Juniors Discussion Thread

[The Wheel]

Another Hoppa, signed with Tigers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1939645986433020410

 

[manly al]

Can certainly cover some ground for a 15 year old , looks to have some exceptional running ability .
Seems a real shame that he not coming through a Manly pathways system right now but hard to know the full circumstances of course

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

but hard to know the full circumstances of course

At a guess the full circumstances are that his dad is John Hoppa and the Tigers offered a scholarship deal (and depending which school that is worth a lot of money!

 

[manly al]

At a guess the full circumstances are that his dad is John Hoppa and the Tigers offered a scholarship deal (and depending which school that is worth a lot of money!

Might be able to do a reverse at some future time instead of a Hoppa normally leaving Manly after getting established [ or partly ] and joining or being recruited by Manly.
Having said that, certainly hope that Lehi will be staying put at Manly on a long term basis

 

[SeaEagleRock8]

Might be able to do a reverse at some future time instead of a Hoppa normally leaving Manly after getting established [ or partly ] and joining or being recruited by Manly.
Having said that, certainly hope that Lehi will be staying put at Manly on a long term basis

The benefit of bringing local juniors through is their connection with club and community.
You may get them cheaper at first than players you have to lure from other areas, but as they hit 1st grade you're going to have to pay them market value anyway, in most cases.
(And definitely in Hopoate cases)

 

[Pepi]

Is Will Cannavo injured he played one game of Cup short stint but was very good he is only 18 was the knights Ball captain this year & I looked up he was in the starting side in the Knights flegg side last year as a year young Ball player that made the finals in Flegg but has not played since.

You've made 4 posts in total, all about Will Cannavo. Is that you Will?

 

[Turbo12]

Do you know if we have signed Broden Konz, looking at our results in Ball/ Flegg & Cup we need to bring in players

 

[MW66]

Two more new players named this week for JF - Barglik and Epere. Both look to have ben in/out of JF thsi year for other clubs. Also note Tenzin Contor who was new last week not named this week. As per anther poster Cannavo played a couple of weeks and hasn't been named since. Not sure what is going on with JF but it seems a continual rotation of players and mid-season pickups. Surely cannot help with consistency and game plan.

 

[MW66]

And Blake Metcalfe returns from s stint with the Dragons JF team.

 

[smithy]

Another Hoppa, signed with Tigers

https://twitter.com/x/status/1939645986433020410

This is Albert's son, not John's.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Flegg lost again tonight,Watmough struggling for results and answers.
New young prop in the side Nehemiah Wuatai Davis had a run,originally from Mackay Cutters and been playing with Tigers this year,played against us earlier this year,still young for Flegg.

 

[Turbo12]

As per Smokin Joe Flegg POST - Manly are in trouble with all Pathways teams you can't ignore the fact we are running in the bottom 4 in each team, other than Matts & have for the last few years.

My earlier point was where have some of these new players gone, they have played, play well and gone not to be seen again.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I don't think our pathways are struggling at all,the new system/model was implemented last year and will take a little time
The focus on young local talent is coming along,the U16 dev players moved into the Matt's side last year and the best and still young moved into the Ball this year,I think there are more good locals going to come through than before,but it takes time for them to progress.
Yes,the Ball sides win/loss was not great this year,but we generally recruited some talented kids who are and will progress...Large bros,Melrose,Walsh,Muagututia,Laiafi,Munn,Hart,Paulo,Green,O'Keefe,Lawry etc ..
As to why some have 'disappeared',maybe some of the Qld kids have headed back to Qld to be with their families,school etc...same as the Large bros.
The Flegg has been a bit ordinary, you have to rely on the young kids coming through and at 20 or so years old,you sort of have to try and sift through and hope to get a few gems through signings elsewhere.
Most of the kids at that age are already in other clubs programs,you either have to throw a lot of cash at someone who is realistically almost ready for an NRL contract or similar,or you have to look at kids that have been overlooked and you think can still be a shot which is harder to do when they are already 19/20.
Harder to put a Flegg squad together in my opinion,in saying that Watmough has done more chopping and changing even taking into consideration some injuries and guys having to move up to Reggie's(just my opinion).

 

[Smokin Joe]

Couple of local juniors getting a run in the Shield side(at least one) against men.
Beau McKee a second rower from the Matthews side gets a run on start today and 5/8 Max Davies is named as 18th man,played in Ball this year and Matthews last year.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Local junior Max Lehmann is also running out at fullback today in the Shield.
Played some NRL with the Storm and Bunnies(?) and back from a stint in the UK ,think he was on a Train and Trial with us at the start of last year.

 

[eagle66]

Sydney Shield Manly 18-12 after 30 minutes v CB. Beat them 52-6 first time around

 

[eagle66]

Sydney Shield MW22-18 halftime

 

[eagle66]

Down 22-26 3/4 qtrs gone