Media Reports - Eels Blogs - 1Eyed Eel2024-03-29T13:38:22Zhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/feed/category/Media+ReportsParramatta Leagues Club Redevelopment Planshttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/parramatta-leagues-club-redevelopment-plans2024-03-07T14:35:43.000Z2024-03-07T14:35:43.000ZGerad Eliashttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/GeradElias<div><p>Hi.</p><p>Is anyone subscribed to the Parramatta Advertiser and able to post the story in here?</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}12398337454,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}12398337454,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="12398337454?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></p></div>Lussick departure from Saints confirmedhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/lussick-departure-from-saints-confirmed2023-07-22T23:48:47.000Z2023-07-22T23:48:47.000ZBoneshttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Bones<div><p>Saints have confirmed 6 hours ago via their social media that Lussick has agreed to a transfer to the Eels.</p></div>Johnson to Play against the Eelshttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/johnson-to-play-against-the-eels2023-07-07T01:45:38.000Z2023-07-07T01:45:38.000ZGerringong Ladhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/GerringongLad<div><p><strong>Can anyone confirm if this is correct?</strong></p><p><strong>Warriors: </strong>After being in doubt this week as he awaits the birth of his second child in Auckland, Shaun Johnson looks set to take on the Eels this Saturday night after his wife Kayla confirmed on social media on Thursday that he will be away from home this weekend. Johnson will play his 200th game for the club at CommBank Stadium,</p></div>Can a new and improved Josh Hodgson be the man who pushes Parramatta over the top? - ABC Sporthttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/can-a-new-and-improved-josh-hodgson-be-the-man-who-pushes-parrama2023-02-10T01:40:21.000Z2023-02-10T01:40:21.000ZMr Perpetual Motionhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/MrPerpetualMotion<div><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-10/josh-hodgson-parramatta-eels-nrl/101954026" target="_blank">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-10/josh-hodgson-parramatta-eels-nrl/101954026</a></p><p>If Hodgson can stay fit, it will be interesting to see how he services the bigger forwards closer to the line.</p></div>Matt Doorey, 22, a former Australian Schoolboys star and NSW under-20s second-rower, has been snapped up by the Parramatta Eels.https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/matt-doorey-22-a-former-australian-schoolboys-star-and-nsw-under-2022-11-05T07:47:00.000Z2022-11-05T07:47:00.000ZPerpetual Motionhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/PerpetualMotion<div><p>There U go.</p></div>Ryan Matterson laughs at his teams grand final losshttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/ryan-matterson-laughs-at-his-teams-grand-final-loss2022-10-06T08:57:29.000Z2022-10-06T08:57:29.000ZAracomhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Aracom<div><p>Is this bloke SERIOUS!<br /><br />Yesterday he says his team isnt worth 4K,<br /><br />Today the bloke laughs at his team being mocked!<br /><br />This money mercenary is NOT a team player and he should NEVER be captain.<br /><br />Meanwhile, teammate Ryan Matterson said the Panthers’ celebrations were “funny”.</p><p>“At the end of the day, winners can do whatever they want,” Matterson said.</p><p>“They have been the best side over the last couple of years and if they want to celebrate like that, they can.</p><p>“I saw it this morning. We haven’t spoken about it. It was pretty humorous looking at it. It did make me laugh.</p><p>“If you take ourselves out of the situation and watch it as a whole, it was funny.”<br /><br /><a href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/dont-think-youd-see-that-at-parra-eels-respond-to-panthers-tasteless-celebrations/news-story/4dde8aa057a765eca99d8c085d729f75">https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/dont-think-youd-see-that-at-parra-eels-respond-to-panthers-tasteless-celebrations/news-story/4dde8aa057a765eca99d8c085d729f75</a></p></div>SIGNING NEWS - Eels sign 2m tall, 118kg big dog, Lebron Tuala from Broncos system.https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/signing-news-eels-sign-2m-tall-118kg-big-dog-lebron-tuala-from-br2022-09-18T16:53:51.000Z2022-09-18T16:53:51.000ZSnakey - Weak Gutted Dog Wranglerhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Snake<div><p>This is an interesting signing, Eels have signed massive Lebron Tuala from the Devils in QLD, he's a massive unit at 2m and 118kg.</p><p>Anybody know much about him?</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10815557674,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10815557674,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="10815557674?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10815558056,RESIZE_1200x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10815558056,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" alt="10815558056?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></p><p>Here he is on the right at 2m tall.</p><p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}10815561697,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}10815561697,RESIZE_584x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="414" alt="10815561697?profile=RESIZE_584x" /></a></p><p>This might turn out to be a good signing, no complaints here.</p><p>Welcome aboard Lebron, hope your career really kicks off here.</p><p>GO PARRA!!!</p></div>Eels drop Nathan Brown, give him permission to leavehttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/eels-drop-nathan-brown-give-him-permission-to-leave2022-06-16T05:07:06.000Z2022-06-16T05:07:06.000ZSuperEel 22https://www.1eyedeel.com/members/SirSuperEel22HailKingArthur<div><div class="_1ysFk">
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<p>Sources with knowledge of the situation told the <em>Herald</em> that Brown will be dropped from Parramatta’s 17 after the team’s dismal showing against arch-rivals Canterbury on Monday. It opens the door for 22-year-old Ky Rodwell to play his second game in the NRL.</p>
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<p>Parramatta have a host of high-profile players on big money, including Clint Gutherson, Junior Paulo and Mitchell Moses. They need to upgrade the contract of boom youngster Will Penisini.</p>
<p>They have also offered Ryan Matterson a four-year deal to keep him at the club with Wayne Bennett and the Dolphins circling for his signature. The Eels have already lost Isaiah Papali'i (Tigers), Reed Mahoney (Bulldogs) and Marata Niukore (Warriors).</p>
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<p>This is not because I am stifling team discussion or anything of the like.</p>
<p>It was brought to my attention that Zero Tackle had falsified Jim Sarantinos' quotes. He made those comments last year, not this week.</p>
<p>It's not BEM's fault, but it is a reminder not to trust a very questionable site like Zero Tackle.</p>
