Replace NYC with a National Reserve Grade
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BenjiMagic96
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Great Article, I agree with everything you said.
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Hodori
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A proper reserve grade should definately be reinstated. IMO having NYC as the direct feeder to NRL negatively affects the quality of football and the developement of players.
Would love to see NYC as a summer comp. Would help with the footy withdrawal symptoms over summer!
I am sure at the very least one of the digital stations would pick it up, could create an extra revenue stream for the NRL.
How I see it (summer comp) working:
All games after 8:30 pm
60 min 4 qtr football
2 conferences, top 4 from each go into sudden death final series.
The best of the talent would then join NRL fulltime squads.
Would love to see NYC as a summer comp. Would help with the footy withdrawal symptoms over summer!
I am sure at the very least one of the digital stations would pick it up, could create an extra revenue stream for the NRL.
How I see it (summer comp) working:
All games after 8:30 pm
60 min 4 qtr football
2 conferences, top 4 from each go into sudden death final series.
The best of the talent would then join NRL fulltime squads.
I couldn't agree more.
The NYC is nice but a proper reserve grade would be much better for the game in general
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The NYC is nice but a proper reserve grade would be much better for the game in general
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@Hodori said:
I agree wholeheartedly with your first 2 sentences. The rest though?…not so much.
There are blokes in the 20's that can and should be promoted straight from this level to firsts. We have done it many times as has numerous other teams. My problem with your suggestion is that it would be a real step backwards for the following reasons;
1) RL is a winter sport. Making these guys play throughout summer will be detrimental to their development as they will get used to playing in the heat and when they get to firsts it will be a real shock to their system to have to play in cold conditions or freezing pouring rain like they will encounter in Penrith, Canberra, Melbourne and Auckland.
2) These guys are almost at a professional level, so why make them play games of only 60 minutes duration?...and in quarters? That is junior RL stuff. They will get to firsts and not have the motor to keep up with experienced players.
3) Game plans will be thrown into dissaray as they will be reacting to 15 minute bursts of play. Agaian, what happens when they graduate and have to totally change the way they play footy?
4) The great leveler in this sport has always been that as the big boppers tire the smaller boys (who are usually more talented) are brought into the game with their speed. This will not happen in your proposal and their will be a glut of injuries as a result....which may also result in only the big fellas making grade and therefore we may see a drop in skill level in firsts.
For mine, the NSW Cup should be relegated and a proper NRL sanctioned reserve grade established. That way, the club head coaches can oversee all three grades and have them prepare similarly so that a call up is not such a world changing event.
It would be awesome for us as spectators as well. I loved as a kid going to the footy and watching all 3 grades. Essentially you give your entire day to the footy and it is a real event. The tribalism this created was superb and should become a reality again.
happy_tiger
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Keep both , easy solution in my opinion maybe change to Under 22s to help with forwards development instead of throwing them to the wolves too early
Thanks for the feedback, guys. I'm glad to see that you agree in the need for a true reserve grade.
I like the idea of league all year round, but I agree with stryker in that I can't see how that could work.
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@Hodori said:
I like the idea of league all year round, but I agree with stryker in that I can't see how that could work.
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foreveratiger
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They should of never got rid of Reserve grade…..Bring it back
MacDougall
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I dunno, Under 20's just has a bit of x-factor about it that Reggies never did. Can't we just have both?
Blackandwhite
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@delpy said:
Isn't that what most teams already do ?
MacDougall
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Well Potter at least seems to be. Brooks being in state cup.
Blackandwhite
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As well as Tedesco, Sironen and Nofaluma who are all still eligible for NYC.
Marshall_magic
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Why can't we have both? I agree with the point that the NYC has a lot more charisma than the NSW Cup (hence why it is televised live). Let's face it, future stars of the game or guys not good enough for the top grade, which is more marketable? I don't like what NYC has done to the NSW Cup and I think it should be merged with the Jim Beam Cup (or whatever they call it now), and a national reserve grade competition should be run parallel to the NRL and the NYC.
happy_tiger
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@delpy said:
I would of thought making the NYC Under 22 would of helped making both comps strong and maintained the importance of both comps that would both benefit from each other
happy_tiger
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@delpy said:
They can play either still
But we are trying to push props and second rowers up against men too early Ok some are ready , but many aren't
Give them time to develop mentally and phsyically
