Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

[happy_tiger]

That's not the point, the lack of depth with a squad of 25 will leave a lot of teams struggling when injuries hit.

Isn't that what you were trying to get across, it will happen with less injuries than double digit, especially teams under the top 8.

I think the NRL involvement in the future of the ESL is to poach as many top players from that comp as possible , thus trying to fix the very apparent shortfall of 20 sides

 

[Dr_Ice]

Yeah you can't obviously use weights like they did in the 60s .....not that I'm old enough to remember that .....but I reckon playing 2 years up is the maximum that kids can deal with mentally
I would occasionally play baseball as a 12 year old in my Dads team if they were short
And even in a non contact sport it was overwhelming

Didn’t jockey Malcolm Johnston tell the story that he once scored 5 tries in a Junior rugby league game. Then mentioned he was about four years older than everyone else as he was so small.

 

[tiger_one]

Didn’t jockey Malcolm Johnston tell the story that he once scored 5 tries in a Junior rugby league game. Then mentioned he was about four years older than everyone else as he was so small.

@Dr_Ice - sound like he was playing for the comps back then that were by weight.
(My junior claim to fame is that I played for Wests Magpies when the weight division was 4 stone 7 pounds - and there were lots of kids of quite different ages but OK because they met the weight restriction)

 

[innsaneink]

I think the NRL involvement in the future of the ESL is to poach as many top players from that comp as possible , thus trying to fix the very apparent shortfall of 20 sides

Not a real wize investment if they plan to rape and pillage