Parramatta Eels Juniors

[King-Gutho94]

By the way, whilst Storm were stealing Troy Pezet from Newcastle we quietly snapped up 6’5” Australian rep prop Noah Reed. He’s just one of the Flegg forwards who are hitting their straps right now. Everyone knows Double Hyphen and Jock Brazel, but there are lots good reports for Nick Lenaz and Brock Parker.

Lindsay Munro is an indigenous fullback if small stature but lots of skill. It looks like we got winger Turoa Williams from the Dogs.

It will be super interesting to see what happens when the lads from Ball slide up in May and bolster the squad. Flegg are on a bit of a roll, sitting 5th but most all above them have had the bye. They might not win the comp in Flegg, Ball or Matts but its good that we are competitive and seemingly buying players again.

There will be the usual “development club” sarcasm posts following this one. Personally I’d prefer to hear from chaps like @ALX25 @Delboy who actually know what they are talking about.

Very few of these boys will make it to play even one NRL game, but sometimes it’s about the journey.

TBH I wish that these games were on NSWRL or Barsports on Youtube. Is it that hard ?

My cousin was playing Sg Ball up on the central coast last year and got invited to trial for Newcastle rep sides.

He reckons there junior reps up there is just a dogs breakfast. Communication & pathways are just useless.

They wanted him to join the Newcastle comp but then didn't give him anyone's or clubs to contact or information on what club he could join and had to all the leg work.

Eventually he just went stuff it wasn't worth driving after work 1hr up for training twice a week to play for a club side in Newcastle when he can just play and still get paid pretty well playing in the Central Coast comp.

 

[Gronk]

Good post Gronky.
Could it be the better Flegg players replace some of the poorer performing Cup Players once Ball is finished? Maybe players like Captain Rankin are just hanging in till this happens. It could be part of the plan.
I agree re the two forumites you have mentioned. I love their input.

Agree. I think traditionally the Flegg players start to rotate in and out of Cup in the second half of the season ? To ease them into games vs hard arse men ?

I have a nagging question for you and others in the know - what happened to Lachlan Blackburn ? Both he and Jock are pictured below. I know that these kids get hammered by injuries during their Ball / Flegg careers. Is he still with us ? I also get that some kids just drop off the radar.

 

[Stagger eel]

I believe Blackburn is injured mate.

 

[Gronk]

I believe Blackburn is injured mate.

Thanks Muzza

 

[Gazzamatta]

Agree. I think traditionally the Flegg players start to rotate in and out of Cup in the second half of the season ? To ease them into games vs hard arse men ?

I have a nagging question for you and others in the know - what happened to Lachlan Blackburn ? Both he and Jock are pictured below. I know that these kids get hammered by injuries during their Ball / Flegg careers. Is he still with us ? I also get that some kids just drop off the radar.

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Sorry mate. My extent of "being in the know" is based purely on what I read which is everything Parra I can get my hands on and getting to the occasional junior game. Delboy might have an idea.

 

[Gronk]

Sorry mate. My extent of "being in the know" is based purely on what I read which is everything Parra I can get my hands on and getting to the occasional junior game. Delboy might have an idea.

All good Gazza.

 

[Twizzle]

what happened to the hyphenated fullback

1 good game and he's gone missing

 

[JokerEel]

what happened to the hyphenated fullback

1 good game and he's gone missing

2 Good games!

 

[Gronk]

what happened to the hyphenated fullback

1 good game and he's gone missing

Yeah I think he snapped something.

So many kids go missing with injuries. Last year we had a gun Flegg fullback called Corey Fenning from the brave Roosters who played with Miller-Stephen. He's MIA as well.

 

[the phantom menace]

Maybe some of them might discover another hobby like girls or horses, and then suddenly give the game away?

 

[Delboy]

what happened to the hyphenated fullback

1 good game and he's gone missing

Shoulder injury, will miss 6-8 weeks.

 

[Twizzle]

Shoulder injury, will miss 6-8 weeks.

cheers mate, shame

he looked the goods from what little I saw of him

 

[Gazzamatta]

Dont forget the HM Boys are on NSWRL TV. Up 6 to 4 at H/T. Ref is killing us.

 

[JokerEel]

Sharks 3 looks like a fwit

 

[Gazzamatta]

12 to 4 Eels. 12 to go. Ref still an idiot.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Ffs. 2 to go and the stream drops out.

 

[JokerEel]

Ffs. 2 to go and the stream drops out.

I wanna know if he got sent off the 3

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Lol The #3 was carrying on like a pork chop all game and finally snapped. FT Parra win 18-4.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Read the feed comments. One wrote off. Another wrote bin so not sure.

 

[Gazzamatta]

NSWRL says Sin Bin.