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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2757755, member: 1899"] As far as the Broncos backline is concerned, there's obviously a problem there. A few players won't be around next year - Eden is definitely off to England. I'm unsure how much longer Anderson has with the club but given how he was never really spoken of as a candidate, I'd assume he's on the outer. And Elijah Alick probably won't have much of a career. Such a shame as well, he had plenty of raw talent but just had no time to develop and build on any of it. So I expect to see some changes come next year and I don't think it's impossible to see the Broncos pick up a couple of blue-chip signings. Let's not forget last season the club was able to snag James Roberts, Marion Seve and Jamayne Isaako in the same off-season. The backline depth looks dire, but let's have a look at the outs we had last night. No Reed No Kahu Lost Oates less than a quarter into the game No Eden No Opacic No Anderson No Alick No Byrnes Factor in Maranta and Te Rupe having long lay-offs and it's evidently clear to see why the club has struggled out-wide. I have a big rap on the Cowboys and the way they develop players, but really the only players who are worth boasting about that have come through their 20s system is Taumalolo, Morgan and Feldt. It took Morgan four seasons to find his feet in first grade, Feldt was in and out of first grade until he hit some fantastic form that he's still currently riding and Taumalolo was a can't miss prospect much like Oates. Outside of that, you've got juniors that have been around since the prehistoric era, a couple fringe players and the odd prospect that hasn't had a chance to make a name for themselves. And I'm not saying that to have a go at them, but just to put everything into perspective. I think it's symptomatic of the coaching a lot of these juniors receive. I think there's cases where clubs are being very lazy with their appointments and are just throwing ex-players into the mix to give the old boys something to do. Some of them work out well - Ciraldo has been amazing at Penrith, John Morris is putting his experience as a Phys Ed teacher to good use but there's been cases where it just seems like they went with the quick and easy option. As such, we're seeing a lot of quality talents under-deliver. Guys who tend to rip up in Matts, SG, Cyril and Mal only to fall off the radar in the NYC. And that's always going to happen, but you would think it's something the NRL would be looking to improve upon. In a lot of cases, it seems to have stagnated, if not gone back entirely. [/QUOTE]

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