For the money quoted na, and I will keep banging the drum that we need no middles, not because we have amazing options, but because we have a weird mix now that needs to be streamlined before knowing what to add.
Not sure if Hazelton is what we need either anyway.
We should be signing Tyran Wishart, as our 9 and if Dylan Brown decides to leave then we can put him at 6, instead of panicking to find someone to fill his role if he leaves without a backup option
LB > Die hard eels SupporterFebruary 11, 2025 at 12:17am
As a totally random smokey we should watch how Tyrone Thompson adapts to NRL. Ive heard a few mentions that he was the faster, stronger and more atlhetic of the twins..
Its a total moneyball play but he is only on a development contract at the Knights. Low risk high potential.
"If Papalii returns to cup, I would move Lorenzo to 14 in cup. However, I assume most games Lorenzo would start at 6 because Papalii will be on the NRL extended bench and therefore unable to feature in cup."
"You state you'd put Papalii at 6 in Cup if he can back up (which I am neither for or against) but how will Talatiani develop into our 6 if he isn't playing there?
Surely the club has to play him at 6 in cup on a regular basis to gauge how he fits…"
"Haha. Got to tell players familys to keep attending games till they are actually needed off the bench lol. Plus jersey presentation how do you plan that lol? Cause their eels number may not be right by the time they make theri actual debut lol.
I…"
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For the money quoted na, and I will keep banging the drum that we need no middles, not because we have amazing options, but because we have a weird mix now that needs to be streamlined before knowing what to add.
Not sure if Hazelton is what we need either anyway.
We should be signing Tyran Wishart, as our 9 and if Dylan Brown decides to leave then we can put him at 6, instead of panicking to find someone to fill his role if he leaves without a backup option
Wishart is signed at Melbourne til 2026.
As a totally random smokey we should watch how Tyrone Thompson adapts to NRL. Ive heard a few mentions that he was the faster, stronger and more atlhetic of the twins..
Its a total moneyball play but he is only on a development contract at the Knights. Low risk high potential.
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