Rumours and Stuff

[LyonHeart]

I really hope that negotiations with Sam Tuivati have commenced. He's off contract at the end of next year, so clubs can talk to him from 1st Nov. There would be clubs in his ear already.

He needs to be signed long term. The longer the club waits, the harder it will get.

 

[hineyrulz]

Seriously, your posts are getting worse , and there are comments on this place is a ghost town, You win

Yep, he's completely cooked.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thats Broncos level adversity

Another club that underperforms.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I really hope that negotiations with Sam Tuivati have commenced. He's off contract at the end of next year, so clubs can talk to him from 1st Nov. There would be clubs in his ear already.

He needs to be signed long term. The longer the club waits, the harder it will get.

How do you know the club is the one waiting? Plenty of players wait until November when they can negotiate from the strongest position.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

@Poupou Escobar is like the MON of this forum. Poupou = kaka

If it was a better forum you’d get a better analyst.

 

[Legal Eel]

They love a ‘passionate’ abusive fanbase and state of the art stadium owned by the government that any club can use. The club itself is owned by an organisation that has to comply with the Registered Clubs Act and with not a billionaire in sight. Why wouldn’t you come to Parra?

just a poor tinpot little club...how dare the fans expect more, right shithead?

 

[LyonHeart]

How do you know the club is the one waiting? Plenty of players wait until November when they can negotiate from the strongest position.

Because I am Sam Tuivati and MON hasn't called me yet

 

[lingard]

To be fair, though, he has loads of potential.

Problem is, after 100 games, he hasn't gotten up to living up to that potential....

I think he's plateaued. I think this is as good as it gets for Penisini.

 

[Trifili13]

There were a lot of strange calls, like the one where the dogs player drops it and then 1 minute later ref blows a penalty for off-side. Was so blatant.

Ref was Dogs best last night

Ref probably got MOTM for most Dogs games and player of the year last year. Heading for back to back based on his performance against the Dragons and last night.

 

[Rocket man]

I really hope that negotiations with Sam Tuivati have commenced. He's off contract at the end of next year, so clubs can talk to him from 1st Nov. There would be clubs in his ear already.

He needs to be signed long term. The longer the club waits, the harder it will get.

Raiders got a 7 tackle restart from the 20 meter line. 0 tackle ref calls 6 again even though they still had 6 tackles left!
Where was the advantage?

 

[Eelementary]

I think he's plateaued. I think this is as good as it gets for Penisini.

I think you might be right....

 

[Delboy]

How is this expalined

Dragons sign Gutho, Cook, Holmes on big 3 year deals and then signed Kolomatangi on even bigger deal to the roster and are rumoured to be about to pay close to a million for Bula if he becomes available

Dogs have Burton, Kikau, Crichton and Leo Thompson as elite signings that aren’t cheap

Roosters , usual story , if they need a player they sign elite

Souffs, now have more than their fair share of Infograph contraxts

Penrith have Cleary, Yea, Edward’s ets on decent coin

Tigers sign May, Turuva, Luai etc

yet the Eels, who have the same salary cap and should be a decent amount below the limit, seem to be unable to sign those type of players and are now competing with 2 new teams. Considering who the team lost since 2021, and who we signed since then, just seems strange it’s acceptable to the board and those in charge. Oh well, we Still support the team but it’s not really up to the standard of our competitors.

 

[T-Boon]

I really hope that negotiations with Sam Tuivati have commenced. He's off contract at the end of next year, so clubs can talk to him from 1st Nov. There would be clubs in his ear already.

He needs to be signed long term. The longer the club waits, the harder it will get.

Only for the right price.
Regards, Pou-MON

 

[T.S Quint]

Raiders got a 7 tackle restart from the 20 meter line. 0 tackle ref calls 6 again even though they still had 6 tackles left!
Where was the advantage?

That’s a massive issue with the new rule bringing the set restart threshold back to the 20m instead of the 40m. On a 20m tap the defending team literally has no reason to not hold down on the first tackle.

Also it’s worth giving up an extra tackle to
Hold them down on first tackle almost every time you pin them down their end. A slow play the ball on first tackle is worth giving up an extra tackle for.

PVL is an idiot.

 

[TheParraboy]

How is this expalined

Dragons sign Gutho, Cook, Holmes on big 3 year deals and then signed Kolomatangi on even bigger deal to the roster and are rumoured to be about to pay close to a million for Bula if he becomes available

Dogs have Burton, Kikau, Crichton and Leo Thompson as elite signings that aren’t cheap

Roosters , usual story , if they need a player they sign elite

Souffs, now have more than their fair share of Infograph contraxts

Penrith have Cleary, Yea, Edward’s ets on decent coin

Tigers sign May, Turuva, Luai etc

yet the Eels, who have the same salary cap and should be a decent amount below the limit, seem to be unable to sign those type of players and are now competing with 2 new teams. Considering who the team lost since 2021, and who we signed since then, just seems strange it’s acceptable to the board and those in charge. Oh well, we Still support the team but it’s not really up to the standard of our competitors.

Something MON said at that Eels forum in February, which he didnt need to but addressed anyway, so obviosuly been some noise

He wanted to make a point on the salary cap, that we dont have the money available that people think we have

He made one example, and one example only...

Dylan Browns money for this year, isnt there cause he had to upgrade other players, mainly Iongi
and it is impossible to buy like for like

I found this talk a bit odd and similar feel to the McDonalds CEO taking a bite of his product

 

[Poupou Escobar]

just a poor tinpot little club...how dare the fans expect more, right shithead?

It's pronounced SHI-theed!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Because I am Sam Tuivati and MON hasn't called me yet

He knows Gen Z don't use the phone. Check your Instagram DMs.

 

[JokerEel]

Something MON said at that Eels forum in February, which he didnt need to but addressed anyway, so obviosuly been some noise

He wanted to make a point on the salary cap, that we dont have the money available that people think we have

He made one example, and one example only...

Dylan Browns money for this year, isnt there cause he had to upgrade other players, mainly Iongi
and it is impossible to buy like for like

I found this talk a bit odd and similar feel to the McDonalds CEO taking a bite of his product

Who did we give Guthos money to when he left?
It goes to show we must be overpaying some duds

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How is this expalined

Dragons sign Gutho, Cook, Holmes on big 3 year deals and then signed Kolomatangi on even bigger deal to the roster and are rumoured to be about to pay close to a million for Bula if he becomes available

Dogs have Burton, Kikau, Crichton and Leo Thompson as elite signings that aren’t cheap

Roosters , usual story , if they need a player they sign elite

Souffs, now have more than their fair share of Infograph contraxts

Penrith have Cleary, Yea, Edward’s ets on decent coin

Tigers sign May, Turuva, Luai etc

yet the Eels, who have the same salary cap and should be a decent amount below the limit, seem to be unable to sign those type of players and are now competing with 2 new teams. Considering who the team lost since 2021, and who we signed since then, just seems strange it’s acceptable to the board and those in charge. Oh well, we Still support the team but it’s not really up to the standard of our competitors.

We have Lomax, JAC, Moses, Paulo and Matterson on big money. Sure Lomax is gone but it's not like there were any stars available at short notice to replace him with.

 

[Tiger5150]

Also it’s worth giving up an extra tackle to
Hold them down on first tackle almost every time you pin them down their end. A slow play the ball on first tackle is worth giving up an extra tackle for.

PVL is an idiot.

THats a penalty, not an extra tackle