Rumours and Stuff

[RustedonEel]

Poor old Bea also didnt have the warm climes and throbbing nightlife of Lyneham, Dickson & Fyshwick to attract talent as well.

Careful with your use of the words 'throbbing' and 'Fyshwick' in the same sentence.

 

[Eelementary]

Every team we beat apparently choked, but we kept beating them.

And you may have beaten us in the Grand Finals, had we made it.

But I would wager the 2005 Tigers would have preferred to meet the Cowboys in the decider, than the Eels.

 

[Eelementary]

Parra and the Dragons choking is no miracle.

Not for us, no.

It's par for he course.

 

[hineyrulz]

Not for us, no.

It's par for he course.

Dragons are world champion chokers as well.

 

[RustedonEel]

Dragons are world champion chokers as well.

Had a lot to do with their coach. Seems he took 'the choke' to nearly every team he coached.

 

[Tiger5150]

And you may have beaten us in the Grand Finals, had we made it.

But I would wager the 2005 Tigers would have preferred to meet the Cowboys in the decider, than the Eels.

We had the wood on NQ in 2005, probably because we were similar teams playing a similar style. Pumped them in the first semi. I think we had a psychological advantage over NQ. Mind you I think the whole squad had an attitude of "this isnt real, just keep going" that year. It was genuinely a confluence of rules changes, once in a lifetime talents and Tim Sheens genius that pulled that off and the NRL pounced and tweaked the rules immediately.

2005 was high contact touch footy.

 

[Tiger5150]

Careful with your use of the words 'throbbing' and 'Fyshwick' in the same sentence.

You thought it was an accident?

 

[King-Gutho94]

Poor old Bea also didnt have the warm climes and throbbing nightlife of Lyneham, Dickson & Fyshwick to attract talent as well.

BA lives 3 mins from the fiddler plenty of night life there.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Dragons are world champion chokers as well.

Must be the red and white colours.

The fumbleball side that wear those colours love choking more then the Dragons these days

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep no one wanted him so he quickly activated it.

At least he didn't drag it out to the deadline, like some more selfish merkins.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That’s an interesting comment at the end. Who do you think would consider a homecoming..?

It was a joke about players demanding to break contract when there's bigger money available elsewhere. I suspect we are paying Lomax more than he was on at the Dragons, for example.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I have heard some reports about him and I honestly don’t think he has looked that athletic… ever!

Ryles was adamant he wanted to keep him and clearly he had a plan for him.

Paulo actually looks like a different person there.

I remember in the 2012/2013 off season reading a post (maybe by @Delboy) about how the club was keen to bring Paulo into the NRL squad but were concerned about his weight and professionalism. It's especially weird because I remember exactly where I was (the car park of Caversham wildlife park) and what I was doing (holding the baby while my wife sorted out the pram) when I read that post. Anyway, fast forward 12 years and we are still hoping he can go a full season without getting fat.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hang on Im confused, I thought a club offering a PO was a genius move that enabled a club to sign a player for less? Surely that being the case the trade off is that 12 months before the PO matures the player can explore the market in which case all will be revealed about whether the current contract is "short"?

Surely if its true that a club offering a player a PO enables them to sign for less money (like all the good clubs do) then it would take more cash to get rid of them?

I could be wrong but I heard all of this from a self certified expert.

This is exactly what I said. Are you claiming I have contradicted myself?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why are you always comparing Arthur with Stuart? Who gives a stuff about Stuart

Which former Parramatta coaches are we allowed to discuss here? Asking for some whingers.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Anyone on here remotely critical was labeled a death rider, a hater or just plain wrong.

Arthur did a decent job early on but had well and truly worn out his welcome.

Round 6 2018 in fact.

His win rate after round 6 2018 was much higher than his win rate before it. Ergo, you indeed were wrong.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Poor old Bea also didnt have the warm climes and throbbing nightlife of Lyneham, Dickson & Fyshwick to attract talent as well.

It's a good place to live for family men. Do clubs really want merkins who want to snort drugs and smash lowies every night?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Every team we beat apparently choked, but we kept beating them.

No just the Dragons. And you faced the Cowboys because the Eels choked. If there was anything special about the Tigers at that time they would've done better in the years either side of 2005. Lightning does indeed strike once.

 

[hineyrulz]

His win rate after round 6 2018 was much higher than his win rate before it. Ergo, you indeed were wrong.

lol and what did we win??? Besides a spoon???

 

[gaffer]

hope Cronk and Walters are only commentating the trials they're hopeless.

 

[Tiger5150]

It's a good place to live for family men. Do clubs really want merkins who want to snort drugs and smash lowies every night?

God forbid!