Jared Waerea-Hargreaves

[Cockadoodledoo]

all the blokes coming through now are the product of POS. what you blokes fail to realise is that this guy signs the best young talent at harold matts and sg ball level and builds them up through the grades. He has been gone from melbourne for 2 years and thats why the last crop of sg ball guys he recruited are now around 20 years of age so they are still hitting first grade. He has made heaps of great signings its just that most of them have been into the sg ball set up so the true value of POS wont be felt for at least another couple of years.

Are you sure as I have heard he had nothing to do with signing these players.

[Cockadoodledoo]

because he loved the media attention he got from pulling Inglis and Folau out of nowhere and then watching them become superstars overnight.

Actually he signed them from the Australian Schoolboys team and freely admitted Melbourne got them because they offered the most money.. Every other club was after those 2.

[Guest]

Are you sure as I have heard he had nothing to do with signing these players.

I thought our SG Ball is affiliated with Newtown?

[Rooster_6]

Are you sure as I have heard he had nothing to do with signing these players.

Source? I know of 2 for sure and a few others that Im pretty sure of.

[Guest]

I thought our SG Ball is affiliated with Newtown?

It is and they did well this year

[Guest]

It is and they did well this year

Isn't that where young talents Cheyse Blair, Jacob Miller, Ethan Lowe and Boyd Cordner are all moving up from?

I know that we signed St George-Illawarra Dragons SG Ball and Australian Schoolboys lock-forward Joseph Leilua as well, that is 5 very talented young kids.

[elo]

What are you talking about? He came from Union!!! He was churned out by the Waratahs Academy...

Didn't even make Super 14's (although probably would have) then was poached by League.

You just explained good young talent RECRUITING!.......which is my exact point, Melbourne have continued on their merry way with O'Sullivan poached.

[Guest]

Isn't that where young talents Cheyse Blair, Jacob Miller, Ethan Lowe and Boyd Cordner are all moving up from?

I know that we signed St George-Illawarra Dragons SG Ball and Australian Schoolboys lock-forward Joseph Leilua as well, that is 5 very talented young kids.

yep. blair and miller may have already been recruited by the time osullivan arrived (i doubt it as they are only 17 now) but we know of sure that leilua and cordner are products of POS and those two will be australian reps for sure. Lowe was also recruited by POS. throw in JWH now as well who i consider still a young talent and thats pretty damn good imo. With carney, ryles and graham the major signings into the first grade side, we are looking well placed for the future

[Kingbilly]

The reason Melbourne is still churing out these good kids in first grade is because of POS.
They were signed under him and developed.

POS has not had a effect on this club yet, and it will be a while.

The problem with this club is there is no good structure left to develop young kids. Harold Matts has been neglected as has SG Ball in the last year or 2.

We have been relying on the NYC and will do for too long, which is a mistake.
The club is stuff and it will take a while before we can back to a respectible state.
Politis and the other halfwits have well and truly screwed the club for the sake of money.

[elo]

Neglected the SG Ball? We won it last year, but hardly any of the names seem to have gone on to OUR Toyota Cup squad......which ether did they get sucked into?

Melbourne's SG Ball team made the Grand Final this season......and 15 of the 17 were Victorian born, be interesting to see how they progress.

[Guest]

Well so far, O'Sullivan has bought us 6 players from the NYC competition to bring into the FG squad:

This year

Sonny Tuigamala (Panthers winger)
Tu'u Maori (Sharks centre)

and next year...

Kane Linnett (Dragons centre)
Brad Takairangi (Souths backrow)
Steve Naughton (Raiders fullback)
Jared Waerea-Hargreaves (Manly prop)

But I am more interested to see how the SG Ball signings we make, to play in our U20s team, perform. These are the players we will bring through the system:

This year

Tom Pelo (Tigers SG Ball prop)
Andrew Haines (Dragons SG Ball winger)
Boyd Strickland (Bulldogs SG Ball backrower)
Tim Burrell (Bulldogs SG Ball backrower)

and next year...

Joseph Leilua (Dragons SG Ball lock)

[Roosterfarian]

I think the ganja has finally gottato me mun...wtf is POS?

[Guest]

Neglected the SG Ball? We won it last year, but hardly any of the names seem to have gone on to OUR Toyota Cup squad......which ether did they get sucked into?

Melbourne's SG Ball team made the Grand Final this season......and 15 of the 17 were Victorian born, be interesting to see how they progress.

From our SG Ball team last season...

Andrew Clayton (24 games), Isaac Maliota (24 games), Jerome Leolahi (23 games), Olireti Samuela (22 games), Sam Brunton (21 games), Brad Murray (14 games), Ryan Williamson (11 games), Matt Hands (7 games then injured), Cyprian Ale (2 games), and Keith Masima (1 game) all played some U20's for us this season.

Royce Hura (Eels - 24 games), Daniel Cross (Eels - 15 games), and George Vuna (Warriors - 8 games) have all gone to play for other teams, but have still featured in NYC this year.

[Guest]

I think the ganja has finally gottato me mun...wtf is POS?

lol Peter O'Sullivan

[Kingbilly]

neglected, infact tossed it on the scrap heap without a second thought