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Wouldn’t have thought this is the best way to hold onto a player. Fully expect Luai to leave the panthers now.
Same for the refs, there's no game without them.All of us that have played competitive league at any level will understand that it is a different kind of special bond you have with your team mates. It is a brutal game and I admire anyone I played with and against who had a dig.
Wow. Such an achievement let alone the fourth premiership in a row opportunity. I'm going for them. Melbourne are a team I dislike easily
A plan has to be adapted to the unique shape of each club.An interesting article. The key thing is they stuck to their plan.
Over the years we have had two rich owners say they will invest in the club and leave no stone unturned. Matt Elliott talk about restructuring the club, Brian Smith hired in a Football Manager type role to look at how everything is run. Gould was hired to do a similar role to what he did at Penrith, the pandemic made that hard but supposedly he left reports etc for the club to follow.
The club has talked about pathways and has got the teams going. The key thing now is to stick to it.
Penrith's success was built on a special group coming through and players capable of replacing those that left coming to maintain their success. Our first step should be develop players to ensure we are competitive each year so we make the 8 and compete more often than not. It also means we are less reliant on recruitment.
As much as the old under 21s competition had it's flaws for our club it did give us a glimpse of what we should be doing. Developing players ready for first grade.
Sure it has to be unique to each club but as I stated we have heard a lot from our club about plans but never stuck to them.A plan has to be adapted to the unique shape of each club.
The Panthers development plan works because they have the largest junior catchment in the comp.
At the opposite end, the roosters buying in players works because they are rich and tied into the Sydney CBD.
What works for us? Do we have the junior playing numbers to copy a Penrith?