Rumours and Stuff

[Eelementary]

Fair enough mate. But regardless of the opposition completion rates, I just want to physically see him have a f**king go. Put a statement out that he isn’t done just yet.

We need a leader. Will the real JP please stand up?

He looked to me to catch and pass more times than runs he took.

Sure, he's a skilful big - but at the end of the day, he's a pig. He needs to make metres.


It seems like he will take any excuse to avoid tough runs.

Not what we need from a leader, and an experienced one, at that.

 

[Eelementary]

Ryles helped develop the Storms leadership model over the last few years . He knows what he’s doing in that regard .

The lack of leadership in our players is beyond staggering . Another failure of the BA era. Barlow isn’t a leaders asshole. No talk , no follow me , spits out BA style answers in the presser . Ryles will spend 4 mins talking about the areas of our game that were positive and being let down by concentration errors and the edges and Barlow will use a BA line about not turning up . After a try is scored against us there is no talk behind the posts , the communication on field is next to non existent .. Dylbro might talk to the bloke right next to him when he has to that’s the extent of his communication .. Mitch holds this side together . Him not being there to steer the young guys around is a complete disaster and has made life incredibly hard for Ryles .

I think fans have to be patient and Ryles has to keep the players together . He’ll come out of this a better coach. It would’ve been easy for him to keep Gutho , RCG etc around but we’ve had next to no succession planning , no quality depth and those guys weren’t taking any team to the promised land .

Dylbro is taking a back seat to a 7 who hasn’t played in 2 years and has 7 games experience . Volkman is on a train and trial contract and would’ve been hoping to re-establish his career in Cup. If that doesn’t tell people not upgrading and extending Dylbros contract was the right move nothing will. Real rough start but I’m confident the coach isn’t making easy decisions to cover his ass and is more concerned about where the club needs to go next . Hang on tight and get through the storm .

As silly as it sounds after having 80+ points put on us in the first two weeks, I have faith in Ryles.

I think the enormity of the task of rebuilding this club has been made very clear over the last fortnight.

But in his press conferences, Ryles seems to know exactly what is needed to turn us around, which is very positive.

Clearing out the dead wood that has been stinking up the joint for nearly a decade is probably a good place to start, and instilling some players with genuine leadership skills is going to do the world of good.

Tuivati, Samrani, and Smith are bright spots for our future.

Paulo, Lane, Matterson (despite not playing Firsts this year)...they all need to find a new job, because they will not bring this club forward.

 

[Stagger eel]

yeah I totally agree @Eelementary ...

I knew the job was huge but the magnitude of it is far greater than that, he needs a free hit for 2 years to get it done, and then reassess his position in july 2027.

this is Mt Everest rebuild and it wiull take time.

 

[Delboy]

At the game it seemed that Junior didn’t take a hit up until our 3rd set and then didn’t dent the line as someone that size should. Difficult to assess Junior at times but seems he really has hit a wall in the past 12 months , big money under the cap too. Probably can’t move him , but definitely need to get massive improvement .

 

[Twizzle]

Has Ryles lost the dressing room,

doesn't it show up on google maps ?

 

[EppingEel]

My take on the 17 this week:

1. Iongi
2. JAC
3. Will
4. Lomax
5. Russell
6. Brown
7. Hawkins
8. Tuivati
9. Smith
10. Doorey
11. Kautoga
12. Williams
13. Hopgood

14. Hands
15. Joffa
16. Matto
17. Greig

 

[Twizzle]

didn't Hawkins go off at half time in Cup ? Not sure he is ready yet

 

[EppingEel]

didn't Hawkins go off at half time in Cup ? Not sure he is ready yet

He played 55 minutes.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Fox now reporting I what I was told last weekend. It’s not going to be 6 weeks.

‘Taking its time’: Eels’ horror start compounded as star reveals delayed return date

‘Taking its time’: Eels’ horror start compounded as star reveals delayed return date

www.foxsports.com.au

Anyone who saw his interview before the game on 9 yesterday could see that he has no idea how long he will be out. It was very concerning.

 

[Stagger eel]

and it was his first game wasn't it?

 

[EppingEel]

Our back 5 missed 30% of all their tackles. Shocking.

 

[EppingEel]

and it was his first game wasn't it?

It was the cups teams first game. Anyway if fit doesn't Hawkins have to play over Volkman?

 

[Chipmunk]

At the game it seemed that Junior didn’t take a hit up until our 3rd set and then didn’t dent the line as someone that size should. Difficult to assess Junior at times but seems he really has hit a wall in the past 12 months , big money under the cap too. Probably can’t move him , but definitely need to get massive improvement .

Junior was made to look Ron Massey Cup standard by a 19 year old playing his second NRL game.

 

[EppingEel]

Junior was made to look Ron Massey Cup standard by a 19 year old playing his second NRL game.

And somehow he's our captain. He needs to be dropped from the team, and revoked from the leadership group. Can't recall him being a leader in the past year.

 

[Stagger eel]

It was the cups teams first game. Anyway if fit doesn't Hawkins have to play over Volkman?

I get that bit but he also didn't play any trials did he not? ..

if fit, it's a no brainer he goes in for Volk.

 

[Glenn]

Junior seems to think he is a 5/8, rather than a forward.
Definitely seems to have plateaued (or regressed) over the last 12months.

 

[Delboy]

Junior was made to look Ron Massey Cup standard by a 19 year old playing his second NRL game.

The bigger issue appears to be that Tuivati has yet to sign for next year and has one of those option things that our HOF likes, now sure how it will end.

 

[EppingEel]

I get that bit but he also didn't play any trials did he not? ..

if fit, it's a no brainer he goes in for Volk.

I put him in my list as I cant see us getting Volkmans exemption extended. If Hawkins is deemed fit he has to play first grade.

 

[Gronk]

and it was his first game wasn't it?

How long can Ronald Walkman get special NRL permission to play up when Hawkins is available ?

 

[Zoso]

At the game it seemed that Junior didn’t take a hit up until our 3rd set and then didn’t dent the line as someone that size should. Difficult to assess Junior at times but seems he really has hit a wall in the past 12 months , big money under the cap too. Probably can’t move him , but definitely need to get massive improvement .

At first I thought it was a tactic; get the centres involved with early carries, which I think happened in the first set.
I’ll have to watch again after the red mist has subsided to assess properly.