Quote Originally Posted by Hurricane View Post
Spot on Red. Some outstanding players 15 and 20 years ago without academies or pathways. The best players played rep football for either Macquarie, Newcastle or Hunter Valley Zones and the best of those represented N.N.S.W at the national titles.
The community pathway still exists as it's never gone away. How many elite players have come via that pathway in the last 20 years?

But by all means continue to say "back in my day things were better" as it adds so much to the discussion