Rumours and Stuff

[Twizzle]

disagree on Lomax, hopeful on Pezet

 

[Voltoxic]

Interested what others thought of nrl 360 tonight , summarising all agreed lomax has played his last game at parra and virtually said Pezet would be an eel

The way Braith acted and was kind of agreeing to others suggesting Pezet at the Eels makes it seem like he knows alot more then he is saying

 

[hineyrulz]

So Lomax is playing nowhere next year??

Bwaith don’t get hit by Falago hard enough.

 

[Grigor]

The way Braith acted and was kind of agreeing to others suggesting Pezet at the Eels makes it seem like he knows alot more then he is saying

By the feel of it I'd suggest a deal has been done with Pezet and we'll find out soon , to suggest we need to let lomax go to free up funds is bs , brown was on a million next year anyway

 

[viole02]

While I agree to an extent, getting Pezet now also gives us the opportunity to develop Moses’ eventual replacement when he retires

Yeh thats fair but will lincoln fletcher also be ready by the time mitch is ready to retire? So back with having 2 halfbacks again? Also yes he may end up not amounting to anything but at least at the junior level looks to be solid. Regardless wont be sad to get pezet but hopefully its on something budget friendly

 

[Lemon Squash]

While I agree to an extent, getting Pezet now also gives us the opportunity to develop Moses’ eventual replacement when he retires

Potentially yes… but do we really want to waste multiple seasons with an unbalanced halves combo?

Don’t get me wrong it could work. Just from the little I’ve seen of Pezet his best asset is his kicking game and he’s not going to be first choice kicker over Moses. Not sure what else he would offer to balance our attack.

Regardless I hope we do keep Lomax at least for another 12 months. Yes he’s got some brain farts in him, but he busts his arse every single game and we haven’t had an aerial threat like him for years.

 

[Johnny88]

Why Lomax bombshell could land Eels huge halves coup in $650k twist — Crawls​

No wonder Jason Ryles isn’t blowing up about Parramatta potentially losing Zac Lomax.

Lomax’s rumoured exit to the rebel rugby comp R360 could be a huge win for the Eels, given it could free up as much as $650,000-a-season of salary cap space to have a red-hot crack at signing young Storm playmaker, Jonah Pezet.

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And if it turns out the mail is right and Lomax has agreed to a deal (despite his current contract not expiring until the end of 2028), you wouldn’t blame the Eels for wanting to let him go right now.

On the flipside, can you imagine Pezet teaming up with Mitchell Moses in the halves next season if that was to come to fruition?

As good a player as Lomax is, it would be much easier finding someone to take over Lomax’s spot on the wing than it would be finding the next best young playmaker to replace Dylan Brown.

That’s not denying Lomax had a terrific season after switching from the Dragons, and on his day has been a match winner for the Eels.

But to mix it with the heavyweights in the big end of season games, the Eels need to strengthen their spine and not rely as heavily on Moses.


We’ve saw this season how when Moses was out injured the Eels fell to pieces.

Yet their form over the backend of the season left no one in any doubt they are more than capable of beating the best teams when at full strength.

Pezet would only add another dimension to Parramatta.

Factor in young fullback Isaiah Iongi will return a better player with another preseason under his belt.

Perhaps it explains why Ryles didn’t seem too concerned when contacted by Buzz Rothfield in recent days and asked if the Eels would seriously consider releasing Lomax.

The fact Ryles conceded “we’d have a serious think about it” said it all.

If there was no truth to the rumours, you’d think Ryles would have squashed it on the spot.

Or he would have been at least a bit filthy at the fact a player was being courted/shopped despite having three years to run on his existing deal.

Yet reading between the lines, it is sounding like both Lomax and Parramatta have already moved on.

Meanwhile, Pezet is contracted at the Storm for 2027, but has a clause in his contract allowing him to exit following Jahrome Hughes recently agreeing to a contract extension.

Already clubs are lining up for Pezet’s services, with the Raiders also keen on the 21-year-old.


Pezet has been biding his time patiently in the Storm system for a few years now, but showed his class in the week one finals win over the Bulldogs.

Even though it was just his second starting game of the season, the way Pezet rose to the occasion confirmed he’s overdue to own an NRL starting jumper.

Why Lomax bombshell could land Eels huge halves coup in $650k twist — Crawls

Why Lomax bombshell could see Eels poach rising half from NRL rival — Crawls

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[Pazza]

I'm a bit puzzled about the fact we don't have any money to throw at pezet?

How much did we give TDS lol

 

[TheCrowe]

I'm a bit puzzled about the fact we don't have any money to throw at pezet?

How much did we give TDS lol

All of it apparently.

