Wolfie
International Captain
- Jan 14, 2015
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I dont think we are going to take their players like we used to these days.
I dont think we are going to take their players like we used to these days.
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Johnny92
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Even before the Dolphins were a NRL team the talent in the Moreton Bay Region would leave their smaller junior clubs and head to Redcliffe or Norths.
Now with a pathway to NRL at Redcliffe it will go up another level where the parents will send their kids to play their juniors at Redcliffe and it will be harder to get the good ones.
Wolfie
International Captain
- Jan 14, 2015
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Thats the thing, you could always join the Phins as a 6 year old and go right through and play Qcup in the same system. Now that system will take you to the NRL.
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nopatience101
NRL Captain
- Mar 4, 2008
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They can’t keep them all any more than we can.
Wolfie
International Captain
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They will be able to keep the better ones we used to just cherry pick from them.
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1910
International Rep
- Apr 14, 2013
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They have the advantage of history with players, if you've been a Dolphin since you're six and live at Sandgate and wanted to play for the Dolphins your whole life that's going to carry some weight if you try and get them away.
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1910
International Rep
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Although didn't help with Te Kura who was a Dolphin from 8-18 years old.
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nopatience101
NRL Captain
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Sure, but it’s only an advantage. It’s silly to believe that the Broncos will lose players to phins but it won’t also go the other way.
Bull Shark
State of Origin Rep
- Jun 4, 2008
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After the Brian To’o stuff, I’m even more cynical than usual in regards to what really motivates NRL players nowadays..
So, does ‘wanting to be dolphin / bronco / man who makes potions in a travelling show’ even mean much now?
My point is, the highest bidder seems to be all that really matters to these guys (?)
Bucking Beads
International Captain
- Mar 5, 2008
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A bit like the American sporting landscape in the NFL in particular isn’t it
Big Del
State of Origin Rep
- Apr 22, 2017
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Tribalism is different these days .
mrslong
International Rep
- Mar 25, 2008
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When the Dolphins came into the NRL, Wayne told all the smaller clubs he is changing the way things work and wants the local junior clubs to keep their good players - it won't be until they're 16 or 17 they will come recruiting into the rep teams. They don't want the Dolphins to become the biggest, best junior team, they want the local competition to become much stronger so the boys grow up playing the best in a high quality comp.
So do you know what happened the minute the teams registrations opened the following season - every parent who thinks their kid is the next Darren Lockyer sent their kid to the Dolphins. Lol, idiots. Because our club has had about half of those kids come back the next season saying how rubbish the junior teams are over there because there's just too many teams/kids, and have realised their kid is way better being a big fish in a small pond then a small fish in a big pond.
People are stupid.
McHunt
International Rep
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He's scored 8 tries in the Cup this year. We didn't sign him.
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Big Del
State of Origin Rep
- Apr 22, 2017
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He's scored 8 tries in the Cup this year. We didn't sign him.
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I don`t watch Q Cup ...
I thought Hunt was better in the trials .
