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Cronulla Sharks facing heavy penalties after NRL uncovers multiple salary cap breaches

The Cronulla Sharks are staring down the barrel of a salary cap penalty of half a million dollars or more with the NRL having reportedly uncovered more discrepancies beyond the one it self-reported to the integrity unit last year.
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Parramatta Eels: 2019 NRL season preview

Tanisha StantonNRL.com Reporter

After effectively derailing their 2018 season in the opening rounds, the Eels will be doing all they can to avoid any possibility of a repeat in 2019.

Six loses at start of 2018 left Parramatta unable to find any moment

Curtain goes up - Wenty to play most curtain raisers and fans allowed on field

Parramatta fans will get a whole lot more than just the magnificent new facilities when the 30,000 seat Bankwest Stadium opens in April.

The Eels have made a commitment to staging curtain raisers for most home games in 2019, including feeder club Wen

Salmon suspended for 1 week

Shane Flanagan 2020

As the title reads, I think this will be a make or a break year for both BA as well as Moses. And tbh I cant see either keeping their job, maybe Moses on a much smaller contract, maybe. I think the Eels should really entice Flanagan to be Head Coach

Needing a centre?

Just watched the World Cup Challenge, 3 tries to Brett Morris, would have been a handy pick up. I remember the nay sayers and arm chair coaches all saying yeah that would be a B.A move, picking up an over the hill , old centre, no way. Looks like hes

Shut the F**k-up!!!

Why are we seeing eels players constantly quoted in the media about the season ahead? 

I realise that anything about Parramatta sells papers and subscriptions but this team won the wooden spoon last year and players really should be embrassed to even

Fong and co.'s 2019 excuses in advance

Rememeber https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/calling-out-the-ba-haters

Fong, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank the Tank and Alan Hunt were the only BA haters/sackers with the gonads to put their reputations on the line in a bet against Ross, Paul Stephe

Podcast with Dean Widders

Hey guys,

Hope you've been enjoying some of the old eels players podcasts I've been doing. I should also have Beau Scott on shortly we are just  working out a date. This week's podcast is with Dean Widders who I'm sure you all have fond memories. Ahea

French replaces Barba in All Stars

who replaces Barba at Cowboys?

Alex Johnson will probably be Fullback for Allstate and French back up - I would guess

Prop opportunity

George Burgess is apparently considering moving to Broncos next year due to Salary cap issues at Souths and Seibold and wife’s family in Queensland.

If happens it would likely force a Prop out of Broncos. If not, maybe we could get George

Also Knights

Who should be centre in Rd1 ?French?

Mennings and Salmon May be first pick but Salmon is unlikely to be available 

Personally I would like to see Gutherson stay at Fullback if that is to be his position with everyone available. Ditto for Ferguson at Wing.

Taka may be first pick but his de

Coke signs on as NRL major sponsor

The National Rugby League has agreed to a deal with Coke following a decades-long affiliation between the substance and a number of the game's top players.

NRL boss Todd Greenberg says he is looking to use the deal to sweep any future positive drug t

Does ONE EYED VIEW influence the club's power brokers?

Unless we get some direct input  from the footbal club staff who make the decissions, we as members have to rely on Hearsay, Innuendo, Deliberations  about past and  . future performances. .

The quality of Players and Board

Good and Bad commentary on o

Does Gus Gould use Channel 9 to attract players?

I received Johnathan Thurston's autobiography for Christmas. As far as athlete autobiographies go it's great to get an insight into how JT's career started given he didn't really follow your regular pathway. Hell, he grew up near Brisbane and the Bro

The Mole: Cameron Smith's re-signing could cost Storm Test hooker Brandon Smith.

The Storm are in danger of losing boom young hooker Brandon Smith in the wake of Cameron Smith’s decision to sign a new two-year deal with the club.

The current Kiwi Test hooker and a member of the Storm’s grand final team last year, 22-year-old Smith

What should BA's reasonable expectations be of Mitch Moses in 2019 ?

When Mitch Moses signed with the Eels midway through 2017, after a brief settling in period, the Eels entered the finals as arguably the form team in the premiership having won 11 of 14 games since the arrival of Moses. Much of that success was down

Positional switch

Have been thinking about the future of our spine quite a bit (love pre season footy withdrawals) Does anyone else think that Salmon would make a good fullback? I read that he has been training at 6 and centre but I feel like his skills as a 6 and his

Player swap?

Michael Jennings for Api from Manly ? Not exactly sure on Manlys $ situation but seeing as Walker could be booted could 100% be a good option for both parties. 

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Don't know if this has been posted already but an interesting little read

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2019/01/08/stat-to-fix-parramatta-eels-back-three-have-room-to-improve/