Parramatta Eels Juniors

[Poupou Escobar]

Nunn and Ong out.

*Nung

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He’s a very exciting player. There aren’t many like him in the modern game.

 

[Eelementary]

Gee, we have some impressive young players coming through our ranks at the moment.

It's very exciting!

 

[Stagger eel]

I wonder if we sacrifice an SG Ball premiership by drafting the likes of Bamblett, Fletch, Koina, Talagi and Nunn straight to Flegg in round 1?

 

[JokerEel]

I wonder if we sacrifice an SG Ball premiership by drafting the likes of Bamblett, Fletch, Koina, Talagi and Nunn straight to Flegg in round 1?

Would they benefit from playing Flegg compared to Ball? It seems that Ball is rated higher in the players development.

Lorenzo basically skipped it last year and jumped straight into CUP last year.

 

[Stagger eel]

Would they benefit from playing Flegg compared to Ball? It seems that Ball is rated higher in the players development.

Lorenzo basically skipped it last year and jumped straight into CUP last year.

Lorenzo had a few games of Flegg before he was drafted in Cup.

tbh I'm expecting us to keep our Ball squad stacked until the end of their season but it does appear that our curtrent flegg squad without the Ball players are pretty weak.

 

[JokerEel]

Lorenzo had a few games of Flegg before he was drafted in Cup.

tbh I'm expecting us to keep our Ball squad stacked until the end of their season but it does appear that our curtrent flegg squad without the Ball players are pretty weak.

I am keen to see what the Flegg side looks like round 1. It wasn't too bad round 1 last year.

 

[hindy111]

Lorenzo had a few games of Flegg before he was drafted in Cup.

tbh I'm expecting us to keep our Ball squad stacked until the end of their season but it does appear that our curtrent flegg squad without the Ball players are pretty weak.

Cant we bring them in halfway thrubseason when SG Ball is done?

 

[JokerEel]

Cant we bring them in halfway thrubseason when SG Ball is done?

Yes that's what we have done in the past

 

[T-Boon]

I wonder if we sacrifice an SG Ball premiership by drafting the likes of Bamblett, Fletch, Koina, Talagi and Nunn straight to Flegg in round 1?

It is worth considering because nobody gives the slightest damn about the SG Ball premiership (unless winning them helps junior recruiting, which I doubt). It is just a question of where are they most likely to develop asap?

 

[JokerEel]

It is worth considering because nobody gives the slightest damn about the SG Ball premiership (unless winning them helps junior recruiting, which I doubt). It is just a question of where are they most likely to develop asap?

I think the players give a damn

You want to win everything as a club i can bet any coach would want their players winning every competition as it shows they are better than everyone else and winning becomes a habbit.

You also dont want players do be rushed through the grades and made to work for it. Just because someone is killing it in SG ball doesn't mean they should leap a kid in flegg who is hitting every goal set by his coach.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Would they benefit from playing Flegg compared to Ball? It seems that Ball is rated higher in the players development.

Lorenzo basically skipped it last year and jumped straight into CUP last year.

SG Ball merkins usually move to Flegg (or reserve grade) after the Ball season finishes. When the SG Ball (under 19s) players move up, they usually become the best players in Flegg straight away. The best under 21s will already be in reserve grade or NRL.

Tuivaiti is the only one I’m aware of who played an entire year in Flegg while still eligible for Ball.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It is worth considering because nobody gives the slightest damn about the SG Ball premiership (unless winning them helps junior recruiting, which I doubt). It is just a question of where are they most likely to develop asap?

I reckon plenty of clubs give a shit. It’s usually the last chance a promising crop of youngsters gets to play together. The Roosters brought Rodwell back from reserve grade last year to play in the SG Ball finals.

 

[T-Boon]

I suppose it’s better to say the care factor is pretty low rather than zero. I know for a fact the kids care more about their Commonwealth Bank Cup teams than the SG ball (the ones in good teams).

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I suppose it’s better to say the care factor is pretty low rather than zero. I know for a fact the kids care more about their Commonwealth Bank Cup teams than the SG ball (the ones in good teams).

Well they are at school with their school teammates every day, and would have been for several years. They aren’t competing with them for scarce contracts either. It makes sense they care more about that team.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Liam Martin, Levi Perret & Flynn Manu’a are out today in Matts. Lorima Seuseu goes to fullback, Vea Akau’ola goes to centre and Danny Abuhamed comes in at 5/8th.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

And we have kickoff at Leichhardt Oval in the Matts.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Both teams trading sets with Balmain probably having the better of it so far. Fortunately they’ve made an error before half way and the Eels will be on the attack.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

And the Eels make the Tigers pay! On the last tackle Caleb Leiataua puts up a cross field kick and Leonard Salter plucks it out the sky - there’s still about to do and he’s able to supply an offload to the new man Akau’ola who plants in down. Conversion unsuccessful.

Eels 4 - 0 after 7mins.