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T-Boon

T-Boon

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After watching last nights all stars game (I made it until half time), I suggested the nrl needs to get consultants in from the outside over how to fix offensive play. It didn’t go down well. I think Parra should get a consultant in from American football background to inject some new ideas. Attack stinks right across the board in RL and it’s the coaching.
 
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DaveMc

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T-Boon said:
After watching last nights all stars game (I made it until half time), I suggested the nrl needs to get consultants in from the outside over how to fix offensive play. It didn’t go down well. I think Parra should get a consultant in from American football background to inject some new ideas. Attack stinks right across the board in RL and it’s the coaching.
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I couldn’t believe how bad the attacking shape looked last night, for both teams but particularly the indigenous one.
 
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Zoso

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T-Boon said:
After watching last nights all stars game (I made it until half time), I suggested the nrl needs to get consultants in from the outside over how to fix offensive play. It didn’t go down well. I think Parra should get a consultant in from American football background to inject some new ideas. Attack stinks right across the board in RL and it’s the coaching.
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Maybe it’s a case of coaches copying the latest/last thing and repeating the same plays over.
It also seems that’s why we brought in rugby guy, new or non-NRL ideas.
 
Pazza

Pazza

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T-Boon said:
After watching last nights all stars game (I made it until half time), I suggested the nrl needs to get consultants in from the outside over how to fix offensive play. It didn’t go down well. I think Parra should get a consultant in from American football background to inject some new ideas. Attack stinks right across the board in RL and it’s the coaching.
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What the hell is american football going to do to help an nrl side????

You going to teach lomax how to run an out route or teach the forward pack how to pass protect????
 
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Zoso

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Zoso said:
Ryles chilled about Drown…
www.smh.com.au

Eels coach Ryles relaxed about Dylan Brown’s contract situation

Dylan Brown scored a try and set one up in Parramatta’s trial thrashing of Newcastle - the team who are hoping to lure him away from the Eels.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au
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Contents of article below. Can’t see any outrage about the outage about the thing…

Ryles relaxed about Brown’s contract situation
By Robert Dillon
New Parramatta coach Jason Ryles says it is his job to create an environment that convinces five-eighth Dylan Brown to stay beyond the end of this season.

Ryles celebrated his first win since taking charge of the Eels when they outgunned the Knights 44-18 in Newcastle in their opening Pre-Season Challenge hit-out on Friday.

The star of the show was New Zealand Test playmaker Brown, who drew first blood with a dummy and a dart from a scrum win 10 metres out, and later threw the final pass for a try to Eels fullback Joash Papalii to cap an impressive first half.

Brown has a long-term contract with the Eels, but it includes a get-out clause that he can potentially activate by round 10, allowing him to join a rival club next season. He has reportedly visited Newcastle for negotiations with the Knights, amid speculation they are willing to offer him $6 million for the next five seasons.

Ryles seems relaxed about the situation.

“He’s the same as any other player,” Ryles said. “What he ends up doing is up to him. My job is to create an environment for him that he doesn’t want to leave, and then we’ll work it out from there.”

Asked if he was hopeful that Brown’s negotiations would soon be resolved, Ryles replied: “I’ve got no idea. I know that by round 10 he’s going to make his decision.”

Ryles admitted he suffered a few pre-match butterflies before jumping into the hot seat for his first ride on the NRL rollercoaster.

“Before I got to the ground, I was really nervous, like when I played,” he said. “But when I got here it was fine, absolutely fine.

“Once I got around the players, it was good. It was just all part of the experience.”

Parramatta’s Dylan Brown on the attack against Newcastle.

He described Parramatta’s performance as “a good confidence booster for the group”, but did not even keep track of the scoreline.

“My focus is on how we play, and how individuals handle the step up … it was all about how we did things today, not so much the result,” he said.

“The result is always good, because every time we put the badge on we want to win, but it was like winning was a byproduct today.”

In contrast to Ryles, Knights coach Adam O’Brien declined a request for a post-match interview. It is probably safe to assume he wasn’t happy with what he witnessed after his troops conceded eight tries, four in each half.

Both teams were well below full strength, with Mitchell Moses, Zac Lomax, Josh Addo-Carr, Kalyn Ponga and Bradman Best among the big-name absentees.

Parramatta’s young tyros certainly made the most of their opportunity. One of the highlights was the performance of playmaker Ronald Volkman, who returned to the NRL after injury and a much-publicised contractual impasse involving the Warriors and Dragons.


Volkman, who shapes as a handy back-up to Mitchell Moses and Brown, set up a first-half try for back-rower Kelma Tuilagi with a well-timed pass.

The Knights blooded former Super Rugby forward Tyrone Thompson, who is the identical twin brother of New Zealand Test prop Leo Thompson.
 
King-Gutho94

King-Gutho94

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Jake the snake said:
Volkman was the standout. Wondering if he could play 5/8 instead of Brown.
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Well you look at this way.

Would we get more value from Volkman at 300-400k a year to be a nice support act for Moses.

Or pay dopey Dylan 1.2mill to continue to be a space cadet.

800k difference between the two you could get another 2-3 players with Volkman's salary and the input-difference wouldn't be as massive as some may think it would be.
 
Jake the snake

Jake the snake

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King-Gutho94 said:
Well you look at this way.

Would we get more value from Volkman at 300-400k a year to be a nice support act for Moses.

Or pay dopey Dylan 1.2mill to continue to be a space cadet.

800k difference between the two you could get another 2-3 players with Volkman's salary and the input-difference wouldn't be as massive as some may think it would be.
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Totally agree. If Volkman is consistent that would be worth it. Unlike dopey.
 
T-Boon

T-Boon

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Pazza said:
What the hell is american football going to do to help an nrl side????

You going to teach lomax how to run an out route or teach the forward pack how to pass protect????
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When Bellamy brought in wrestling coaches 20 years ago his players didn’t suddenly jump of the top rope You get the outsider perspective and apply it to the existing game and find little advantages..
 
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