moto748 wrote:
Yes, if they were in Australia they'd be playing to a good standard every week in the Queensland Cup or whatever. Which is why you see 19-20 year old rookies walk into NRL sides and look right at home; they've already had that experience under their belts.
I can’t believe how it’s not being sorted out. It really is a shambles the state of things in this country at the moment. I follow Penrith Panthers on Instagram (I suppose I’d call them my Aussie team) and I noticed this morning back to back pictures of the women’s team playing then the u20’s and then the first team. There’s the Queensland cup sides to fill in the gaps as well. There’s enough rugby to keep players of all ages progressing.
Over here we’ve got our best lads at 19/20 not playing from one month to the next. We will never close the gap on the Aussies. We didn’t stand a chance of ever getting on an even keel with them anyway but we’re letting ourselves fall further and further behind and all to save a few quid.
I’ve never been as down on the state of the game as I am at the minute.