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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2612905, member: 1899"] Have you ever been so tired that it hurts? Folks, Tuesday was a looong day and that was about all I could muster in response to this thread. Obviously this is a topic that interests a lot of Broncos fans because for so long the club prided itself on it's ability to churn out first grade talent on a year to year basis. It was one of it's greatest strengths but inevitably with the retirement and passing of the great Cyril Connell, junior development took a hit and it took the Broncos awhile to adjust to life after Cyril. It made for some very lean years in the NYC. In particular the class of 93 didn't yield a lot of results with only Cullen emerging as any player or note and even then, he's just a squad player. I believe the situation has improved and should continue to improve under Wayne but as far as blooding talent in 2014 is concerned... I don't think Griffin has made any grave errors. When I look at the crop of talent, I see a few guys who could have been given a game off the bench, maybe trialled in a certain position but none that were crying out 'pick me, pick me'. Even Francis Molo, a player I hold in high regard, hasn't enjoyed a good season and seems to be struggling in certain areas that he should have addressed by now. The tragedy with him is, just as it seemed like he was improving, he got himself suspended and not long after that suffered a season ending injury. The rest are probably a good off-season off being ready for any real NRL time. If Griffin wanted to blood talent, I don't think he should be looking at the NYC anyways. I'm unsure of the logistics, but looking at some of the affiliate clubs there are certain players available who I believe could be viable alternatives and have experience training with NRL players in the past. I won't rack the coach over the coals for not picking those type of players because I don't have the same access to these sort of players but they're certainly players I'd be calling into training. So while I understand the frustration, I don't think it's any cause for alarm and when Bennett takes over next year he's going to have plenty of depth to work with. [/QUOTE]

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