Posted by Eels2025 on September 2, 2026 at 11:33am
Hi All,I just wanted to hop on here to seek some clarification on the whole Joash Papaii situation. I bumped into him a couple of hours ago at a local cafe, and it looked to me as though he was in a meeting with a player agent/representative. Upon leaving, I could see he had been asked to take a couple of photos by a group of tradies, and he was very positive and even stuck around for a conversation with them. I’m obviously not saying this makes him an automatically good person, but he has NEVER shown signs of being a negative or difficult to deal with.I’ve heard several rumours as to why he’s essentially been isolated from the squad: Leaking to the media, negative attitude at training, asking for a release. However, I can not figure out which it is.I am not asking for someone to spill the story, I just want some sort of an insight as I am fairly fed up if the club is releasing someone of his character without knowing the reason.
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He is actually a very chill dude, maybe too chill. Everyone is beating around the bush like they are not making it obvious it has something to do with Talking Parra Podcast. Either way, I feel bad for the fella, seemed like a genuinely good guy. If it's true he has played his last game for the Eels, I hope he finds his feet somewhere else.
Did you see the video he posted with some fan absolutely abusing him at the stadium, and in true TPP fashion, they acted like they had no idea what was happening.
Eli Stephens > ParraTimeSeptember 3, 2026 at 8:42am
Joash just made a silly mistake, he'll learn pretty fast and bounce back. Ryles is pretty ruthless lol
ParraEels > Eli StephensSeptember 3, 2026 at 11:33am
It wasn't some silly mistake, Joash fucked up. While he will learn from it, it will remain to be seen if he will be able to bounce back. NRL players don't take kindly to what he did.
Eli Stephens > ParraTimeSeptember 3, 2026 at 8:43am
He was never going to force Iongi out of the fullback spot but, maybe it's for the best
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I hope he learns from it.
Social media and who speak to or with can be a very harsh lesson.
I expect that rubbish from vadar but not the others
Are you after a scoop?
He is actually a very chill dude, maybe too chill. Everyone is beating around the bush like they are not making it obvious it has something to do with Talking Parra Podcast. Either way, I feel bad for the fella, seemed like a genuinely good guy. If it's true he has played his last game for the Eels, I hope he finds his feet somewhere else.
ahhhhh, that's the third party.
The story is clear in my head now then. It relates to that post by the mole a few weeks back.
Them who shall not be named as you bump into Adam on the street he will report you.
Did you see the video he posted with some fan absolutely abusing him at the stadium, and in true TPP fashion, they acted like they had no idea what was happening.
Joash just made a silly mistake, he'll learn pretty fast and bounce back. Ryles is pretty ruthless lol
It wasn't some silly mistake, Joash fucked up. While he will learn from it, it will remain to be seen if he will be able to bounce back. NRL players don't take kindly to what he did.
He was never going to force Iongi out of the fullback spot but, maybe it's for the best
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