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Message: [QUOTE="Locky’s Left Boot, post: 3093416, member: 9358"] Agree with everything in your first paragraph which was the point I was making in my post that this isn’t just restricted to the Broncos, this is a society and generational thing and like you I wonder how this affects recruitment and strategy long term. Haas and Fifita seem to be an anomaly but they’ve also had rough upbringings and external factors which has led to them having a bit of resolve and exploding on the scene at a young age. That is why I think it is more important now then ever in this competition to have a strong core of senior players who really drive a winning culture and have every squad member on the same page. That is what we are sadly lacking. You go back to 2006 when we won the comp and although it probably wasn’t the most talented team of all time, having strong leaders like Lockyer, Hodges, Parker, Thaiday, Thorn and Carroll ensured there was no easy games against us and they just drove the culture. I think that’s why Parker got criticised a fair bit for his captaincy when he got the job during the generational shift in the squad because apparently he was hard on the younger guys and got offside with a few of them because that’s how he was brought up in the broncos system of the past. He was holding them accountable and driving a tough love regime which actually builds toughness and a bit of character. Problem is the young guys don’t react to the same process in the modern era because of this fake utopia modern society has created that you are too good to be told what to do and that you should feel insulted and play the bullying card if anyone directs a shred of criticism your way. This illusion makes players less accountable cause they always feel like they have an excuse to get out of something too hard or something they don’t like. There use to be guys slugging it our for $75,000 to make ends meet and elite players of our code in years gone by at the top of their game around the $500,000 mark who dedicated their life to craft. Now you have guys like Ryan Matterson and Jesse Ramien (who have been around for like 2 minutes and are already earning half a million and not even rep players) where you just sign a decent contract in good faith and then throw all your toys out of the cot not even one year into it and not turn up to training when you find out someone is willing to give you more money. Those type of players are absolutely toxic and are players that clubs who want to build a strong culture should steer away from. Just wait until the mental health card starts getting abused next for players to get what they want. Take me back to the early 2000’s before money started ruining the game [/QUOTE]

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