Hard Decisions? A New Outlook?

[LaT]

Being a club that produces players will always put us at a disadvantage when it comes to big names signed.

Also not rorting the cap hurts.

 

[happy_tiger]

Being a club that produces players will always put us at a disadvantage when it comes to big names signed.

Also not rorting the cap hurts.

I don't think we aren't rorting the cap because we can't

I just don't think players are prepared to risk their names when they aren't going to be in premiership contention

And the exact reason why clubs who lose local juniors need to be recompensed in some way

Make sides have to have 7 local juniors or 7 players they have developed from a young age

 

[VanillaThunder]

Being a club that produces players will always put us at a disadvantage when it comes to big names signed.

Also not rorting the cap hurts.

I don't think we aren't rorting the cap because we can't

I just don't think players are prepared to risk their names when they aren't going to be in premiership contention

And the exact reason why clubs who lose local juniors need to be recompensed in some way

Make sides have to have 7 local juniors or 7 players they have developed from a young age

Agreed with you right to the last bit. Part of the growth of the game internationally (especially in the Pacific nations) comes from taking talented athletes and providing them with pathways to elite level competition.

It's a nice principle but in my opinion it wouldn't work. Recompensation/salary cap concessions are the way to go I think.

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[happy_tiger]

Being a club that produces players will always put us at a disadvantage when it comes to big names signed.

Also not rorting the cap hurts.

I don't think we aren't rorting the cap because we can't

I just don't think players are prepared to risk their names when they aren't going to be in premiership contention

And the exact reason why clubs who lose local juniors need to be recompensed in some way

Make sides have to have 7 local juniors or 7 players they have developed from a young age

Agreed with you right to the last bit. Part of the growth of the game internationally (especially in the Pacific nations) comes from taking talented athletes and providing them with pathways to elite level competition.

It's a nice principle but in my opinion it wouldn't work. Recompensation/salary cap concessions are the way to go I think.

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Actually VT the best thing would be clubs get better at running themselves and become self sufficient , don't rely on the NRL handouts and we scrap the salary cap altogether

 

[barra]

Bulldogs are, I believe, the Sydney team we should most try to emulate. They don't always get their man, but they keep money aside for high-profile pickups like Graham and Morris twins. They are typically no frills in reserve grade and don't currently spend big bucks on positions away from the spine, such as wing or second row. They have a strong club culture and management, with an influential and successful head coach. They are near the top of the finals most seasons, even when you don't really rate their team. I hate the Bulldogs but they know how to build a strong team.

I totally agree with this (well maybe not the part about the 2nd rower!). I just hope that the new board are working on fixing the model, and creating a club that can attract players for the right reasons. The Bulldogs turned things around very effectively over the last few years and there has to be more offered to players than just money. In no particular order;

-A chance to reach their potential as an individual both on and off the field
-An enjoyable workplace
-A workplace with quality facilities
-A winning culture
-An opportunity to play with other big name footballers
-A chance at life after football
-A care factor within the management
-A stable company structure
-A strong TPA structure

There are probably a number of other attractive features as well, but all I know is if I were to be looking at future employment and could be shown that a club ticks the above boxes, and the money was thereabouts, I'd sign.

So really we should be looking at employing management that can achieve these points and hopefully that is underway.