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However, while Queensland Cup side Souths Logan Magpies are a Broncos affiliate, George stressed they were not moving into the region “just to pinch everyone and take them back to New Zealand”.
When asked if there would be scope for the academy to spread into Queensland’s western corridor, George said: “We’ve got people everywhere, but our focus on a community-driven program and our partnership with this region is to do what we can for this region … it’s exclusive to this region”.
He said the initiative was also tailored towards providing career pathways through its partnership with Logan City Council and Warriors sponsor Ausbuild.
“I don’t know about pinch from the Broncos or Titans … our job is just to inspire the community,” George said.
“If that means we do get some exceptional young girls and boys coming out of here to play in our colours, that’ll make us all proud and make the community proud.
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“It’s a nursery, it’s a rugby league hotbed, so it is a strategic move, absolutely. We’ve been offered opportunities on the eastern seaboard before, but we’ve never taken them up.
“We’ve got so many kids in New Zealand throughout our academies who are fit for purpose, but that doesn’t mean we can’t come here and attract some of the kids to come back home too.
“If we get outcomes that suit our NRL program, so be it. If we provide the pathways and the right training and mentoring, the kids with talent will take up those opportunities.”
The academy, which will offer elite training and talent identification, will be based at Logan Metro Sports Park, with mayor Jon Raven hinting further investment in the facility could be on the horizon “if we see the community loves this, and supports the Warriors”.
However, he said hosting Warriors’ NRL games in the future was still a way off.
“I would love to see us host some NRL games, but what we’d have to do is get a media tower and a grandstand in there,” Raven said.
“These are things we already started looking at last term, and we’re happy to continue investigating it.”
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However, while Queensland Cup side Souths Logan Magpies are a Broncos affiliate, George stressed they were not moving into the region “just to pinch everyone and take them back to New Zealand”.
When asked if there would be scope for the academy to spread into Queensland’s western corridor, George said: “We’ve got people everywhere, but our focus on a community-driven program and our partnership with this region is to do what we can for this region … it’s exclusive to this region”.
He said the initiative was also tailored towards providing career pathways through its partnership with Logan City Council and Warriors sponsor Ausbuild.
“I don’t know about pinch from the Broncos or Titans … our job is just to inspire the community,” George said.
“If that means we do get some exceptional young girls and boys coming out of here to play in our colours, that’ll make us all proud and make the community proud.
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“It’s a nursery, it’s a rugby league hotbed, so it is a strategic move, absolutely. We’ve been offered opportunities on the eastern seaboard before, but we’ve never taken them up.
“We’ve got so many kids in New Zealand throughout our academies who are fit for purpose, but that doesn’t mean we can’t come here and attract some of the kids to come back home too.
“If we get outcomes that suit our NRL program, so be it. If we provide the pathways and the right training and mentoring, the kids with talent will take up those opportunities.”
The academy, which will offer elite training and talent identification, will be based at Logan Metro Sports Park, with mayor Jon Raven hinting further investment in the facility could be on the horizon “if we see the community loves this, and supports the Warriors”.
However, he said hosting Warriors’ NRL games in the future was still a way off.
“I would love to see us host some NRL games, but what we’d have to do is get a media tower and a grandstand in there,” Raven said.
“These are things we already started looking at last term, and we’re happy to continue investigating it.”
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