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Eels sign James Schiller from Newcastle.
Favourites to sign Bradman Best
Will pivot to Jack Bostock if unsuccessful and will have to fight with the Sharks and the Dragons for his signature
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His trashhhh
Defensive is his biggest issue.
Alot of people unhappy with this signing he is a good winger who came cheap he isn't a world beater but will definitely do a job if this keep cap space free for a big singing or 2 it's a great signing if we sign Noone then it's terrible let's just wait and see.
Why are people complaining about Schiller? We need back depth. We need numbers.
We are not getting finished articles for this requirement. We need to sign a Best or Bostock, sure, but that's one, what about the rest?
Schiller etc...will do the job.
I agree about Schiller adding depth and with maybe more development become more than depth.
That said I find the propensity for us to think that "wingers" are a necessary evil and offer nothing.....then we have the eggsperts on here seemingly ignorant that unless you have good wingers, you don't win premierships.
With due respect to Kelly's wonderful season last year (where he filled a hole much better than expected) the fact still exists is he is not a match winner, those stats if he produced them in the second row he would be, but as much as that is an not reality, neither is him being what we need.
Lets join in a silent prayer for JAC being retained at 4.30pm this afternoon.....NB The tone of the room is he will be leaving us, as that happens our premiership then rests on us obtaining an elite winger somewhere else. 600k more expensive btw.
Finally and in perspective, why is it being done before Rush gets back, Ryles is out of the room and his second test results are not back....looking at that, maybe there is some hope that they are meeting today.
Our good mate Brett Allen would be chuffed that we've signed a good Jewish lad to the squad.
Schiller's highlights show him playing both right centre and left wing. Fairly fast (many long range tries), tall (aerial threat; highlights have tries from catching kicks), and quite a large frame for such a tall and fast outside back.
Given the Eels have almost no depth in the outside backs, a big, tall and fast outside back who has first grade experience (multiple clubs) and can play either side of the field seems a good buy. A bit of a journeyman across multiple clubs so obviously there is some issue leading to him not nailing down a permanent first grade spot.
He's got some speed and he has a good frame.. Very similar player to Samrani. Good depth signing that'll be able to challenge for a wing or centre position
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