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Well you punt as about as well as i do moite!!
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Well you punt as about as well as i do moite!!
I noticed on the weekend your mate Adam from the Parra Plodcast was show-ponying himself with Ryles.
You should give yourself about 5 minutes to hear the dumbest interview ever recorded on a podcast between him and Haze Dunster. I bet you can’t last any longer. He is such a limited blowarse.
Lets go back to Mudgee it worked a treat back in 2013.
Are my eyes deceiving me here.
These nine elite coaches have been task with turning Parramatta’s junior nursery into a powerhouse to rival Penrith’s
Maybe she's the one taking the photo?!
Parramatta Eels pathways evolution as club appoints full-time coaches to grow nursery
Former NRL hooker Josh Hodgson has emerged as one of the secret weapons in Parramatta’s attempts to stem the bleeding of junior talent, with the club making an unprecedented pathways investment that includes a $70 million centre of excellence.
Former Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson has emerged as one of the secret weapons in Parramatta’s attempts to stem the bleeding of junior talent, starting with young gun dummy-half Lachlan Coinakis.
The Eels have made an unprecedented pathways investment, installing full-time junior representative coaches across all grades for the first time in the club’s history, with Hodgson taking over their under-17s Harold Matthews Cup team for 2025.
The defections of rookies Blaize Talagi, Ethan Sanders and Matt Arthur to rival outfits after making their NRL debuts last season rocked Eels fans.
But the club is backing its newest pathways coaching strategy to bring through – and prevent a mass exodus of – the next crop of rising rookies, that includes the recently re-signed trio of Coinakis, halfback Lincoln Fletcher and prop Ryda Talagi, the younger brother of Blaize.
Coinakis, an Australian schoolboys star, is considered the best hooking prospect at the club since Reed Mahoney, who joined the Bulldogs in 2023.
But to stop history repeating itself, Parramatta’s head of elite pathways James Shepherd said Coinakis has been given unfettered access to Hodgson, even though the teenager has graduated to the SG Ball program for 2025.
“At one point, Josh was the best hooker in the world. There’s not too many kids who wouldn’t want to be coached by Josh Hodgson,” Shepherd said.
“He’ll be able to ask for advice, for tips and that’s invaluable for a developing player. Josh’s game was based on skill and craftiness and reading the game so having someone who can pass those tricks on will be beneficial for him.”
THE FUTURE: PARRAMATTA EELS' YOUTH BRIGADE
While General Manager of football Mark O’Neill is confident the full-time pathways coaching strategy would put an end to criticism of the club losing junior talent.
“We’ve seen our halves (Talagi and Sanders) pursue opportunities elsewhere … the criticism we face, I guess that’s normal in our game. We are a big club, the fans are watching us, and we have to make sure we make more decisions right than we get wrong,” O’Neill said.
“This coaching strategy is the best chance for us, the best opportunity to make that happen.”
And to convince the next Haumole Olakau’atu, Josh Schuster, or the Wests Tigers’ three Fainu brothers — who all hail from the local area, that the Eels will provide them the best pathway to success.
“We want to embed the Eels identity, make our elite juniors feel like this is their club, their home and the best place to apply their talent long-term,” O’Neill said.
THE $70M SUPPORT STRUCTURE
These nine elite coaches have been task with turning Parramatta’s junior nursery into a powerhouse to rival Penrith’s
Click on the gold buttons to read about the coach
Tap on the gold buttons to read about the coach
Parramatta Eels pathways evolution as club appoints full-time coaches to grow nursery
Former NRL hooker Josh Hodgson has emerged as one of the secret weapons in Parramatta’s attempts to stem the bleeding of junior talent, with the club making an unprecedented pathways investment that includes a $70 million centre of excellence.
Former Canberra hooker Josh Hodgson has emerged as one of the secret weapons in Parramatta’s attempts to stem the bleeding of junior talent, starting with young gun dummy-half Lachlan Coinakis.
The Eels have made an unprecedented pathways investment, installing full-time junior representative coaches across all grades for the first time in the club’s history, with Hodgson taking over their under-17s Harold Matthews Cup team for 2025.
The defections of rookies Blaize Talagi, Ethan Sanders and Matt Arthur to rival outfits after making their NRL debuts last season rocked Eels fans.
But the club is backing its newest pathways coaching strategy to bring through – and prevent a mass exodus of – the next crop of rising rookies, that includes the recently re-signed trio of Coinakis, halfback Lincoln Fletcher and prop Ryda Talagi, the younger brother of Blaize.
Coinakis, an Australian schoolboys star, is considered the best hooking prospect at the club since Reed Mahoney, who joined the Bulldogs in 2023.
But to stop history repeating itself, Parramatta’s head of elite pathways James Shepherd said Coinakis has been given unfettered access to Hodgson, even though the teenager has graduated to the SG Ball program for 2025.
“At one point, Josh was the best hooker in the world. There’s not too many kids who wouldn’t want to be coached by Josh Hodgson,” Shepherd said.
“He’ll be able to ask for advice, for tips and that’s invaluable for a developing player. Josh’s game was based on skill and craftiness and reading the game so having someone who can pass those tricks on will be beneficial for him.”
THE FUTURE: PARRAMATTA EELS' YOUTH BRIGADE
While General Manager of football Mark O’Neill is confident the full-time pathways coaching strategy would put an end to criticism of the club losing junior talent.
“We’ve seen our halves (Talagi and Sanders) pursue opportunities elsewhere … the criticism we face, I guess that’s normal in our game. We are a big club, the fans are watching us, and we have to make sure we make more decisions right than we get wrong,” O’Neill said.
“This coaching strategy is the best chance for us, the best opportunity to make that happen.”
And to convince the next Haumole Olakau’atu, Josh Schuster, or the Wests Tigers’ three Fainu brothers — who all hail from the local area, that the Eels will provide them the best pathway to success.
“We want to embed the Eels identity, make our elite juniors feel like this is their club, their home and the best place to apply their talent long-term,” O’Neill said.
THE $70M SUPPORT STRUCTURE
These nine elite coaches have been task with turning Parramatta’s junior nursery into a powerhouse to rival Penrith’s
Click on the gold buttons to read about the coach
Tap on the gold buttons to read about the coach
And a coach that is not just looking after his family and friends.
