The fastest, most effective thing that could be done to improve the quality of reserves is to expand the number of players on fulltime training deals.
Rugby league involves a lot of injuries so its shouldn't be surprising to see 6 or 7 of a 25 man squad injured at some point in the season - that's about 25%. It leads to situations like Sauiluma playing backrow or Arona playing hooker. It leaves Clubs scrambling for mid-season signings to patch holes.
Get more players training fulltime and they'll obviously get better. Get the coaches paid better so they're not just turning up on the weekend like its local league.
Flying more teams round every weekend doesn't make anyone a better player.
Rugby league involves a lot of injuries so its shouldn't be surprising to see 6 or 7 of a 25 man squad injured at some point in the season - that's about 25%. It leads to situations like Sauiluma playing backrow or Arona playing hooker. It leaves Clubs scrambling for mid-season signings to patch holes.
Get more players training fulltime and they'll obviously get better. Get the coaches paid better so they're not just turning up on the weekend like its local league.
Flying more teams round every weekend doesn't make anyone a better player.