Just curious, would people consider a loan arrangement to be a good idea within the NRL?
A loan system would be great. Allows fringe first graders to head to other clubs for opportunities until they develop and become starters at their parent club.
It may have teething problems in league where players feel a sense of loyalty, which could result in loanees wanting to stay at the club that has taken them on loan.
For example guys like Tesi, Tanah Boyd, Paix, etc. Could've been loaned out to clubs with that shortfall (titans) giving them an opportunity to play NRL, but allowing us to keep them on the books.
We have so many young guys that we're trying to keep in our top 30 that a lot of the older guys are getting moved on... not saying those older guys haven't already been overtaken, but the turnover has been immense and now we surely have the youngest squad in the comp.
If there was an option to loan the young guys out whilst keeping them on our books until a spot opens up then that benefits the development clubs greatly.
We're at the point where Herbie, Coates, etc. are ready to come in, but Darius and Bird are in the way. In 12 months both Darius and Bird could be gone (hopefully at least 1 !!), but Herbie is sitting in his final 12 months and Coates has extended slightly. It's likely we want to keep both, but Herbie may get itchy feet and want a starting position now or at least security on his expiring contract... we could be down 3 outside backs as of November 1 2020 without many options to secure the young guy that we actually want
