What I REALLY want from this side is a game list "every week" with players who can potentially push for an NRL spot, just like this R1 team....
Recent seasons there have been some weeks we have 4 - 5 top graders and beat anyone, then for mysterious reasons the next week it's all no names, who will never dent the NRL and get flogged by 50 pts ??
The idea of a "Reserve grade" team should be to have potential players who are ripping and tearing every week to get spotted by the NRL coaches and push for an NRL gig, keeping the Top team hungry and not just going through the motions, knowing even if playing half hearted and lazy, will still retain a spot in 1st grade regardless.....which unfortunately I have seen in recent seasons.
It would get to Tueday afternoon and you would find the same names who you thought were zero chance of holding down their NRL jersey based on last weeks performance, yet they did ???
Well that's a kick in the guts to the blokes who are busting for an opportunity below them, but not always a suprise considering those blokes were not playing NSW cup the week before to stake their claim ??
I was thinking half the Manly Top 30 players were on holidays in 2021 and 2022, because they wern't at Blacktown playing and a few of the top grader "Had to be replaced"
Another positive Vibe I get from the NEW coaching staff, they WILL give blokes a go to replace underperforming players and we got a heap of hungry youngsters just craving for an opportunity !!
Recent seasons there have been some weeks we have 4 - 5 top graders and beat anyone, then for mysterious reasons the next week it's all no names, who will never dent the NRL and get flogged by 50 pts ??
The idea of a "Reserve grade" team should be to have potential players who are ripping and tearing every week to get spotted by the NRL coaches and push for an NRL gig, keeping the Top team hungry and not just going through the motions, knowing even if playing half hearted and lazy, will still retain a spot in 1st grade regardless.....which unfortunately I have seen in recent seasons.
It would get to Tueday afternoon and you would find the same names who you thought were zero chance of holding down their NRL jersey based on last weeks performance, yet they did ???
Well that's a kick in the guts to the blokes who are busting for an opportunity below them, but not always a suprise considering those blokes were not playing NSW cup the week before to stake their claim ??
I was thinking half the Manly Top 30 players were on holidays in 2021 and 2022, because they wern't at Blacktown playing and a few of the top grader "Had to be replaced"
Another positive Vibe I get from the NEW coaching staff, they WILL give blokes a go to replace underperforming players and we got a heap of hungry youngsters just craving for an opportunity !!
