Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
The pathway needs to be clear. Each QPR club should create an alliance to a QLD region. Form strong relationships so when a kid does decide to move to the city they already have a network at a particular club (doesn't mean they have to go there but it is a start). NRC should be based on North v South of the River clubs. This then makes it easier for a supporter to follow. Currently my club has players on both teams so who am I to support?
100%. NRC can work if you get the correct alignment between club and province. NCC will only strengthen the strong clubs and kill the weaker ones.
NRC just needs some tweaks. There needs clear lines of developmental pathways. In QLD, rather than City and Country we need North of the River and South of the river. Premier teams align to those team.
The issue I have had is that supporting Wests we have players in City and Country so who do I support when they play each other?
As long as they get adequate support from the state unions (cough nsw cough cough). Reds took the right approach but would prefer to see clubs more strongly aligned to a NRC team (in QLD I’d like to see North clubs v South of the river clubs)
My idea would be for NSWRU/SRU/NSWCRU to align each country region with a Shute Shield club. Forge ties so that good young country kids that want to move to Sydney already have a path and a support structure. I doesn't have to be a firm rule but just work to develop closer ties. Helping people get jobs etc. Maybe once a year a game can be played in that region.
Each Shute Shield team should be aligned to an NRC team (geographically). NRC teams can only be selected from those clubs forcing players at Shute Shield level to potentially shift clubs to get selected in NRC. This would help re-align talent in the Shute Shield.
I'd also have a bye in Super Rugby once a year and call it back to club day where all the the Super Rugby players play a round of Shute Shield. The draw must alternate each year so teams who played away then get to play at home the next year.
As long as they get adequate support from the state unions (cough nsw cough cough). Reds took the right approach but would prefer to see clubs more strongly aligned to a NRC team (in QLD I’d like to see North clubs v South of the river clubs)
If you had an NRC tier whereby you could only be selected from the teams feeder Shute Shield clubs you would spread the talent in SS.
I think I've made my points on this one across a number of threads. So anyone for North v South of the River? But basically SS/QPR are interchangeable in these arguments.