<p>Falsified quotes or stories, if republished here, have the potential to bring legal attention to the site.</p></div>Musings of an old Unicornhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/musings-of-an-old-unicorn2022-05-01T00:12:46.000Z2022-05-01T00:12:46.000ZPoppahttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Poppa821<div><p>1. Cowboy's played well and deserved to win.</p><p>2. We cannot continue with JA in the 17 or for that matter the 21</p><p>3. BA has essentially split this team up with his approach to playing JA. Did anyone notice the Moses interview after the game "he was ropable" does anyone understand why? He was essentially replaced by JA playing the 7 role and him playing somewhere in the centres and 5/8. Note this all happened in the first half.....the key breakdowns and fuck ups all centred around JA's involvement, even if he did nothing particularly wrong....he was just there and showed that he could not handle the job....shovelling it out like we did the previous week is essentially the game plan Cowboys expected. Todd Paynton knew this and instructed his team to play in the middle and keep it tight.</p><p>4. The first half Parra had say 6 chances to score and Cowboys 2. The Cowboys executed their opportunities pefectly, both those tries were not defendable. All ours fell down through poor execution. 15-0 was not a true indication.</p><p>5. Second half Moses came back into playing the 7 and JA disappeared, I don't think Dylan Brown hardley touched it in the first half....second half we had two tries disallowed that should have been scored, Lane fumble over the line and I cannot remember who was involved with the second....anyway the score could have been 15-12 and game on. </p><p>6. Because we didn't score the points we played catch up, Cowboys were energised at the real prospect of winning whereas they may have taken the gas at 15-12.</p><p>7. Letting in those last 3 tries was embarrassing, some ordinary one on one misses and no cover defence, DB is in the front line, he is our cover defence, JA tried hard but so does my 20 month old grandson.</p><p>So summary is we cannot win many games with this current squad and the realisation for BA is to have different plans for different sides, Feldt is not a great winger and has errors in him but with good execution inside him he is pretty good. No better than ours, some people believe Pereham was exposed/showed up.....I don't believe that, he was ok....its just like riding a bike and we had one link broken, fucks the whole ride.</p><p>BA will not be sacked and arguably we have no one better for the sake of what we are learning at this point in time. If JA is not playing next game and we have Marata back in the centres, we can still beat Panthers, no chance otherwise.</p><p>Finally some good news, if no one has said it already....The Brisbane press made a statement that JA has been offered to Storm, presumably for next year but we could start a petition to have him go now. It would be best for everyone with the possible exception of Storm.</p><p>I have tried to rationalise this blog into something coherent given all the vendetta's and wasted words on BA , create a platform of analysing where we went to and create room for what ever fixes can practically be applied.</p><p>PS and note, I didn't need to mention the word nepotism in the whole blog.</p></div>Transgender athlete reveals moment coach outed her to her teamhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/transgender-athlete-reveals-moment-coach-outed-her-to-her-team2022-04-19T05:40:53.000Z2022-04-19T05:40:53.000ZBrownyhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Browny685<div><div class="description g_font-long-format"><p>Paul Kent hinted at a story along these lines a couple weeks ago.</p><p> </p><p>Caroline Layt understands, more than most, the importance of trans women being allowed to compete in professional sport.</p></div><p>At the age of just four, Ms Layt started playing rugby league on her brother’s team — one of a myriad of sports, including cricket and athletics, she competed in as a male — at first grade and state level — for the 26 years before she transitioned.</p><p>It was a “hyper-masculine” environment to be immersed in, yet she “knew from a very early age” that she was transgender, Ms Layt told news.com.au, despite the fact she “tried to fit in and be one of the boys”.</p><p>Throughout her years at an all-male, Catholic boarding school, she “always was wistful” when, in her uniform, she’d see female students “and think, ‘God, I wish I was like them’”.</p><p>“So sport was pretty important to me, because it allowed me to forget I was different,” she explained.</p><p>Which is why Ms Layt — who continued a successful career in sport post-transition, and appears on tonight’s episode of SBS’s <em>Insight</em> to discuss the matter — stands in opposition to Tasmanian Liberal senator <a class="body-link" href="https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/scott-morrison-backflips-on-trans-athlete-bill-after-liberal-candidates-social-media-posts/news-story/ddc4327375ca158d6c5f2d87f19a2ab1" target="_blank">Claire Chandler’s so-called “Save Women’s Sport” bill</a>.</p><div class="nca-et-embed nca-et-rendered"><div class="et-root"><div class="et-container"><div class="et-tileCollection"> </div><div> </div></div><div class="et-common_promotional"> </div></div></div><div class="media image side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/9d637c71f99528f5af3e2d261d515eed" alt="Caroline Layt “knew from a very early age” that she was transgender, despite the fact she “tried to fit in and be one of the boys”. Picture: Supplied" width="1200" height="720" /></div>Caroline Layt “knew from a very early age” that she was transgender, despite the fact she “tried to fit in and be one of the boys”. Picture: Supplied</div><div class="media image side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/c737f5086e6e08261d69ad0ede035960" alt="Ms Layt understands, more than most, the importance of trans women being allowed to compete in professional sport. Picture: Supplied" width="1200" height="720" /></div>Ms Layt understands, more than most, the importance of trans women being allowed to compete in professional sport. Picture: Supplied</div><p>“It basically precludes trans women from playing women’s sport. But in the broader sense, it precludes trans women from life — it’s just the beginning,” she said.</p><p>The bill seeks to amend the Australian Sports Commission Act 1989 and the Sex Discrimination Act 1984, and would ultimately give sporting bodies and organisations the right to lawfully exclude a trans person from competing “in any sporting activity intended for persons of a different sex”.</p><p>While Ms Layt believes that “you can’t transition one day and expect to play the next, not in elite sport anyway”, “if you transition and you’ve followed all the rules and waited [the required 12-month without testosterone in the body], then you’ve followed your rules and guidelines and you should be able to play”.</p><p>“You can’t just go, ‘We’re going to blackball the entire trans community’. It’s a case-by-case basis and that’s how I’ve always looked at it,” Ms Layt said.</p><div class="media image side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/d9c3fe45e595b257ca5360af4e2b07db" alt="Being “blackballed” because she was a trans woman is something she experienced on more than one occasion in her own sporting career, after being outed by her rugby coach to her teammates. Picture: Supplied" width="1200" height="720" /></div>Being “blackballed” because she was a trans woman is something she experienced on more than one occasion in her own sporting career, after being outed by her rugby coach to her teammates. Picture: Supplied</div><div class="media image side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/cfa1c281f4f69b59d70163b297f95c51" alt="“It wasn’t directly ‘you can’t play’, but from the players’ perspective, it didn’t matter what I said, I was always in the wrong and I was always the bad person.” Picture: Supplied" width="1200" height="720" /></div>“It wasn’t directly ‘you can’t play’, but from the players’ perspective, it didn’t matter what I said, I was always in the wrong and I was always the bad person.” Picture: Supplied</div><p>Being “blackballed” because she was a trans woman is something she experienced on more than one occasion in her own sporting career, after being outed by her rugby coach to her teammates.</p><div id="indie-campaign-EAbKwvW1L2TJ5OnFRiOT-0"> </div><p>“It’s not direct, it’s sort of like you’re just erased, you’re invisible, [coaches] don’t see you or your performances, so you’re just out of the picture,” she recalled.</p><p>“So [as a trans woman] you can only get so far — you’ll never get to the top, and that’s what I found with those people … I didn’t have a voice.</p><p>“It wasn’t directly ‘you can’t play’, but from the players’ perspective, it didn’t matter what I said, I was always in the wrong and I was always the bad person.”</p><p>Her fear is that “these people, the <a class="body-link" href="https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/star-liberal-candidates-bizarre-nazi-slur-aimed-at-trans-activists/news-story/67c83fd21fc220787d3fd389ff7c4cf2" target="_blank">Katherine Deves’</a> and the Claire Chandler’s, they want to take that further and exclude trans women from a societal basis, as far as accessing healthcare”.</p><p>“It won’t stop at just sport. I’ve had my surgery — not that that should matter — but I’ve had my surgery, I had my medical transition,” she added.