Tallyn Da Silva #270

mtd#2 said:
Latu is better than Galvin and TDS combined. As far as I am aware he is going nowhere.

Gone are the days that clubs build their NRL team around juniors... Most sporting clubs whilst they like to retain the quality, are more than happy to window shop other clubs to find the right player based on their needs. Look at the EPL, NFL and the NBA.. get with the times eh... Look at the demographic of this forum, how many ppl are actually from the areas? Same applies to the team.

I'll also note Katoa went to the dolphins, Iongi went to parra, blaze went to Penrith... Do you see their fans crying as much as some on here? Its business
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Why would Penrith fans be crying? What great examples there.
 
mtd#2 said:
Latu is better than Galvin and TDS combined. As far as I am aware he is going nowhere.
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Tigers rose coloured glasses here. No evidence of this at all. And I like Latu. But claims like this are just coping 101.
mtd#2 said:
Gone are the days that clubs build their NRL team around juniors... Most sporting clubs whilst they like to retain the quality, are more than happy to window shop other clubs to find the right player based on their needs. Look at the EPL, NFL and the NBA.. get with the times eh... Look at the demographic of this forum, how many ppl are actually from the areas? Same applies to the team.
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Tell that to Penrith, who just won 4 consecutive premierships on the back of their juniors. What happens in different sports around is irrelevant. There’s no basis for anything you are saying. You just want to convince yourself that we are a professionally run club who has has some modicum of an idea of what we are doing.
 
Droppy05 said:
How do you go backwards from 3 spoons?
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We got a spoon when there were only 16 teams, we got 2 spoons when there were 17 teams, lets see if we get a spoon when there are 18 teams.

Yeah I know, the Bears will save us just like the Dolphins did when they joined the comp. 🤣
 
BAGNF05 said:
We recently held Canberra and Penrith to 3 tries. We’ve improved a lot in that area particularly if you take out the Storm result.
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If you take out the Storm result and replace it with the result that the Roosters will inflict on us next week, it probably still looks about the same.
 
Droppy05 said:
But still spoon bound. Those wins mean nothing. We need to be in top 12 after the recruitment this year. No point shuffling the deck chairs and think it's better.
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We’ve only won 5

Sorry I think I replied to the wrong post. Replying to the post you replied to that said we won 6…you know what I mean lol.
 
mtd#2 said:
Latu is better than Galvin and TDS combined. As far as I am aware he is going nowhere.
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lol come on mate. Last year you were saying Latu could stay in Reggie’s cause we had Galvin.
I understand being annoyed when people leave, but there is zero chance your statement here is correct.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
Tigers rose coloured glasses here. No evidence of this at all. And I like Latu. But claims like this are just coping 101.
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In Latu's limited time on the field over the past 2 season, he's made an impact almost every single opportunity. He straightens the attack. He can play his role as pivot, but knows when to make a move (scored a few tries close to the line for us). He is effective in defence and reminds me of old bargass joey johns.
Can agree to disagree, but I have seen enough footy to know Latu is exactly the player we need with Luai... It wasn't working with Lachlan, nor would it ever..

GNR4LIFE said:
Tell that to Penrith, who just won 4 consecutive premierships on the back of their juniors. What happens in different sports around is irrelevant. There’s no basis for anything you are saying. You just want to convince yourself that we are a professionally run club who has has some modicum of an idea of what we are doing.
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To claim what happens in the most successful sports around the world is irrelevant, indicates you are living in the past.. It's nostalgic to think you can bring through tonnes of juniors who play in the Balmain and Wests catchments and they become for the tigers version of what Joey Johns was for the Knights..

The reality is, most of the talent is going to be pushed out of Sydney because of the cost of living. Players are going to be coming from other regions and there will be fewer kids playing rugby league all across Sydney. It's already happened to the Balmain comp, Manly comp, whilst the North Sydney comp decimated years ago.. If I remember correctly Souths, St George and Canterbury had merged with Balmain at one stage at the senior levels? I'm not talking about RM or Shield. But behind that, the juniors have disappeared. 20-30 years ago there'd be 8-10 team competitions in each of these areas. Now they struggle to have a handful of teams.

The game is growing. Perth is back. They are bringing in PNG. The plans don't stop there...

The NRL and it's clubs are an employer... Footy isn't just Footy anymore.. It's a commodity.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Penrith over the next 20-30 years. House prices out that way are skyrocketing and a lot of people living there now will probably be pushed out.

I predict that PNG will be the next junior base that catches everyone's attention, but it has so many other challenges to overcome e.g. protecting the players from the crime (both those who play there and those travelling there).
 
Tucker said:
lol come on mate. Last year you were saying Latu could stay in Reggie’s cause we had Galvin.
I understand being annoyed when people leave, but there is zero chance your statement here is correct.
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I was happy for Latu to stay in reggies so he could develop his game and get some reps till his time had come... and it's come early.
 
mtd#2 said:
In Latu's limited time on the field over the past 2 season, he's made an impact almost every single opportunity. He straightens the attack. He can play his role as pivot, but knows when to make a move (scored a few tries close to the line for us). He is effective in defence and reminds me of old bargass joey johns.
Can agree to disagree, but I have seen enough footy to know Latu is exactly the player we need with Luai... It wasn't working with Lachlan, nor would it ever..


To claim what happens in the most successful sports around the world is irrelevant, indicates you are living in the past.. It's nostalgic to think you can bring through tonnes of juniors who play in the Balmain and Wests catchments and they become for the tigers version of what Joey Johns was for the Knights..

The reality is, most of the talent is going to be pushed out of Sydney because of the cost of living. Players are going to be coming from other regions and there will be fewer kids playing rugby league all across Sydney. It's already happened to the Balmain comp, Manly comp, whilst the North Sydney comp decimated years ago.. If I remember correctly Souths, St George and Canterbury had merged with Balmain at one stage at the senior levels? I'm not talking about RM or Shield. But behind that, the juniors have disappeared. 20-30 years ago there'd be 8-10 team competitions in each of these areas. Now they struggle to have a handful of teams.

The game is growing. Perth is back. They are bringing in PNG. The plans don't stop there...

The NRL and it's clubs are an employer... Footy isn't just Footy anymore.. It's a commodity.

It'll be interesting to see what happens with Penrith over the next 20-30 years. House prices out that way are skyrocketing and a lot of people living there now will probably be pushed out.

I predict that PNG will be the next junior base that catches everyone's attention, but it has so many other challenges to overcome e.g. protecting the players from the crime (both those who play there and those travelling there).
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Everything you say is discounted by the fact Penrith have won 4 consecutive competitions based on the strength of the juniors. And considering we have the second biggest junior area in Sydney, to suggest we shouldn’t utilise that after what the Panthers achieved with theirs is nonsense.
 
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