Originally Posted by
shasta
You never know, Webcke may have become a 100+ Test Wallaby and quite conceivably a captain, had there been a hybrid junior game.
The NRL is in almost as bad a shape as RA re the struggle with AFL for juniors. Years of neglect of the regions, as well as raiding their kids to stack city based elite competitions is just bringing a slow decline in participation. Kids ought to be encouraged to play for fun - not to be cannon fodder for the delusions of wannabe senior coaches. Whatever way either or both codes go, the clock is ticking faster and faster.