahead of them. You look at the previous teams that have won the Grand Final, they have a lot of players that step up and play first grade and I don’t see why a lot of our players can’t do the same thing.”
Fulton also paid tribute to his former team mate, Payten, for an outstanding season in his first year of Coaching.
“I think they were really well coached. Todd did a great job with them. They really put in for each other, they really worked hard, they had a lot of workers and they had everyone in the right spot.
“They all played for each other which I think is hard for an Under 20s team as you still haven’t matured properly at that age.
“Todd really helped the team gel together. He organised a lot of things off the field together and you could just tell they were a really close group.
“I just think they had a great coach with some great support staff.”
After watching the magnificent Grand Final win by our Under 20s a few weeks back, second rower Liam Fulton thinks that there are exciting times ahead for Wests Tigers.
Competition for positions in the top grade will be high next year, with a number of players from the Under 20s Premiership winning side likely to join the senior squad in 2013.
Now one of the Club’s senior players since making his debut in 2003, Fulton said that it’s important for any Club to have exciting youngsters coming through the ranks.
“Having young whipper snappers nipping at your heels is a good thing. It’s great to have these kinds of players at the Club to keep you on your toes. I think it’s exciting times for Wests Tigers,” he said.
“The Head Coach, Todd Payten, has got some players there with big futures ahead of them. You look at the previous teams that have won the Grand Final, they have a lot of players that step up and play first grade and I don’t see why a lot of our players can’t do the same thing.”
Fulton also paid tribute to his former team mate, Payten, for an outstanding season in his first year of Coaching.
“I think they were really well coached. Todd did a great job with them. They really put in for each other, they really worked hard, they had a lot of workers and they had everyone in the right spot.
“They all played for each other which I think is hard for an Under 20s team as you still haven’t matured properly at that age.
“Todd really helped the team gel together. He organised a lot of things off the field together and you could just tell they were a really close group.
“I just think they had a great coach with some great support staff.”
