He's worth more than we are paying him so he's been an excellent addition to our roster. The definition of "good value ".
For that very reason this blog will get virtually no attention. There will be no acknowledgement of the good work done to bring Williams, Walker, addo Carr, de Belin etc to our club.
All the focus is on why we didn't surpass the dragons ridiculous offer to get KK which would have ruined us on so many levels.
For what it's worth Eli, I've enjoyed reading your comments on these two blogs. Good stuff
He has swum against the tide and stayed firm on his reasonable opinion, despite copping a pasting for it....and he never sooks not once. Bravo Eli
Eli Stephens > Adam MagrathDecember 27, 2025 at 1:03pm
I think Ryles is just a very measured head coach. He's offloaded a lot of overpaid and old players who aren't really all the way bought in. I don't see the point in overpaying players who aren't committed or are just looking for a money grab. Even a guy like Dylan Walker, small salary but very big impact.
I hope we will be able to add JDB to the list of astute purchases....and if Kelly pans out that will confirm that Ryles has a talent for it
Eli Stephens > Randy HandlingerDecember 27, 2025 at 1:22pm
I think Kelly might have a career season under Ryles and playing next to ado Carr, rate that signing. JDB might be more a mentor role for the younger middles and play 25-30 min a game. Cheap but can't hurt you
The Badger > Eli StephensDecember 27, 2025 at 3:40pm
Your blog asks how much Williams is on (no-one really knows) then assert that DeBelin is cheap. How much is he on?
Eli Stephens > The BadgerDecember 27, 2025 at 7:41pm
It can't be much he's near retirement, not even sure he'll make our 17 😂 be shocked if it's over 500k
Jack Williams was our best forward last year imo, I absolutely love the way he plays. He'll get better with a year under his belt. I hope we've got him for a while because he's the type of no frills toiler we need up front to partner Paulo. But, I actually prefer him on the edge.
I think someone said he was on about $400-500k as he was blocked from a starting position at Sharks.
"Jack Williams was our best forward last year imo, I absolutely love the way he plays. He'll get better with a year under his belt. I hope we've got him for a while because he's the type of no frills toiler we need up front to partner Paulo. But, I…"
"I think broncos are in enough of a retention hotspot to be able to entice someone away. Obviously he'd be high on their list but someone has to go, Piakura, Willison, Te Kura, with Te Kura being unproven still."
"Blue, you would have seen me complain about AI and I have no problem with this type of usage. You are using it to provoke thought and not taking the output as fact, just discussion food. It's a useful tool for that"
"AI bases it's results on the information it gathers. It doesn't surprise me that it spewed out this kind of report. If you think about all the online discussions about our club (including this site), then there is a lot of similar talk going on…"
Replies
Could be way off but I believe I heard once he was on $400-500k
Going rate for a starter.
Unreal value. His production is worth 800k easy 😂
He's worth more than we are paying him so he's been an excellent addition to our roster. The definition of "good value ".
For that very reason this blog will get virtually no attention. There will be no acknowledgement of the good work done to bring Williams, Walker, addo Carr, de Belin etc to our club.
All the focus is on why we didn't surpass the dragons ridiculous offer to get KK which would have ruined us on so many levels.
For what it's worth Eli, I've enjoyed reading your comments on these two blogs. Good stuff
x2 on Eli.
He has swum against the tide and stayed firm on his reasonable opinion, despite copping a pasting for it....and he never sooks not once. Bravo Eli
I think Ryles is just a very measured head coach. He's offloaded a lot of overpaid and old players who aren't really all the way bought in. I don't see the point in overpaying players who aren't committed or are just looking for a money grab. Even a guy like Dylan Walker, small salary but very big impact.
I hope we will be able to add JDB to the list of astute purchases....and if Kelly pans out that will confirm that Ryles has a talent for it
I think Kelly might have a career season under Ryles and playing next to ado Carr, rate that signing. JDB might be more a mentor role for the younger middles and play 25-30 min a game. Cheap but can't hurt you
Your blog asks how much Williams is on (no-one really knows) then assert that DeBelin is cheap. How much is he on?
It can't be much he's near retirement, not even sure he'll make our 17 😂 be shocked if it's over 500k
Jack Williams was our best forward last year imo, I absolutely love the way he plays. He'll get better with a year under his belt. I hope we've got him for a while because he's the type of no frills toiler we need up front to partner Paulo. But, I actually prefer him on the edge.
I think someone said he was on about $400-500k as he was blocked from a starting position at Sharks.