The repeating pattern...

[Tiger5150]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.

Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.

 

[gallagher]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.


Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.

Played for Aus in superleague befor he went to the storm.

 

[Tiger5150]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.


Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.


Played for Aus in superleague befor he went to the storm.

Come on that doesnt count.

The fact that he played his 17th first grade game for the Storm says all it needs to about that fake rep "honour"

 

[cochise]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.


Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.


Played for Aus in superleague befor he went to the storm.


Come on that doesnt count.

The fact that he played his 17th first grade game for the Storm says all it needs to about that fake rep "honour"

Look if we are going back that far then Glenn Lazarus but that is a long way to go back.

 

[Tiger5150]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.


Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.


Played for Aus in superleague befor he went to the storm.


Come on that doesnt count.

The fact that he played his 17th first grade game for the Storm says all it needs to about that fake rep "honour"

Look if we are going back that far then Glenn Lazarus but that is a long way to go back.

That one I'll pay, Lazo was a genuine rep player.

 

[gallagher]

We have done a great job in recruitment over the last few months considering we are a team that has missed the finals for like 10 years, 4 home grounds and players so called wanting out, etc.. Having said that I think the only way we will recruit a SOO quality player in his prime without over paying is to win games and make finals.
I truly believe if we were to make the finals this year and the COE coming we will get them.

Agreed...we have done a really good job, except for the elite blokes.

For reference re this discussion (which, so far, has raised some very good point both ways)... I am not just talking about 'now'.

We have never landed a current Kangaroo ever, for example. Nor a current NSW player.

Only club not to have done so.

That suggests there must be a reason?

I could be wrong but Melbourne have never signed a rep player. They may have become rep players not long after signing, but I can't recall them ever signing one.

Valid point...but hard to sign one when they have 15 current reps 🙂

They did sign a lot in their initial / building years though. Kimmorley, for example.


Kimmorley wasnt a rep when he went to Melbourne. He went there straight from the Hunter Mariners (most of the Mariners went to Melbourne). He had only played 16 games when he got to Melbourne. They made him a star.


Played for Aus in superleague befor he went to the storm.


Come on that doesnt count.

The fact that he played his 17th first grade game for the Storm says all it needs to about that fake rep "honour"

Look if we are going back that far then Glenn Lazarus but that is a long way to go back.

Nikau, Kearney, Crocker, they'd be a few.