Rumours and Stuff

[AyiosYiorgos]

Is Paul McGregor and Nathan Brown(coach) still at Parramatta or have they moved on?

 

[JokerEel]

I like it!

The success of the Dolfins will give the NRL confidence when looking to expand.

 

[JokerEel]

Is Paul McGregor and Nathan Brown(coach) still at Parramatta or have they moved on?

Mary was a part time advisor... Not sure he is still in that role.

Brown is currently in the Juniors development role

 

[JokerEel]

Danny Weedler is here at woolies. Anything you want me to ask him ?

Ask him what marinade I should get for my chicken

 

[Gronk]

Ask him what marinade I should get for my chicken

Are you happy for a selection from the Kosher aisle?

 

[JokerEel]

Are you happy for a selection from the Kosher aisle?

I can go Jewish

 

[Glenneel]

Another Sydney team is a big mistake, we need less teams not more.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Almost every club is while we have Bea Arthur in charge, he makes too many basic errors as a coach ever to coach a team that is a genuine threat. Look at how badly he f**ked up our prep for the GF. It's JuSt A nOrMaL gAmE!!!

There is no reason to treat a grand final any differently to a preliminary final (which we won). Stop trying to blame every loss on coaching. Penrith were better than every merkin last year.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[JokerEel]

Another Sydney team is a big mistake, we need less teams not more.

True I think we have the right amount in Sydney. The 3 new teams should come from growth areas

 

[Gronk]

I can go Jewish

Yes some are very pretty. Oh, food ? Sorry, back on topic ...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Imagine NBrown landing at the Roosters this season, and getting a bench forward gig in an actual quality side and rejuvenating his career... while we struggle to even make the top 8 this year under BA's system and bench rotations

Like Mortimer and Matterson. Easy to win comps when you're not overpaid at the Roosters. If you demand big money at a weaker club you won't win anything. That's how the cap works.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If we get the better mid-season replacement first, any team that is desperate to temporarily improve their backline stocks when they see a "quality" player like Blake in our NSW Cup... Any team that needs to pay overs for guys like him to fill a current weakness... Any coach that fancies taking on a project... the internal logic is endless!

If there is a better replacement available why wouldn't this hypothetical club just sign him instead?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Working (final four finish) for one year, with some luck. And now not working again.

Is it not working or are we just unlucky this year? Is luck only a factor when this coach wins?

 

[hineyrulz]

Is it not working or are we just unlucky this year? Is luck only a factor when this coach wins?

Pretty much yes.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Look if we release Brown and have no immediate plans to sign a good player that afternoon then every single merkin from the coach down needs to be thrown in that stinky river behind the club.

You mean from the coach up? He doesn't run the club, and isn't in charge of recruitment/retention.

 

[JokerEel]

Interesting I assume Cairns will be the Pacifica team.

 

[Eelementary]

Its got nothing to do with "those clubs" it has everything to do with available options. Right now those clubs and your club have Mitchell Moses as an option for a halfback for 2024. If Cleary, Munster, Hughes, Reynolds, Hynes, Walker, were available now, Moses re-signs for Parra at $800K pa and Tigers and Dogs are offering the above guys $1.2M. Slight caveat in that the Tigers have the feel good "homecoming angle" but that goes by the wayside if they have a shot at the above.

And that's why poorly-run clubs remain poorly-run.

He's not worth $1 million a season, regardless of who else is available.

I am astounded that we are even thinking of offering him this much.

 

[Gazzamatta]

You mean from the coach up? He doesn't run the club, and isn't in charge of recruitment/retention.

You dont think BA is the most important vote on such matters.
Think Fui, French, Mannah, Nrown and probably others I cant think of. You think the "Committee" decided to freeze these players out?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Its not the loss Pete its the way we lose. BA said they spent all off season doing defence yet it is deplorable. Our tackle technique is poor and always has been. We don't hit and stick and get the tackler on his back, instead we're scattered like 10 pins after a strike and let the opposition ptb too quickly. We get dominated in the ruck with the slowest ptb speed of probably any team. Quick ptb's is one of the best forms of attack yet we're dummies at it and have always been. So what did they learn over the off season?

We actually played the ball quicker than the Sharks: https://www.nrl.com/draw/nrl-premiership/2023/round-2/eels-v-sharks/

But I agree, usually the opposition play it quicker than we do (but we usually win anyway). I think it's possible that more PCM makes for a slower play-the-ball. Plenty of merkins try to hit the defender and get straight to their guts instead of fighting for metres.