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King-Gutho94

King-Gutho94

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Yeah i am sure clubs are stoked when player managers weasel in steak knives to clubs to get crucial players to sign or re-sign at the club.

You would be a naive idiot to think it doesn't happen.

No difference to what's happened at Newcastle. O'Brien owed his mate Brad and got a deal done for his son to be looked after.

Good luck to them but eventually O'Brien will lead them off a cliff its what the Bush Coaches do once they out stay there welcome in the NRL.
 
emjaycee

emjaycee

Coach
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King-Gutho94 said:
Yeah i am sure clubs are stoked when player managers weasel in steak knives to clubs to get crucial players to sign or re-sign at the club.

You would be a naive idiot to think it doesn't happen.

No difference to what's happened at Newcastle. O'Brien owed his mate Brad and got a deal done for his son to be looked after.

Good luck to them but eventually O'Brien will lead them off a cliff its what the Bush Coaches do once they out stay there welcome in the NRL.
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Does O'Brien have sole recruitment power at the Knights or would there have been others who owed BA a favour too?
 
T.S Quint

T.S Quint

Coach
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King-Gutho94 said:
Yeah i am sure clubs are stoked when player managers weasel in steak knives to clubs to get crucial players to sign or re-sign at the club.

You would be a naive idiot to think it doesn't happen.

No difference to what's happened at Newcastle. O'Brien owed his mate Brad and got a deal done for his son to be looked after.

Good luck to them but eventually O'Brien will lead them off a cliff its what the Bush Coaches do once they out stay there welcome in the NRL.
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I’m sure it does happen, but no one actually knows if this is what’s happening here.

As O’Brian is close to the Arthur family, I’m sure he knows what kind of a player MA is. AOB has been on thin ice at that club for a few years. Is he going to risk his job to help out a mate even if he thinks the kid is shit?

Yeah, it could have happened. But we don’t know, and anyone talking about this as fact is just spreading bullshit.
 
Z

Zoso

Juniors
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310
Parramatta Season 2025

Best Player: Mitchell Moses
Best Buy: Williams or Lomax
Top try scorer: JAC
Biggest surprise: Drown (playing consistently closer to potential) and Junior (for his fitness)
Breakout season: Brendan Hands
Mr Reliable: Joe O
 
Soren Lorenson

Soren Lorenson

First Grade
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7,591
T.S Quint said:
I’m sure it does happen, but no one actually knows if this is what’s happening here.

As O’Brian is close to the Arthur family, I’m sure he knows what kind of a player MA is. AOB has been on thin ice at that club for a few years. Is he going to risk his job to help out a mate even if he thinks the kid is shit?

Yeah, it could have happened. But we don’t know, and anyone talking about this as fact is just spreading bullshit.
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Interestingly, I cannot find confirmation anywhere that Marthur's has been given a top 30 contract for this year. He's not listed on the NRL signings tracker which of course is not gospel but it's usually pretty close. He wasn't T30 for us in 2025 either iirc, at least when he left.
 
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TheCrowe

TheCrowe

Juniors
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Best player: Jack Williams
Best buy: Isiaih Ionghi
Top Try scorer: The Fox
Biggest Surprise: Brendan Hands
Breakout Season; Luca Morretti
Mr Reliable: Mitch Moses
 
Tiger5150

Tiger5150

Bench
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Grimmace said:
Training with an NRL squad / coaches and being surrounded by elite players since you were years old is going to give your career an absolute kick start compared to others coming through the system.
Then add in the fact the club is willing to give you first crack at 9 in every age group ( despite more talented kids being let go ) .. you’ve been given every conceivable advantage to make it.

Having watched junior reps for a number of years , he’s not close to the most talented 9. He lacks the physical attributes of first grade 9s. Hes slow , small and despite what others have said over the years I don’t think his service is good . He does have an advantage over others in terms of his footy IQ but as others are bought up to speed as they go through pathways that advantage diminishes.

The Arthur’s are not going to be looked back on fondly by many fans at the club. Brads coaching was maybe what we needed when we were a directionless basket case early on , but he over stayed his time by about 6 years . Jake was given a rails run to nrl as we all know , and Matt was given every possible chance to have a career here and bolted as soon as his father met the fate of every other coach in the history of the game , many of whom achieved much more . Add to the fact Matt went to another club looking for an easier run to the top and they can F off . As a long time reader here I think some of the more outspoken posters are going to run out of a lot of their excuses and BS around the Arthur’s this year . The proof will be in the pudding . Bring on 25.
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giphy.webp

Do we just let anyone in here now? Doesnt this place have standards?
 
hindy111

hindy111

Post Whore
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Grimmace said:
Training with an NRL squad / coaches and being surrounded by elite players since you were years old is going to give your career an absolute kick start compared to others coming through the system.
Then add in the fact the club is willing to give you first crack at 9 in every age group ( despite more talented kids being let go ) .. you’ve been given every conceivable advantage to make it.

Having watched junior reps for a number of years , he’s not close to the most talented 9. He lacks the physical attributes of first grade 9s. Hes slow , small and despite what others have said over the years I don’t think his service is good . He does have an advantage over others in terms of his footy IQ but as others are bought up to speed as they go through pathways that advantage diminishes.

The Arthur’s are not going to be looked back on fondly by many fans at the club. Brads coaching was maybe what we needed when we were a directionless basket case early on , but he over stayed his time by about 6 years . Jake was given a rails run to nrl as we all know , and Matt was given every possible chance to have a career here and bolted as soon as his father met the fate of every other coach in the history of the game , many of whom achieved much more . Add to the fact Matt went to another club looking for an easier run to the top and they can F off . As a long time reader here I think some of the more outspoken posters are going to run out of a lot of their excuses and BS around the Arthur’s this year . The proof will be in the pudding . Bring on 25.
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f**k
You have little bird potential
 
The Predictor

The Predictor

Juniors
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Mate…nothing personal I obviously don’t know u or any of the others, though I do know this troll has some severe issues, and u and others constantly validate this nut job
 
hindy111

hindy111

Post Whore
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The Predictor said:
Mate…nothing personal I obviously don’t know u or any of the others, though I do know this troll has some severe issues, and u and others constantly validate this nut job
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No offence taken mate. The thing is he is part of the furniture here and as much as many including myself get frustrated with a lot of his shit/rubbish/penaut behaviour, he still is an Eels fan and I accept him. If he does have severe issues we all should be more tolerant I guess.
 
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