Eels in the media

[Gronk]

 

[84 Baby]

No room for Wanger?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Story of my life.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Parramatta Eels Rugby League Club has re-signed five players on contract extensions.

Brad Takairangi, David Gower, Ray Stone and Andrew Davey will remain with the Club next year, and Marata Niukore has extended his contract until the end of the 2022 season.

Parramatta Eels Club Head Coach Brad Arthur said, “We’re really happy to be in a position to retain our players. There’s a lot of NRL experience amongst them which is valuable to our young group of players, and for the juniors coming through.”

Brad Takairangi has played 168 NRL games, represented New Zealand and recently captained the Cook Islands team for the 2021 World Cup World Cup qualifier.

David Gower joined the Eels in 2014 and has played over 100 NRL games, while Marata Niukore made his first grade debut with the Eels last year, and with a solid 2019 season under his belt he has become a key forward in the team.

Ray Stone has played 7 NRL games since being elevated into the Eels first grade squad in 2018 after graduating from the Eels U20 grand final squad in 2017.

Andrew Davey was a key player in our Wentworthville Magpies team which reached the grand final this year, and was subsequently awarded the Bob O’Reilly NSW Cup Player of the Year at 2019 Ken Thornett Medal.

Parramatta Eels 2020 squad as of 4 November 2019.

Andrew Davey
Blake Ferguson
Brad Takairangi
Clint Gutherson
Daniel Alvaro
David Gower
Dylan Brown
Ethan Parry
George Jennings
Haze Dunster
Jaeman Salmon
Junior Paulo
Kane Evans
Maika Sivo
Marata Niukore
Mitchell Moses
Nathan Brown
Oregon Kaufusi
Peni Terepo
Raymond Stone
Reagan Campbell-Gillard
Reed Mahoney
Shaun Lane
Waqa Blake
Will Smith

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Interestingly no Stefo on that list, maybe still on a development contract ?

 

[84 Baby]

Not even they have a photo of Davey

 

[Happy MEel]

Interestingly no Stefo on that list, maybe still on a development contract ?

We’re probably holding off promoting him to a top 30 spot until he recommits beyond next season.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We’re probably holding off promoting him to a top 30 spot until he recommits beyond next season.

Yep. Upgrade would be contingent on an extension.

 

[Happy MEel]

Yep. Upgrade would be contingent on an extension.

The fact we can offer him more this year is our ace card in negotiations. We’d be stupid to upgrade him this year and then compete with every other club on even playing terms.

 

[Gronk]

Justin Morgan has been appointed NSW Cup coach for the NZ Warriors.

Nathan Cayless has been appointed development coach for the Roosters. Not assistant coach as previously reported.

Brian Smith punted from the Warriors with one year to go on his contract.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-ne...r-future/086ebc26-c383-4200-8910-2c65ecfc4027

 

[IFR33K]

Justin Morgan has been appointed NSW Cup coach for the NZ Warriors.

Nathan Cayless has been appointed development coach for the Roosters. Not assistant coach as previously reported.

Brian Smith punted from the Warriors with one year to go on his contract.

https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/nrl-ne...r-future/086ebc26-c383-4200-8910-2c65ecfc4027

How SK continues to survive is a damn miracle

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He's coached a couple of very shit clubs and never won a spoon.

 

[Noise]

He's coached a couple of very shit clubs and never won a spoon.

2012 says hi. Unless you credit BA with 2 spoons.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah Arthur's was coach when we got the 2012 spoon. Poor bastard.

Then the next year Sticky only won five games! He can't coach!!!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Yeah Arthur's was coach when we got the 2012 spoon. Poor bastard.

Then the next year Sticky only won five games! He can't coach!!!

Well if you look at his last game, he definitely can't coach!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm actually fairly certain Arthur is a better-than-average coach. The odd disaster season (like Parra running last, or the Broncos missing the finals) is out of the coach's hands. But in the past 20 years we have only won more than half our regular season games in 7 seasons ('00, '01, '05, '07, '16, '17, '19). Three of those were while Arthur was coach.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

In 2009 we had twelve and a half wins from twenty four games.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I wasn't talking about half wins. Only full ones. The type where you go YAY! when it's over.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Fair enough.