Rumours and Stuff

[IFR33K]

Man, i'm gonna miss Manu.

He’s a solid player but very replaceable. Good to see us move him on a year early rather than a year to late.

Hopefully for him he’s picked up a decent contract to set up his young family. A true gentleman of the game that turned his life around when it could of gone the other way.

 

[eel01s]

Happy for Mau to go at this stage of his career. Yes he would probably be value for another year but I think now is the right time.

Very good player who has given great service to the Eels.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

 

[hineyrulz]

Alvaro has taken up his option according NRL.com.

 

[Gronk]

He’s a solid player but very replaceable. Good to see us move him on a year early rather than a year to late.

Hopefully for him he’s picked up a decent contract to set up his young family. A true gentleman of the game that turned his life around when it could of gone the other way.

Agree but not sure about him being "very" replaceable. The time is right for his departure however as his body seems to be in decline. I will miss him.

 

[hindy111]

Man, i'm gonna miss Manu.

Still playing good footy. But better to go a year early then a year late.
Looks like
Manu,Gower,Mannah, will all be gone. Maybe Alvaro and Taka also.
I still feel Taka and Hoffman at the right price are worth being in our 18-25 man side of the squad.

I'd imagine Stefano and Kafusi will play some role in the NRL side and Stone will also have a larger role. I am sure we will sign 2 genuine NRL players. Unsure what quality. And also I imagine a depth player.

 

[hindy111]

Alvaro has taken up his option according NRL.com.

In other words. No other club wanted him for more then we offered.

 

[hindy111]

Agree but not sure about him being "very" replaceable. The time is right for his departure however as his body seems to be in decline. I will miss him.

Tepai might be worth holding onto now with all the departures.
I still do not think we need to go and sign superstar forwards. Our backline is huge and takes load off the props.
Unsure if we have any other forwards who might be ready for NRL debuts next season bar Stefano.
Is Salesi NRL quality?

 

[Gronk]

In other words. No other club wanted him for more then we offered.

Or it was mutually advantageous.

 

[hindy111]

Or it was mutually advantageous.

Or it was mutually advantageous.

Yes.
Alvaro is playing 70mins in nsw cup. I'd say coaching staff realised the bigger version didnt work and are getting him fit and back to 2018 version

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

He’s a solid player but very replaceable. Good to see us move him on a year early rather than a year to late.

Hopefully for him he’s picked up a decent contract to set up his young family. A true gentleman of the game that turned his life around when it could of gone the other way.

Agreed. He's been a great player and clubman, i wish him all the best.

I have always loved his style of play, his aggression and passion. I also made him laugh once, which is still probably my biggest claim to fame lol.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

In other words. No other club wanted him for more then we offered.

Or we actually wanted to keep him:

“NRL.com understands he and the club are also close to signing off on a one-year extension on top of his current deal.”

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/09/manu-mau-bound-for-hull-as-alvaro-recommits/

 

[Gronk]

Or we actually wanted to keep him:

“NRL.com understands he and the club are also close to signing off on a one-year extension on top of his current deal.”

https://www.nrl.com/news/2019/07/09/manu-mau-bound-for-hull-as-alvaro-recommits/

Good news. Great clubman who I'm guessing does not cost the earth. His form has been down of late but he is a high workrate middle forward and worth keeping IMO.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So reports are Mannah, Gower won’t be here next year and Manu is gone.

Yet reports are Alvaro is staying and we are trying to extend his contract and we have offered Moeroa a contract.

Appears to be a common theme here, we are trying to keep the younger players.

 

[Glenneel]

Agree 100%
You need a bit of flair along with structure. I feel like NRL is played like a game of chess most the time and that is the reason these structured half backs can keep a team in the game. But at some point they must break it open and go for the Queen or King.

Moses would make teams nervous but a lot of teams are aware if play smart we will implode as he makes errors and goes for glory. Hence why we get blown away occassionally and it can happen in the first 20mins.....

Moses has 16 try assists to his game so far, the highest in the league, and sits top five in linebreak assists (4th), points (5th), goals (4th) and kick metres (2nd).
BUT
Parra have the second most missed tackles (behind Penrith) and may have plenty of points in them but are far from clinical, ranking third in both total errors and handling errors. Fix those and we are finals bound. And just think what Blake might bring with his speed and evasion in the lead up to the finals. I'm getting excited (unfortunately will be away during finals).

 

[Obscene Assassin]

So reports are Mannah, Gower won’t be here next year and Manu is gone.

Yet reports are Alvaro is staying and we are trying to extend his contract and we have offered Moeroa a contract.

Appears to be a common theme here, we are trying to keep the younger players.

We'll need to bring some experience in. I'm a big fan of making sure we have spots for the juniors to come through but as we've seen with the broncos this year you can't go with an all-youth team. Bringing in some experienced players will help the squad.

 

[hindy111]

We'll need to bring some experience in. I'm a big fan of making sure we have spots for the juniors to come through but as we've seen with the broncos this year you can't go with an all-youth team. Bringing in some experienced players will help the squad.

Have you been able to watch Stefano AMD Kafusi in lower grades?

Also how has young Schneider progressed?

 

[strider]

BTW merkins I'm having a couple of annual leave days and I plan to have an opinion on everything.

What about this weather huh?

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Mate, in my neck of the woods it is stunning. Just right for shovelling gravel.

 

[IFR33K]

Agreed. He's been a great player and clubman, i wish him all the best.

I have always loved his style of play, his aggression and passion. I also made him laugh once, which is still probably my biggest claim to fame lol.

Weren’t you shitting yourself in an attempt to make him laugh?