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This is what happens when @Glenneel and you go camping.
I knew about Papalii, but I didn't know about Samrani, or Doorey.
This is what happens when @Glenneel and you go camping.
Party done and dusted about 3-4 days ago.I'm probably late to the party, but:
Eels sign Joash Papalii, and Jordan Samanri, and re-sign Matt Doorey
https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2024/10/23/eels-announce-three-signings/#:~:text=
DYLAN BROWN
Age: 24
2025 salary: $900,000
Current club: The Eels showed what they thought of Brown when they signed him to a long-term deal until the end of 2031, albeit with a clause that gives him until round 10 next season to extend his deal beyond next season.
What the market says: Brown is one of the elite halves in the competition and it would take something significant to prise him away from Parramatta. Don’t rule it out though. He will have clubs beating a path to his door.
Which clubs need him: Take your pick. Quality halves don’t exactly grow on trees but Brown is from the top shelf. Newcastle would love a half like Brown while the Warriors have had a lash at him in the past. The Bulldogs and Dolphins may also take a look.
Worth: $1.2 million
This is another MON masterstroke giving Dylan 10 full rounds next year to decide what he is doing in 2026.
We can't sign anyone that comes onto market now because we assume that money will be going to Dylan.
But if he decides in Round 10 I am off to the Warriors we will have all his money that could have been spent now on quality players coming on the market to have a splash at that will be snapped up or re-signed by then.
I assume all the smart clubs are just giggling at themselves we would leave ourselves so open to be poached off and paralysed to recruit by this nonsense plan.
It's what the smart clubs do ffs!!DYLAN BROWN
Age: 24
2025 salary: $900,000
Current club: The Eels showed what they thought of Brown when they signed him to a long-term deal until the end of 2031, albeit with a clause that gives him until round 10 next season to extend his deal beyond next season.
What the market says: Brown is one of the elite halves in the competition and it would take something significant to prise him away from Parramatta. Don’t rule it out though. He will have clubs beating a path to his door.
Which clubs need him: Take your pick. Quality halves don’t exactly grow on trees but Brown is from the top shelf. Newcastle would love a half like Brown while the Warriors have had a lash at him in the past. The Bulldogs and Dolphins may also take a look.
Worth: $1.2 million
This is another MON masterstroke giving Dylan 10 full rounds next year to decide what he is doing in 2026.
We can't sign anyone that comes onto market now because we assume that money will be going to Dylan.
But if he decides in Round 10 I am off to the Warriors we will have all his money that could have been spent now on quality players coming on the market to have a splash at that will be snapped up or re-signed by then.
I assume all the smart clubs are just giggling at themselves we would leave ourselves so open to be poached off and paralysed to recruit by this nonsense plan.
Well every dummy half other than Grant scored fewer tries than Lussick this year, most of them in far more minutes. Were they all scoring their two or three tries in the last minute to win the game? Get f**kedWell my statement was in regards to his dummy half runs in the red zone killing our attacking raids by giving the defensive line time to set. So scoring in other ways is irrelevant to this argument.
And of course it matters when you score them. Down by 20 with 10 to go is meaningless. Do it to win the game is far harder as the defense is alert.
Just like kicking a field goal before halftime when up by 18 is different then in golden point to win the game. A thing called pressure. That's what seperates many great players from elite ones.
Carry on
He is supposedly on $900k and worth $1.2M ffs. Why would he activate the option? Other clubs (and Parra) will be making offers at a higher amount. I’ll be surprised if he hasn’t decided by round ten, but do you really think we’d be giving him an ultimatum to re-sign before then if there was no PO?DYLAN BROWN
Age: 24
2025 salary: $900,000
Current club: The Eels showed what they thought of Brown when they signed him to a long-term deal until the end of 2031, albeit with a clause that gives him until round 10 next season to extend his deal beyond next season.
What the market says: Brown is one of the elite halves in the competition and it would take something significant to prise him away from Parramatta. Don’t rule it out though. He will have clubs beating a path to his door.
Which clubs need him: Take your pick. Quality halves don’t exactly grow on trees but Brown is from the top shelf. Newcastle would love a half like Brown while the Warriors have had a lash at him in the past. The Bulldogs and Dolphins may also take a look.
Worth: $1.2 million
This is another MON masterstroke giving Dylan 10 full rounds next year to decide what he is doing in 2026.
We can't sign anyone that comes onto market now because we assume that money will be going to Dylan.
We have half our squad off contract in four days. The cap is over $12M. We aren't paralysed by the possibility of Drown knocking back every other offer to activate his PO and stay on unders.But if he decides in Round 10 I am off to the Warriors we will have all his money that could have been spent now on quality players coming on the market to have a splash at that will be snapped up or re-signed by then.
I assume all the smart clubs are just giggling at themselves we would leave ourselves so open to be poached off and paralysed to recruit by this nonsense plan.
I wouldn't go near him, he seems to get busted at the drop of a hat.A while back I was all in on Papenhorse. But now that I hear he had yet another leg injury at the back end of the year, I think he would be a big risk for any other club.
We have half our squad off contract in four days. The cap is over $12M. We aren't paralysed by the possibility of Drown knocking back every other offer to activate his PO and stay on unders.
We aren't paralysed by the possibility of Drown knocking back every other offer to activate his PO and stay on unders.
Well that’s the down side of player options. Why would clubs agree to then if there was no upside? It’s a bargaining chip. And before you say the club was bent over and conceded the option in exchange for nothing, why doesn’t every player have them?It's not just Dylan. It's Dylan, Will and Ryan. 2 million dollars in cap space with no clarity until round 10 2025.
Then next offseason it's Moses, then the following off season it's Moses again. Then if Dylan takes up his option it will be Dylan again up for another option for 2028.
So basically we have a minimum million in options per off season for the next 3 to 4 offseasons.
Well every dummy half other than Grant scored fewer tries than Lussick this year, most of them in far more minutes. Were they all scoring their two or three tries in the last minute to win the game? Get f**ked
That’s the risk you take. The club is aware of it. You need to consider what a club might get in exchange for conceding the option, and conversely, what the player gets in exchange for a club option. These merkins aren’t giving anything away for free. If they were, everyone would have them.will and ryan also have POs
yes we have a lot of money available but we also have a lot of money tied up in these options.
Hands just suited Barrett’s style better. Barrett is a worse coach than Arthur, so his opinion is worth less.Lussicks not NRL level. Hands is superior and why Barrett chose him over Lussick.
The end.
Hands just suited Barrett’s style better. Barrett is a worse coach than Arthur, so his opinion is worth less.
Well that’s the down side of player options. Why would clubs agree to then if there was no upside? It’s a bargaining chip. And before you say the club was bent over and conceded the option in exchange for nothing, why doesn’t every player have them?
If you think half a season is a good enough sample then you need to recognise that the opponents we played under Barrett finished lower on the ladder than the opponents we faced before he took over.Yet the side played better under Barrett then under BA and with more injuries.Stats show defense and attack improved.
He was.BA was good.
And won it, in Townsville, against a superior opponent.He was needed and part of the process I think. The issue was after 2018 I reckon we had seen enough. 5yrs.
Yes we made a grand final after that but we had a great side also. Our best spine I can remember in 30yrs and a gun forward pack.
There wasn't anything great he did with that squad. Most the time we got bundled out and only made a preliminary once in his 11yrs.