</p><p>“The surgery’s just the icing on the cake … but a lot of trans women don’t have the surgery. So [the bill is] basically saying, ‘Well, you can’t enter women’s spaces now’. I don’t know what danger I present to other women. It’s farcical.”</p><div class="media image portrait side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/c465a4873fd6b46c336c71aaa90e4323" alt="Liberal Senator Claire Chandler. Picture: Kenji Sato" width="768" height="1024" /></div>Liberal Senator Claire Chandler. Picture: Kenji Sato</div><div class="media image portrait side-by-side"><div class="responsive-img"><img class="responsive-img_img inline-image ls-is-cached lazyloaded" src="https://content.api.news/v3/images/bin/7eb4d472d8672366f919e2cca3875f08" alt="Co-founder of Save Women’s Sport and Liberal preselection candidate, Katherine Deves. Picture: Supplied" width="768" height="1024" /></div>Co-founder of Save Women’s Sport and Liberal preselection candidate, Katherine Deves. Picture: Supplied</div><p>Referring to the oft-rolled out transphobic ideology that opening cisgender spaces to trans people could open those spaces to anyone, Ms Layt said, “If I go to the toilet, I’m going there because I want to go the toilet. I’ve never heard of a trans woman going in there and raping another woman.”</p><p>That fact — and that hundreds of people still insist on incorrectly referring to trans women as “males” — ignores that she, and other trans women, have “taken all these steps to make our lives, but it will only ever be a silver lining”.</p><p>“I couldn’t grow up as the girl that I always knew myself to be. It’s almost like hiding in plain sight, and living a lie, but you’re living a lie to please other people,” Ms Layt explained.</p><p>“And there’s consequences for that post-transition, because you’re never going to … I know I’m never going to fit in 100 per cent like you will, or another woman will, as a cisgender female. My life is only ever going to be a silver lining in the fact that it’s probably harder to attract a partner, it’s harder to get jobs, so my life, I make the best of what I can.</p><p>“And I never really wanted to go through male puberty, but I didn’t really have a choice — that’s what I’m trying to say. And that’s always overlooked when they talk about this, and they say that we have male privilege — but did we want that male privilege?</p><p>“It’s sort of like you’re punished one way because you to go through that male puberty, but people weren’t aware because we hid it so well.”</p><div class="more-coverage"> </div></div>Olympia Dukakis RIPhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/olympia-dukakis-rip2021-05-01T22:16:41.000Z2021-05-01T22:16:41.000ZKurupt - Monkey Magichttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Fuggin<div><p>Sorry to all the oldies on this site, you'll now have to remove another one from your spank bank.</p><p> </p></div>Should the Eels chase John Morrishttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/should-the-eels-chase-john-morris2021-04-13T00:09:12.000Z2021-04-13T00:09:12.000ZScottXhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/ScottX<div><p>If the sharks are going to throw John Morris on the scrap heap, Parra should go hard to get him as our main assistant coach. His record over the last 2 years has been great (considering his playing roster), he has ties to the Eels from his playing days and the players seem to love him. I think the Sharks are making a mistake and the good clubs capitalize on those opportunities. Arthur needs to surrond himself with potential first grade coaches (I know this has been a topic of conversation and a weakness imo) like the really strong clubs do. Hopefully Arthur and the Eels have just been waiting for the right person to come onto their radar and I think Morris would be perfect.</p></div>Dane Gagaihttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/dane-gagai2021-03-30T01:00:51.000Z2021-03-30T01:00:51.000ZEAhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Electric_Analysis<div><h2 class="fiso-article-body__standfirst">The South Sydney Rabbitohs look to set to be without at least one of Adam Reynolds and Dane Gagai next season.</h2><p>While much of the focus has been squarely on the star halfback, a decision on his future will also have a big say in South Sydney’s hopes of retaining Gagai.</p><p>That is according to <em>Channel 9’s </em>Danny Weidler, who revealed on the <em><a href="http://www.bigsportsbreakfast.com.au/">Big Sports Breakfast</a></em>that Gagai has already been offered to the Parramatta Eels.</p><p>“I think that if Reynolds is there, the way Souths have explained it to me, there is no Dane Gagai,” he said.</p><p>“If he stays, Dane will be elsewhere and there will be a stack of clubs looking at him. He’s been put to Parramatta. Early indications I’ve been getting, Brad Arthur wasn’t that keen on getting him. He won’t come cheap. He is a quality footballer.</p><p> </p></div>Melbourne victory - cautious optimismhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/melbourne-victory-cautious-very-optimism2021-03-21T12:38:32.000Z2021-03-21T12:38:32.000ZJason Muratorehttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/JasonMuratore<div><p><strong>I am a massive Parramatta tragic fan and was at the game on Thursday. And whilst it was an enormous victory (beating Melbourne is better than winning against the dogs these days), it is still a bit difficult for me to get too excited for the following reasons:</strong></p><p><strong>1. Melbourne were not at full strength. Most people (fans and commentators alike) have forgotten that Harry Grant was not playing. This kid single handedly pulled apart the NSW defense in the final game of SOO last year, and a major reason to why the tigers won so many games last year. He would have had a much bigger impact on Thursdays game than Mahoney.</strong></p><p><strong>2. Edge defense. We don't appear to have learnt from last years sins unfortunately, and we cant sugar coat the loss of Jennings. And Opacic is still very much a work in progress. Niukore did a formidable job on Olam but he was exposed at times even on a wet track. Gutherson was also tremendous as our last line.</strong></p><p><strong>3. The wet weather worked in our favour. This stifled Addo-Car and Papenhuizen in attack. One wonders if whether both their breaks would have lead to tries. Also Olam may have had better success attacking a second rower.</strong></p><p><strong>4. Sivo scoring two tries off bombs against a smaller average winger. I felt sorry for George Jennings but Sivo was up against a sub par edge with R.Smith and G.Jennings. I may get a bit more excited if he can replicate his same feat in 2019, or repeat that performance against better opposition like a Tupou or a Ravalawa. Also I'm sure Bellamy will fix this edge throughout the year.</strong></p><p><strong>5. Assistant coaches. I must admit that i am an outsider - and have no basis on making this claim. But it appears to me that whilst Arthur may be a good head coach we lack power in assistant coaches. I am not a fan of David Kidwell since we can never seem to match the defensive prowess of a Melbourne, Roosters, Raiders or even Sharks. Some of these teams have the worst individual defenders (e.g Josh Hodgson) but as a unit they are trained to be impenetrable. It worries me that even with our calibre of players we still allow teams to run around us.</strong></p><p><strong>I hope they can prove me wrong. I will still be going to every game and living every try and big tackle. But history has taught me to approach every year with cautious optimism.</strong></p><p><strong>Eels for life</strong></p></div>Will We Part With Moses? We Will Soon See.https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/will-we-part-with-moses-we-will-soon-see2021-03-01T01:13:27.000Z2021-03-01T01:13:27.000ZEric The 17.78cm Eelhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/EricThe1778cmEel<div><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">In a huge show of faith on the eve of Parramatta’s make-or-break season, the Eels have offered under pressure halfback Mitchell Moses an extension to keep him at the club until at least the end of 2023.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Moses is yet to activate an option in his favour to remain at the Eels next season, however the Herald has been told discussions have moved beyond whether Moses will be at Parramatta in 2022.