Team List Toosday: Round 4 Eels v Panthers

[Chipmunk]

Would be great if the club gave an update on Russel and other injured players.

Be handy also if the club or the NRL announced players being signed to the Top 30 also. Be hard to believe Hands could be selected in the NRL ahead of Rein, Asi, or Arthur without being signed to the Top 30.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Looking forward to hearing how Hands goes riding the pine pony for 80.

 

[TheCrowe]

interesting how Hands jumped Yates

Hands is a lot more skilful and just as fit.

 

[Chipmunk]

I wonder if we will start Hands, play him for 20, and then bring Hodgson on. I can't see that squad named being in a position to use up two interchanges by taking Hodgson off and puting him back on, unless one of Doorey, Makatoa or Greig is the weekly designated passenger (i.e. 80 minute bench warmer)

 

[the phantom menace]

Very good to see some changes after starting 0-3...

Hands jumping over Jake Arthur into the bench utility role! BA seems true to his word that 2023 is the year for Jake to play full minutes running a NSW Cup team around the park.

Must mean Hands has been upgraded to Top 30 - can't see any grounds we'd have for exemption, as suddently realising 33 year old hookers with gammy knees shouldn't play 80mins wouldn't count?

Murchie out. Momo relegated off the named bench. Only Dunster listed as a shadow outside back - and no Russell... who was talking up that he'd be back for Round 4?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

6 Penrith juniors in our side and 5 /6 junior eels. Funny

Penisini
Brown
Moses
Paulo
Matterson
Doorey

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Blake
RCG
Cartwright
Hopgood
Hands

Penrith is close to Parra so it’s easy to poach players from there. Same reason there’s so many Parramatta juniors at other Sydney clubs. We are the centre of Sydney.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You'd have to think that Hands is now Top 30 to be able to be chosen. The other guy is just a reserve.

Lumelume played.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

interesting how Hands jumped Yates

Hands has utility value. Yates is just an undersized middle.

 

[hindy111]

Penisini
Brown
Moses
Paulo
Matterson
Doorey

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Blake
RCG
Cartwright
Hopgood
Hands

Penrith is close to Parra so it’s easy to poach players from there. Same reason there’s so many Parramatta juniors at other Sydney clubs. We are the centre of Sydney.

Sivo they spotted. He is one of theres just like Semi was one of ours.

I also find it hard to count Moses as he went to Tigers when he was what 15/16 ?

 

[Chipmunk]

Lumelume played.

Yes, but who was the winger available in the Top 30 that could've played instead?

 

[the phantom menace]

Lumelume played.

Exemption was sought, and granted (apparently).

 

[Chipmunk]

Sivo they spotted. He is one of theres just like Semi was one of ours.

I also find it hard to count Moses as he went to Tigers when he was what 15/16 ?

Yeah, I think Waqa was an older signing too wasn't he?

 

[hindy111]

Hands has utility value. Yates is just an undersized middle.

Yates love I don't get. He isnt fast or zippy or powerfull and lacks any playmaking skills. Hands is a far better 14.

 

[hindy111]

Another gay joke ?

Go away pest

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Hands plays a bit of lock and 5/8 you know. So maybe he's been working on his D for the coach and got there ?

His defence was outstanding against Blacktown. The two weeks before that he played in the halves.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No chance this week. Doorey has gone OK.
Let's hope Hands fires. He can cover halves and hooker. Looks like JA is being pushed out of the club.

Arthur is carving up in reserve grade. I’d say they are just moving away from making him a utility.

 

[the phantom menace]

Better update the succession thread...!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Be handy also if the club or the NRL announced players being signed to the Top 30 also. Be hard to believe Hands could be selected in the NRL ahead of Rein, Asi, or Arthur without being signed to the Top 30.

You’d think so, but Lumelume was picked ahead of Loizou and Cini, who are at least in the full time squad.

 

[Chipmunk]

You’d think so, but Lumelume was picked ahead of Loizou and Cini, who are at least in the full time squad.

Cini isn't Top 30 either, Loizou they probably got away with saying he is only a centre.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sivo they spotted. He is one of theres just like Semi was one of ours.

Radradra played in our NYC team. Sivo never even heard of Penrith until he was in his mid thirties.

I also find it hard to count Moses as he went to Tigers when he was what 15/16 ?

Sure but he played in our Harold Matts. The most pure of junior rep teams because so few players have contracts, especially back then.