Rumours and Stuff

[JokerEel]

A broken arm gives the Waqa haters what they were after.

1. Gutho
2. Sivo.
3. Penisini
4.
5.

Russell, Simonsson, Asi, Louizu.

BTW I saw TCT say that Dunster has not yet started contact ?

Cini is on development contract, so not available until June or July.

That sucks if he is injured he had a good season on the wing apart from the Panfers games..

 

[Noise]

Whats wrong with talking up a junior? If he makes it great if he doesn't unlucky for him..

Because most people talking him up have never seen him play. And even less likely to have seen him play against grown men.

 

[Gronk]

Russell was always going to be one wing.

Why would Russell be favoured in front of Dunster ? If Dunster is fit and ready to go, doesn't he deserve the start ?

Dunster was injured in a trial Feb 2022, which then gave Russell the start in Rnd 1, who got busted up himself. That was his only game in 2022 as well.

 

[Gronk]

I wonder if the broken arm to Waqa changes things with LumeLume's train n trial deal ?

Lumelume has too much speed on the outside

Isaac Lumelume beats Haze Dunster to the corner as the Storm hit the lead

www.nrl.com

 

[Noise]

Why would Russell be favoured in front of Dunster ? If Dunster is fit and ready to go, doesn't he deserve the start ?

Dunster was injured in a trial Feb 2022, which then gave Russell the start in Rnd 1, who got busted up himself. That was his only game in 2022 as well.

Russell is better. Russell also played some NSW cup in 2022. Dunster hasn’t played a proper game in over a year(maybe 18 months) and isn’t going to be ready anyway.

 

[hindy111]

People need to lay off the Sanders talk. It’s very transparent why certain people have jumped on him but he isn’t Drown. He’s years away if he ever makes it

This is a pretty good statement. Only those inside the club would know how the club rate him.
I recall Dargan was really rate highly as was Albert Kelly. It is hard to tell when they are just kids.

 

[hindy111]

Blaize Talagi is on a development contract and Ethan Sanders is not. So if there is a pecking order, it's Talagi before Sanders anyway.

That could be true but also be due to physical development and the fact Sanders is signed for a few years already. Maybe Blayze isn't.

 

[hindy111]

Why are people so keen on Sanders ? He’s done nothing and likely the same as most other teen age halves we produced, ie shit.

Isn't he making rep sides? That's a fair indicator.

 

[84 Baby]

News is circulating Waqa Blake has broken his arm whilst Nathan Brown has injuried his hamstring at training and with less than 6 weeks until the season kicks off, both will miss the start of the Eels campaign. Parramatta Eels are yet to offically confirm.

Can we get a fact check if this means Waqa is first choice or not?

 

[hindy111]

Russell is better. Russell also played some NSW cup in 2022. Dunster hasn’t played a proper game in over a year(maybe 18 months) and isn’t going to be ready anyway.

From what I've read Dunster will be eased in via NSW CUP.

How long is a broken arm? I assumed 6-8 weeks. I doubt he will miss many games.

And as far as N.Brown goes hamstrings can be 2 - 3 weeks.
6 weeks is a fair amount of time to heal.

 

[84 Baby]

Whats wrong with talking up a junior? If he makes it great if he doesn't unlucky for him..

People are talking him up that he’s a readymade replacement already for Moses when in all likelihood:

Because most people talking him up have never seen him play. And even less likely to have seen him play against grown men.

 

[Noise]

Isn't he making rep sides? That's a fair indicator.

He didn’t play Australian schoolboys in 2022. Blaize Talagai did. Why are merkins talking up Sanders over Blaize?

 

[84 Baby]

Isn't he making rep sides? That's a fair indicator.

I haven’t done numbers but I reckon there are more kids picked in junior rep sides every year than there is player turnover in all of 1st grade

 

[Noise]

From what I've read Dunster will be eased in via NSW CUP.

How long is a broken arm? I assumed 6-8 weeks. I doubt he will miss many games.

And as far as N.Brown goes hamstrings can be 2 - 3 weeks.
6 weeks is a fair amount of time to heal.

Yep broken arm 6-8 weeks usually. Hamstring can be anything from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on severity.
And yes Dunster will play NSW cup once he is fit. Merkins expecting him to come straight back into first grade have no idea how hard it is to come back from an obliterated knee.

 

[JokerEel]

Because most people talking him up have never seen him play. And even less likely to have seen him play against grown men.

Maybe they will now be is on their radar...

I may have missed people slotting him in at halfback round 1 2024

 

[Cloeel]

We gave him permission to make a decision as late as May 2023. Why is it ridiculous and disrespectful that he hasnt signed in January?

He would be silly to wait that long as I would guess the Tigers and Bulldogs are not prepared to give him until May?

His timeframe is whatever the Tigers and Bulldogs have put in place - as that is his only leverage.

 

[JokerEel]

Yep broken arm 6-8 weeks usually. Hamstring can be anything from 2 weeks to 6 months depending on severity.
And yes Dunster will play NSW cup once he is fit. Merkins expecting him to come straight back into first grade have no idea how hard it is to come back from an obliterated knee.

In Turbos case 2-6 years

 

[Noise]

Maybe they will now be is on their radar...

Until then they should probably stop talking him up.

 

[Smartman]

If Moses had Chinese dinner with Gus and Ciraldo then it’s game over.

 

[JokerEel]

He didn’t play Australian schoolboys in 2022. Blaize Talagai did. Why are merkins talking up Sanders over Blaize?

To be honest I am excited to see how both of them progress and I'll be trying to. Watch them play whenever possible.