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Knock-on Effect NSW Cup - Eels Team

Poupou Escobar

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How could the Bears lose to Parra twice yet beat the Warriors both times ?. This competition is so strange.
There is no consistency between teams from one week to the next. Reserve grade isn’t just impacted by its own injuries and suspensions, it is also affected by player availability in the NRL side.

Add to that the fact reserve grade is used to develop and test high potential juniors, and results just don’t matter to the clubs. They prefer to win, obviously, but the NRL side is the focus.
 

hindy111

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NSW cup are missing

Rodwell, Latu,Martyn,Dunster, AMS,R.Pensini,Guymer

And due to NRL injuries

Grieg,Russel,Asi,Tago, Morretti,Lussick, Keir,

That's 14 guys who are in their side normally. Some may overlap positions but you'd say 10 of their best players are missing.
 
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Have they seriously only scored when Boods has been on and we only scored when he has been off?
This is perhaps a factor in why he won't really be missed in our club.

The problem was we were nobbling Hands' development/improvement in the interest of MArthur - and the failed Lussick experiment - and it looks like we don't have an NRL hooker prospect for next year or two.

But we do in Hands, and can look to the next junior hooker (or buy one in) to come in as #9 in the Cup/development position.
 
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