JFitz is one of the best developmental coaches in the world, you only have to look at the long line of players she’s brought through to realise that. But I think it’s also important to note that a big reason she’s been able to lure basically every single talented NSW player is because of the the Giants financial backing. Austin, Dwyer, Letherbarrow, Iongi, Parmenter etc. were all part of the Swifts program but better Training Partner packages lured them across to Giants. Austin, Dwyer and Parmenter have come a long way since then which is all credit to JFitz, but the TP support helps get the players through the door. There are others like Hay and McDonell who weren’t given much opportunity with the Waratahs/Swifts but if the two clubs were equally resourced the spread of talent would be similar. Now that they both have academies it should level out a bit, but it’s clear the Giants have gotten the best of the 97-02 bunch.
