Top 35 looks settled

[Poupou Escobar]

According to the club's official site:

Allgood
Barba
Blair
Brien
Edwards
Eisenhuth
Gilbert
Harrison
Hayne
Keating
Kelly
Lasalo
Loko
Lussick
Maitua
Mannah
Ma'afu
McKenzie
Moimoi
Morgan
Mullaney
O'Hanlon
Paulo
Penese
Pewhairangi
Radradra
Roberts
Ryan
Sandow
Seage
Sio
Smith, N
Smith, B
Tautai
Terepo
Tonga
Toutai
Willieme

That's 35 people. Nothing about Folau, Gilbert, McKenzie or Falou.

Edit: The top 35 is now 38. Added Gilbert, McKenzie and Toutai (who is still eligible for NYC).

 

[Big Pete]

Also joining the first grade squad from Wentworthville are outside backs Dylon Gilbert and Jerome McKenzie.

http://www.parraeels.com.au/news-display/Eels-unveil-new-additions-for-2013/66299

Masinamua, Tanginoa, Pauli, Pritchard, Mosese & Toutai are also apart of the squad.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

f**k off Big Pete. Don't make me look like some merkin who can't read you f**king prick.

First post to be updated...

 

[Gronk]

Your swearing a lot these days Pou.

#tourettes
#bumshitf**k

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

I didnt see that bloke last night we apparently signed from NZ, Manu Mau i think his name was? Anyone know what the go there is?

 

[eloquentEEL]

Was it just the full time squad? Or was Wenty there too?

 

[Eels Dude]

Looking at that list how are we even close to the cap. 25 of those blokes have played less than 30 first grade games. 17 have played less than 10.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Was it just the full time squad? Or was Wenty there too?

Wenty contracted players don't have anything to do with us. But our backups go and play for Wenty with the Wenty contracted players.

So if a guy is in our fulltime squad but plays the whole year with Wenty, he is still an Eels player. He is not a Wenty player. Wenty players onl get a run with Wenty when there's not an Eels player taking his spot.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Looking at that list how are we even close to the cap. 25 of those blokes have played less than 30 first grade games. 17 have played less than 10.

Given that there's 38 in the squad, 13 of them are in the second tier cap.

 

[boxhead]

Regardless, his point still stands.

 

[Eels Dude]

Given that there's 38 in the squad, 13 of them are in the second tier cap.

True. It's more disappointing that some of our more experienced players are pretty useless and almost certainly overpaid. And more than likely at least several of the less experienced ones too.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

That list is sensational.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Regardless, his point still stands.

Considering he said "25 of those blokes have played less than 30 first grade games. 17 have played less than 10", his point is brought into context when you realise only 12 of the top 25 have played less than 30 first grade games and only four of them have played less than ten.

Most clubs would have a similar amount of inexperience in their top 25, meaning the point is irrelevant.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That list is sensational.

It's a squad with strengths and weaknesses, just like most squads. Only injuries (especially to key players) will stop us competing for the middle of the table in 2013.

 

[boxhead]

Considering he said "25 of those blokes have played less than 30 first grade games. 17 have played less than 10", his point is brought into context when you realise only 12 of the top 25 have played less than 30 first grade games and only four of them have played less than ten.

Most clubs would have a similar amount of inexperience in their top 25, meaning the point is irrelevant.

No it isn't, as his main point - which you conveniently missed - was that our roster should not be anywhere near the salary cap limit.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No it isn't, as his main point - which you conveniently missed - was that our roster should not be anywhere near the salary cap limit.

Everyone's roster should be near the cap. It would be poor management if it wasn't.

 

[boxhead]

Alright. Compare our roster to almost every other team in the competition, and then explain to me why we don't have room to move. Whilst that is true that having space at the start of a season is bad management, it works both ways if we are over-paying hugely for the players we have.

 

[Eels Dude]

Considering he said "25 of those blokes have played less than 30 first grade games. 17 have played less than 10", his point is brought into context when you realise only 12 of the top 25 have played less than 30 first grade games and only four of them have played less than ten.

Most clubs would have a similar amount of inexperience in their top 25, meaning the point is irrelevant.

It'd be more promising if those in the next tier up who had played more than 30 games were proven first graders instead of fringe players like Tautai, Roberts, Allgood, Lasalo, Paulo who just show flashes of form every now and then. Who does that leave? Let's face it, even some of our better players wouldnt crack first grade at any other club.

 

[Gronk]

Everyone's roster should be near the cap. It would be poor management if it wasn't.

So the 3 other NRL clubs who are keen on Izzy and have space in their 2013 cap are all mismanaged ? :^o

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So the 3 other NRL clubs who are keen on Izzy and have space in their 2013 cap are all mismanaged ? :^o

You mean the imaginary clubs that hack journos are using to get Eels fans to read their articles?