T-Boon
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You could tell within the first 2 minutes of the game that we were way too good for the Panthers. Great day.We won the 2022 grand final. By ALOT. The NRL record keepers are corrupt.
You could tell within the first 2 minutes of the game that we were way too good for the Panthers. Great day.We won the 2022 grand final. By ALOT. The NRL record keepers are corrupt.
We finished strong that's all that matters.You could tell within the first 2 minutes of the game that we were way too good for the Panthers. Great day.
It looks like the Club has finally got its digital act together. Dick has already been moved to the top 30 on the website. Just need his profile now.
We just seem to be a more professional club, from the back office to the football department. Not a ball has been passed this season but I have so much more faith in the Eels than I have for a long time.
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Richard Penisini
The NRL profile of Richard Penisini including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.www.parraeels.com.au
Woah man, got to ease Dick in.Considering the timing I wonder if this means they are both in line for round 1
*spitBrad’s Mrs roast got lomax over the line,
It's like we have an adult in charge now, amazing.It looks like the Club has finally got its digital act together. Dick has already been moved to the top 30 on the website. Just need his profile now.
We just seem to be a more professional club, from the back office to the football department. Not a ball has been passed this season but I have so much more faith in the Eels than I have for a long time.
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Richard Penisini
The NRL profile of Richard Penisini including career statistics, season stats, games, tries, goals, tackles and fantasy scores.www.parraeels.com.au
I thought his defence was excellent for only his second game against men and his first game in 18 months. He showed he is physically ready for first grade.Looked good in defense for that first trial
Woah man, got to ease Dick in.
Exactly. Sustained success means their fans don’t panic about these things. Look at the player options. We’ve been using these to fit merkins under the cap since at least 2021 but nobody, including the media, gave a shit until we had a 7 win season. Now suddenly player options are big news.There are probably no clicks in Storm player contract negotiations. I mean, who cares if any player stays or goes? The only reason it would matter is if you’re a fan of the club getting the player.
So a manager playing a media game isn’t going to get far because of the care factor and because they are a strong club. We will always be news so there is an incentive for managers to play things out in the media.
The club can never come out and state that their goal in negotiations is to pay the players as little as possible. Everyone knows it (or they should) but making public statements to that effect would be another media shitstorm, and could harm their relationship with players and managers.Here’s a thought
When all these Orr and MON inspired shenanigans are finalised, would be a good idea for the club to actually provide an explanation of what advantages to the club these options were, and why they were agreed to. We are a fan based sporting club so why not .
Maybe both parties just wanted something reasonable. Maybe Mitch told his manager not to make him into a circus act, coz he realises that’s the way good captains and club leaders should act.Given this happened so quickly and not bothering to test his value, you'd have to think we're paying in the vicinity of $1.5m a year for at least some of those seasons.
Maybe $7m over 5 years?
I think Mitch learnt last time he came off looking bad when that circus got dragged through the media i think at the start of 23.Maybe both parties just wanted something reasonable. Maybe Mitch told his manager not to make him into a circus act, coz he realises that’s the way good captains and club leaders should act.
Everyone is hypothesising, including the ones pushing the narrative that the club was ‘bent over’ etc, etc, while blaming the managers rather than the players who employ them.yes but those explanations are mostly from a moron who has no real knowledge of the situation and is just hypothesising from out of his arse to try and troll people!
Woah man, got to ease Dick in.
Yeah thats why I turned on Gutho and was happy to see him punted. I judge a player by their agent.Everyone is hypothesising, including the ones pushing the narrative that the club was ‘bent over’ etc, etc, while blaming the managers rather than the players who employ them.
Some young, dumb/naive players without a sensible support network could be forgiven. But others, like Gutho, should be judged by how they allow things to play out.Yeah thats why I turned on Gutho and was happy to see him punted. I judge a player by their agent.