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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3145082, member: 1899"] There's every possibility that V'landys pushes for it, although I struggle to see the need for it. They've got two quality competitions there in the Canterbury and Intrust Super Cup. As far as I know, they've received minimal support from the NRL and it's largely been up to the NSWRL and QRL to encourage the NRL clubs to lend their reserves to the club. The QRL had the right attitude and clubs were flocking to it, which caused the NSWRL to get upset and instead of trying to compete with the QRL and improve their shop, they just threatened to kick them out of their junior competitions. That highlights the attitude and I feel a lot of clubs have suffered as a result, having to compromise their reserve grade system by linking up with a Mounties, Wentworthville or Blacktown just to make ends meet. If there was one positive change Gus made to Penrith, it was ditching the Windsor affiliate and handling the NSWRL in-house and even getting all three grades going. So instead of making a national reserve competition, why not invest more in the NSW and Queensland Cup? If we're worried that they're being left behind by the NRL, why not raise them up to another standard? The players don't come from the 'Brisbane Broncos' or the 'Gold Coast Titans' they come from the Aspley Devils, Souths Acacia Ridge, Burleigh Bears etc. Support those clubs, create more relationships with those clubs and the schools in their district and you'll see player numbers increase. I've seen Gus tee off on this and use Brisbane as an example. I really don't understand where he's coming from, given the Broncos have always had a high turn over of juniors and if anything there are more likely issues than the abolition of the National Youth Competition. Covid, new coaching scheme, senior players on top leaving a poor foundation for the younger players etc. If anything, if it wasn't for the current set-up we wouldn't see the likes of Kotoni Staggs, Payne Haas and David Fifita make an impact as quickly as they did. [/QUOTE]

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