Folau turns back on Eels to play rugby union

[natheel]

is ricky calling the bluff or is Ewen? hmmm

 

[natheel]

For Izzy himself you would think he would prefer to come to League as he has succeeded here and failed at a rival code. so he would lean towards the 'safe' bet rather than gambling on union

 

[forward pass]

We have no-one running the game, still no NRL CEO.

Incorrect. Shane Mattiske is running the game as interim CEO. Not correct to say no-one is running the game.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Incorrect. Shane Mattiske is running the game as interim CEO. Not correct to say no-one is running the game.

He's doing a good job. He just needs to decide where the Origins will be played next year and what the salary cap will be.

 

[Gary Gutful]

He's doing a good job. He just needs to decide where the Origins will be played next year and what the salary cap will be.

Piece of p!ss. He should be able knock that over before lunch.

 

[strider]

did he sort it out?

 

[DeanPay98]

If the issue is the 2014 cap then we should just bite the bullet, sign Folau and then see what can be done during 2013 to ease pressure on the 2014 cap (unless it risks Hayne).

Still, I don't think that we get treated fairly by the NRL. Other clubs seem to get way more latitude.

 

[Eels Dude]

Pretty sure Edwards commented that we were fine with the cap from 2014 onwards but 2013 was a tight squeeze. I can't see why though.

 

[The EELiminator]

if we go over the cap will the nrl strip us of the wooden spoon?

 

[DeanPay98]

We've lost Hindy, Burt, McGuire, Atkins, Poore, Horo and Esi Tonga. We must be overpaying some current players quite badly. The obvious target is Sandow, but I think he'll ultimately be worth it as a halfback.

 

[The EELiminator]

We've lost Hindy, Burt, McGuire, Atkins, Poore, Horo and Esi Tonga. We must be overpaying some current players quite badly.

backended contracts maybe?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Pretty sure Edwards commented that we were fine with the cap from 2014 onwards but 2013 was a tight squeeze. I can't see why though.

Because it's November 2012. The cap for next year should already be full. We would have used any leftover to front load contract extensions.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

We've lost Hindy, Burt, McGuire, Atkins, Poore, Horo and Esi Tonga. We must be overpaying some current players quite badly. The obvious target is Sandow, but I think he'll ultimately be worth it as a halfback.

Nah it's not Sandow. He's not on that much. You ask anyone. The paper was making numbers up at the time. We got him cheap.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Because it's November 2012. The cap for next year should already be full. We would have used any leftover to front load contract extensions.

We must have a fair chunk stashed away for Izzy but.

 

[Eels Dude]

Because it's November 2012. The cap for next year should already be full. We would have used any leftover to front load contract extensions.

Apart from Cheyse Blair whose contracts have we actually extended lately?

 

[DeanPay98]

Whatever we're paying Sandow, it least it goes to a player playing in our spine.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nah it's not Sandow. He's not on that much. You ask anyone. The paper was making numbers up at the time. We got him cheap.

Rabbitohs half Chris Sandow signs four-year $1.6 million deal with Parramatta Eels

 

[Stagger eel]

Apart from Cheyse Blair whose contracts have we actually extended lately?

Joseph Paulo, Matt Ryan and Nathan Smith have signed upgrades.

The problem isnt Sandow, it's Hayne...he's on huge money next year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Apart from Cheyse Blair whose contracts have we actually extended lately?

Anyone we've extended this year could have extra money included in next year's cap. That's a few blokes. It includes Smith, Moimoi, Ryan, Paulo and Sio. Could even include Luke Kelly.

 

[forward pass]

The problem isnt Sandow, it's Hayne...he's on huge money next year.

...and so he should be too !!!