Quote: bren2k "The lack of young players coming through does explain some of the behaviour of SL clubs; the underhand way they scout and obtain signatures of young players, including from from outside their catchment, and as you say, hoarding the ones who look to have potential - it's simple economics isn't it; scarcity produces value.
The real problem is in supply - and the only way to fix that is to completely overhaul the junior game, in schools and at community clubs; and the only way to fix that is for a RL programme for young players to be designed, implemented and managed by a significantly more professional and qualified people than is currently the case. If nothing changes, it will only get worse, and we'll end up with even more sub-par antipods padding out teams, and even fewer academy programmes at SL clubs. The game is dependent on a supply of well prepared, talented and skilled young players coming through the system and at present, we just don't have the right conditions for that to happen in any reliable way.'"
Far too sensible!
