Blore , Steph , Laurie , Simpkin , Simkins , the further is bright , Blore is heading in the right direction , great defence and he will get better with line runs and carries , time will make all these above champions
I back Madge to bring theses guys into NRL stars...IF the haters give him a chance...
Some of these guys wouldn't stay if Madge was booted. He genuinely believes in these guys and their potential. All of those players you named - him, Hartigan, and the club went out of their ways to get them here.
- Blore: Signed while undergoing an ACL reconstruction.
- Stefano: Paid massive overs for a player yet to debut, and signed him a year out from his contract ending.
- Laurie: Signed a year in advance, and did everything we could to get him here early.
- Simpkin: Madge met him personally when he was still a school kid. I don't even think he'd played a game of QCup firsts at that stage.
- Simpkins: We put him straight into our first grade squad.
Blore could be our captain one day. I think he is special. He fully buys into Madge's vision and seems ready to throw himself into the line of fire.
fantastic post!!!! Things aren't as dire as some make out.
Add Madden to that group please.
The challange will be keeping them when the other clubs start sniffing around
Jock Madden will be tough to keep considering he won't get much game time over the next year or two. Hopefully he is paying attention to Kyle Flanagan, Tom Deardon, Brodie Croft, and other young halves' careers. Halfback is a brutal position to play. If they blood them too early, it can be disastrous to their confidence. And hopefully he got to talk to Harry Grant about what it's like to spend years in reserve grade working on your game.