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Moses has a couple of months to trigger the final year of his $750,000-a-season deal at the Eels, but the halfback has indicated to the club he sees his future in the blue and gold for the long term.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The club remains coy on the details of the extension on the table, but are hopeful of sorting out the deal before the Eels kick off their campaign against the Broncos at Suncorp Stadium on Friday, March 12.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Speculation was rife at the end of last year, following the Eels being toppled in the finals in straight sets, that Moses was on the outer at Parramatta.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">There was even talk that the Eels and Knights were contemplating a swap deal involving Moses and Mitchell Pearce — rumours that were far from the truth.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The club has now showed its hand by moving to lock up the halfback before a ball has even been kicked in 2021, doubling down on its belief that Moses is the man to help break the club’s premiership drought.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The Eels wouldn’t be blamed for sitting back and seeing how Moses starts the year before determining its course of action, especially considering the development of coach Brad Arthur’sson, Jake in the background. The likes of Pearce, Adam Reynolds, Shaun Johnson, Anthony Milford and Jahrome Hughes are all off contract, however club powerbrokers insist Moses is their man.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Moses and halves partner Dylan Brown were both in sublime touch to start last season, but Moses was unable to rediscover the form when he returned from a calf injury that saw him sidelined for a month in the middle of the season.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The Eels won nine of their first 10 games of the season — but just four of their last nine games — with Moses in the side, culminating in their exit from the competition at the hands of South Sydney in week two of the play-offs.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">Despite, doubts that have been raised over Moses’ ability to take a team to the next level, the Eels appear to have no such reservations over the 26-year-old’s ability.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">The Eels have been in negotiations with Mitchell’s older brother Stephen, who has been entrusted with overseeing discussions on behalf of his cousin, deregistered agent Isaac Moses.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"><a class="_13svhQIUZqD9PVzFcLwOKT styled-outbound-link" href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/eels-extend-faith-in-mitchell-moses-on-eve-of-make-or-break-season-20210228-p576kp.html" target="_blank">smh.com.au/sport/..</a></p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"> </p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM">In other news TCT reports that every player from The Eels Harold Matthews, S.G.Ball, Jersey Flegg, Canterbury Cup & First Grade sides are training the house down in the toughest pre-season ever.</p><p class="_1qeIAgB0cPwnLhDF9XSiJM"> </p></div>GOP Georgia election official: Blame Trump if Perdue or Loeffler loseshttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/gop-georgia-election-official-blame-trump-if-perdue-or-loeffler-l2021-01-06T08:52:21.000Z2021-01-06T08:52:21.000ZEl patrón MDVhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/VinceFrenchythechampion<div><div class="container container--story story-layout--fluid-fixed"><div class="container__column container__column--story summary-middle"><div class="container__row container__row--story story-layout--fixed-fluid"><div class="container__column container__column--story"><div class="media-item__summary size--medium"><p class="category"><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/georgia-senate-runoff-2021-latest-race-updates-and-polls" target="_blank">GEORGIA SENATE RUNOFFS</a></p><h2 class="headline">GOP Georgia election official: Blame Trump if Perdue or Loeffler loses</h2><p class="dek">Gabriel Sterling took aim at the president as the two Senate runoffs appeared very close.</p></div><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8393796088,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8393796088,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" class="align-full" alt="8393796088?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a></div></div></div><div class="container__row container__row--story story-layout--fixed-fluid"><div class="container__column container__column--story"> </div><div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally"><div class="story-text"><div class="story-meta"><div class="story-meta__authors-timestamp has-social-tools"><div class="story-meta__details"><p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/choi-matthew">MATTHEW CHOI</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">01/05/2021 10:12 PM EST</p></div><p class="story-text__paragraph">If Republicans lose in Georgia's Senate runoffs, one of the state's most vocal Republican election officials said, the blame will rest squarely with President Donald Trump.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">Speaking with CNN's Amara Walker on Tuesday evening, Gabriel Sterling said Trump's repeated efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential race in his state needlessly divided the Republican Party, possibly costing them the critical Senate races there.</p><div id="pol-05-wrap" class="content-group ad"> </div><p class="story-text__paragraph">Tuesday's runoffs will determine the makeup of the Senate for the next two years, with either Loeffler or Perdue needing to win to maintain Republican control. Both races are neck-and-neck in the state that handed a victory to President-elect Joe Biden with a margin of only two tenths of a percentage point.</p></div><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8393803689,RESIZE_930x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}8393803689,RESIZE_710x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="710" class="align-full" alt="8393803689?profile=RESIZE_710x" /></a><div class="container__column container__column--story hide-under-small"> </div></div><div class="container container--story story-layout--fixed-fluid"><div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally hide-under-medium"> </div><div class="container__column container__column--story"><div class="container__row container__row--story story-layout--fluid-fixed"><div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally"><div class="story-text"><p class="story-text__paragraph">Sterling told Walker that responsibility for either Loeffler or Perdue losing would "fall squarely on the shoulders of President Trump and his actions since Nov. 3."</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">"When you tell people, your vote doesn't count and has been stolen, and people start to believe that, then you go to the two senators and ask the secretary of state to resign and trigger a civil war in the Republican Party when we need to unite, all of that stems with his decision-making since the Nov. 3 election," Sterling said.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">Sterling, a Republican, has frequently urged Trump and his allies to accept the results of the election, even as he at times acknowledged that he too would have preferred a Republican victory.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">Trump's challenges to the 2020 election results have led to a cleavage within the Republican Party regarding whether to support the president's futile efforts or to respect the results of the race. Dozens of Republican senators and members of the House announced their intention to challenge the Electoral College votes when Congress meets to certify the results Wednesday. But several other GOP members have disavowed the maneuver as undemocratic and a waste of time.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">Both Loeffler and Perdue have remained staunchly at the president's side, with Loeffler announcing during a campaign rally Monday that she will join her colleagues in challenging the Electoral College results.