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  1. Poupou Escobar

    The Swamp

    Parra last re-signed him in 2022, until the end of next year: https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2022/06/19/ryan-matterson-re-signs/
  2. Poupou Escobar

    The Swamp

    You are wasting your time because he won't be retiring due to concussion. It is a 'brand new injury' of some description (doesn't matter what). The concussion discussion is for Russians, by which I mean it is not relevant to us.
  3. Poupou Escobar

    Eels in the media

    Well I don’t think they have a significant influence at all. For example look at Bennett’s rosters at the Broncos compared to the teams he’s had at other clubs. Look at Cleary’s squads for the first 15 years of his career compared to the last 5. Stuart at the Roosters vs every club since. If...
  4. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    It might’ve been, with more luck. The same Thurston-less Cowboys who beat everyone in the finals except Melbourne, and who won the comp two years earlier? With more luck we could’ve. It was only a two point game. A couple of penalty goals and we win it instead Blown off the park by a much...
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    Eels in the media

    The same goal as when I remind merkins it's a team game. The coach is a member of the non-playing staff, not the driver of everything that happens at the club.
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    Eels in the media

    I agree with most of this, though in an early interview Ryles indicated he isn't a member of the list management group, but rather he "just gives them a hand". That said, I'm sure coaches have some level of veto power over any potential signing or re-signing. But saying he doesn't want a player...
  7. Poupou Escobar

    Eels in the media

    ffs
  8. Poupou Escobar

    Eels in the media

    Who said they're not involved in the process?
  9. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    And we thought Talagi and Drown looked disinterested
  10. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    I meant best middle forward, and see if you can find one better from our 2022 pack: https://www.parraeels.com.au/teams/nrl-premiership/parramatta-eels/ryan-matterson/ Matterson also played Origin that year, but he didn't fit into the Roosters/Panthers boys club and got blamed for game one, just...
  11. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    He did fine in finals. Twelve games is a meaningless sample and one of the reasons is because the quality of the team and its opponents could be vastly different. In our case, half of those games were against the Storm ('17-'20) and Panthers ('21-'22). Any coach would have a poor record if every...
  12. Poupou Escobar

    Rd4: 2025 Non Parra games

    Penrith missing JFH in defence.
  13. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    We don't know if his payout was counted under the cap, or even if he got a payout. If he went back to carpentering, he might've eschewed a payout and just retired.
  14. Poupou Escobar

    Eels in the media

    Ofahengaue confirms coaches don't sign players, and neither does he: "I'm not a GM, I don't sign players" https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2025/03/26/joe-ofahengaue-gearing-up-for-game-200/
  15. Poupou Escobar

    Rumours and Stuff

    That’s why this injury isn’t a concussion. It’s something else, apparently.
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