Rumours and Stuff

[rugby league fan]

There are 3 merkins in the photo. Who is who?

Mahoney left
Dressler middle
Dias right

Mahoney is a great hooker. Works hard. If anyone deserves 1st crack its him.

Problem is, Parra dont seem to give young guys an opportunity. This year i cant count the ammount of clubs giving young ones an opportunity except us

 

[strider]

"I'll be frank" said Max Donnelly

LMMFHO

 

[TheRam]

Because losing a grand final keeps the fans happy

I was responding the the other poster who laughingly suggested that BA had a similar record to Cleary.

No fans may not be happy losing a GF, but RakiPou is more then happy trotting out excuses as to why Parra is competing for the spoon again.

Go step onto another rake again mate, it seems to give great and insightful clarity.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Mahoney left
Dressler middle
Dias right

Oh, he's a total midget then.

 

[Happy MEel]

Does his height matter so much if he isn't going to be contesting the lineouts?

I’m more concerned with the fact he’s wearing socks with sandals

 

[TheRam]

Did you really need toask? Lol

Yes.

 

[Bazal]

Oh, he's a total midget then.

Dias is a big merkin but.

Which is funny, because people keep telling me BA doesn't deal with big forwards at any level....

 

[rugby league fan]

If he's that talented he'll be a lot closer than three years.

Here's the current NRL hookers and the year they made their NRL debut, followed by the year they first played 20+ NRL games:

McInnes (20, 23)
Wallace (20 (in the halves), 23 (also in the halves))
Katoa (20, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Egan (21, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Luke (20, 21)
Roache (20, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Tevaga (21, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Smith, C (19 (in the halves), 20)
Smith, B (21, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Cook (22, 26)
Farah (19, 21)
Friend (18, 19)
Baptiste (20, 25)
Radley (19, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Godinet (24, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Liddle (20, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
McIlwrick (21, 26)
Brailey (21, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Segeyaro (22, 24)
McCullough (18, 19)
Griffin (22, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Levi (20, 22)
Hodgson (20, 21 (both years in the UK))
Havili (21, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Koroisau (22, 25)
Lichaa (21, 22)
Marshall-King (22, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
Granville (24, 26)
Peats (21, 21)
Rein (21, 22)
Pritchard (19, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)
King (19, hasn't yet played 20+ NRL games in a season)

Schneider turns 19 next year.

He must have something going for him if Fittler picked him in the emerging blues squad, Being the youngest member.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&...blues-squad/&usg=AOvVaw0KIb4HfzYMRUCcaIqlcWPk

 

[TheRam]

Does his height matter so much if he isn't going to be contesting the lineouts?

Yes because he will be contesting the tackles.

 

[84 Baby]

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I can tell you. Although the Parra website states Mahoney is 180cm tall he is not. he would be 172-174cm tall. Attached is a picture with Mahoney with Dressler. Dressler is around 186cm. As you can clearly see Mahoney is way below 180cm tall

It doesn’t really matter as Baz pointed out he’d still be same size as other NRL hookers

 

[rugby league fan]

It doesn’t really matter as Baz pointed out he’d still be same size as other NRL hookers

100% mate. As i said in the other post, he deserves 1st crack. Mahoney is a good hooker. Its just whether BA gives him an opportunity

 

[emjaycee]

Yes because he will be contesting the tackles.

Do you have to be tall to tackle someone?

Here is a list of shortasses - some of whom have been talked about in here as being good options:
James Segeyaro
170cm (5 ft 6 in)
Jake Granville
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Apisai Koroisau
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Kurt Baptiste
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Craig Garvey
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Adam Reynolds
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Kodi Nikorima
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Connor Watson
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Jake Friend
175cm (5 ft 8 in)
Pita Godinet
175cm (5 ft 8 in)

 

[TheRam]

He must have something going for him if Fittler picked him in the emerging blues squad, Being the youngest member.
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiT_Za_ioXbAhUKk5QKHXEmAPIQFgg2MAE&url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2017/12/19/four-eels-named-in-2018-emerging-blues-squad/&usg=AOvVaw0KIb4HfzYMRUCcaIqlcWPk

Yeah but he also picked Tepai Moeroa.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Mahoney left
Dressler middle
Dias right

Mahoney is a great hooker. Works hard. If anyone deserves 1st crack its him.

Problem is, Parra dont seem to give young guys an opportunity. This year i cant count the ammount of clubs giving young ones an opportunity except us

You do understand that the club can't just play these blokes in the NRL? Even if on the development squad, they have to get special dispensation to play them in the NRL, and that requires there to be nobody else fit to play their position.

 

[rugby league fan]

Yeah but he also picked Tepai Moeroa.

Haha true that

 

[TheRam]

Dias is a big merkin but.

Which is funny, because people keep telling me BA doesn't deal with big forwards at any level....

Don't worry he'll be gone soon. He's big and he's white, we don't hold onto those types.

 

[rugby league fan]

You do understand that the club can't just play these blokes in the NRL? Even if on the development squad, they have to get special dispensation to play them in the NRL, and that requires there to be nobody else fit to play their position.

Yeah mate. Will see what BA does next year if he is here. & who he elevates to top 30 from the development boys

 

[TheRam]

Do you have to be tall to tackle someone?

Here is a list of shortasses - some of whom have been talked about in here as being good options:
James Segeyaro
170cm (5 ft 6 in)
Jake Granville
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Apisai Koroisau
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Kurt Baptiste
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Craig Garvey
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Adam Reynolds
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Kodi Nikorima
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Connor Watson
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Jake Friend
175cm (5 ft 8 in)
Pita Godinet
175cm (5 ft 8 in)

No, but size does matter, no matter what she says.

 

[emjaycee]

100% mate. As i said in the other post, he deserves 1st crack. Mahoney is a good hooker. Its just whether BA gives him an opportunity

Can't be given a crack this year unless we lose all 3 hookers that are in the squad at the same time.

 

[hindy111]

Do you have to be tall to tackle someone?

Here is a list of shortasses - some of whom have been talked about in here as being good options:
James Segeyaro
170cm (5 ft 6 in)
Jake Granville
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Apisai Koroisau
172cm (5 ft 7 in)
Kurt Baptiste
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Craig Garvey
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Adam Reynolds
173cm (5 ft 8 in)
Kodi Nikorima
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Connor Watson
174cm (5 ft 8 in)
Jake Friend
175cm (5 ft 8 in)
Pita Godinet
175cm (5 ft 8 in)

Segs is 177cm