</p></div><div class="container__column container__column--story center-vertically right-zone hide-under-small"> </div><div class="ad"> </div><div class="container container--story story-layout--fixed-fluid"><div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally hide-under-medium"> </div><div class="container__column container__column--story"><div class="container__row container__row--story story-layout--fluid-fixed"><div class="container__column container__column--story center-horizontally"><div class="story-text"><p class="story-text__paragraph">Sterling has been one of the state's most public election officials, often going before reporters to debunk disinformation about the state's voting procedures. His and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's refusal to entertain Trump's efforts to reverse the election has made them targets of the president's ire in the past months, with Trump even threatening to campaign against Raffensperger in 2022 as retribution.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">Sterling went before reporters last month to <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/01/georgia-election-official-condemns-trump-441879" target="_blank">rigorously condemn the president's personal attacks</a> against Georgia election officials in particular, and to lambaste Loeffler and Perdue for supporting Trump's election misinformation.</p><p class="story-text__paragraph">"People don't understand elections. Elected officials don't understand elections. Even people who are in elections for a long time don't know all the pieces and parts. So it's easy to exploit people's ignorance on those fronts. It did turn into a giant game of Whac-A-Mole," Sterling said Tuesday. "It's continuing to come and we kept on knocking it down and [Trump] just keeps on persisting at making these false claims."</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>US Congress delivers rare presidential snub, overriding Trump’s veto of crucial bill. Trump's own party’s members turning against him.https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/us-congress-delivers-rare-presidential-snub-overriding-trump-s-ve2021-01-02T08:42:30.000Z2021-01-02T08:42:30.000ZEl patrón MDVhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/VinceFrenchythechampion<div><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><img src="https://www.news.com.au/wp-content/themes/vip/newscorpau-nca/assets/dist/img/common/headshots/benedict-brook.png?v=4" alt="benedict-brook.png?v=4" /><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}8374413686,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}"><img class="align-full" src="{{#staticFileLink}}8374413686,RESIZE_400x{{/staticFileLink}}" width="268" alt="8374413686?profile=RESIZE_400x" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span class="author-name"><a title="More stories by Benedict Brook" href="https://www.news.com.au/the-team/benedict-brook">Benedict Brook</a></span></span></p><div class="other-info"><span class="datestamp"><span class="date">JANUARY 2, 2021</span><span class="time">7:32AM</span></span></div><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:18pt;">In the dying days of his presidency, Donald Trump has been dealt a rare and stinging snub with his own party’s members turning against him.</span></p><div id="story-info" class="story-info comments-none"> </div><div id="contentWrapper"><div class="tabbed"><div class="tabs"><div class="video media active primary-video"><div class="vms module vms-queued ab-cookie-b vms-player vms-playlist-loaded vms-autoplay-enhanced vms-ready vms-paused"><div class="videoWrapper vms-end-state"><div id="p-5348771529001-6219638711001" class="video-js vjs-controls-enabled vjs-workinghover vjs-v7 bc-player-KjZtYFggZ_default bc-player-KjZtYFggZ_default-index-0 vjs-mouse vjs-vpaid-controls-disabled vjs-ima3-html5 vjs-dock vjs-plugins-ready vjs-player-info vjs-errors vjs-ad-controls vjs-has-started vjs-user-inactive vjs-paused vjs-ended" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="rp-end-state"><div class="rp-metadata-container"><div> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="module-header vms-header"><div class="rp-default-state-description"><div>United States President Donald Trump has announced a string of pardons weeks out from President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration.</div></div></div><div class="module-content"> </div></div></div></div></div><p class="description">The US Congress on Friday dealt Donald Trump a humiliating blow in his last days in office with the Senate voting overwhelmingly to override his veto of a sweeping defence bill – the first time politicians have done so during his presidency.</p><div class="story-content"><p>It means <a title="www.news.com.au" href="https://www.news.com.au/topics/donald-trump">Mr Trump’s </a>objections to troop withdrawals in Asia and Europe and proposals to rename some military sites that celebrate Confederate leaders can be ignored.</p><p>By a lopsided vote of 81-13, well more than the two-thirds of the 100-member chamber required, the Republican-controlled Senate approved the $740.5 (A$960bn) billion National Defence Authorisation Act to fund the military for the next financial year</p><p>The Democratic-led House of Representatives had voted 322 to 87 on Monday to override Mr Trump’s veto.</p><div class="w650 h365 image media"><div class="image-wrapper"><img class="image-loaded" src="https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/12af4fae5f25031615486623da231839?width=650" alt="Congress voted down President Trump’s veto of the Defence bill. Picture: BARADAT / AFP." width="650" height="365" /></div><p class="caption">Congress voted down President Trump’s veto of the Defence bill. Picture: BARADAT / AFP.<span class="image-source"><em>Source:AFP</em></span></p></div><p>Both houses of Congress had easily passed the legislation in early December by strong majorities, but Mr Trump, citing a litany of objections, vetoed it on December 23.</p><p>“It’s time for us to deliver this bill,” Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell said at the start of Friday’s session.</p><p>“It’s our chance to remind brave service members and their families that we have their backs.” The vote completed a stunning rebuke in the waning weeks of Trump’s presidency. It came in an extraordinary New Year’s Day session necessitated by his veto, possibly the final act of the outgoing Congress.</p><p>New members will be sworn in on Sunday, just 17 days before Democrat<a title="www.news.com.au" href="https://www.news.com.au/topics/joe-biden"> Joe Biden </a>is inaugurated to succeed Trump.</p><div class="w650 h365 image media"><div class="image-wrapper"><img class="image-loaded" src="https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/5b7b89b446af30b2fee8fac2c14d577c?width=650" alt="It’s a humiliating blow in Donald Trump‘s last days in office. Picture: SAUL LOEB / AFP." width="650" height="365" /></div><p class="caption">It’s a humiliating blow in Donald Trump‘s last days in office. Picture: SAUL LOEB / AFP.<span class="image-source"><em>Source:AFP</em></span></p></div><p><strong>TRUMP’S GRIPES</strong></p><p>Breaking with members of his party, Mr Trump had criticised the defence bill on numerous grounds.</p><p>He called it a “gift” to China and Russia and said it restricted his ability to lower troop numbers in Afghanistan, South Korea and elsewhere.</p><p>Trump had bristled at language to rename military installations that currently honour leaders of the breakaway Civil War-era Confederacy.</p><div class="twitter media"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" title="Twitter Tweet" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div></div><p>He also insisted the bill should include a repeal of a federal law, known as Section 230, that provides liability protection to internet companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google, which he regularly accuses of anti-conservative bias.</p><p>There was no immediate reaction on Friday from the President, but earlier, in a series of angry tweets, he denounced the “weak and tired Republican leadership” in Congress, which he said would “allow the bad Defence Bill to pass.” That, he said, would represent “a disgraceful act of cowardice and total submission by weak people to Big Tech.” But members of the president’s own Republican Party – which traditionally prides itself as strong on defence – underscored the importance of the bill.