What it means to wear the Blue and Gold
Every time I pull on the Eels jersey, I feel a sense of pride.
On Sunday, I’ll do it for the 100th time.
It will mean so much to me.
Knowing how much past players, staff and fans love this club heavily influences me and our playing group.
We don’t want to let them down.
I unexpectedly joined the Eels in 2016 after being shown the door over at Manly.
This Club and Brad gave me an opportunity.
Now five years on, I am doing my best to repay the faith they have shown me.
I just want to do my part for the team and the coaching staff.
To reach this milestone in Blue and Gold is a massive achievement for me, my family and my partner.
It has taken years of hard work, success, disappointment and perseverance through shattering injuries to reach this milestone.
For that, it really do mean a lot to me as a player and a person.
One of my most memorable moments here was running the team out at our new home Bankwest Stadium in Round Six, 2019.
The roar around the stadium; the crowd going nuts was a massive proud moment I’ll never forget.
I’m in a pretty special place right now being captain.
Growing up, I never ever thought I would hold this position.
It’s surreal and I’m honoured every time I get to do it.
Running out on the paddock, giving my absolute all and not letting the boys down, is ultimately what I’m playing for.
It means everything to me to run the boys out each week.
I hate losing and I always have.
I will do anything to win.
That’s how I play the game.
It’s how I’ll play my 100th Eels game.
And it’s how I’ll play until my time is up.
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#spanielrules
Frankie I had total shits with him too left a very bad taste in my mouth that period ....but I have to say even though he was a fucking Prima Donna at that point he bloody is the most committed player since Hindy . He never shirks anything any week and backs up for any ducking lazy bugger every week
for that
the queen has forgiven the spaniel for the contract dramas
Oh he only gets one get out of jail pass for me
particularly as he still lives in that awful part of the world the insular peninsular ewwwwww
He didn't hold them to ransom. He knew his worth and simply fought to get a correct valuation.
Is he really worth less to our team than we are paying him?
C'mon Frankie, do you take unders on your contracts to prevent butthurting the other party or do you fight for what your services are worth?
I see Guths contract as a win win, regardless of lumpy contract negotiations
Do tell ???
When did you say this lol?
I’d brush you too if you said that to me
Mick. Can you tell the future as we are not even out of August yet but you told him xmas this year
Wish all our players played like Gutho
I too blasted him when his contract negotiations were going south for Parra. I refered to him as an ungrateful c*nt since Manly left him on the side of the curb only for the Eels to roll the dice on a player with a badly busted knee saving his career. The fact that it was Manly he wanted to go back to really grinded my gears further.
Didn't rate him at all when he played on the wing, but he showed his quality at centre, 5/8 and now fullback. I agree with most when they say he's never going to be a Teddy or a Turbo but Gutho is what Parra NEEDS as he's a play-maker. When you combine his try assists (11) and line-break assists(13) he's the most effective play-making full back in the comp (Teddy has a total of 20).
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