Premiership window?

[luke46]

brown was great for NZ. Hopefully a good season next year.

 

[Owey]

I wouldn't trade with anyone. I think this is season 1 of what I really believe will be a 5-7 year window. I don't think any other team has as much real top tier talent locked down for as long.

Add in the fact that we have done this at a time when the talent pool is being diluted by expansion.

 

[Vagabond89]

Add in the fact that we have done this at a time when the talent pool is being diluted by expansion.

Absolutely a few clubs are going to go backwards just as we are hitting our prime. Brilliant job by POS to lock down the core team long-term during a period of player drain. We could be the big winners of the expansion phase.

 

[Newygirl]

Imagine if our first choice spine actually string together even half a season straight together

Think the most we got this year was 4 games?

 

[Billy]

All the experience our young players are getting now sets us up really nicely for the next few years.

 

[Les Misérables]

For sure.

Bradman, Crokes, J Saf, Graham, and honestly Saulo - who has stepped up last two games - all still here next year no matter what.

At least two more years of Jermaine, Francis, Cody, Crouch, Phoenix and some guy called Fletcher Sharpe.

At least 3 of Greg, Trey, Toby, Niukore, and look I think at some stage someone will request permission to throw a bag at Sandon but he may still be here in 2029.

At least 4 of Kalyn Ponga, Dylan Lucas and Dom Young.

9 More of Dylan Brown (LMAO).

A coach we can all believe in.

I wouldn't trade with anyone. I think this is season 1 of what I really believe will be a 5-7 year window. I don't think any other team has as much real top tier talent locked down for as long. Kalyn, Dylan & Fletcher barely got that many games to actually gel with one another for a start.

This will also be supplemented by emerging talent, Mulherin, for example, will come in and cover for the loss of McEwen or Manu, should either leave.

Much like the Panthers, if the system is strong so is the production line.

 

[MBQLD]

Should make recruitment more attractive and keeping guys around too.

 

[R_A]

The premiereship window is one season sometimes heh

If we lose, it closes for 6 months and reopens midway through next year depending on results and injuries.

For now, it's between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday Night.

 

[jamesgould]

The premiereship window is one season sometimes heh

If we lose, it closes for 6 months and reopens midway through next year depending on results and injuries.

For now, it's between 8pm and 10pm on Sunday Night.

That's my take on it ... I think back to 2001, we had a team that was full of rep talent, young blood, dominated the season imo ... I thought we could win the next two or three years. Then Joey does a back late in 2002, does a neck midway through 2003, does a knee early in 2004, is still recovering from a knee and breaks his jaw in 2005 ... we don't have another realistic shot with our main playmaker until 2006, by which time a lot of the surrounding talent has moved on or past their peak.

Another good example is Penrith last week, they dominate most of this season but then their playmaker goes down, Edwards was struggling, Yeo playing with a torn pec ... even in the final few weeks of the season it can all turn sour.

All teams are hoping to find themselves in a window, but the cards really need to fall your way for it to work out. We really need to take this opportunity like our lives depend on it.

Geez I'm gonna be distraught if we lose lol.

 

[R_A]

That's my take on it ... I think back to 2001, we had a team that was full of rep talent, young blood, dominated the season imo ... I thought we could win the next two or three years. Then Joey does a back late in 2002, does a neck midway through 2003, does a knee early in 2004, is still recovering from a knee and breaks his jaw in 2005 ... we don't have another realistic shot with our main playmaker until 2006, by which time a lot of the surrounding talent has moved on or past their peak.

Some of the former players rue 2000 as well and thought it was an opportunity gone begging as well. They probably come first in 2001-02 if Joey doesn't get injured at various times. Maybe that's what got them up for 2001 too. Similar to Penrith in 2020-21 even though they were always something special.

 

[Grandpa Joe]

does a knee early in 2004,

I was at that game poor old David Seage suffered first of his many knee injuries, we lost and cost me a motza, had $250 on the Knights and Matt Gidley shifted to fullback and dropped the ball for parra to sweep in and score in the dying seconds.

First game I took the ex too, she became a massive fan thereafter.

 

[HarVeeGee13]

Could be argued though that *this* year is one where the premiership window had the door shut on it by injuries.

Starting halfback, hooker, and both props out, best forward generally rushes back early from injury not at full fitness.

And we're in the grand final anyway.