Quote: gutterfax "
the "heaviness" of recruitment is open to question.
Exhibit A.
Nesiasi Mataitonga. 2012 Under 20's Cronulla player who played 10 games that season, who seems to have dropped down to reserve/part time grade in 2013 is our first confirmed overseas player. If this guy is on "big money" then it shows how inept the recruitment process is at the club...he is one of very many NRL U20's that don't make the grade (Rooster will back me on this) who drift into the part time/second string comps...he is not a top dollar investment!
Exhibit B.
Nesiasi Mataitonga is indicative of the standard of player left available to the club. Regardless of when the discussions started, unless we are paying transfer fees, then all we have are Nesi types and loanees from the NRL who may be on wages that their clubs would be happy for us to pick up.'"
1. You said dropped down to reserve. YOU ARE WRONG.
2. If he is on big money then it show's how inept etc. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH HE'S GETTING, SO YOU SPECULATE
3. People who don't make the U20s, don't always drift "back" into part time. RESERVE GRADERS for NRL CLUBS CAN BE PART TIMERS. YOU ARE WRONG AGAIN.
4. Nesi is indicative of the standard of player left available to the club. ACCORDING TO THE SYDNEY MEDIA WE TRIED TO SIGN A MANLY PROP WHO PLAYED IN THE GRAND FINAL. YOU ARE WRONG.
See the pattern?
You only asked for confirmation that U20s don't make it to first grade. But you need to be pulled up on how wrong what you are telling people on here actually is.
Is disagreeing with you or pointing out when you don't know what you're on about now known as "defending the club" by the way. Then you resort to sarcasm because you've been shown up for not knowing about players. Ring your batphone to Gus and ask him. You've mentioned on many occasions you have one.