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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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Johnny Suede September 3, 2026 at 12:34pm
- Eli Stephens > Johnny Suede September 3, 2026 at 12:48pm
  
  He won't beat Purdue for that spot but might put some pressure on 5/8. Or if Purdue prefers halves maybe they'll just give it to Joash.
Bob Smith September 3, 2026 at 1:28pm

If the rumours are true then it's best he is moved on.
SuperEel 22 September 3, 2026 at 1:29pm

Okay, enough of this because this is all rumours and no one knows for sure.

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