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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 3347057, member: 1899"] Fonua and Ieremia as well. I just look at the AFL and while they're having more success with the Lions developing their own talent, the truth of the matter is they're still heavily relying on Victorian clubs to produce their talent for them despite all their success. It's just the nature of the divide of the two footy codes that the most athletically gifted kids are going to go to AFL and ignore Rugby League unless they have some sort of family link to it. Is it any shock that the Victorian players that have come through all happen to be polynesian? I think it's the reality of an expansion team that they're going to have to rely on heartlands for talent. The other issue is that the NRL has to get more involved and it can't just be up to the Melbourne Storm to win competitions AND prop up a small Victorian Ruby League system. Especially at a time where it's getting harder and harder to convince parents to let their kids play and risk brain injuries. I mean we could just go the other way, call a spade a spade and just call them the Sunshine Coast Storm. Does that really fix anything? [/QUOTE]

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