Rumours and Stuff

[Matty Bhoy]

I'm looking forward to 2025.
We will go into the year with an exciting young fullback, potentially the best wing combination in comp. The best defensive halves combo in comp and top 5 in attack.
The forward pack is solid with some potential of some young guns like Pryke,Guymer,Morretti along with a few smokies who can make a difference.

Hooker may be a weak point and centre but Simmonson/Will while not spectacular are both solid NRL level players.

I agree. I’m looking forward to next season. I think if we stay injury free we will have a pretty decent season.

 

[hineyrulz]

Basically Alamonti is on what we paid Morgan Harper to get off the plane and come back to the NRL

But Harper is a defensive specialist.

 

[hindy111]

I agree. I’m looking forward to next season. I think if we stay injury free we will have a pretty decent season.

Let's be honest. If Moses,Matto and Hopgood stay fit we probably almost sneak into the 8 under Barrett.
I've got a feeling Jnr will turn back the clock

 

[King-Gutho94]

I'm looking forward to 2025.
We will go into the year with an exciting young fullback, potentially the best wing combination in comp. The best defensive halves combo in comp and top 5 in attack.
The forward pack is solid with some potential of some young guns like Pryke,Guymer,Morretti along with a few smokies who can make a difference.

Hooker may be a weak point and centre but Simmonson/Will while not spectacular are both solid NRL level players.

Between 6th to 11th for mine are my expectations next year atm.

If Moses stays fit and we get a good run with injuries we can push.

Also winning the close ones you look back at 2023 we lost about 4 games on Goal kicking which was the difference between 10th and finishing 4th.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Basically Alamonti is on what we paid Morgan Harper to get off the plane and come back to the NRL

If we signed Alamoti merkins would be whinging about all his missed tackles. Defence is our problem. It’s not Penrith’s problem.

Did I mention our outside backs scored more tries than Penrith’s? We didn’t need Alamoti (and neither did Canterbury). We needed more toilers in the pack.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ivan out coached Bellamy.
They basicaly threatened to go outside and kept turning the ball back in until the times they scored.It meant Storm had to keep changing direction and it extended the play so the forwards and Grant had their energy sapped.
Panthers forwards barely took a hit up in the first 25min. The backs and halves did most the running work. The forwards just where fresh for defense. And they battered them.
After 55mins Penrith unleashed the forwards. Leota,JFH and Yeo ran rampant. Some of Yeo's runs where he kept legs pumping and making 15mtr hit ups. Very similar to last years grand final.
Storm had better attack but couldn't use it. They where never given any room. They basicaly where monstered. And all that was left was a bomb in the last and prey.
I don't think Penrith attacks that great. Heck ours is probably as dangerous. But the game plan,patience and defense is one of beat I have ever seen.

Shows the importance of completing your sets. Something we did well before Barrett took over our attack.

 

[Pazza]

Let's be honest. If Moses,Matto and Hopgood stay fit we probably almost sneak into the 8 under Barrett.
I've got a feeling Jnr will turn back the clock

Lots of players in contract years as well

 

[hineyrulz]

If we signed Alamoti merkins would be whinging about all his missed tackles. Defence is our problem. It’s not Penrith’s problem.

Did I mention our outside backs scored more tries than Penrith’s? We didn’t need Alamoti (and neither did Canterbury). We needed more toilers in the pack.

If only our pack toiled half as hard as you do in this place.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Genuine thought I had today was if we ever get a 5th premiership in our lifetime whose the team you want to see us beat the most on GF day.

 

[hineyrulz]

Genuine thought I had today was if we ever get a 5th premiership in our lifetime whose the team you want to see us beat the most on GF day.

Melbun or the Brave Roosters. Donkey's would also be glorious.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Shows the importance of completing your sets. Something we did well before Barrett took over our attack.

I'm surprised the eels hierarchy haven't picked you up on a consultancy role assuming they read this forum....

 

[hineyrulz]

I'm surprised the eels hierarchy haven't picked you up on a consultancy role assuming they read this forum....

Just shows the club should be doing much better, having a genius like Pou and not using him is just disgraceful.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Just shows the club should be doing much better, having a genius like Pou and not using him is just disgraceful.

We don't have the resources to afford him

 

[hineyrulz]

We don't have the resources to afford him

It sucks being a small tin pot club with no money and no resources.

 

[JokerEel]

Genuine thought I had today was if we ever get a 5th premiership in our lifetime whose the team you want to see us beat the most on GF day.

Panthers 100% next year beating the streak!

 

[Incorrect]

Genuine thought I had today was if we ever get a 5th premiership in our lifetime whose the team you want to see us beat the most on GF day.

Whichever team is coming last that year.... Hopefully we don't f**k it up...

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I'm looking forward to 2025.
We will go into the year with an exciting young fullback, potentially the best wing combination in comp. The best defensive halves combo in comp and top 5 in attack.
The forward pack is solid with some potential of some young guns like Pryke,Guymer,Morretti along with a few smokies who can make a difference.

Hooker may be a weak point and centre but Simmonson/Will while not spectacular are both solid NRL level players.

yep....If you look at the top 8 this year, we were pretty competitive against most of them including panthers/storm (not first game). Got a few wins and should have got a few more (injuries didn't help but losing is infectious and hard to turn around).

New coach, fresh start, new players, thing's definitely can turn around within a season

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm surprised the eels hierarchy haven't picked you up on a consultancy role assuming they read this forum....

I'm just pointing out the obvious. I'm sure Eels hierarchy already know it, even if you merkins don't.

 

[Stevie]

Thought you guys might like some feedback I had yesterday.

So I was at Grand Final day yesterday with a Parra employee (close family friend) and we had a discussion about Ryles and a few things.

Their feedback was that “the players are about to get the shock of their life in regard to fitness and pre season”.

They told me that last year as an example, our pre season was 4-4.5 days a week, quite a few of those days were 2-3 hour days. They could be required on a Tuesday from 9-11.30am for example.

This person said most in the club have seen the schedule with Ryles and it’s going from 3-4 or 4.5 a few hours a day (minus one big day) to Monday-Satu6am to 6pm.

There’s been a lot of comments in the club saying it will be night and day in terms of preparation and professionalism.

Feedback on Ryles across the club is he is an excellent communicator and is extremely clear on his vision, not something BA ever demonstrated except to those he was close to.

They also said a comment that “everyone in the club respects Gutho but the blokes body is absolutely broken and hung together by tape”.

They said lots of other things but the preseason and preparation thing stood out to me.

Cheers.

Edit (Monday to Saturday sorry)

 

[gaffer]

Genuine thought I had today was if we ever get a 5th premiership in our lifetime whose the team you want to see us beat the most on GF day.

STORM