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eels_fan

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$900k is the minimum it will cost to get Keon

$1m from the dragons but then you have to train in Wollongong every day which if you live inner Sydney is a pain in the ass (unless they are sending the helicopter every day)
 
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I keep hearing from Journos on podcasts and radio that the club is in a good spot were on the up and Carayannis said today on SEN when they did a dive into Parramatta's prospects for 2026 he keeps hearing from people inside the club its the happiest has been in a long time with what Ryles is building.

So what's missing when it comes to convincing high calibre recruits to join.

We just lost 2 rep quality players on there day out the door and while both had there own flaws.

Have they been adequately replaced.

Lomax looks like it will be replaced by Brian Kelly who i rate in the bottom 5% of centres in the game which will cause some reshuffling in the backline.

Dylan is being replaced by Pezet on a Loan deal basically.

We keep talking up how good our juniors well sorry for being cynical but i have heard the same stuff for 20 years.

MON did a puff piece with News corp in March 2024 about our SG Ball side that won in 2023.

And he labelled 7 players coming through the ones to watch and club was finally ready to produce first grade talent.

The 7 players - Matt Arthur, Ethan Sanders, Blaize Talagi, Josh Lynn, RIchard Penisini, Charlie Guymer, Sam Tuivati.

Well 4 of them are already out the door, one can't get himself fit enough to get through 6 weeks of footy & the jury is out on Guymer.

Tuivati well i guess we wait & see looks promising but needs game time.

Jarryd Hayne/Krisnan Inu duo remains probably the last talented juniors i have seen us develop that you sat back and went very early on gee we have a few prospects here.

Both were playing rep footy in 2007 at 19 years of age.
Disagree regarding Kelly he is just as good as anyone we have or better
 

Pazza

Coach
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Anyone can 'coach shape'. Go and look at our highlights from that period. Many of our tries (of which we scored plenty) included decoy runners. Here's one from 2017:


There was a period we were quite good spinning the footy, pretty sure that had to do with peter gentle being at the club.
 
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hindy111

Post Whore
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I keep hearing from Journos on podcasts and radio that the club is in a good spot were on the up and Carayannis said today on SEN when they did a dive into Parramatta's prospects for 2026 he keeps hearing from people inside the club its the happiest has been in a long time with what Ryles is building.

So what's missing when it comes to convincing high calibre recruits to join.

We just lost 2 rep quality players on there day out the door and while both had there own flaws.

Have they been adequately replaced.

Lomax looks like it will be replaced by Brian Kelly who i rate in the bottom 5% of centres in the game which will cause some reshuffling in the backline.

Dylan is being replaced by Pezet on a Loan deal basically.

We keep talking up how good our juniors well sorry for being cynical but i have heard the same stuff for 20 years.

MON did a puff piece with News corp in March 2024 about our SG Ball side that won in 2023.

And he labelled 7 players coming through the ones to watch and club was finally ready to produce first grade talent.

The 7 players - Matt Arthur, Ethan Sanders, Blaize Talagi, Josh Lynn, RIchard Penisini, Charlie Guymer, Sam Tuivati.

Well 4 of them are already out the door, one can't get himself fit enough to get through 6 weeks of footy & the jury is out on Guymer.

Tuivati well i guess we wait & see looks promising but needs game time.

Jarryd Hayne/Krisnan Inu duo remains probably the last talented juniors i have seen us develop that you sat back and went very early on gee we have a few prospects here.

Both were playing rep footy in 2007 at 19 years of age.

It's to early to tell on Sam but he could be very good. Guymer could get flushed out of system . He does have a decent motor. Just lacks power and gets ragdolled. Ot exactly what you want from a prop.
 

eels_fan

First Grade
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According to Braith we knew Lomax was gone before we got Pezet


“Parra didn’t offer a long-term deal. It may have been there if I pressed it but when Zac (was released), it freed up some money,” Anasta said.

“Then that’s when the conversation reopened about a year at Parra and then back to Melbourne. Then the conversation around Brisbane came in.

 

Poupou Escobar

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The front offce specialises in signing distressed assets looking to get out of where they were, or similar. Still to get a signature from a rep type player in competition.
TPAs or paying overs. That’s the only way it’s done. Not some magical ‘negotiating’ ability. Money talks. Nothing else. They keep extending Moses, despite competition. I’m sure we’re the highest bidder.
 

Tiger5150

First Grade
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I think Saints are going to blow everyone out of the water with their offer to Koloamatangi.
I know a guy.....

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