</p><div class="w650 h365 image media"><div class="image-wrapper"><img class="image-loaded" src="https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/041f5af6d46aecd5c8da927dbe2b6536?width=650" alt="The bill guarantees defence specing during 2021. Picture: Roslyn Ward / US AIR FORCE / AFP." width="650" height="365" /></div><p class="caption">The bill guarantees defence spending during 2021. Picture: Roslyn Ward / US AIR FORCE / AFP.<span class="image-source"><em>Source:AFP</em></span></p></div><p>“It’s absolutely vital to our national security and our troops,” said Republican Senator Jim Inhofe, chairman of the Armed Services Committee.</p><p>“Our men and women who volunteer to wear the uniform shouldn’t be denied what they need – ever.” Democrats in both chambers had slammed Mr Trump’s veto. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it “an act of recklessness.” Senator Jack Reed, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, said on Friday on the Senate floor that the bill was “essential” in bolstering the nation’s cybersecurity against the type of widespread targeted attack that recently hit both the government and some private companies.</p><p>As to Mr Trump’s remark that Moscow and Beijing might approve of the bill, Mr Reed said that any such suggestion was “completely baseless.”</p></div></div><p> </p></div>Murdoch turns on Trumphttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/murdoch-turns-on-trump2020-12-29T10:06:20.000Z2020-12-29T10:06:20.000ZEl patrón MDVhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/VinceFrenchythechampion<div><h1 class="postid-16918490">The Post says: Give it up, Mr. President — for your sake and the nation’s</h1><div id="author-byline"><p class="byline">By Post Editorial Board</p></div><p class="byline-date">December 27, 2020 <span class="separator">|</span> 9:02pm <span class="separator">|</span> <a class="updated-post-date" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/give-it-up-mr-president-for-your-sake-and-the-nations/#">Updated</a></p><div class="double-rule"> </div><div id="featured-image-wrapper"><a class="modal-trigger" title="Enlarge Image" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/27/give-it-up-mr-president-for-your-sake-and-the-nations/#">Enlarge Image</a><div class="featured-image"><img id="standard-article-image" src="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1" alt="201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1" /><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=618&h=410&crop=1</a> 618w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=600&h=400&crop=1">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=600&h=400&crop=1</a> 600w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1236&h=820&crop=1">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1236&h=820&crop=1</a> 1236w" alt="The Post says: Give it up, Mr. President — for your sake and the nation’s" /></div></div><div class="in-line-column wp-caption alignleft"><div id="more-on" class="more-on more-on--tag more-on--author box module inline tag desktop"><div class="more-on__wrapper module-wrapper"><div class="more-on__header more-on--tag__header tag-header"><h4 class="more-on__heading">MORE ON:</h4><h3 class="more-on__name"><a class="more-on__link" href="https://nypost.com/tag/donald-trump/">DONALD TRUMP</a></h3></div><h2 class="more-on__content-title"><a class="more-on__content-link" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/28/house-votes-to-override-trumps-veto-of-defense-bill/">House votes to override Trump’s veto of defense bill</a></h2><div class="rule"> </div><h2 class="more-on__content-title"><a class="more-on__content-link" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/28/ossoff-warnock-bankrolled-by-donors-in-new-york-and-california/">Ossoff, Warnock bankrolled by donors in New York and California</a></h2><div class="rule"> </div><h2 class="more-on__content-title"><a class="more-on__content-link" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/28/biden-will-invoke-wartime-act-to-ramp-up-covid-vaccine-production-adviser-says/">Biden will invoke wartime act to ramp up COVID vaccine production, adviser says</a></h2><div class="rule"> </div><h2 class="more-on__content-title"><a class="more-on__content-link" href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/28/gop-lawmaker-behind-bipartisan-covid-package-backs-2000-checks/">GOP lawmaker behind bipartisan COVID package backs $2,000 checks</a></h2></div></div></div><div class="entry-content entry-content-read-more"><p>Mr. President, it’s time to end this dark charade.</p><p>We’re one week away from an enormously important moment for the next four years of our country.</p><p>On Jan. 5, <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/25/more-than-2m-people-have-already-voted-in-georgias-senate-races/">two runoff races</a> in Georgia will determine which party will control the Senate — whether Joe Biden will have a rubber stamp or a much-needed check on his agenda.</p><p>Unfortunately, you’re obsessed with the next day, Jan. 6, when Congress will, in a pro forma action, <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/14/electoral-college-votes-joe-biden-as-winner-of-2020-election/">certify the Electoral College vote</a>. You have tweeted that, as long as Republicans have “courage,” they can overturn the results and give you four more years in office.</p><p>In other words, you’re cheering for an undemocratic coup.</p><p>You had every right to investigate the election. But let’s be clear: Those efforts have found nothing. To take just two examples: Your campaign <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/11/29/wisconsin-recount-confirms-bidens-election-win-over-trump/">paid $3 million</a> for a recount in two Wisconsin counties, and you lost by 87 more votes. Georgia did two recounts of the state, each time <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/12/07/ga-governor-again-rejects-special-session-to-replace-electors/">affirming Biden’s win</a>. These ballots were counted <em>by hand</em>, which alone debunks the claims of a Venezuelan vote-manipulating Kraken conspiracy.</p><p>Sidney Powell is a crazy person. Michael Flynn suggesting martial law is tantamount to treason. It is shameful.</p><p>We understand, Mr. President, that you’re angry that you lost. But to continue down this road is ruinous. We offer this as a newspaper <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/the-new-york-post-endorses-president-donald-j-trump-for-re-election/">that endorsed you</a>, that supported you: If you want to cement your influence, even set the stage for a future return, you must channel your fury into something more productive.</p><div class="inline-related alignright"><div class="module--see-also box module inline related desktop"><div class="module-title inline"><h4>SEE ALSO</h4></div><div class="module-wrapper"><div class="headline-wrapper"><div class="headline-container"><h3 class="postid-16585135 headline">President Trump, your legacy is secure — stop the ‘stolen election’ rhetoric</h3></div></div></div></div></div><p>Stop thinking about Jan. 6. Start thinking about Jan. 5.</p><p>If Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler win, they will prevent Biden from rolling back what you have accomplished. A Republican Senate can pressure Biden against returning to the old, failed Iran deal, can stop him from throwing open our southern border, will prevent him from packing the Supreme Court.</p><p>Now imagine a government controlled by your nemeses — Nancy Pelosi in the House, Chuck Schumer in the Senate, Biden in the White House. How high will taxes go? How many of your initiatives will be strangled? And, on a personal note, do you think they won’t spend the next four years torturing you with baseless hearings and investigations?</p><p>Consider this. You came out of nowhere to win the presidency. Not an elected official, not a lawyer, not beholden to any particular faction of the swamp. You took on the elites and the media who had long lost touch with average working people. You changed politics, which is something few in American history can say.</p><p>If Georgia falls, all that is threatened. You will leave your party out of power, less likely to listen to what you have to say or to capitalize on your successes, such as expanding the Hispanic voting bloc for the GOP.</p><p>Democrats will try to write you off as a one-term aberration and, frankly, you’re helping them do it. The King Lear of Mar-a-Lago, ranting about the corruption of the world.