Re: IN 2022 | Blake Austin - Expires: 2022 : Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:47 pm  

KaeruJim wrote:

Yes and it depends what size of contract he’s on of course.

I’m concerned we are able to provide pathways for our young talent, and that we are financially able to pay them a fair rate too.

Whisper it but one or two of our juniors are going to attract NRL interest at some point.

Our OS players need to be in the Webb, Donald. Leuluai, Buderus mould rather than the Achurch going forward.

Agree fully with the last bit. But we need to be every bit as demanding of the youngsters we bring through. They simply must be top drawer

Re: IN 2022 | Blake Austin - Expires: 2022 : Tue Aug 10, 2021 5:42 pm  

Clearwing wrote:

Agree fully with the last bit. But we need to be every bit as demanding of the youngsters we bring through. They simply must be top drawer

He’s quoted four of the best OS players in the clubs history there! Absolutely not a chance to attract that kind of quality anymore. We need to lower expectations.....

Re: IN 2022 | Blake Austin - Expires: 2022 : Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:13 pm  

Shabino wrote:

He’s quoted four of the best OS players in the clubs history there! Absolutely not a chance to attract that kind of quality anymore. We need to lower expectations.....

Disagree mate; Donald and Kylie were plucked for relative obscurity over there and were great for us. Zane is a bigger name than Kylie was.

We never were really in the market for current SOO players. Brett Delaney, Chris McKenna, Brad Godden were all cracking players just under that level too.

Don’t get me wrong we are not high in world pecking order - but we can attract good players and it is this calibre I’d like to see again.

Historically we’ve done worse with the big splash signings anyway.

Re: IN 2022 | Blake Austin - Expires: 2022 : Tue Aug 10, 2021 6:19 pm  

Shabino wrote:

He’s quoted four of the best OS players in the clubs history there! Absolutely not a chance to attract that kind of quality anymore. We need to lower expectations.....

Maybe so we are better going for quality than quantity. Bring the youth through and sign good players home grown or quota in the positions we need.