How Josh Addo-Carr has become twice the player he was last year

Exactly. Josh AC wasn't exactly a washed-up player who got rehabilitated by Bellamy. He had been marked as a potential star in NYC, made his debut last scoring 6 tries from 9 starts for a lacklustre team before getting injured and spending some time back in reggies having already signed elsewhere. That he's improved in his 2nd year while injury-free and running off the Storm spine is hardly earth-shattering.

Champion and Ryles games improved markedly from their 2011 form. Ryles last played rep footy in 2005. Ryles 2 year contract at the Roosters was terminated one year early in 2011 due to his poor form before being given a lifeline at the Storm where he was starting prop and would have got himself a premiership ring if not for injury. I watch every game of that premiership winning season on a regular basis and he was outstanding. Champion the same, got cut from the Rabbits because of GIs signing but was a key member of the Storm team that got within a game of the GF. As stated previously most commentators including Andrew Johns and Sterlo commented on Roberts vast improvement since moving to the Storm. If you asked fans to nominate the worst half of the 2013 season you'd have got Ben Roberts...he couldn't get an NRL contract. Even the most ardent Storm fans thought it was a mistake getting him in 2014 but he was the starting 6 all the way to the prelims. Fa'aoso was brought in as bench cover mid-season similar to Myles this year so obviously there won't be any big improvement to his game as he only played 6 and off the bench so agree there. I don't agree though that any of these players went backwards from the season preceding. In fact a couple of them were on the scrap heap before being given a lifeline at the Storm.

Roberts only played 18 games for the Storm, they didn't want to re-sign him so he went to Super League. Fa'aoso only played 6 games for the Storm and actually signed with Manly for the following year after only 13 days of being at the Storm. Champion only played 16 games for the Storm, again the Storm didn't want to re-sign him. It's pretty hard to argue any of these players played better at the Storm than at previous clubs. Ryles played for NSW and Australia while he was at the Dragons, he didn't earn any rep jerseys while at the Storm so again there's evidence of going backwards at the Storm.

Sterlo commented several time how Roberts game had turned around in Melbourne and gave the system massive raps for doing so .

If you guys are watching his games you would see his improvement. He deserves the credit. He is making line breaks off the first hit up in off his own tryine and getting the Storm on the front foot, taking intercepts in try situations, busting tackles and making quick play the balls to allow his team to attack with the defence back peddling and scoring tries. A lot different player to Nathan Meritt, why is he the same... He has been the turning point in a few games by making a great play and turning momentum in the Storms favor. Keep proving people wrong mate, and great career choice going to the Storm system.

He was only at the club for one season and on peanuts. Have a go at the Sharks, who let him go after he scored 28 tries in 45 games in the NYC for them

Have to disagree with some of those you've listed. Out of those I'd say George Rose left because he couldn't hack being away from home, he said himself he'd never been fitter in his life and the games he played he did very well. Tom and Chase were injury prone and didn't get many games. The other four played far better than they did before they came there, especially Ryles and Champion and Fa'aso got himself a GF ring because Ryles was injured. Ben Roberts went from being unwanted in the NRL to within a game of the Grand Final...even the games he played you'd hear the commentators saying he was a far better player because he cut out his stupid high percentage plays and stuck to basics and running.

If you think Artie only played "good" during his time at Balmain, you never watched him play there. He may have played plenty of half games, but they were streets ahead of any other forwards full game, if you watch the 1966 3rd test against Great Britain, you will see what I mean. Balmain made the 66 & 69 Grand Finals. Easts didn't win a game in 1966 and didn't make a GF until well after Beetson got there, so he didn't move from a lowly club to one with a "winning culture".

The Storm are the same as any other club, some players leave and become better players, some players leave and become worse players. Plenty of players have gone to the Storm and done nothing - Jason Ryles, George Rose, Tom Leahroyd-Lars, Chase Stanley, Beau Champion, Richard Fa'aoso, Ben Roberts .....Outside backs have a better chance of improving by going to the Storm because they're now getting pinpoint passes and kicks on the chest from Cronk, it will be a different story next year.

I would argue that he simply didn't/hasn't become twice the player of last year. He's the same guy, progressed some (as you would expect from a young player), but has a) played more NRL and b) benefited from a system that gives him more opportunities with ball in hand, as opposed to the dysfunctional Tigers team who often picked inferior wingers (Jordan Rankin, anyone?) over him. A clean bill of health helps too.

Reminds me a lot of Nathan Merritt. Good club player - up to SOO not sure. On the other wing Vunivalu - how good are the Fiji wingers - best in the league - such athleticism.

Not sure the point of this article. Paul Vaughan was a fringe player in Canberra last year and was a strong possibility to play SOO this year. Every year, players move from club to club. Some improve significantly and others go backwards. Arthur Beetson played good football at Balmain and outstanding football at Easts, Craig Fitzgibbon played okay for Saints and very well for Easts. The point is, a player who moves to a team that has a winning culture, is confident and is well coached, is more likely to bring out the best skills in a player. If JAC had moved to Newcastle, would the author be saying the same thing? I think not. The truly great players are those who move from a successful team to one who isn't as good and help that team improve hugely. That would be worth writing about

Seems that the Storm system is one that brings positive improvements to every player who joins the set up there. Whether it is simply playing with the best spine in the game ? Or playing under the best coach in the game ? Or whether it is just the remoteness from bad influences in Sydney ? Who knows ? But right now , if you are looking for a club, you might have to take a pay cut, but the positive improvement in your game under the Storm system, could be very rewarding going forward based on all recent history.

Because he is no longer injured? He is no longer surrounded by people who were bringing him down? There is a lot more to it then leaving one club and joining another. Read up on the history of the guy for starters

Have to thank the Tigers for the wingers they've supplied the Storm. Koroibete was outstanding and JAC looks like he's just getting started on a super career. JAC still has defensive issues though which he needs to work on, he doesn't hit and stick like Koroibete did and at the moment hasn't got the muscle (weight) which he will probably put on after a year or two at the Storm. Actually reminds me a lot of Koroibete when he first came down. JACs big advantage is he knows the nuances of League better and puts himself into try scoring positions in support a lot. I think he might be a great fullback in the mould of Slater with his speed. I think JACs big improved is down to his fitness, he has mentioned in a few interviews he has never been fitter in his life so couple that with his natural speed and the results are what you've listed.

Tigers are idiots, JAC, ,Fifta , Big Marty , Teo , Tedesco , Sirro , not a bad start to a good team they are the organ donors of the NRL

Great replacement for Koribete.

could go totally off the boil too