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Stevie

Bench
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4,861
We should be offering Yeo $1.4mil a year from 2027. Make him the highest paid player in the NRL. He’s be that important to us.

Throw coin at McLean (or his baby bro too). Make an offer we simply can’t miss them on.

Be bullish FFS.
 

hindy111

Post Whore
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I've put myself on a ban from the Eels Politics & News thread (until the end of April) and they keep responding to my old messages and PMing me to come back.
They all think about politics and events too much, they need to practice meditation - same as I do. I have a pretty good meditation practice. I recommend it.

Meditation is good. I do it in the shower if I'm in a rush.
Do you own a hand pan? The frequencies are relaxing
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
I think you may make a play for Liam Martin. Gut feeling.
It just makes sense, you guys need to recruit a marquee and he is a real quality player. We won’t be able to retain him, he will be allowed to leave in order to accommodate the next quality kids coming thru. Does he offer value for money at his age, definitely he still has T least three to four good years left in him no doubt
But Martin is average do we need average Pou?
you need mongrel, you need a beast Martin offers that in spades.
 

Wally21

First Grade
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5,365
I think Yeo is unrealistic, wouldn’t say no of course… however I would be targeting Martin and the try scoring machine on the wing. I don’t think he is contracted beyond this year??
 

Tiger5150

First Grade
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5,565
It just makes sense, you guys need to recruit a marquee and he is a real quality player. We won’t be able to retain him, he will be allowed to leave in order to accommodate the next quality kids coming thru. Does he offer value for money at his age, definitely he still has T least three to four good years left in him no doubt

you need mongrel, you need a beast Martin offers that in spades.
Ancient Chinese proverbs.....beware Panthers bearing gifts
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
Yeo is not leaving the Panthers. He will finish his illustrious career as a one club man.

Of the players we have off contract Liam Martin is the player who you would benefit from most. He’s a winner, just would offer something you don’t have. Given our salary cap woes, I think you could get him a year early is the deal was good enough. We clearly are going to have to shed players yet again it’s just the way it is, but while I would love to keep him, we just cant. Martin, Tago, Kenny and a few others will be playing elsewhere in 2027 if not sooner. Sadly.
 

Poupou Escobar

Post Whore
Messages
101,408
Perhaps we could consider a real issue is the lack of actual depth in the roster. When clubs in the past have injury related outs, they seem to have the ability to cover them, not so much our club under current admin, still spending the cap though.
Our depth is one of our strengths. It's a theme in every player interview today:

"We had a good preseason where we've said one of our main strong points was our depth."

 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
Our depth is one of our strengths. It's a theme in every player interview today:

"We had a good preseason where we've said one of our main strong points was our depth."

Who from the off contract Panthers would you go after Pou? Just curious?
 

Delboy

First Grade
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8,959
Concerning we don’t have anybody signed up for 2027

we need metre eating backs, we don’t even have a Russell replacement
Well, that is a reflection of the ability to sign anyone, fingers crossed they are working to secure some high level recruits. Surely their future at the club relies on that occurring.
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
Well, that is a reflection of the ability to sign anyone, fingers crossed they are working to secure some high level recruits. Surely their future at the club relies on that occurring.
Hindy has promoted Jesse McLean and rightly so. He is year older than his brother Casey and was equally touted as a potential superstar coming thru the juniors. Sadly, he sustained two really serious injuries which cost him he lost confidence and his form suffered. This season in Cup he is back to his best, averaging 200 running metres, just a huge workhorse but offers more than just a battering ram. Whoever picks him up is going to get a very good NRL quality winger,
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
We should be offering Yeo $1.4mil a year from 2027. Make him the highest paid player in the NRL. He’s be that important to us.

Throw coin at McLean (or his baby bro too). Make an offer we simply can’t miss them on.

Be bullish FFS.
Seriously, you acquired Jack De Belin for this season. Whomever was responsible for your recruitment of him should be sacked for that decision alone. That is sad.
 

Kilkenny

Coach
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14,599
I think Yeo is unrealistic, wouldn’t say no of course… however I would be targeting Martin and the try scoring machine on the wing. I don’t think he is contracted beyond this year??
Yeo great player that he is, is not going to get better, so spending silly money on an ageing superstar is not good business. You have to smart, there are good players out there as long as your recruitment team is smart. I have no idea who is in charge of your recruitment but I think you fans deserve better. I don’t think it has been that great.
 
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