Mark O'Neill

[JokerEel]

We made the finals four years in a row from 2019-2022. The last time we did that was under Smith, 20 years prior.

*POs

Thats awesome I'll have to check the trophy room

 

[T-Boon]

Agreed. Previously it was BA but after he left, MON took it over as an extra hat.

You need to get in and audit the place.
I am going to email PVL about food prices and bombs. I mean text message him, not email.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thats awesome I'll have to check the trophy room

Yeah winning most of your games sucks. You might as well win none of them.

 

[JokerEel]

Yeah winning most of your games sucks. You might as well win none of them.

Really does if you have 0 to show for it...

But continue to be happy with being mediocre.

 

[Pazza]

The PO was just a backup plan in case the market decided he was worth less.

but the opposite happened, he got the richest deal in league history.

those POs must have been very valuable

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Really does if you have 0 to show for it...

But continue to be happy with being mediocre.

I will, cheers. It’s not like I have any choice. The club will perform however they perform regardless of my enjoyment of our wins. Might as well focus on the positives.

How good was Brian Kelly’s fend on Liam Martin! Those are the moments to savor. We weren’t going to win the grand final last weekend. We probably weren’t even going to win the game. But we all still watched it. We’ll be doing it again on Monday too, and if we win we’ll all be f**king stoked. It’ll be a much better drive back to Canberra anyway. Like @Stevie on his way to Summernats.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

but the opposite happened, he got the richest deal in league history.

those POs must have been very valuable

Without them we probably would have lost him last time he was off contract.

 

[JokerEel]

Without them we probably would have lost him last time he was off contract.

And been in the same position we are now but 3 years sooner

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah like saying you shouldn't have had a punt after losing. Bit late then mate.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I will, cheers. It’s not like I have any choice. The club will perform however they perform regardless of my enjoyment of our wins. Might as well focus on the positives.

How good was Brian Kelly’s fend on Liam Martin! Those are the moments to savor. We weren’t going to win the grand final last weekend. We probably weren’t even going to win the game. But we all still watched it. We’ll be doing it again on Monday too, and if we win we’ll all be f**king stoked. It’ll be a much better drive back to Canberra anyway. Like @Stevie on his way to Summernats.

Need to polish off a carton of Woodstock before Goulbourn to go full @Stevie

 

[JokerEel]

I will, cheers. It’s not like I have any choice. The club will perform however they perform regardless of my enjoyment of our wins. Might as well focus on the positives.

How good was Brian Kelly’s fend on Liam Martin! Those are the moments to savor. We weren’t going to win the grand final last weekend. We probably weren’t even going to win the game. But we all still watched it. We’ll be doing it again on Monday too, and if we win we’ll all be f**king stoked. It’ll be a much better drive back to Canberra anyway. Like @Stevie on his way to Summernats.

I think everyone will be watching on Monday but that doesn't mean we should accept mediocrity.
We are Eels fans we have won f**k all in 40 years being complacent breeds shit..


Anyway we have some absolute duds on our squad that haven't improved... I am looking at you Kelma Paulo and Williams.. Thats just in defence arm grabbing cant be something they are coached..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Maybe they are fatigued?

 

[Wizardssleeve]

Without them we probably would have lost him last time he was off contract.

They’re a desperation tactic. There’s a reason successful clubs aren’t in the habit of using them. They’re a recipe for instability and uncertainty.

 

[TheParraboy]

How good was Brian Kelly’s fend on Liam Martin! Those are the moments to savor.

yes how good, I must admit I still have a raging boner..

Hopefully there will be another stunning individual moment we can savor on Monday,

Pezet to up end Twal on his backside would be pretty memorable if we get flogged....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They’re a desperation tactic. There’s a reason successful clubs aren’t in the habit of using them. They’re a recipe for instability and uncertainty.

The Storm use them plenty.

 

[the phantom menace]

The Storm use them plenty.

 

[Wizardssleeve]

The Storm use them plenty.

If true I’ll stand corrected , but I guess theirs are never played out in the media ? I’ve heard them granting releases or permission to look around, to plenty of their players , rarely hear of their players having escape clauses.

 

[the phantom menace]

If true I’ll stand corrected , but I guess theirs are never played out in the media ? I’ve heard them granting releases or permission to look around, to plenty of their players , rarely hear of their players having escape clauses.

I don't think you're wrong.

But I do think Poupou Escobar makes things up, and frequently posts assertions without sources to back up his statements.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If true I’ll stand corrected , but I guess theirs are never played out in the media ? I’ve heard them granting releases or permission to look around, to plenty of their players , rarely hear of their players having escape clauses.

They're not escape clauses, they are unilateral options to extend, whether their club wants to keep them or not. Harry Grant recently activated his for this year: https://www.melbournestorm.com.au/news/2024/10/23/grant-confirms-option-to-play-2026/

A few years earlier, Christian Welch was going to join Parra until he snapped his ACL. So instead he activated his PO to stay at Melbourne rather than be without a club: https://www.nrl.com/news/2020/01/30/welch-takes-la-lakers-tips-after-cruel-acl-contract-blow/

 

[hineyrulz]