Rumours and Stuff

[yy_cheng]

we got great middles

we need another good winger and number 14 atm

If we dont resign emu and a couple of injuroes like this year, we will be low on stocks.

Our gameplan requires good middles

 

[Pazza]

If we dont resign emu and a couple of injuroes like this year, we will be low on stocks.

Our gameplan requires good middles

given the ammount of talent we have in the middle im not too worried. love to see emu resign but, but ogden has been performing really well also.

 

[Incorrect]

given the ammount of talent we have in the middle im not too worried. love to see emu resign but, but ogden has been performing really well also.

Ogden gives me Suaia Matagi vibes. Tendency to play out of his skin 1 or 2 weeks but then goes completely off the boil... Emu was just starting to come in to his own before you injury, I'd love to see us get the best of him in the years to come

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Ogden gives me Suaia Matagi vibes. Tendency to play out of his skin 1 or 2 weeks but then goes completely off the boil... Emu was just starting to come in to his own before you injury, I'd love to see us get the best of him in the years to come

Yeh, but Emu is equally a risk, and at a higher price. I suspect that other clubs will offer him more than we will (or should) and then it's up to him to make the trade-off.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Did we prioritise Davey, Doorey and Joffa over Carty and Emu?

I assume we prioritise value over anything else, especially for those players who are more replaceable, which includes Cartwright and Greig.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He'll probably go down the brian smith route... He'll get sacked or not renewed and then the new coach brings the premiership like smith at the chooks

Smith got sacked by us and nobody got any closer to a premiership after him, not even with the team Smith left them.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A lot of what you say is true but are you related to or friends with the Arthur family? You’re always rather impassioned in support of him.

Why wouldn't you support him? He's gotten the best results our club has seen since Smith.

 

[lucablight]

Why wouldn't you support him? He's gotten the best results our club has seen since Smith.

Well the fact that I am questioning whether PF has any personal relationship with Brad Arthur and not asking you (despite you both being ardent supporters of him) shows that PF must be doing something different to other supporters. Mind you I could be completely wrong but I was curious to know.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If we dont resign emu and a couple of injuroes like this year, we will be low on stocks.

Our gameplan requires good middles

We have these forwards on the books for next year:

Campbell-Gillard
Davey
Doorey
Hopgood
Lane
Makatoa
Mataele
Matterson
Momoisea
Murchie
Ofahengaue
Ogden (club option)
Paulo
Rodwell

About half of them would be near minimum salary but the other half would be on top 17 money, with at least three of those near the top earners of NRL forwards. I'm not sure we have the cap space to upgrade Cartwright and Greig to the salary they could probably get at a club more desperate for forwards.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well the fact that I am questioning whether PF has any personal relationship with Brad Arthur and not asking you (despite you both being ardent supporters of him) shows that PF must be doing something different to other supporters. Mind you I could be completely wrong but I was curious to know.

He's pretty cluey. I assume he is exaggerating for shits and giggles.

 

[yy_cheng]

Smith got sacked by us and nobody got any closer to a premiership after him, not even with the team Smith left them.

I referred to the chooks

2012 Smith was coach
2013 Robinson was coach and won

Ba will only get recognised if we win a premiership otherwise he'll be just another try hard

 

[eels_fan]

There is strong rumours Maka will head to the ESL. Whilst he wouldn’t be on big coin he’d probably be enough to top up Emu’s current deal.

I’d like to keep Carty but at full strength I think he’s at best a bench played and possibly just a depth squad member whereas he’d likely start at 3-5 other clubs and a salary relevant to that. He’ll need to take decent to stay

 

[the phantom menace]

We have these forwards on the books for next year:

I didn't think Makatoa is under contract for next year... unless I missed his extension? He's done a year over there already anyway, so could potentially prefer to head back thereto end his career (even on early release), if the money is good/better than ours.

Good to have options vying to fill his roster spot if he goes.

 

[lucablight]

There is strong rumours Maka will head to the ESL. Whilst he wouldn’t be on big coin he’d probably be enough to top up Emu’s current deal.

I’d like to keep Carty but at full strength I think he’s at best a bench played and possibly just a depth squad member whereas he’d likely start at 3-5 other clubs and a salary relevant to that. He’ll need to take decent to stay

It took him 3 years to finally cement a spot in the top 17 at Parramatta and he hasn’t even completed a full good season yet. Would demand really be that high?
Regardless of that it’s important to have a good bench anyway.

 

[Soto]

I’m now in Melbourne for work this week 6 degrees what a shithole!

@Stevie I have tagged you here and on the way cross the world. I'm now in Athens and on the way to some of Greek Islands in the next week.
Went to Acropolis today (thurs) and met some Aussies. Flying the Eels flag wearing my members 23 cap.
Great that we have the bye this week
Keen to see what the nrl does with Dylbro now.
I think once the court has handed their punishment like they have then it should be end of section.

 

[Pazza]

I wonder how far off the coaching staff think jontay jnr is? Might be another factor in the Emu stakes.

 

[Gronk]

Cartwright is a shining example of the boundless talents of our head coach. Takes a washed up, ne’er-do-well waster and turns him into a solid, dependable and occasionally game breaking back rower. Much like he did when he waved his magic wand at Papalli, and just watch what he does with Ofahengaue.
A statute isn’t enough, the merkin needs a shrine at Parra stadium and all you merkins can go there weekly to pay humble homage. And lick his boots.

Of course it’s true, but compliments like this will awaken the factions.

 

[hineyrulz]

Smith got sacked by us and nobody got any closer to a premiership after him, not even with the team Smith left them.

Sacked????? His contract wasn’t renewed, he quit after a poor start. I had no problem with him not being renewed but the timing was wrong and don’t start me on his replacement ffs!!

 

[Gronk]

I wonder how far off the coaching staff think jontay jnr is? Might be another factor in the Emu stakes.

We also have some big boppers in SG Ball who seemingly have more upside than Emu. If the shit teams are throwing cash at Emu, we’ll just have to walk away like we did with papa. If you are really a development club, then the benefit of that must be that players stay for less than market.

 

[Jake the snake]

There is strong rumours Maka will head to the ESL. Whilst he wouldn’t be on big coin he’d probably be enough to top up Emu’s current deal.

I’d like to keep Carty but at full strength I think he’s at best a bench played and possibly just a depth squad member whereas he’d likely start at 3-5 other clubs and a salary relevant to that. He’ll need to take decent to stay

I think BA will stick with starting Carty for the rest of the year. Lane will be on the bench. We don’t know how Lane will come back.