Kangaroos mentor Mal Meninga says Newcastle will receive long haul rewards if NRL wonder Kalyn Ponga sees out his North Queensland contract in 2017.
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PONGA REVEALS WHY HE LEFT COWBOYS
VIDEO Richest Aussie wear teenager Kalyn Ponga uncovers why he cleared out North Queensland, marked with Newcastle Knights. Source: 7 Sport
The Knights are still cheerful of Ponga being discharged from the last year of his Cowboys bargain subsequent to affirming they had marked the adolescent on a lucrative four-year contract from 2018.
In any case, Meninga trusts Ponga, 18, would pick up the improvement he expected to adapt to the extraordinary Newcastle spotlight with one more year under Johnathan Thurston, Michael Morgan and Lachlan Coote at North Queensland.
"Kalyn has one more year to run with the Cowboys and I think he will truly profit by that," Meninga told Queensland Former Origin Greats site.
"Having an additional 12 months where he is only a part of an effective machine under (Cowboys mentor) Paul Green ... will help his advancement a great deal before he is the one in the spotlight at Newcastle.
"All the attention, all the buildup, and all the discussion about the extent of his agreement implies that he will be under weight to convey straight away in Newcastle, and that is a considerable measure of weight for a teenaged child to handle."
Meninga conceded he was amazed Ponga had marked with a revamping Newcastle after Melbourne were purportedly additionally competing with North Queensland for his administrations.
The national mentor said the Knights now needed to reimburse the confidence by guaranteeing they helped Ponga adapt to the extraordinary spotlight once he touched base at Newcastle.
"That is the reason Newcastle are under weight here also ... how they handle his advancement as a player," Meninga said.
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"It will be a juggling represent the Knights yet they need to hit the nail on the head.
"They have to think about Kalyn's long haul advancement and attempt to secure him as much as they can from the weight and desires that will be on him.
"I think his move to a first grade player would have been much simpler at a club like the Cowboys or Melbourne."
Ponga marked the lucrative Knights bargain in the wake of playing only two NRL recreations for the Cowboys.
STOP VIDEO 1:39
PONGA REVEALS WHY HE LEFT COWBOYS
VIDEO Richest Aussie wear teenager Kalyn Ponga uncovers why he cleared out North Queensland, marked with Newcastle Knights. Source: 7 Sport
The Knights are still cheerful of Ponga being discharged from the last year of his Cowboys bargain subsequent to affirming they had marked the adolescent on a lucrative four-year contract from 2018.
In any case, Meninga trusts Ponga, 18, would pick up the improvement he expected to adapt to the extraordinary Newcastle spotlight with one more year under Johnathan Thurston, Michael Morgan and Lachlan Coote at North Queensland.
"Kalyn has one more year to run with the Cowboys and I think he will truly profit by that," Meninga told Queensland Former Origin Greats site.
"Having an additional 12 months where he is only a part of an effective machine under (Cowboys mentor) Paul Green ... will help his advancement a great deal before he is the one in the spotlight at Newcastle.
"All the attention, all the buildup, and all the discussion about the extent of his agreement implies that he will be under weight to convey straight away in Newcastle, and that is a considerable measure of weight for a teenaged child to handle."
Meninga conceded he was amazed Ponga had marked with a revamping Newcastle after Melbourne were purportedly additionally competing with North Queensland for his administrations.
The national mentor said the Knights now needed to reimburse the confidence by guaranteeing they helped Ponga adapt to the extraordinary spotlight once he touched base at Newcastle.
"That is the reason Newcastle are under weight here also ... how they handle his advancement as a player," Meninga said.
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"It will be a juggling represent the Knights yet they need to hit the nail on the head.
"They have to think about Kalyn's long haul advancement and attempt to secure him as much as they can from the weight and desires that will be on him.
"I think his move to a first grade player would have been much simpler at a club like the Cowboys or Melbourne."
Ponga marked the lucrative Knights bargain in the wake of playing only two NRL recreations for the Cowboys.
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