Justin Matamua #259

BlackWhiteGold said:
In a similar vain hopefully to debut before the end of the season ... pathways junior via Balmain Brandon Tumeth.
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The thing holding Brandon back is the injury that kept him out of the 1st half of the season.

Without the injury, he could be knocking on the door of a debut too. I believe it will be just about getting minutes into him for the remainder of this year, regardless of the grade he plays.
 
my only fear is these young fellas slowly getting infected over the next remaining 2 months, to the point theyre just going through the motions.. wouldn't be the first time in the last couple of seasons
 
sparci said:
my only fear is these young fellas slowly getting infected over the next remaining 2 months, to the point theyre just going through the motions.. wouldn't be the first time in the last couple of seasons
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Idk about that. The problem with a lot of semi-experienced players is they know there is always another option. Another club or even super league are always looking for squad fillers in the 27-30 spots.

On the other hand, young players just starting out are generally more grateful for their opportunities, and will push hard to level up and get a new contract. A lot of them don't see a world beyond their current club. That's why Penrith and Cronulla have juniors coming out their assholes. They shelter them well in good systems. The only reason they would ever think about leaving is money, or if there is someone blocking your spot with no hope of leaving (e.g. if you're a halfback in the Penrith system, there's no chance you're displacing Cleary).

These guys have the opportunity here to become starters in first grade. It's a great position for them to be in.

I'm hopeful for Pole, Matamua and the guys to come. But we simply must improve as an organisation as a whole in order to retain these guys. Tedesco left because we gave him many reasons to leave. If we were a successful club he would have stayed, I'm sure of it.
 
Luke Brooks #1 Fan said:
Idk about that. The problem with a lot of semi-experienced players is they know there is always another option. Another club or even super league are always looking for squad fillers in the 27-30 spots.

On the other hand, young players just starting out are generally more grateful for their opportunities, and will push hard to level up and get a new contract. A lot of them don't see a world beyond their current club. That's why Penrith and Cronulla have juniors coming out their assholes. They shelter them well in good systems. The only reason they would ever think about leaving is money, or if there is someone blocking your spot with no hope of leaving (e.g. if you're a halfback in the Penrith system, there's no chance you're displacing Cleary).

These guys have the opportunity here to become starters in first grade. It's a great position for them to be in.

I'm hopeful for Pole, Matamua and the guys to come. But we simply must improve as an organisation as a whole in order to retain these guys. Tedesco left because we gave him many reasons to leave. If we were a successful club he would have stayed, I'm sure of it.
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James ‘Steggles Chicken’ Tedesco? What’s he done?
 
Luke Brooks #1 Fan said:
Idk about that. The problem with a lot of semi-experienced players is they know there is always another option. Another club or even super league are always looking for squad fillers in the 27-30 spots.

On the other hand, young players just starting out are generally more grateful for their opportunities, and will push hard to level up and get a new contract. A lot of them don't see a world beyond their current club. That's why Penrith and Cronulla have juniors coming out their assholes. They shelter them well in good systems. The only reason they would ever think about leaving is money, or if there is someone blocking your spot with no hope of leaving (e.g. if you're a halfback in the Penrith system, there's no chance you're displacing Cleary).

These guys have the opportunity here to become starters in first grade. It's a great position for them to be in.

I'm hopeful for Pole, Matamua and the guys to come. But we simply must improve as an organisation as a whole in order to retain these guys. Tedesco left because we gave him many reasons to leave. If we were a successful club he would have stayed, I'm sure of it.
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Yeah ofcourse, they will start firing and enthusiastic first up, but theres a few games left in this season, and the vibe right now is not good amongst the club as a whole. I just hope that enthusiasm doesn't fizzle away (and become like a majority of the squad) by the end of season assuming they remain in the top 17, they don't exactly have players they can look up to, so, much like we've seen in the past it may happen. Culture (relatively speaking) at clubs like Cronulla atm and Penrith are stark contrast to ours, their senior players are establishing the standards expected in their team, thereby the young players will always have something to push for, if at the very least to impress them. Whats going on with our 'senior' players? Playing hot potatoe with positions etc.
 
sparci said:
Yeah ofcourse, they will start firing and enthusiastic first up, but theres a few games left in this season, and the vibe right now is not good amongst the club as a whole. I just hope that enthusiasm doesn't fizzle away (and become like a majority of the squad) by the end of season assuming they remain in the top 17, they don't exactly have players they can look up to, so, much like we've seen in the past it may happen. Culture (relatively speaking) at clubs like Cronulla atm and Penrith are stark contrast to ours, their senior players are establishing the standards expected in their team, thereby the young players will always have something to push for, if at the very least to impress them. Whats going on with our 'senior' players? Playing hot potatoe with positions etc.
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They’ll be up for the first few at least - they may fade a bit at the back end after a few floggings - but new squad next year, new coach - couple top line players should reinvigorate the kids right at the right time…
 
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