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Message: [QUOTE="johnny plath, post: 2783270, member: 8689"] Sure reserve grade sounds nice, but I think its short sighted by the NRL or whoever drove the culling of the NYC. People seem to forget that its a development comp, so it will have its floors, but the reality is that a lot of players in this age group aren't ready straight away for the step up to play intrust cup, but they are far too good to be playing in local comps. I see the Qld based NRL under 20 teams being at a real disadvantage when it reverts to a state based under 20s comp in 2018. The player talent will be diluted so that the four QLD based NRL clubs (include storm in under 20s - sunshine coast based) will either be spread among the feeder clubs so that 4 teams are mixed through the 16 intrust clubs, or the 4 NRL clubs will play against the intrust clubs under 20s. Either way its going to be a drop in quality of opposition from NYC 20 that will surely hinder development. For all its critics, the NYC was a great under age comp, which provided a pathway for players to prepare for a professional footy environment that got them ready for State league and then NRL if they are good enough. Not sure that QRL u20 state league is going to do that. [/QUOTE]

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