</p><a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=640">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=640</a> 640w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1280">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1280</a> 1280w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024</a> 1024w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=2000">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=2000</a> 2000w" alt="President Trump" width="1024" height="682" data-srcset="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=300 300w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=640">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=640</a> 640w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1280">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1280</a> 1280w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024</a> 1024w, <a href="https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=2000">https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/12/201227-trump-editorial2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=2000</a> 2000w" data-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1024px" />President Trump<span class="credit">Al Drago/Getty Images</span><p>Securing the Senate means <a href="https://nypost.com/2020/11/07/president-trump-your-legacy-is-secure-stop-the-stolen-election-rhetoric/">securing your legacy</a>. You should use your considerable charm and influence to support the Georgia candidates, mobilizing your voters for them. Focus on their success, not your own grievances, as we head into the final week.</p><p>If you insist on spending your final days in office threatening to burn it all down, that will be how you are remembered. Not as a revolutionary, but as the anarchist holding the match.</p></div></div>Daily Telegraph Articlehttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/daily-telegraph-article2020-11-21T01:26:23.000Z2020-11-21T01:26:23.000ZEAhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Electric_Analysis<div><p><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fwhy-dylan-brown-and-mitchell-moses-combination-could-go-to-the-next-level-in-2021%2Fnews-story%2F8728e8abfdd75becc11671d9454e7cee&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium" target="_blank">https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fsport%2Fnrl%2Fwhy-dylan-brown-and-mitchell-moses-combination-could-go-to-the-next-level-in-2021%2Fnews-story%2F8728e8abfdd75becc11671d9454e7cee&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium</a></p><p> </p><p>Does anyone have access to it? Could they please copy and paste it in the comments. Thanks in advance. </p><p> </p></div>Bevan Frenchhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/bevan-french-152020-10-16T12:21:59.000Z2020-10-16T12:21:59.000ZEAhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Electric_Analysis<div><p>I know a blogg was already posted about eels possibly chasing French, but thats not the reason I have created this. <a href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-clint-gutherson-switch-bevan-french-parramatta-eels-contract-brad-arthur/news-story/359d20300707002189c5609c2efb1bef" target="_blank">https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-clint-gutherson-switch-bevan-french-parramatta-eels-contract-brad-arthur/news-story/359d20300707002189c5609c2efb1bef</a></p><p>As shown by this link, Fox Sports report that eels are considering to swap Gutho to centre (Jenko possble suspension = retirement) and French to fullback. I know the need for speed has increased with the new 6 again rule, but holy fuck. FUCK OFF, if you want to move King Gutho from fullback. I personally believe he has been the best player this year behind Nathan Cleary, and I expect this to be shown through the Dally M. With Sivo's lack of involvement, I dont see French playing wing because than our outside backs will be making barely any running meters. I have never seen French play centre, and I highly doubt he would suit this position. French can play five-eight but I see D Brown as our future. His peformance for a 19/20 year old half is better than the likes of Cronk, Cleary and that age. Moving D Brown to halfback and B French do five-eight wouldnt happen because Brown is still to young to lead a team around and we would also have a terrible kicking game. Plus, I think the club want to back Moses for at least another year.</p><p>P.S I do like French but I can't see him making the starting 13. He could possible be used as a 14 and play the super sub role that Papenhyuzen did when he first started playing for the storm last year. </p><p>Thoughts?</p></div>New Best player in the game??https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/new-best-player-in-the-game2020-08-10T08:13:16.000Z2020-08-10T08:13:16.000ZEAhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Electric_Analysis<div><p>According to NRL journalist Buzz Rothfield Keary an Cleary are the best players in the world, overtaking James Tedesco.</p><p> </p><p>Personally, I believe Nathan Cleary is probably playing the best footy out of everyone, but it doesnt mean he is the best player in the world. To hold this accolade you have to be performing above everyone for a couple years not just 14 games. Secondly, Cleary hasnt proved himself yet in any finals series. While he played origin, he just did his job in those games rather than be a key player. In my opinion Cameron Smith is still the best player in the game as much as I hate him. They way he manages his fowards close to the try line and than play second receiver is incredible. Followed by him are Cameron Munster and Tom Trobjevic (when fit) and than Keary and Tedesco. I believe Munster does everything Keary can do, but has more x-factor in his running game. Not taking anything away from Keary as well, the players around him make him look better than he truely is (still one of the best players in the game IMO though). From Trobjecvic and Tedesco, I believe Tedesco has a better tackle breaking ability however Trobjevic passing game, aerial ability and try saving tackles are superior than Tedesco. </p><p> </p><p>Thoughts?</p></div>Sorry, Smithy: Laurie Daley’s shock pick as NRL’s best player this yearhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/sorry-smithy-laurie-daley-s-shock-pick-as-nrl-s-best-player-this-2020-07-28T02:04:04.000Z2020-07-28T02:04:04.000ZEl patrón MDVhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/VinceFrenchythechampion<div><div class="fiso-article-byline"><ul class="fiso-article-byline__list fiso-article-byline__list--normal-byline"><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">July 28, 2020 9:44am</li><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">by <span class="fiso-article-byline__list-item-author">STAFF WRITERS</span></li><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">Source: </li><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline"><a class="fiso-article-byline__list-item-source" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/sorry-smithy-laurie-daleys-shock-pick-as-nrls-best-player-this-year/news-story/38db90e6ffe76949c43741d05e820b6e">FOX SPORTS</a></li></ul><p> </p><ul class="fiso-article-byline__list fiso-article-byline__list--normal-byline"><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">Cameron Smith is 37 years old, is the NRL’s games record holder, and has been outstanding in season 2020 as he guides Melbourne towards another finals series.</li></ul></div><div class="fiso-article-story__body-content"><div class="fiso-article-body"><p>But he’s been snubbed by league great Laurie Daley who named his top five performers in the competition after 11 rounds.</p><p>Daley unveiled his list on Big Sports Breakfast on Monday and Smith came in at No.3, while Roosters superstar Luke Keary was even further down the list.</p><p>In No.1 spot is a selection some people would find surprising... but Daley’s reasoning is hard to argue with.</p><p>Here’s what Daley said about his top five.</p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"><div class="fsui-normalise fiso-video-player fiso-video-player--userinactive"><div class="fiso-video-player__start-screen-container"><div class="fiso-videojs-responsive-helper fiso-videojs-responsive-helper--16x9"><div class="fiso-videojs-responsive-helper__inner"><div class="fiso-video-start-screen"><div class="fiso-video-start-screen__caption-area"><div class="fiso-video-start-button__icon fiso-video-start-button__icon--play-bordered"> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p><strong>5. LUKE KEARY</strong></p><p>“Sensational player. Really stepped up and handled the added responsibility now Cooper Cronk is no longer there.