 

[Gherkin]

I don’t think Pezet is the ideal style to compliment Moses’ game, but he’s better than any option we currently have at the club next year. If we go into next year with Papa at 6 we’ll scrape into the 8 at best.
We’ve got one of the best 7s in the game, we need to be putting a squad together that is capable of winning the comp, no more rebuild years.
If Pezet is at 6, it will allow Moses to run more and doesn’t have to worry about being tackled on the last. Iongi is a strong runner, just need strong ball runners in the 2nd row and centres to cover Pezet’s weaker running game

 

[Chipmunk]

I think letting Lomax goes sets a dangerous precedent

It essentially means that Moses is nothing more than a week to week proposition until Isaac gets someone else to pay him more.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Wasn't last year his first in NRL? Big difference in Cup to NRL so comparing apples to oranges.

2024 NRL and 2025 NRL are apples and oranges?

 

[King-Gutho94]

Interesting that Brisbane have 14 players in the GF that played in the game against us that we won.

3 players that did play against us Arthurs, Walters and Gosiewski

Have been replaced by Mariner, Smoothy and Paix in the GF side.

You could argue we beat a stronger Brisbane team that night then the one there putting out on Sunday.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ask Gary Gutful. He thinks he knows everything.

And luckily this site has the ability to block sycophantic narcissists like Gary Gutful so you can f off forever. Good luck in the rest of your life flop.

You've just made @Gary Gutful look like a total flog, chiefy1, while making yourself look like an absolute winner. You must feel like a hundred bucks!

 

[King-Gutho94]

I think letting Lomax goes sets a dangerous precedent

It essentially means that Moses is nothing more than a week to week proposition until Isaac gets someone else to pay him more.

Maybe Ryles isn't that fussed on Lomax.

He wasnt a Ryles recruit & was already done before he got here.

Heads will roll if we ever let Moses walk lets be honest.

Lomax if he is willing to break 2 contracts in the space of 2 seasons i dont think is a good reflection on him personally.

 

[Arbitaar1]

He has been Injured a lot over the last few years.
His passing game needs work.
Thought he did kick well and started to take control.

He was dropped for Hughes so it's not like he was dropped for a nuffy..

He also is a better half then Wishart.

Yea I get that he was dropped for Hughes and you’re right Most players would be. But he always seems to be behind wishart.

Look he is probably the best option on the open market and wouldn’t be expensive. Just worried we haven’t really seen too much of him to say he is going to be successful.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm a bit puzzled about the fact we don't have any money to throw at pezet?

How much did we give TDS lol

Don't forget all the players we re-signed. Any of them could have been front loaded with the newly made cap space:

Date	Player signed/extended	Player released
10-Sep		Campbell-Gillard
26-Sep	Guymer, Renisini
27-Sep	Hawkins
3-Oct	Williams
23-Oct	Papalii, Samrani, Doorey	Sivo
7-Nov		Gutherson
18-Nov	Addo-Carr
27-Nov	Hands, Russell
3-Dec	Tuilagi
13-Dec	Kautoga
17-Jan	Moretti
28-Feb	Moses
1-Mar	Renisini (again)
14-Mar		Drown
25-Mar	Walker
17-Apr		Ofahengaue
21-May	Tuivaiti, Penisini, Mataele, Volkman
29-May	Addo-Carr
27-Jun	Kautoga (again)
30-Jun	Da Silva
1-Jul	Smith
2-Jul	Samrani (again)
11-Jul	Papalii (again)
15-Jul	De Belin
14-Aug		Lane

Latu, JFI and Talataina won't be top 30 until 2027 (2028 for Talataina), so they don't impact our cap for next year.

 

[Parra Pride]

Interesting that Brisbane have 14 players in the GF that played in the game against us that we won.

3 players that did play against us Arthurs, Walters and Gosiewski

Have been replaced by Mariner, Smoothy and Paix in the GF side.

You could argue we beat a stronger Brisbane team that night then the one there putting out on Sunday.

Think the finals this year were rather weak as a whole outside of Melbourne really. We likely would've just been another also ran even if Moses was fit all year, but there was definitely the opportunity for a smokie to go through.

 

[hindy111]

You've just made @Gary Gutful look like a total flog, chiefy1, while making yourself look like an absolute winner. You must feel like a hundred bucks!

It was a pretty good spray you must admit

 

[Grigor]

I'm a bit puzzled about the fact we don't have any money to throw at pezet?

How much did we give TDS lol

I'm a bit puzzled how a journalist has any idea in what cap space we have , that's right they guess and my guess is we have a fair bit left, opinions are like assholes everyone has one and I'm sure we can afford Pezet and a few others