Jason Ryles - Head coach of Parramatta from 2025

[Pazza]

I guess we just have to sit back and see who becomes available.

For example if the titans wanted to make some cap space and Alexander brimson became available. I'd jump all over that

 

[Stevie]

I guess we just have to sit back and see who becomes available.

For example if the titans wanted to make some cap space and Alexander brimson became available. I'd jump all over that

As a centre?

 

[RealdEel]

It's strange.
We all agree that ideally we need another middle and another edge but Moretti, Tuivati, DeBelin all need to fit into the middle and KK and possibly Latu will be pushing for an edge role. They won't all fit FFS.

Do we need another middle edge or centre?
As you said we have all that covered we also have a bucket load of juniors coming through in the forwards now playing cup.

We need a backup centre and winger though..

 

[Pazza]

As a centre?

5/8

 

[Eelementary]

Eww.

I'm not happy about this appointment tbh.

Bring on the tackle 3 grubbers from prop forwards...

STFU, you ignorant imbecile.

 

[T-Boon]

He had a fine season. Promising times ahead.
One story they use to say about Nick Saban (the greatest college football coach?) is that after they would win a national championship he would call a 6am meeting of the assistant coaches for the day after the final.
The assistants would complain, and he would blow up at them and explain that because they have been all in on prepping for the final for weeks it means they are weeks behind the other colleges in recruiting high school recruits so they have catch up to do. Haha. Hopefully Ryles has that dedication.

 

[Twizzle]

We finally have something to look forward to next season. I haven't said that for some time.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We finally have something to look forward to next season. I haven't said that for some time.

I look forward to every season.

 

[emjaycee]

I look forward to every season.

Same...

...am I allowed to agree with Pou?

 

[King-Gutho94]

2025 done and dusted - If we had to rate Ryles season ?


Shaky first half of the season, expected due to the complete change of systems and faces/ no Moses
Overhauled the roster basically, maybe a few more to go, but the bulk is done
Brought in JAC and Walker which were brilliant additions - we needed experience/leaders and they gave us that in buckets
A group of young and improving players, 3 of which are in the spine
Junior finding some old form, which was not existent couple seasons prior id look to lock him in for 2027-28 (reduced rate)

8/10 from me for Ryles, and I run that to the bank at the start of the year
If we snuck into the finals be a 11/10

I think that's around where i would mark him tbh as well

Did he underestimate the mess when he applied or he knew from the get go when he got the job i am cleaning house and gutting the joint and that's how it was presented to the board.

It obviously wasn't sold externally but internally it seems the whole club were aligned from the day Ryles signed on that this was the journey this year was going to take and be in for a year of short term pain getting green shoots & experience into kids.

Mostly everyone that you could classify as stale or deadwood has nearly been moved on for fresh/younger players.

Brought in leadership in Williams, Walker & JAC.

Priortised the youth in Smith, Iongi, Kautoga, Papali'i

And as Matty Johns said last night most of the players this year have improved from where they were in round 1 to now.

I don't rate Charlie Guymer but his name hasn't been mentioned on here in 4 weeks which must mean he had a decent month of footy.

If you want a comparison to who most are calling the next modern day super Coach - Ciraldo in first year in 2023

Dogs had 7 wins with a FA of -331 in his first season in charge.

We ended up with 10 wins and a FA of -76.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I’d say the reason we decided to change coaches was because club bosses wanted to rebuild. Could be why Bennett knocked us back as well.

 

[TheParraboy]

If you want a comparison to who most are calling the next modern day super Coach - Ciraldo in first year in 2023

Dogs had 7 wins with a FA of -331 in his first season in charge.

We ended up with 10 wins and a FA of -76.

So benchmark is more than 14 wins next year ?

Supercoach Ciraldo 14 his 2nd year (16 this year)

 

[lucablight]

I’d say the reason we decided to change coaches was because club bosses wanted to rebuild. Could be why Bennett knocked us back as well.

That wouldn’t explain why Bennett still went to Souths who are also in a rebuild phase.

 

[RealdEel]

So benchmark is more than 14 wins next year ?

Supercoach Ciraldo 14 his 2nd year (16 this year)

I wouldn't be comparing us to the Dogs 14 wins next season would be amazing though.

 

[RealdEel]

That wouldn’t explain why Bennett still went to Souths who are also in a rebuild phase.

Benny had a history with Souths so would be easier for him to go back and most likely thought they had less of a rebuild

 

[Stevie]

I’d say the reason we decided to change coaches was because club bosses wanted to rebuild. Could be why Bennett knocked us back as well.

That’s an interesting take, and very possible.

Maybe Hannay said “I’ll bond them get them united and playing better” and we heard Ryles say something like “you are not setup for success at all and if I get the job I’ll blow the place up from juniors to staffing” and liked it.

 

[the phantom menace]

That’s an interesting take, and very possible.

Maybe Hannay said “I’ll bond them get them united and playing better” and we heard Ryles say something like “you are not setup for success at all and if I get the job I’ll blow the place up from juniors to staffing” and liked it.

Yep, I reckon that may have been what got Ryles the edge at interview.

but the emphasis here is probably on what the candidate brought to the interview influencing the club bosses - rather than the hypothetically pou-sumed other way around.

 

[Eelementary]

I think that's around where i would mark him tbh as well

Did he underestimate the mess when he applied or he knew from the get go when he got the job i am cleaning house and gutting the joint and that's how it was presented to the board.

It obviously wasn't sold externally but internally it seems the whole club were aligned from the day Ryles signed on that this was the journey this year was going to take and be in for a year of short term pain getting green shoots & experience into kids.

Mostly everyone that you could classify as stale or deadwood has nearly been moved on for fresh/younger players.

Brought in leadership in Williams, Walker & JAC.

Priortised the youth in Smith, Iongi, Kautoga, Papali'i

And as Matty Johns said last night most of the players this year have improved from where they were in round 1 to now.

I don't rate Charlie Guymer but his name hasn't been mentioned on here in 4 weeks which must mean he had a decent month of footy.

If you want a comparison to who most are calling the next modern day super Coach - Ciraldo in first year in 2023

Dogs had 7 wins with a FA of -331 in his first season in charge.

We ended up with 10 wins and a FA of -76.

I've never really hugely rated Guymer, but he's improved a fair bit.

He will never be a dynamic attacker, but he is good enough to ask questions of the defence.

And his defensive work-rate is top notch.

He reminds me of Daniel Wagon, with more skill.

 

[lucablight]

Benny had a history with Souths so would be easier for him to go back and most likely thought they had less of a rebuild

Agree that his history played a role in him choosing Souths but he’s a poor judge of he thought they have less of a rebuild.

 

[the phantom menace]

So benchmark is more than 14 wins next year ?

Supercoach Ciraldo 14 his 2nd year (16 this year)

That's only four more than we achieved this season. Very doable you'd think...