Rumoured and Confirmed signings and Crap IV

[strider]

Mate, every season is in large part dictated by previous seasons.

That's why no-one (except you) blames Kearney for finishing third last this year. He hasn't been at the club long enough to take full ownership of the team's on-field results.

Next year he will bear more of the responsibility, and the year after you could safely say he's been at the club long enough to deserve full credit (or blame) for where we're sitting on the table.

Des Hasler's first three seasons looked like this:

2004 Finished 13th (out of 15 teams)
2005 Finished 8th (belted 46-22 in week 1 finals)
2006 Finished 5th (lost 25-18 in week 1 finals, smashed 28-0 in week 2)

The year after that they came 2nd and lost the grand final and the year after that they were premiers.

oh crap - we gotta wait 4yrs til we win it

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I try to forget the rest of 2005 after that game. I never can though, I remember sitting waiting for the Cowboys game to start, I was already planning how to celebrate a grand final win when my grandmother said "You watch them come out and lose 29 - 0" in reference to the Eels, and we all know what happened next....

You burnt her at the stake? I f**king would have.

oh crap - we gotta wait 4yrs til we win it

Good news is we only have to wait three years for another grand final loss.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

oh crap - we gotta wait 4yrs til we win it

We will win it in the next 3 years. I heard it somewhere. Don't ask me where.

 

[oldmancraigy]

oh crap - we gotta wait 4yrs til we win it

But at least it looks like we're a top 8 team the next 3 seasons until we win it - AND we get to lose another grand final along the way!!

 

[Jake the snake]

But at least it looks like we're a top 8 team the next 3 seasons until we win it - AND we get to lose another grand final along the way!!

You're so negative I feel so sorry for your family and friends that have deal with this.

 

[one eye blue one eye gold]

every seasons a loss if you dont hold the trophy up at the end of the season 3rd or 15 you still end up with nothin...SK has his roster this year so we will see how he goes then.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

every seasons a loss if you dont hold the trophy up at the end of the season 3rd or 15 you still end up with nothin...

But sports fans don't just live in that period at the end of a season; we live in the moment as well as in the future.

So it can be said that you're only as good as your last game. We won our last game this year. Only us, the Roosters, Bulldogs and Manly won our last game of the season. The other 12 teams are coming off a loss.

Then there's the anticipation of your next game, or even of your next season. Looking forward to next year is what got me through this year, because by about round 3 I realised it was going to be a long season.

SK has his roster this year so we will see how he goes then.

Surely you mean next year. This year's season is already over.

 

[Casper The Ghost]

I wonder if DA knows much about quantum levitation?

 

[attamarrap]

I know it's off topic but could someone post me a list of our signings my mate was telling me we signed a good player recently but he couldn't think of the name though

 

[Suitman]

I know it's off topic but could someone post me a list of our signings my mate was telling me we signed a good player recently but he couldn't think of the name though

Sandow.
Glad to be of assistance.

Suity

 

[Maroubra Eel]

I think you'll find it's Willie Tonga mate.

 

[Gronk]

It was Tyrell Felstead-Fuimaono. Look for him to be ready to lead the team around in the 2020 NRL Competition. Well done to Ossie.

 

[Glenn]

Reni re-signs for 3 seasons.

http://www.parraeels.com.au/default...270&title=resurgent-maitua-re-signs-with-eels

 

[Eelsman18]

I know it's off topic but could someone post me a list of our signings my mate was telling me we signed a good player recently but he couldn't think of the name though

Chris Sandow
Willie Tonga
Esi Tonga
Ben Roberts
Nathan Smith
Daniel Penese
Cheyse Blair
Jon Mannah
Jake Mullaney
Joseph Paulo
Taulima Tautai
And that young Taumaolo kid.

 

[attamarrap]

Chris Sandow
Willie Tonga
Esi Tonga
Ben Roberts
Nathan Smith
Daniel Penese
Cheyse Blair
Jon Mannah
Jake Mullaney
Joseph Paulo
Taulima Tautai
And that young Taumaolo kid.

Thanks mate no I was aware of all those bar taumaolo that's not that big 2nd rower for the cowboys 20's side is it? I hope so

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Thanks mate no I was aware of all those bar taumaolo that's not that big 2nd rower for the cowboys 20's side is it? I hope so

Nah the Cowboys were smart enough to sign him up long before anyone else had heard of him.

This bloke is his younger brother. Hopefully we haven't picked up the family dud.

 

[1 Eyed TEZZA]

Did we end up getting Eddy Pettybourne?

 

[attamarrap]

Nah the Cowboys were smart enough to sign him up long before anyone else had heard of him.

This bloke is his younger brother. Hopefully we haven't picked up the family dud.

Yeah he looks like he'll be a really good player. What position does his younger brother play?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah he looks like he'll be a really good player. What position does his younger brother play?

I found a team listing for an Auckland rep team with him on the wing: http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/site_files/00000446_teams for website.pdf

Also, it looks like he's a year older than Jason, not younger (Warner's in the under 15s, Jason's in the under 14s): http://www.aucklandleague.co.nz/site_files/00000451_2007Final Auckland Squads minus awards.pdf

That makes him 20 next year.

 

[Eelsman18]

Thanks mate no I was aware of all those bar taumaolo that's not that big 2nd rower for the cowboys 20's side is it? I hope so

Nah, it's one of Jason's brothers.

Did we end up getting Eddy Pettybourne?

Don't think so.