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Message: [QUOTE="Morkel, post: 2664558, member: 8215"] I think a lot of people are missing the point. Sounds to me like the Walker brothers are only doing this because it was the only way to make the team competitive. Even then, it's not as high stakes as the NRL so there was plenty of scope to experiment. Getting them involved in the NRL with regards to their Jets work would come about 1 of 2 ways: 1) Duplicating their team structure: They'd have to bring in a whole bunch of players to suit the "high risk, high reward" game plan. It'd probably take 2-3 years to build that team and another couple to see it through at its maximum potential. Would an NRL club be willing to put that sort of time in to basically an experiment? If it were the Broncos, I don't think I'd want it to happen - basically gutting a team and going down a path that doesn't necessarily aspire to success, it aspires to enjoyment and entertainment. That sounds all well & good, but I don't want my players high-fiving after a loss because some trick shots almost came off or they did but the opposition still outscored us. Think of what it's like for Warriors supporters - up and down like a yoyo, still no premiership. Now amplify that. I want the Broncos to be successful, consistently, and having a genuine chance at the title, and that chance doesn't live or die by a flashy player's brain-fart. 2) Analysing a team and working to its strengths: This is kind of what all coaches should be doing anyway, right? What's to say that the Walker brothers are in any way ahead of coaches that know what it takes to win above all else? Remember the pressure in the NRL would far outweight that of the Qld Cup, would they be given the opportunity to structure an experimental style of game, and if so, would they be supported when the inevitable tough times are encountered? The other possibility would of course be using them as assistant coaches. But I suspect in that instance the coaching would mirror the player style. In that with NRL players, 1910 said that they've had the skills coached out of them or told to keep them under wraps. It'd be likely that, as assistant coaches, they'd have the tendency to encourage flashy, risky plays beaten out of them in favour of reliability and consistency. They'd be back to square one anyway! [/QUOTE]

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