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JokerEel

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Bamblett seems very promising but wheres he going to play with iongi around. I imagine well lose him eventually unless someones willing to play a different position. Cant tell whos going to be better just yet

Good question

We dont know own what Bambletts best position will be in the future. He may come through and start on a wing to get used to the NRL.
We also dont know what happens with Iongi He may move on.

It's better to have lots of good players than not enough.
 

Poupou Escobar

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Its amazing how quickly you can scroll through the forum when you ignore the prick.

I havent responded or replied for 6 weeks and you realise how much shit and dribble is sucked into the forum when the f**kwit troll posts if you choose to read it.
Wow. Ignored but also aggressively singled out and vilified. It is the trifecta of disrespect. I am filthy.
 

JokerEel

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You telling fibs again mate?

Jake Arthur got shitcanned as soon as Asi joined the club in 2023. Matt Arthur only ever played three games off the bench while we had Hands and Lussick in front of him. We also had Panthers reject Ryley Smith in Jersey Flegg.


Funnily enough the Panfers reject is the only one left at the club and killing it.
 

Poupou Escobar

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In my mind, Talagi was, and still is meh. Prima donnas dictating where they want to play can all f**k off. Just like ol' mate Lomax and any other self absorbed NRL merkin.
Nah true fans side with Talagi against the club. If only we didn't give him or Drown a PO, Talagi would still be at the club, missing 107 tackles for us instead!!!
 

Poupou Escobar

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It wasn't the case of Blaize dictating but more the case of our coaching staff repeatedly saying we dont know his best position yet.
We knew his best position. We just didn't have a pathway there. That's why we tried to turn him into a centre, and when he wanted spine money we tried to make him a fullback.
His father wasn't impressed and had no faith in the coaching staff.
Yeah it would suck when you're thinking five-eighth salaries and then your kid gets stuck in SG Ball as an outside back.
He also left for less money.
Nah that's bullshit. Talagi got Luai's money at Penrith.
I dont blame him tbh. Our club looked a real mess.
Yeah missing out on Bennett and then bringing in a bloke who had never coached before. Anyway it's his loss. He gets to hear war stories from his team mates about when they used to win premierships.
But on flip side we snatched Bamblet from Panthers and I think he potentially will be better then Blaize long term.
Talagi played 20 NRL games when he was Bamblett's age.
 

Poupou Escobar

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JA wasn't a backup he played in the GF..
Plenty of backups play in grand finals. Tyson Smoothy just played in one. Lazarus Vaalepu played in one the year before. If you paid attention to any other teams you would notice that many of the things you criticise about our club happen at other clubs too.
Pezet is 23 so he hung around being a backup for a while (though was injured alot)

Wishart was a backup for a long time and their new fullback had also sat there as a backup biding his time.
We all know Melbourne are a special case when it comes to player retention. Is it the cheaper housing in Melbourne? Is it their Melbourne-based girlfriends wanting to stay close to family? Is it the fact they need to move interstate if they sign with literally any other NRL club? Have they just hidden their second set of books better than last time?
Whats your thoughts on Fletcher playing backup will he wait till Moses retires at the end of 29?
We have a vacancy at 6 in 2027.
 

hineyrulz

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Stressed GIF
 

JokerEel

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Cult favourite because of his effort but he is very overrated by Eels fans. He offers zero in attack. Merkins had an aneurism when a previous coach didn't value attacking dummy halves. Now we suddenly have the next Matt Keating.

Matt Keating played 130 games in the NRL. Also played in a Grand Final..

Maybe we needed another Matt Keating..
 

JokerEel

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Plenty of backups play in grand finals. Tyson Smoothy just played in one. Lazarus Vaalepu played in one the year before. If you paid attention to any other teams you would notice that many of the things you criticise about our club happen at other clubs too.

We all know Melbourne are a special case when it comes to player retention. Is it the cheaper housing in Melbourne? Is it their Melbourne-based girlfriends wanting to stay close to family? Is it the fact they need to move interstate if they sign with literally any other NRL club? Have they just hidden their second set of books better than last time?

We have a vacancy at 6 in 2027.

Doesn't make them a backup.

Yes we have plenty of Vacancies in 2027 does he play front row? Paulo still hasn't resigned.
 

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