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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3620505, member: 1899"] That was what I was aiming at. The Broncos recognised that they were just wasting time and money if they tried to develop a squad of players. So instead of investing in the fringe talents, they stuck with the three or so sure-fire bets and would let the rest fend for themselves at a certain age. Ideally that shouldn't be the case and the NRL ought to encourage clubs to invest in junior development to help improve the quality of the competition and create a surplus of talent so the game can expand. I still believe there is a benefit to quality junior pathways but clubs rarely see the benefit because they get desperate and tend to fast-track players before they're ready. Clubs like the Wests Tigers for instance had some of the best young talent in 2010 but only made the finals once because of poor management. [/QUOTE]

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