Season 2025 Prediction Thread

[Joshuatheeel]

Where will we finish?
Around 6th

If we don’t win it, who will?
Panthers

Our best player?
Moses

Our biggest disappointment?
Moretti

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Papalii

Surprise packet?
MON and/or Paulo

Breakout year?
Ryles and/or Will Pensini

Best retention?
Moses and Drown

The biggest name we let go?
Cartwright

Biggest signing?
Brailey

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
BA in contention for Knights job, after mate let go

 

[hindy111]

Storm overwhelming favourites this year, it seems.

Bar injuries they can't be beaten. Easy money.

 

[hindy111]

Yep


They might as well just hand them the trophy on round 1 and save us all the heartache...I can't see them not winning it this year.

Penrith won't make top 4 I don't think.
They may win it 2026 tho

 

[TheParraboy]

Where will we finish?
Wooden Spoon.
bottom 3 at best. Brace yourselves

If we don’t win it, who will?
Penrith

Our best player?
Hopgood

Our biggest disappointment?
Lomax

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Joa

Surprise packet?
Dunster

Breakout year?
Iongi

Best retention?
Simmonson

The biggest name we let go?
JPaulo

Biggest signing?
Jack Williams

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
Brad Arthur 2 year extension at Leeds and First PNG coach

 

[King-Gutho94]

Where will we finish?
Wooden Spoon.
bottom 3 at best. Brace yourselves

If we don’t win it, who will?
Penrith

Our best player?
Hopgood

Our biggest disappointment?
Lomax

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Joa

Surprise packet?
Dunster

Breakout year?
Iongi

Best retention?
Simmonson

The biggest name we let go?
JPaulo

Biggest signing?
Jack Williams

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
Brad Arthur 2 year extension at Leeds and First PNG coach

Its great you finally listened to @hineyrulz advice and backed us for the spoon.

 

[Incorrect]

Where will we finish?
Around 6th

If we don’t win it, who will?
Panthers

Our best player?
Moses

Our biggest disappointment?
Moretti

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Papalii

Surprise packet?
MON and/or Paulo

Breakout year?
Ryles and/or Will Pensini

Best retention?
Moses and Drown

The biggest name we let go?
Cartwright

Biggest signing?
Brailey

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
BA in contention for Knights job, after mate let go

Biggest disappointment is a guy earning $150K tops?

In that case were gunna run riot and win the comp if Moretti is our biggest disappointment....

 

[King-Gutho94]

Biggest disappointment is a guy earning $150K tops?

In that case were gunna run riot and win the comp if Moretti is our biggest disappointment....

Momoisea is better then Moretti.

Only a moron would think otherwise.

 

[hindy111]

Where will we finish?

7th

If we don’t win it, who will?

Storm (If fit otherwise Brisbane)

Our best player?

R.Matterson

Our biggest disappointment?

Hooker depth

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Sirrianni ( Is he eligble?)

Surprise packet?
S.Lane

Breakout year?
Morretti

Best retention?
Morretti

The biggest name we let go?
Lussick

Biggest signing?
A hooker

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?

Leeds Rhino sack coach after pre-season bag hiding saga goes wrong.

 

[hineyrulz]

Where will we finish?

7th

If we don’t win it, who will?

Storm (If fit otherwise Brisbane)

Our best player?

R.Matterson

Our biggest disappointment?

Hooker depth

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Sirrianni ( Is he eligble?)

Surprise packet?
S.Lane

Breakout year?
Morretti

Best retention?
Morretti

The biggest name we let go?
Lussick

Biggest signing?
A hooker

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?

Leeds Rhino sack coach after pre-season bag hiding saga.

This made me lol quite a deal.

 

[the phantom menace]

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?

Leeds Rhino sack coach after pre-season bag hiding saga goes wrong.

Very good

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Where will we finish?
8th, with a 50% chance of winning in week one of the finals.

If we don’t win it, who will?
Melbourne

Our best player?
Lomax

Our biggest disappointment?
Moses

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Papalii

Surprise packet?
Williams

Breakout year?
Iongi

Best retention?
Brown

The biggest name we let go?
Moses

Biggest signing?
Pearce-Paul

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
The Manly seven will all join the NRLW

 

[Avenger]

I’m surprised nobody has picked Russell as either a surprise/breakout nomination. He went close with me. He may even get off the shit list especially seeing that both Catholic and Orthodox Easter aligns in 2025.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Momoisea is better then Moretti.

Only a moron would think otherwise.

Are you comparing them in 2022 or 2024?

 

[Avenger]

Where will we finish?
8th, with a 50% chance of winning in week one of the finals.

If we don’t win it, who will?
Melbourne

Our best player?
Lomax

Our biggest disappointment?
Moses

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Papalii

Surprise packet?
Williams

Breakout year?
Iongi

Best retention?
Brown

The biggest name we let go?
Moses

Biggest signing?
Pearce-Paul

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
The Manly seven will all join the NRLW

What makes you think Moses will leave? There is more chance of me becoming your Godfather.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reckon he’ll get a bigger offer elsewhere, since we no longer need to pay him goalkicking tax.

 

[emjaycee]

I reckon he’ll get a bigger offer elsewhere, since we no longer need to pay him goalkicking tax.

We can just substitute goalkicking tax with (c) tax though.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We can just substitute goalkicking tax with (c) tax though.

We could be better off spending the money elsewhere. I bet there won’t be an injury proneness discount.

 

[the phantom menace]

We could be better off spending the money elsewhere. I bet there won’t be an injury proneness discount.

Yep, I reckon signing up Jake Arthur instead would be a much better way to spend Moses' option money....

Trouble is that - like Cleary - we might have to sack a coach to sign his dad to be a better chance at landing the halfback's signature, amirite?

 

[emjaycee]

We could be better off spending the money elsewhere. I bet there won’t be an injury proneness discount.

Nah mate, despite your constant references to some of the nuffies who have made and won GFs in the halves, letting go of Moses who is arguably in the top 3 halves in the comp isn't a good idea. Obviously we dont want to break the bank totally, but he is definitely someone we should be trying to keep at all stops.

With Gutho gone, an injury to Lomax and Sean Russell is our goalkicker FFS.

 

[Rhysa30]

Where will we finish?
7th

If we don’t win it, who will?
Sydney Roosters (Sydney v Cronulla GF)

Our best player?
Mitch Moses


Our biggest disappointment?
Junior Paulo

The first rookie to make NRL debut?
Jordan Samrani

Surprise packet?
Jack Williams

Breakout year?
J'maine Hopgood

Best retention?
Mitch Moses

The biggest name we let go?
Junior Paulo/Dylan Brown

Biggest signing?
Bronson Garlick (Melbourne Storm)/Tui Kamikamica (Melbourne Storm)

Non-Eels, biggest controversy ?
Long-term location of NRL Grand Final