Juniors - Pathways General Discussion

[balmain boy]

Not really still Kids still travelling to other clubs today.

They travel from poorer working class areas to nicer areas. It's just nature, people want to move u up in the world. Which for many involves getting out of Campbelltown

 

[Lestronge]

He was a schoolboy on the gold coast, signed with the dogs lasted a few months then returned home after broken promises.

He'll be in the inner west, or bunking with another junior in a sharehouse or family

Juniors do not train at the coe, it's for NRL players only.

There's why they're building a coe for juniors in Campbelltown with the Uni

In 2025 so 1 year ago , he was voted best player in his age group . The kid is a gun.

 

[Bellend]

They travel from poorer working class areas to nicer areas. It's just nature, people want to move u up in the world. Which for many involves getting out of Campbelltown

Not really plenty of people move around for that opportunity not just Campbelltown

 

[Betterdays22]

That would be one of the stupidest ideas ever. Junior reps are local level. Wests should be able field a strong team on their own. Balmain kids will leave the system and go to Parra or the dogs before they travel to Campbelltown after school for training

It was more in response to the rumour of there being essentially an A and B team. May as well field one team.

Regardless, shouldn't the point be to field strong junior rep teams that produce NRL level talent?

I don't claim to be an expert but how many times has Balmain made the finals in Ball or Matts in the last 5 years? How many NRL players or potential NRL players have been produced? Magpies also wildy underperform for their catchment. Something needs to change.