Rumours and Stuff

[strider]

Best offseason program ever ..... sounds awesome

 

[Gazzamatta]

This sounds....

"I think he has understood more so than ever the importance of being unified as a team and all working together towards the same goal," Lane told Wide World of Sports

We might get a team bus if ever we make another GF.

 

[Noise]

This sounds....

"I think he has understood more so than ever the importance of being unified as a team and all working together towards the same goal," Lane told Wide World of Sports

Well it’s not something you would expect a professional coach of a sporting team to truly understand in his first 10 years in the job.

 

[hineyrulz]

Well it’s not something you would expect a professional coach of a sporting team to truly understand in his first 10 years in the job.

It’s taken Brad just 10 years to figure out a unified team works best, what a coaching savant!! By year 20 we might even have some super cool moves!!

 

[TheRam]

yeah, nah, we know everything

Really you and pou defending Walters being the second best coach in the league???

I tell you what, if all the NRL coaches were off contract right now who do you two imbeciles think would get the likes of the Roasters, Storm, Broncos and Panthers reaching for the cheque book the most if all the coaches were just looking at going to the highest bidder and not worried about location or politics and so forth?

Walters who?

Idiots!

 

[TheRam]

Let's see in 24 how he goes. I am seeing a real bull in the making.

I think you are right Hindy. I think only two things can derail a decent late blooming career for this kid. One attitude and the other our coaching staffs inability to get it right with him and how to use him which will lead to disappointment and then the attitude will dip and there goes his motivation and career. players and personalities like him need nurturing and real quality preparation to finally get out that early promise that everyone initially saw. I hope we don't stuff it up. It can be a very fine line in getting it right and totally ballsing it up.

 

[TheRam]

Time will tell. He has great leg speed. That's what you need.

Yes it is a great indicator and quality in a firebrand bench forward that can come on and do some damage.

 

[TheRam]

I don't need toilet paper

Maybe Twiz and pou need a tampon though?

 

[hindy111]

I think you are right Hindy. I think only two things can derail a decent late blooming career for this kid. One attitude and the other our coaching staffs inability to get it right with him and how to use him which will lead to disappointment and then the attitude will dip and there goes his motivation and career. players and personalities like him need nurturing and real quality preparation to finally get out that early promise that everyone initially saw. I hope we don't stuff it up. It can be a very fine line in getting it right and totally ballsing it up.

Agree. He has all the makings of a quality NRL player. Holding the kid back will damage his confidence and drive. Let's hope BA doesn't screw this one up. He needs 25mins min a week and 15+ NRL game not these 7min cameos.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We need to win games, not waste game time for reserve graders to get up to speed ffs

 

[yy_cheng]

We might get a team bus if ever we make another GF.

Meanwhile, Roosters get a jet

 

[Twizzle]

Really you and pou defending Walters being the second best coach in the league???

I'm sure thats how you read it.

The fact is, I didn't defend anyone

Idiot!

 

[84 Baby]

I went to buy a 2024 jersey at the Parra Store located in the leagues club yesterday and I was advised I couldn't use my 15% season ticket holder discount or my $20 membership voucher. I was told I can only get the 15% discount when ordering online as a third party now looks after the merch.
I'm sure there will be some disappointed season ticket holders on game day buying merch and being told that can't use their 15% discount.
Is anyone else aware of that? I couldn't find anything in the membership T&Cs about it.
In the past I have been able to use my 15% discount when buying merch at the Parra store.
Weird.

Yep found that out when we were down in parra 3 weeks ago (from the GC). Wanted to use my $50 membership voucher towards a 2024 jersey and was told no, only online. Ridiculous as I then have to pay $15 for postage when I’m standing in the store I am ordering from!!

So is it both have to be used online, or is just the discount that’s online only?
To a degree I could cop the discount being online only, possibly it’s from a distributor rather than club, but the $ voucher WTF?

 

[T.S Quint]

We need to win games, not waste game time for reserve graders to get up to speed ffs

Yeah, this.
If him getting 25 mins a game helps us win, then sure give it to him.
If he's not good enough to replce the players we have for that period of time, then nah.

It all comes down to the quality on the park. Of course our starters need to get a rest, but how long do they need to rest and is their replacement good enough to cover for them whilst they are off the field.

 

[TheRam]

Yeah, this.
If him getting 25 mins a game helps us win, then sure give it to him.
If he's not good enough to replce the players we have for that period of time, then nah.

It all comes down to the quality on the park. Of course our starters need to get a rest, but how long do they need to rest and is their replacement good enough to cover for them whilst they are off the field.

The problem with a player like Moretti, is his defense, or more precisely his enduring fitness in defense and still maintaining his surging aggression in attack.

But this will only come with consistent NRL exposure and at least a good 20-25 mins hit outs and full blast off the bench. Not 5-10min cameos that seem to be all the rage from our coach.

The kid needs real game time and at least 20 games of it to get that all important familiarity and experience and how to time himself and so forth at NRL level.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Teams

View all the players in the 2024 Parramatta Eels NRL Telstra Premiership squad.

www.parraeels.com.au

All this talk about Luca and the club still cant get a profile of his on the website.

 

[Incorrect]

Teams

View all the players in the 2024 Parramatta Eels NRL Telstra Premiership squad.

www.parraeels.com.au

All this talk about Luca and the club still cant get a profile of his on the website.

FFS, how hard can it be.

I even have a photo of him ready to go...

 

[TheRam]

Teams

View all the players in the 2024 Parramatta Eels NRL Telstra Premiership squad.

www.parraeels.com.au

All this talk about Luca and the club still cant get a profile of his on the website.

Amateurs

 

[Gronk]

The problem with a player like Moretti, is his defense, or more precisely his enduring fitness in defense and still maintaining his surging aggression in attack.

But this will only come with consistent NRL exposure and at least a good 20-25 mins hit outs and full blast off the bench. Not 5-10min cameos that seem to be all the rage from our coach.

The kid needs real game time and at least 20 games of it to get that all important familiarity and experience and how to time himself and so forth at NRL level.

Well he's not top 30 so he can blast all he likes in NSW Cup until Rnd 10 or whatever the date is .

EDIT: or did that change for Dev players ?

EDIT 2.0: Development player contracts replaced by “Supplementary list”. $650,000 cap for at least four, maximum six players, paid $80,000, can play from Round 1. Bonus of $3,000 for any NRL game.

2024 ++ Salary cap rules

Level of the cap 2023: $11.05m 2024: $11.25m 2025: $11.4m 2026: $11.55m 2027: $11.7m Minimum $120,000 including Super in 2023, $130,000 in 2024 rising incrementally to $145,000 in 2027. Each club can offer $100,000 on motor vehicle allowance (up to five, valued at $20,000) and has a $300,000...

forums.leagueunlimited.com

 

[84 Baby]

Yeah, this.
If him getting 25 mins a game helps us win, then sure give it to him.
If he's not good enough to replce the players we have for that period of time, then nah.

It all comes down to the quality on the park. Of course our starters need to get a rest, but how long do they need to rest and is their replacement good enough to cover for them whilst they are off the field.

I think Pou was being a tad sarcastic.
Playing on the notion that “we need to win games AND give development to players”. These 2 things rarely work hand in hand within the same season.
BA could have very well given Moretti more game time last year, or Greig, or expand that to letting a Paulo/RCG walk in favour of Greig, or Drown/Moses in favour of Sanders. These moves may MAY get us closer to a premiership, but they would definitely add time to get us closer (possibly extending over season/s).

And of course if we gave Moretti that development in exchange for an even worse season last year, absolutely no one on here would complain about that.