Parramatta Eels Juniors

[Poupou Escobar]

Apparently him being poached by another club is proof he is shit. It's a shame we couldn't blame him for the weekend's result. Hodgson too. We look so much better without them ffs

 

[the phantom menace]

Aw, isn't it cute... getting all your Hodgson content out on it's final day of pseudo-relevance!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Are you kidding? Whenever we lose it will be because Hodgson didn't play. That's how it works around here, right?

 

[T-Boon]

Aw, isn't it cute... getting all your Hodgson content out on it's final day of pseudo-relevance!

What is happening with Hodgson? I’ve missed it.

 

[IFR33K]

You are relentless , take a chill pill, JA is gone

It’s a joke mate. No need to take things so seriously

 

[Twizzle]

Jake Arthur has a top 30 contract and first grade experience. Ethan Sanders has played a couple of games in Jersey Flegg.

is this supposed to be an argument that he's not better ?

I notice you didn't deny it

carry on

 

[Poupou Escobar]

is this supposed to be an argument that he's not better ?

I notice you didn't deny it

carry on

Jake Arthur is absolutely better than Sanders. His squad status proves it, though he is also two years older than him. I would agree that Sanders likely has more potential than Arthur, but he isn't better at this stage of his career.

 

[chiefy1]

Jake Arthur is absolutely better than Sanders. His squad status proves it, though he is also two years older than him. I would agree that Sanders likely has more potential than Arthur, but he isn't better at this stage of his career.

Sanders has a better kicking game, a better runner and passing game, Jake is just a bigger body doesn't mean anything. Ethan is more valuable

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Physical strength and fitness count for plenty in this game, even for halfbacks. That's why Arthur is a top 30 player (not just when his dad is coach) and Sanders isn't.

 

[Twizzle]

Jake Arthur is absolutely better than Sanders.

no he is absolutely not

Source: me

 

[T-Boon]

Jake Arthur has a top 30 contract and first grade experience. Ethan Sanders has played a couple of games in Jersey Flegg.

If Colonel Sanders was the Eels head coach Ethan would jump the cue as well.

 

[T-Boon]

Physical strength and fitness count for plenty in this game, even for halfbacks. That's why Arthur is a top 30 player (not just when his dad is coach) and Sanders isn't.

You should throw the towel in on this topic/debate. You do well in most of them. This is a ball and chain for you.

 

[JokerEel]

If Colonel Sanders was the Eels head coach Ethan would jump the cue as well.

Lucky for Ethan and probably for Jake there isn't/wasn't a cue.

It's a bit of a stupid comparison as they are different ages.

But I think JA has hit his ceiling and won't get any better and Ethan has alot higher ceiling if he doesn't do anything stupid like signing for another club...

 

[Twizzle]

Ethan says f**k you Pou

 

[T-Boon]

The word I was looking for was queue. What a spaz of a word.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You should throw the towel in on this topic/debate. You do well in most of them. This is a ball and chain for you.

Not at all mate. Jake Arthur has an NRL contract and Ethan Sanders doesn't. There's a difference between ability and potential. If you can't see that you're wrong, not me. A bloke who is ready for NRL right now is a better player than one who needs a couple of years of physical conditioning. Ethan Sanders would get bashed in first grade. That will probably change in the future but we aren't talking about the future. We certainly can't afford to be paying for future performance given the makeup of our squad.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But I think JA has hit his ceiling and won't get any better

You think a 21 year old won't improve?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ethan says f**k you Pou

Here's Jake Arthur at the same age as Ethan Sanders is now, playing against grown ups:

 

[JokerEel]

You think a 21 year old won't improve?

Not as a half or 5/8 no

Btw that doesn't mean he is shit.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think playmakers are the ones most likely to improve with age. Look at the oldest players in the game; plenty of halves and hookers there. They are also generally the latest to debut.

The most recent Origin game featured four halves and hookers over the age of 32.