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Jarome Luay informed the Tigers he was moving to PNG for 2028.

Within a week the Tigers extend the May Brothers, Bula and have a ready replacement in Madden. This was THE BASKETCASE of the NRL. Now they will be fighting for the Premiership in the next 3 years. They have the cattle for it.

Dylan Brown informed Parra in March 2025 he was leaving the Eels. Parra have not signed anyone in the 5/8 position and it's now May 2026. We're waiting to see if Lorenzo Talataina will be NRL ready in 2027. If not we'll be playing journeymen like Ronnie Volkman who is no more than injury or suspension fill in.

We lost a Rep winger (Lomax) yet did not replace him nor are there talks we are going to. We signed a washed up JDB who the Dragons left by the bins and Brian Kelly who drops more balls and missed tackles than has meals a day. The Titans laughed us out of their offices.

I'm completely disillusioned with the club. Expecting bottom 3 for 2026 and more of the less the same for 2027. Jayden Su'a isn't going to flip the clubs fortunes. Waiting when and if the juniors can make the level. Sorry that's just pissing in the wind hoping you're not gonna get it running down your legs.

We're screwing Mitch the same way we screwed Jarryd Hayne surrounding them with bums.

Honestly If I was Mitch, I'd be kicking and screaming to be released or traded for a club aiming for the premiership and I wouldn't blame him either.

It's all fucked.

I think Luai was always going to use Wests as a stop-gap club. Not many players stay there for years on end if they are half decent. Wests would have known this, and because they are always losing players they need to be constantly looking for back-ups. Parra haven't the same level of players exiting in the past, but disturbingly we are seeing that becoming increasingly the norm.

As others have said, Parra have had a lot to fix over the last 10 years, and we are making great progress. The Kellyville training facility alone will produce great results on the field, but of course this is not nearly enough. One of the last things to get right is the R&R. Maybe this should have been more of a focus a few years ago, but here we are in this situation now. We have some great talent coming through and the trick here would be to keep the players we see as going on to become solid NRL players and letting go the players who are not showing the same promise. Like all clubs we will get this wrong at times, and players will look for a pay day instead of development, but we need to promote a culture that attracts players to our club.

"I don't mind him as a 1.5 year signing for hooker back up next year. In the current game, it's difficult for hookers to play a full 80 and a versatile backup like him would be well suited."

"I don't think the Eels know who they want for the 6 jersey, they went after Galvin and missed, then wanted Joash to play 6, then went after Pezet and missed and took him for a 1 year deal to develop our own, now it looks like they are going back on…"

"I don't see what the point is here if we are looking at the mentioned is Talataina not who we think he is as CHT makes more sense if you want a half to play next to Moses.Metcalfe is a 7 not a 6 and he's defense is questionable.He makes more sense…"

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- - - - Hell On Eels > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin🐐 - Mark O'neill's 🪓 May 6, 2026 at 10:26am
        
        Okay you accept POs back now given our current position on the table. Then be prepared to lose more Dylan or Luais in the same fashion they were lost.
        
        It's not the criticism which is an issue, it's your flooding the site with the same garbage day in, day out, twenty times a day.
        
        You've said your piece. A thousand times. Take a break.
Longfin Eel May 6, 2026 at 9:36am

I think Luai was always going to use Wests as a stop-gap club. Not many players stay there for years on end if they are half decent. Wests would have known this, and because they are always losing players they need to be constantly looking for back-ups. Parra haven't the same level of players exiting in the past, but disturbingly we are seeing that becoming increasingly the norm.

As others have said, Parra have had a lot to fix over the last 10 years, and we are making great progress. The Kellyville training facility alone will produce great results on the field, but of course this is not nearly enough. One of the last things to get right is the R&R. Maybe this should have been more of a focus a few years ago, but here we are in this situation now. We have some great talent coming through and the trick here would be to keep the players we see as going on to become solid NRL players and letting go the players who are not showing the same promise. Like all clubs we will get this wrong at times, and players will look for a pay day instead of development, but we need to promote a culture that attracts players to our club.
Hell On Eels May 6, 2026 at 10:28am

This blog is getting personal, so I'm closing it.

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