Imported player count. Each club.

[eddie]

All I care about is the fact that people have chosen Bondi. Who gives a shyte how they got here?

I agree with you Izzy, but I see this kind of info as ammunition to fire at the ignorant.
What's more annoying than a Penrith supporter bleating about the size of their junior area and attacking the Roosters over the subject.
Facts like these shoot those hypocrites down.
Someone who's a member of LU should post this trivia over there.
That'll set the cat amongst the pigeons.

btw, I used to live in Woonona.

[Bigchook]

I agree with you Izzy, but I see this kind of info as ammunition to fire at the ignorant.
What's more annoying than a Penrith supporter bleating about the size of their junior area and attacking the Roosters over the subject.
Facts like these shoot those hypocrites down.
Someone who's a member of LU should post this trivia over there.
That'll set the cat amongst the pigeons.

btw, I used to live in Woonona.

Let them argue all they want. Having the biggest juniors in the league and not winning a comp in 13 years says enough about them. As long as we're sustainable as a club and field a competitive side every year then that's all that matters.

[Mickie Lane]

The biggest myth of all is that the Dogs breed there own. They buy the most established players from other clubs hands down. Des would much rather buy an established 1st grader from another team than develop one. Both Morris boys, Hopoate, Perrett, Eastwood, Williams, Liccha, Toleman, Graham, Rona, Stanley. They have also bought Craig Garvey who is a top player & the brother of Roosters young gun Grant Garvey.

[Johnny.]

I'm sure Copley would love to play for Brisbane, but they decided to sign a guy with 'more speed to blow than Oxford Street' instead. Like any job, you go where the opportunities are. Brisbane can hardly say we 'stole' him given they gave him a massive slap in the face and forced him to look elsewhere. Surely they can't claim Nikorima woulda been playing 1st grade for the first 9 rounds this season either.

All I care about is the fact that people have chosen Bondi. Who gives a shyte how they got here?

Edit: What's the bet Brisbane start whinging that we didn't 'grow' Copley and Nikorima when they come back and smoke their old club. If we can get better value outta Copley than they can outta Roberts then it shows 1 thing - we're better at developing players.

When James Roberts main concern is whether or not he's allowed on a float in the Homosexual Mardi Gras (that's because gay means happy to me, not an example of homophobia) then I suspect we've got the better player.

[Bigchook]

The biggest myth of all is that the Dogs breed there own. They buy the most established players from other clubs hands down. Des would much rather buy an established 1st grader from another team than develop one. Both Morris boys, Hopoate, Perrett, Eastwood, Williams, Liccha, Toleman, Graham, Rona, Stanley. They have also bought Craig Garvey who is a top player & the brother of Roosters young gun Grant Garvey.

Souths are the biggest myth. How many Redfern juniors have they got rid of or are shopping around now to accommodate the likes the Inglis and the poms.

[johnnysekret]

Souths are the biggest myth. How many Redfern juniors have they got rid of or are shopping around now to accommodate the likes the Inglis and the poms.

In their team this week off the top of my head they have Johnston, Gray, Reynolds, McInness, Sutton, Turner, Clark and Musgrove. More than half the squad local juniors.
Not sure how that's a myth.

[mightyrooster]

In their team this week off the top of my head they have Johnston, Gray, Reynolds, McInness, Sutton, Turner, Clark and Musgrove. More than half the squad local juniors.
Not sure how that's a myth.

How's the burrow?
You are right though. The vermin do still have their fair share of juniors in the team. It's the likes of Penrith, Cronulla, Bulldogs and the Raiders who spend most of their money buying outside players these days while the Roosters are still accused of poaching all over the place. It's just lazy supporters and journos who couldn't be bothered checking facts and keeping up to date with current trends and prefer to just spew out stereotypes from decades ago.

[Bigchook]

In their team this week off the top of my head they have Johnston, Gray, Reynolds, McInness, Sutton, Turner, Clark and Musgrove. More than half the squad local juniors.
Not sure how that's a myth.

Because Musgrove hasn't played a game yet. And likely won't get a run all season. Reynolds is widely known to have been shopped around this off season, although is likely to stay since rusty blasted keary and now keary will be leaving. Walker was let go. Maqueen was let go. And because the players the players you listed are below average nuffies who could only get the job done once Inglis and the burgess clan came across. Despite constant boasting of your grass roots jrs program, the best souths players were all bought.

[morley101]

A better question how players have played NRL before coming to the Roosters. I define a junior at a minimum starting to play in SG BALL.

[Guest]

Lol that's now how imported players lists work. Tupou wasn't developed by us. Burgess wasn't. Jwh wasn't. Moa wasn't. Guerra wasn't. Ferguson wasn't.. Just going off the top of my head.

Hi Kegs,

Sorry we have still developed these players til where they are today. Moa and Tupou were on scrap heap (Parramatta didn't have plans for Tools) and not wanted and Guerra; JWH who was from union anyway were not anywhere near the finished product they are now at Easts....but nice tollin'.

[Tommy Smith]

Didn't Jennings look like an absolute plodder in Parra colours. Testament to Trent Robinson in my opinion.

I'm convinced that Parra is his retirement fund. As was the case with Watmough.

[Bigchook]

Hi Kegs,

Sorry we have still developed these players til where they are today. Moa and Tupou were on scrap heap (Parramatta didn't have plans for Tools) and not wanted and Guerra; JWH who was from union anyway were not anywhere near the finished product they are now at Easts....but nice tollin'.

Umm.. I would expect every player to develop naturally to a level greater than the one that they debut at. Don't get me wrong I'm not taking shots at the club or any of our players. But the whole argument is ridiculous. Someone plays football since the age of 5 until 20 and then gets a run with the chooks in first grade was not developed by us. Guerra was a late bloomer through Melbourne's system and got his chance with us. Was he developed by us? No. Has he developed since joining us? Obviously.

[Drumstick]

Jennings needs quality halves to get him early ball. He's not a battering ram. If parra don't get that right he'll be a waste.

Well said !

[Spirit of 66]

Umm.. I would expect every player to develop naturally to a level greater than the one that they debut...Obviously.

I would expect that some clubs prove to be more successful at accelerating and optimising the development of fringe first graders and young players with unrealised potential. Those that do rely less on recruiting established NRL players. The Roosters are one of these clubs and Eddie's post highlights this.

Not ridiculous at all.

[Insider]

Amazing isn't it ! Parra Penrith west tigers Cronulla st George Illawarra Newcastle Canberra all have junior league gold mines yet since the NRL formed nearly 20 years ago we have featured in more GFs than all those combined. Shrewd recruitment is everything whether that be of established first graders or potential up and comers.