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Can someone explain what happened to Joash?

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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Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin September 2, 2026 at 4:40pm

If he knows the reason and the club has made everything clear, that's all that counts. Young players make mistakes and depending on the severity of the issue, they're either given a chance or be asked to move on.

Whatever the situation Joash will learn from this, and has a long career ahead of him in the nrl.

If you trust in the club's process, you'll know that being asked to look elsewhere halfway through a players contract shows the club aren't taking it lightly.

From what I've heard about the situation, the punishment was totally justified and whoever else was involved in what happened need to take a very hard long look at themselves, because they've just cost a player their career at this club.
- Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin September 2, 2026 at 4:41pm
  
  Thanks Chief.
- LB > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin September 2, 2026 at 6:32pm
  
  Though Chief, a third party may have contributed, Joash cost it himself, he's an adult.
  - Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > LB September 2, 2026 at 7:04pm
    
    Yes he is, but that doesn't dismiss the other parties involved. Joash needs to learn and be better
    - LB > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin September 3, 2026 at 11:08am
      
      Not saying it doesn't dismiss them. They are at fault. But at the same time Joash was not forced to do what he apparently did. He did it with his own free will. The third party just instigated and encouraged it.
- Zip zip > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin September 3, 2026 at 12:52pm
  
  ...'Trust the club's process' ... 'punishment was totally justified' ?
  
  Oh please!! Let's be honest, if he was one of our superstars, the process will be different, like every other club's process.
  - Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > Zip zip September 3, 2026 at 1:05pm
    
    Do you actually know what happened?
Colin Good September 2, 2026 at 5:19pm

The present fullback should be replaced by Josh
- Offside > Colin Good September 2, 2026 at 5:40pm
  
  Apa hasn't pissed the playing group off.
- Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > Colin Good September 2, 2026 at 6:07pm
  
  Joash has played his last game here . In any grade