Tucker
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Part of their development will be mentorship.Yes it’s no guarantee the best young players become the best NRL players, but I’d much rather have them on our books, than not have them at all.
Players such as Bula, Fainu x2, Da Silva, Laulilli x2, Galvin, Miller, Faagatu and then the younger ones such as Large x2 and Makasini just to name a few, are players that would have no problem getting on the books of any of our rival 16 NRL clubs.
Even if 3 or 4 of them live up to their potential and stay with us we have done extremely well, but better judges than me strongly believe at least 6-7 of this crop will well and truly live up to their potential at NRL level.
If this assumption is correct, we will have a very good side in our hands within a couple of seasons, we just need to be patient as we cannot expect t all of them to be superstars at 18-21 years of age.
Currently, the young forwards have a few to help bring them along.
The young backs have no one.
Additionally, I have no problem having these guys on our books. I think most are over rated but there is potential there. If we want to keep them here, we need to start seeing success before they rise.
Who wants to be the best player in a shit side at 21? Daine Laurie is the cautionary tale in this area.
We need to have a team they would be proud to walk in to. It’s not about being patient, it’s about building a side that’s rocking and rolling by the time they step up.