Pawsandclaws
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Ryan Hoffman
Papenhuyzen to Melbourne
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Ryan Hoffman
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Don't think he ever played for Wests…
tsjonathan
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After watching Hoffman play for Wests back in 01/02 was really pumped to see him + Fulton etc but alas the storm took him away
jirskyr
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Because you also end up with players like Tedesco, Moses, Brooks, Woods, Suli, Sue, Nofo, Liddle, Felise, Tatola, Marsters, Sironen, Marshall, Farah, Fulton, Gibbs, O'Neill, Galea, Dwyer, Lui, Lawrence, Fifita, Koroibete… you get the point.
We are sitting on a huge junior nursery, why would we abandon it just because some clubs who have little to no nursery step in occasionally sign some players up. Only problem with not developing your own kids is you always get second bite at the cherry and you can't work the loyalty angle straight away, you have to have some other selling points like Storm (coach and culture) or Roosters (brown paper bags).
We are associated with football clubs whose sole purpose is to develop junior talent. Would you really want to disassociate with Magpies JRLFC and Balmain JRLFC from the occasional angst of losing a Pap or a Hoffman.
Personally I'd be happy to do away with club-associated junior footy if the NRL ever decide to take it all over, take over all local footy codes and control the influx of players from junior areas into NRL (this likely comes hand-in-hand with a draft). My gut tells me that day is coming, the now-cashed-up NRL are already doing things like buying The Immortals from RLW, essentially merging with Touch Football Australia etc.
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I assumed it was NRL players…guess we could throw un Israel Folau to then..Minno Cobras
Current managements fault !!!
GNR4LIFE
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I thought i'd read it all before i read about needing to sign someone as a succession plan for a 24 year old lol.
happy_tiger
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Shane Walker ,Jeff Lima
happy_tiger
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We need a centre now , not in 5 years time and being only 76 kgs how do you think Ryan would even go in the centres short term or even long term
Hilarity abounds
Harvey
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Mullaney was a great talent and we let him go
Harvey
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Mullaney was a great talent
What's he done since?
Donald_Trump
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Papa who? Isn't he a fast bowler in the big bash?
Whoever hates Tedesco is an idiot.
He's the best fullback in the world and the worlds greatest bloke.
Whoever hates Tedesco is an idiot.
He's the best fullback in the world and the worlds greatest bloke.
cqtiger
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Oh, hang on, you are trying to be serious P&Cs.
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Nice one Harvs, well played :laughing:
greatodensraven
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Has Grant Meyer sabotaged this thread?
Seriously, James Tedesco is the best thing to happen to this club since Benji hit the scene. Yeh it's a shame to lose a promising talent like RP but we need to focus on re-signing our blokes who are performing in 1sts now.
Seriously, James Tedesco is the best thing to happen to this club since Benji hit the scene. Yeh it's a shame to lose a promising talent like RP but we need to focus on re-signing our blokes who are performing in 1sts now.