Rumours and Stuff

[Stevie]

f**k the constant one upsmanship in here is getting f**king tedious. Makes it harder and harder to bother checking in here somedays.

 

[The Predictor]

TDS looks like he’s playing scared.

Yeah because Moses ripped him a new asshole

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He did say Will Latu will be a superstar (paraphrasing) while Pou said he’s shit. This will be the most exciting contest in 2026

Happy to be proven wrong. It’s a decent sign that he has a future top 30 contract locked in. Less good that he’ll be 24 though.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nrl player. Never said superstar.

Your exact words were GLUG GLUG GLUG merkin!!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Absolutely. Let it never be said that Pou isn’t a good judge of juniors, he called it earlier than anyone.

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@hindyeleven said Jake Arthur was going to be the next immortal after Will Latu

 

[Eelogical]

The choke in 99 against the scum was just as bad, we bombed so many chances that second half.

Get over it merkin. That was played in the last millennium, ffs!

 

[Parrapat]

The choke in 99 against the scum was just as bad, we bombed so many chances that second half.

You guys have an incredible facility to store these memories, unless my subconscious has deliberately erased these moments from my mind to protect me from the overwhelming pain of being an Eels fan.

 

[hindy111]

not as good as Barney Hassett.......

Remember how good Mitchell Moses was in the Tigers juniors, TDS? Guns

Hasslet. Nice guy.

 

[emjaycee]

f**k the constant one upsmanship in here is getting f**king tedious. Makes it harder and harder to bother checking in here somedays.

Are you new here or something?
This place has been built on a combination of one-upmanship and disagreement since the dawn of Twizzle.

 

[hindy111]

I read this and it actually made me feel very positive about how much change we’ve brought through.

A good reminder of how much youth and speed Ryles has focused on. I hate to keep harping on it, but a great backrower, wing / centre and decent prop to add and the future is bright.

Csnt help but love Ryles, gee I think we nabbed a quality human to lead our organisation.

I could live without a prop only because we have quite a few on the books and some promising ones coming through. Ryda Talagi and Tuivati are a good chance to lead our middle moving forward.
Guymer I dont rate much but he is a defensive worker with good attitude and only 20.

We also have a few 2nd rowers in juniors but I've not seen them so happy to grab one. Centre agree. Ours are bog average. And I dont think much is coming up in juniors. Nothing great anyhows.
5/8 isn't exactly solved either yet. Joash probably gets untill rnd 10 and if isnt improving will be gone. Big gamble

 

[Stevie]

I could live without a prop only because we have quite a few on the books and some promising ones coming through. Ryda Talagi and Tuivati are a good chance to lead our middle moving forward.
Guymer I dont rate much but he is a defensive worker with good attitude and only 20.

We also have a few 2nd rowers in juniors but I've not seen them so happy to grab one. Centre agree. Ours are bog average. And I dont think much is coming up in juniors. Nothing great anyhows.
5/8 isn't exactly solved either yet. Joash probably gets untill rnd 10 and if isnt improving will be gone. Big gamble

I partially agree. Happy to go “all out” to try and wrangle a superstar edge backrower and ditto for centre.
I think we can fill the 6 and happy to watch prop unfold if we grabbed those others.

 

[T.S Quint]

‘Punched in the face’: Inside Ryles’ Eels revolution... and brutal purge set to spark NRL rise

‘Punched in the face’: Inside Ryles’ Eels revolution... and brutal purge set to spark NRL rise

www.foxsports.com.au

That is one of the most out-of-context, click-baity headlines I’ve ever seen. It’s f**king amazing.

 

[Parrapat]

Smith is ordinary, which is why we paid big bucks for TDS. Great effort player but that’s all.

100% Troll post

 

[Parrapat]

which is why we paid big bucks for TDS

The correct non-troll question would be: why did we pay big bucks for TDS when clearly Ryles prefers R Smith for 80% of the game?

That's a take on the season that's worthy of investigation from a coaching and recruitment perspective that doesn't have to devolve into bagging out MON or dredging up hatred of the Arthur n-word years.

 

[85 Baby]

Are you new here or something?
This place has been built on a combination of one-upmanship and disagreement since the dawn of Twizzle.

Are YOU new here? Complaining about oneupmanship is as common as the oneupmanship

 

[Parrapat]

The correct non-troll question would be: why did we pay big bucks for TDS when clearly Ryles prefers R Smith for 80% of the game?

Given what we've seen on the field in terms of minutes and in team selections since we signed TDS I conclude that 1) Ryles didn't go after TDS 2) TDS may have been imposed on Ryles after we lost out on Galvin.

 

[85 Baby]

Given what we've seen on the field in terms of minutes and in team selections since we signed TDS I conclude that 1) Ryles didn't go after TDS 2) TDS may have been imposed on Ryles after we lost out on Galvin.

Say you’re a troll without saying you’re a troll

 

[Parrapat]

Given what we've seen on the field in terms of minutes and in team selections since we signed TDS I conclude that 1) Ryles didn't go after TDS 2) TDS may have been imposed on Ryles after we lost out on Galvin.

If any of the anti-MON brigade want to chime in go for it, it looks to me that perhaps a Moses MON connection may have been made above Ryles' pay grade. The TDS purchase and subsequent non-selection by Ryles are contrasting positions.

 

[Parrapat]

Say you’re a troll without saying you’re a troll

I'm genuinely interested in the resolution. I haven't made an antagonistic statement about a player's ability up against the club's position on him like Poupou did.

I'm commenting about the contrasting circumstances.

 

[Parrapat]

Given what we've seen on the field in terms of minutes and in team selections since we signed TDS I conclude that 1) Ryles didn't go after TDS 2) TDS may have been imposed on Ryles after we lost out on Galvin.

Also, note, Poupou typically sides with the coaching staff as the epitome of clear headed standard bearing right choice NRL selections yet when it comes to TDS he's taken the side of the R&R against the coach and his assistants.

What gives?