Rumours and Stuff

[84 Baby]

Keppie is a great example of how we especially overrate our juniors when they leave tbh

I remember Tanginoa scoring a try against us and people, probably hindy, wanting us to get him back

 

[TheRam]

Also as I have said before, I would never have let Alex Twal go and today he would be that extra middle forward that many on here have suggested we need that would be on no more then $200-300K and very good quality. When he left he was just right to start playing 1st grade and we blew it. Who else of his quality would we be able to get for that sort of money?

Yes, he will never be a world beater, but he is basically a Mannah clone but younger. The sort of player that would never get big money offered to him to leave and go to another club unless another club was desperate or stupid. So whoever NRL's him first basically gets to keep him unless he himself wants to go to another club on similar money if he is unhappy for whatever reason.

The best case scenario from a Parra perspective and a player like him is that the Tigers keep going like crap and their coach ends up being on the nose with many of the players and we see an opportunity to entice aN honest hard working forward back home on similar coin to what he is on now. Which is what a well run clubs try to do.

The more juniors we have playing for us, I feel it means more to the players and the fans alike and that can only be better all round.

 

[TheRam]

Keppie is a great example of how we especially overrate our juniors when they leave tbh

And he only debuted at manly because of a shit load of injuries too....

Time will tell. But I have a sneaking suspicion that he is a very good 1st grader about to happen.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

His positioning in defence is poor at times. Too often you see him racing across field to be 2 metres short when a try is scored.

Plenty of times when we score in the corner the opposing fullback isn't even that close. It doesn't mean the fullback is garbage. He might be been caught making the tackle on the previous play.

 

[84 Baby]

Also as I have said before, I would never have let Alex Twal go and today he would be that extra middle forward that many on here have suggested we need that would be on no more then $200-300K and very good quality. When he left he was just right to start playing 1st grade and we blew it. Who else of his quality would we be able to get for that sort of money?

Yes, he will never be a world beater, but he is basically a Mannah clone but younger. The sort of player that would never get big money offered to him to leave and go to another club unless another club was desperate or stupid. So whoever NRL's him first basically gets to keep him unless he himself wants to go to another club on similar money if he is unhappy for whatever reason.

The best case scenario from a Parra perspective and a player like him is that the Tigers keep going like crap and their coach ends up being on the nose with many of the players and we see an opportunity to entice aN honest hard working forward back home on similar coin to what he is on now. Which is what a well run clubs try to do.

The more juniors we have playing for us, I feel it means more to the players and the fans alike and that can only be better all round.

He’s no better than Alvaro

 

[Bandwagon]

Plenty of times when we score in the corner the opposing fullback isn't even that close. It doesn't mean the fullback is garbage. He might be been caught making the tackle on the previous play.

Gutho's also not that quick, he's not slow by any means, but you can only be positioned where you best cover the probable attack coming your way, and speed gives you more room for error, meaning you can cover more possibilities.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Dean Pay, Mitch Moses, Jake Turbo and Gutho are 4 to my eyes.

Matterson and Kaysa Pritchard too

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No he didn’t

You got a source for that merkin?!?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hardly mate. Just because I mentioned a couple of miscreants when we were desperate and needed to take risks at the time doesn't mean what you are implying.

In today's Parra Eels team, I would never suggest those sorts of players be signed.

I also liked Sean Keppie when many here didn't rate him much and weren't worried when we lost him. He will go on to have a great NRL career if my judgement is right.

Not many blokes who make their NRL debuts at 22 end up any better than average. I'd say we had enough average players at the time Keppie left.

 

[84 Baby]

You got a source for that merkin?!?

Well it stands to reason that if his predecessor captain was on $1m a season that he’d be on likewise

 

[Bazal]

He’s no better than Alvaro

f**ken nut hugging Alvaro lover!

 

[84 Baby]

Time will tell. But I have a sneaking suspicion that he is a very good 1st grader about to happen.

That may happen but could you honestly be bothered waiting to find out?

 

[84 Baby]

f**ken nut hugging Alvaro lover!

f**ken Twal hairy Lebanese nut hugger

 

[The Phelan Folly]

He’s no better than Alvaro

Exactamundo.

 

[Bandwagon]

With Matto signed that's our preferred starting 13 squared away for next year, only room for movement in our squad now is in the bench and it's make up, and depth.

We still could use a half decent backup or bench hooker that isn't Will Smith, maybe another bench prop, and another bench back rower / lock. Where are we at as far as confirmed squad numbers go?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We still need a left centre. Mennings hasn't been announced yet.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Matterson and Kaysa Pritchard too

Is that Pauli pauli too?

 

[Bandwagon]

We still need a left centre. Mennings hasn't been announced yet.

I was under the impression it has been reported MJ is a done deal for two years.

 

[hineyrulz]

Is that Pauli pauli too?

Yep Pin Head Pauli Pauli up the back. What a waste of talent he was.

 

[84 Baby]

Yep Pin Head Pauli Pauli up the back. What a waste of talent he was.

Well talent is a strong word. Waste of a monstrous physique more like it