Future aside, i was under the belief that the wt feeder side changed annually. Balmain in 2011 wests in
2012 etc. Terry Lamb first suggested one feeder side. The one key factor (putting name/brand/history aside) is that balmain has a skeletel junior league (its been merged with st george junior league for over 15 years) and hasnt produced the influx of juniors for wt like wests have.. Lawrence,Hodgson,Fulton and Dwyer. This is a solid legitiment arguement.
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Thats not even an arguement. Thats just a statement. For it to be an arguement, you actually have to argue for something.
If what you are trying to say because of the juniors, the feeder club should be wests, thats an arguement. Now heres a counter arguement.
This is the 17 to start on sunday and where they are from
1\. Mackinon- Warriors
2\. Ryan- Dragons
3\. Ayshford- Roosters
4\. Simona- Balmain junior
5\. Brown- Sharks
6\. Marshall- NZ, via keebra park
7\. Moltzen- NSW Country
8\. Gibbs- Wests junior
9\. Fartah- Balmain junior
10\. Galloway- Sharks
11\. Dwyer- Wests junior
12\. Ellis- England
13- Heighington- NSW Country
14- Lui- QLD
15\. Fulton- Wests junior
16\. Woods- Balmain junior
17\. Fafita- NSW Country
Thats 3 from each club and no indication whatsoever the team is dominated by magpies. It appears that argument is not so solid.
This is exactly the point with the Wests single state cup side. They may have more juniors in sheer numbers, but the quality of them is coming equally from both sides of the merger. Therefore why not merge the state cup sides, and therefore we have a streamlined approach to our club. They come from the Harold Matthews, to SG Ball, then WT Cubs, NYC, State Cup and eventually first grade. Our state cup side will be much more valuable an exercise with this approach, and allow for greater quality of depth, not just numbers. There is also the ability to let relationships and combinations grow from the age of 16/17 when they enter the whole system.
PS - don't mean to be nit-picky, but I think McKinnon is a Penrith/Parra junior.