Eels Holden Cup Team and junior reps thread, Part II

[I bleed blue & gold]

Ualesi is 21 next year so he'll definitely be in the fulltime squad. Pauli trained with them last pre-season as well, so he might be in next year's squad despite only turning 20 next year.

Yup, hopefully they can both have a massive pre-season and step up like Kelepi and Peni.

Tanginoa
Terepo
Pauli
Ualesi
+
Edwards
Mau

Some nice potential for next season and the future.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Agree. Exciting for these boys and for the club considering they have been in the system since U14's.

Next trick is to keep the Bulldogs and Manly away from them.

Since the U14's you say. We didn't have an academy back then.

 

[Forty20]

Daniel Alvaro will be somewhere thereabouts as well, although I would be happy for him to simply develop in the NSW Cup next year.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Daniel Alvaro will be somewherethereabouts as well, although I would be happy for him to simply develop in the NSW Cup next year.

Pauli and Ualesi may well have to spend some more time there also.

 

[Forty20]

While it would be fantastic if they had blinders in the trials and stormed into the first grade contention, realistically speaking, I honestly wouldn't mind if they all spent the entire 2014 season in the NSW Cup.

Obviously a year of turning out for Wenty will transition them towards first-grade but Wenty practically need them there in order to shore up their forward pack.

That said, the Wenty pack will presumably be stronger in any case with there only being a maximum of 9 positions available to fit: Mannah, Lussick, Moi Moi, Allgood, Terepo, Tanginoa, Joseph Paulo, Junior Paulo, Mossop, Edwards, Mau, Loko*, Harrison**, Ryan**, Prior*** before we even factor in Alvaro, Pauli and Ualesi.

*Assuming he is converted into a forward
**Assuming no other club buys out their contracts
***Assuming he is signed

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Agree. Exciting for these boys and for the club considering they have been in the system since U14's.

Next trick is to keep the Bulldogs and Manly away from them.

That's the whole point of the 'academy'. Both players are contracted to us for the year they turn 21.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Daniel Alvaro will be somewhere thereabouts as well, although I would be happy for him to simply develop in the NSW Cup next year.

Most of these guys will play NSW Cup next year.

 

[Forty20]

Most of these guys will play NSW Cup next year.

See my other post you merkin

 

[Poupou Escobar]

See my other post you merkin

Yeah I saw. Not only yours, I just repeated what every other merkin had already said.

fml

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Should be ready to step up to 1st grade just in time of their contracts running out. Expect to see them in blue and white.

 

[Stagger eel]

For thise interested, Young Nathan Davis scored 4 tries for Guildford against a very talented wests magpies side yesterday, the kid only 17, had a big season in SG ball and will slot straight into the NYC squad come November, he's a long striding centre with a decent strike rate.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Should be ready to step up to 1st grade just in time of their contracts running out.

That's what happened with Peni Terepo. Ideally you want to see them in first grade the year before their contract runs out but sometimes they don't progress as quickly as you'd like.

The gold plated solution is kids like Tanginoa, who made his debut this year and still has two years left to run. That gives us a lot of scope for extending his contract without interest from other clubs driving his price too high.

Unless he decides he wants to go to Brisbane or Melbourne for 'compassionate reasons'.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

For thise interested, Young Nathan Davis scored 4 tries for Guildford against a very talented wests magpies side yesterday, the kid only 17, had a big season in SG ball and will slot straight into the NYC squad come November, he's a long striding centre with a decent strike rate.

How long would you estimate his stride to be Stagger?

 

[Twizzle]

it's long apparently

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

For thise interested, Young Nathan Davis scored 4 tries for Guildford against a very talented wests magpies side yesterday, the kid only 17, had a big season in SG ball and will slot straight into the NYC squad come November, he's a long striding centre with a decent strike rate.

Good stuff.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

James Tuitahi is back!

http://www.parraeels.com.au/news-display/Round-24-Holden-Cup-Team-List/82391

1. Corey Makelin
2. Erick Aukofolau
3. Ethan Tangira
4. Connor Broadhurst
5. James Tuitahi
6. Mitchell Brasington
7. Zach Dockar-Clay
8. William Bugden
9. Luke Vescio
10. Pauli Pauli
11. Joseph Ualesi
12. Diamond Charlie
13. Sam Gorman
Interchange:
14. Jordan Latham
15. Tui Kamikamica
16. Sean Jackson
17. Takai Moeakiola

 

[IFR33K]

Haven't had a chance to watch much 20's. How's tui been going?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

They've seriously picked Gorman at lock?

 

[Chipmunk]

They've seriously picked Gorman at lock?

Isnt he normally a 7?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Played lock last week as well. Or at least, wore jersey 13.

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