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Message: [QUOTE="Allo, post: 2509049, member: 8190"] The best part of reserve grade is the entire squad, say they up the whole number to 36-40, (2x17's, NRL and reserves, plus a few extra) can train with and against one another. A training 'trial game' every week. Players can be swapped around every so often so everyone learns the defence/attack no matter which side you're playing for. Readies the reserves for NRL call ups and allows the full 1st grade side to run attack/ defence drills like they would in a game. 13 on 13. (honestly I have no idea how they train now, but I suspect it's not that way). Also allows players to form combinations and get to know how everyone plays so when the first grade side is depleted, you don't have half a 1st grade side and a bunch of QCup players from multiple clubs trying to gel inside a week. Also gives the coaches a better idea of how any reserve players would work in the top grade side. NSW basically have this already as they enough clubs for one NSWCup team each (Mounties=Canberra, Wolves=Penrith, Wenty=Parra etc). I can see how the Qcup teams and u20's will be weakened by probably not having any NRL-experienced players, but they should just be a stepping stone. It's a great, talented comp, but the players picked into reserve grade will get to play all the NSW teams, which have a lot more NRL-experienced players and would be better for their development to play a team with 5-10 NRL guys as opposed to QCup teams with maybe 2 or 3. Also on the away games, both teams travel together. any late injuries, coach has his pick of the reserve grade team for a sub and one of the 'extra' reserves takes his place in reserves [/QUOTE]

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