Rumours and Stuff

[King-Gutho94]

So who is going to get Keegans money off the cap.

Give it to papali'i instead just to shit Ayoub off even more

 

[Glenneel]

Good if true

Also mentioned somewhere for $650k which if true is less than I thought and a good price.

 

[eels_fan]

Imagine Keegan would have been on around $200k.

use it to upgrade ice for 2022 effectively front loading some of his deal

 

[Incorrect]

So who is going to get Keegans money off the cap.

Give it to papali'i instead just to shit Ayoub off even more

We should ditch the Curtis Scott experiment and then add that money to what Keegan has freed up and put that on top of Gutho's offer and see if it's enough to entice Ponga.

Imagine if we re-signed Paulo and Rheed next week, then pulled Gutho's offer and announced Ponga for 2023.... Ayoub and Gutho would probably have an aneurysm!! Gutho would probably end up playing out his career at Newie !!

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So who is going to get Keegans money off the cap.

Give it to papali'i instead just to shit Ayoub off even more

potentially an option, but KP was probably only on $150-200k and his position in the squad needs to be replaced with a player who has to be on at least the minimum $110k or so.

 

[TheRam]

That Joey manu must be a nice guy taking unders to stay……

He was never going to the market. That nice guy visit by Robinson to the hospital made certain of it and clinched it.

I wonder if we can pay Latrell Mitchell to come around and smack all our off contract players in the head and then baldy can go visit them in the hospital and pull all-nighters with the contracts in his back pocket?

Guaranteed we sign half the squad for half their collective value. Winner winner chicken dinner my friends. Powerhouse!!!

 

[Soren Lorenson]

potentially an option, but KP was probably only on $150-200k and his position in the squad needs to be replaced with a player who has to be on at least the minimum $110k or so.

We don't have to replace is position straight away though so we can spend his money and then bring in one of the development players (Rodwell?) once the recruitment dust settles.

 

[Glenneel]

Because he isn't used to his strengths. What do you expect.

If he had support runners either side of him he'd could use his skills better but by chasing the collision, which I honestly don't understand the concept, his skills are limited. Also noticed as the season went on Papa's offloading diminished, so are these skills being coached out of them? Why wouldn't we adopt a game plan to play to the skills the players possess?

 

[yy_cheng]

If he had support runners either side of him he'd could use his skills better but by chasing the collision, which I honestly don't understand the concept, his skills are limited. Also noticed as the season went on Papa's offloading diminished, so are these skills being coached out of them? Why wouldn't we adopt a game plan to play to the skills the players possess?

Not just Papa's but Jnr as well.

I reckon Bushy put the players in 2 minds about whether they should offload or not so they chose to hold on to the ball.

There are so many plays we did but never repeated... one was an old run around from Reed and Jnr right on the line... another involved Matto.

We just don't use them often enough but rather go for the block play.

 

[yy_cheng]

Matterson, in my opinion, is an elite level edge forward who has heaps of skills. I reckon he could play centre just as well as (or probably better than) Marata. The thing is he has been coached to fit in with our game plan - which means less flair and more power running straight into the opposition. He does it well, but most of his talent is wasted. But he's my favourite Eels player, so I could be a tad biased.

I don't dislike Matto. he is just not suited for the style BA has us playing.
So we're paying for skills he is not using. TBH, i liked him in the middle in one of the games late in the year he played. He should really play the NRown role in our team or rotate it between NRown and Matto

For those risky stuff, he sticks Carty on instead.

 

[Gronk]

So does a medical retirement at the start of a contract year (1/11/2021 to 31/10/2022) mean that he gets paid out ? What does this mean for our cap ?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

We don't have to replace is position straight away though so we can spend his money and then bring in one of the development players (Rodwell?) once the recruitment dust settles.

But we wouId still need to pay Rodwell a minimum contract (to be promoted to the top 30) which wouId be half or so of Hipgrave’s contract.

And we need I think it’s 29 players (we have 26 now confirmed) in our top 30 by March.

Addititionally considering Rodwell is already contracted, we are probably better to see what cheapies are available to “strengthen” the squad.

 

[TheRam]

So does a medical retirement at the start of a contract year (1/11/2021 to 31/10/2022) mean that he gets paid out ? What does this mean for our cap ?

If it is an official medical payout and the insurance kicks in then it doesn't go on your salary cap.

 

[hineyrulz]

Use Hipgraves cash to front load Papa and bring Rodwell into the top 30.

Simples!!

 

[Gazzamatta]

If he had support runners either side of him he'd could use his skills better but by chasing the collision, which I honestly don't understand the concept, his skills are limited. Also noticed as the season went on Papa's offloading diminished, so are these skills being coached out of them? Why wouldn't we adopt a game plan to play to the skills the players possess?

Just because ffs.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Hippy probably had the best ever win % as a starter than any previous Eel. Well played Hippy. I liked your style.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Use Hipgraves cash to front load Papa and bring Rodwell into the top 30.

Simples!!

Why bring Rodwell into the squad? Rodwell is contracted…. We already have enough middle forwards to start the year, we don’t need another one. If we are that desperate because of injuries we need a middle, the NRL will let us use Rodwell…..

We are better seeing what’s available and try to pick up a cheapie in whatever position we think needs some “depth”….

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Also mentioned somewhere for $650k which if true is less than I thought and a good price.

Agreed

But if it's not true, or we paid more, then Murphy and Kidwell need to fall on their swords ffs! Jake Arthur too.

 

[hineyrulz]

Why bring Rodwell into the squad? Rodwell is contracted…. We already have enough middle forwards to start the year, we don’t need another one. If we are that desperate because of injuries we need a middle, the NRL will let us use Rodwell…..

We are better seeing what’s available and try to pick up a cheapie in whatever position we think needs some “depth”….

Ummm what if he is better than any cheapie we can try and pick up?? What’s around this late in the piece are they even a better option than Rodwell?? And if the club does rate him he’s on a development contract he can’t play until later in the year. He was outstanding the game I saw from him and would do a job for us if needed.

 

[The Eel]

Keegan is gone, shame as I thought he was quality in limited opportunity. Wish him all the best View attachment 55892

Sad, but his health is the most important thing. I wish him all the best