I have said it before in a post earlier that I was taken as a joke,but here it is..
If Harry wasn't at the WTs this year he would be third string D/H at Storm which would have meant very limited game time if any in the top 17 and probably going around each week at training with the squad..
He was given to us as a respected prospect for D/H at NRL level and we swapped him with Momo,they needed a centre we needed a D/H...
The experience and expertise at NRL level that he has been given by us, and by which I mean that the coaching and expertise given to him by Madge after every game to learn what is needed to better his game he would not have gotten at the Storm this year..
Its ok for Ponissi to blow wind up everybodies arse and say Harry will be wearing PURPLE NEXT YEAR is a sign of how arrogant the man is..granted he came to us on loan...His game and persona have been developed by us and this is the reason he is a DALLY M contender this year,here with us and not at the STORM..
WE TOOK HIM...WE HAVE DEVELOPED HIM AT NRL LEVEL not the Storm...
I completely understand he has to go back at some point,but he was third string at the Storm, we have made him the player he is at NRL level even as much to say he could be an origin contender...
As I said we have developed him and what you have is an NRL D/H coached by Madge,supported by the club and supported by our squad..
The only reason he will be back at Storm is if Cammy retires so they can have a back up to Brandon Smith because Bellamy promised the 9 to him not Harry...
Now they know how good Harry is thanks to Madge and the club they are spruiking how good he is,unfortunately they didn't have faith in him by putting B Smith first...
I agree we helped him get valuable first grade experience, but to say we developed him is a bit of a stretch.
Just because he wasn't in grade at Storm, doesn't mean they haven't been putting in the work with him in the time hes been with them.