Where's the recruitment from the Manly A grade comp?

[TheSoaringEagle2023]

As per the title, why aren't they coming through the ranks. I remember the early 90s there was a golden period where the local A-grader that came through. Even the players that were bar average were given a crack and at the very least were in reserve grade to answer the call when needed.

Hoppa Sr, Chris Ryan, Elsegood, Gartner, Beaver, Dunford, Hosking, O'Donnell, Hancock, John Jones,etc

What happened?

 

[The Wheel]

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[lsz]

You get that if a player has any talent by the time they are 16 they have offers from a number of clubs which means for any kid that comes through there are so many different ways they can go? And why we recruit so many players in the same way?