</p><p>“Best short-side player in the game, he just identifies numbers so well.</p><p>“When he sees an opportunity he very rarely misses. He attacks the line at speed, and he’s very good at playing off momentum and very good at playing what he sees.</p><p>“He has been a standout for the last couple of years, and he along with Tedesco have got the ability to break a game open.</p><p>“He has been outstanding now for a few years.”</p><p> </p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"><div class="fsui-normalise fiso-video-player fiso-video-player--userinactive"><div class="fiso-video-player__layer"><strong>4. HARRY GRANT</strong></div></div></div><p>“He’s made such a big impact this season for the Wests Tigers.</p><p>“Individually his performances have been great. He has certainly the Wests Tigers into a better attacking outfit, they’ve got more control out of dummy half.</p><p>“He is such a competitor. He competes on every play.</p><p>“He provides a lot of impetus for their attack, and for me he’s been the rookie of the year by far.</p><p>“An outstanding young player, the sky is the limit for him and he will play representative football at some stage.</p><p>“His subtleties out of dummy half, his ability to bring forwards onto the advantage line, he’s very creative, he’s got a dangerous game and gets stuck in in defence in the middle.”</p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"><div class="fsui-normalise fiso-video-player fiso-video-player--userinactive"><div> </div><div class="fiso-video-player__layer"><strong>3. CAMERON SMITH</strong></div></div></div><p>“Age shall not weary him. Everything about Cameron Smith is class.</p><p>“Just controls the game as well, if not better, than anyone the game has seen.</p><p>“The Storm can be struggling, and I can remember in Origin how he would turn the momentum on just one play.</p><p>“You would think you had Queensland inside their own 20 metres or 30 metres and you were winning that set, you were on top... Cameron Smith would put a kick on and all of a sudden you would be under the pump.</p><p>“There’s not much more to say about him, he’s just a freak.</p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"><div class="fsui-normalise fiso-video-player fiso-video-player--userinactive"><div class="fiso-video-player__layer"> </div></div></div><p><strong>2. NATHAN CLEARY</strong></p><p>“What he’s been able to do this year is to elevate his game without James Maloney there, I think it has helped him.</p><p>“The last couple of years he’s been able to sit back and take a secondary role to Maloney, and I think that’s really helped with his development.</p><p>“He hasn’t had that responsibility of being the driving force behind Penrith. He’s sat back and watched, learned, he’s taken the good, the bad, and all of a sudden you see this young man start to evolve, and you see the talent he’s always possessed start to come to fruition.</p><p>“He’s got a tremendous kicking game. Against the Cowboys the other week in the second half he just decided he wasn’t going to lose that game, and he did everything in his power to inspire his team.</p><p>“His running game is great, it looks he has got tremendous control of that team now. He understands what they are trying to do with their attack and he’s delivering the messages so well.</p><p>“Defensively he’s the best halfback in the game.”</p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"><div class="fsui-normalise fiso-video-player fiso-video-player--userinactive"><div> </div><div class="fiso-video-player__start-screen-container"> </div></div></div><p><strong>1. CLINT GUTHERSON</strong></p><p>“He has been absolutely fantastic and been flying for Parramatta.</p><p>“His leadership skills are outstanding, he plays with high energy.</p><p>“When Mitchell Moses was missing it was Gutherson who was leading this team. He was the one inspiring, he was getting his hands on the ball, creating opportunities.</p><p>“You talk about the elite fullbacks in the game... he’s starting to elevate himself to that next level. He’s been very consistent for a number of years.</p><p>“I always thought he was a really good player, I just thought he was that next tier away.</p><p>“On his performances now I think he’s starting to get into that top echelon of player.”</p></div></div></div>Medical not money: Real reason Ryan Matterson left Tigers revealedhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/medical-not-money-real-reason-ryan-matterson-left-tigers-revealed2020-07-22T23:21:29.000Z2020-07-22T23:21:29.000ZEl patrón MDVhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/VinceFrenchythechampion<div><ul class="fiso-article-byline__list fiso-article-byline__list--normal-byline"><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">July 23, 2020 8:17am</li><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">by <span class="fiso-article-byline__list-item-author">STAFF WRITERS</span></li><li class="fiso-article-byline__list-item fiso-article-byline__list-item--normal-byline">Source: <a class="fiso-article-byline__list-item-source" href="https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2020-ryan-matterson-vs-michael-maguire-wests-tigers-parramatta-eels-round-11/news-story/6d12077c13b07ef5df23234620294cfc">FOX SPORTS</a></li></ul><h2 class="fiso-article-body__standfirst">Eels star Ryan Matterson’s decision to leave the Wests Tigers for Parramatta was reportedly for medical reasons rather than money or a lack of premiership potential.</h2><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/raft-of-grievances-the-real-reason-matterson-walked-out-on-tigers-20200720-p55dss.html">The Sydney Morning Herald</a> reports that Matterson had a falling out with the club over the treatment of his injuries, in particular a concussion.</p><p>Ahead of his much hyped clash with his former club on Friday night it has been revealed that Matterson took exception to the way the Tigers and coach Michael Maguire viewed his injuries.</p><p>'Good signing for both clubs'</p><div class="fiso-article-body__fiso-embeds"> </div><p>Matterson’s issues with the Tigers included: a disagreement over the way the club treated his recovery from a concussion, a belief he was pressured into playing a game just two days after being in hospital on a drip and indicating he wasn’t up for it.</p><p>He also took issue with Michael Maguire questioning his toughness, training sessions running over time, one of which ran 11 minutes past the scheduled finish time and a belief the Tigers weren’t looking after his body the way the Roosters did, forcing him to play underdone and fatigued.</p><p><img class="fiso-article-captioned-figure__image" src="https://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/744db6d13d7059a3c8c562d6483ff6c0" alt="744db6d13d7059a3c8c562d6483ff6c0" />"Ryan Matterson during his Tigers playing days." /><span class="fiso-article-captioned-figure__caption-text">Ryan Matterson during his Tigers playing days.</span><span class="fiso-article-captioned-figure__caption-credit">Source: Getty Images</span></p><p>Matterson debuted with the Roosters in 2016 before joining the Tigers in 2019 on a three-year contract.</p><p>However, he quit the club after just one season, with speculation rife he wasn’t happy with his $450,000 a season contract.</p><p>Earlier this week the Sydney Morning Herald quoted a Tigers insider as saying Matterson told the club: “You will never win a grand final – I want out.”</p><p>However the Eels denied Matterson ever made the comment.</p><p>It sets the scene for an explosive contest on Thursday night at Bankwest Stadium.</p></div>Big League Gone for 2020https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/big-league-gone-for-20202020-05-25T04:04:58.000Z2020-05-25T04:04:58.000ZParra2winhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Parra2win<div><p>I have been eagerly awaiting the next issue of Big League to only be told that it's for the year. Jumped on the website to see this.... Very disapointed!! </p><p> </p><p>The NRL will be without an official program for the first time in a century with the <em>Big League</em> magazine to be shut down for 2020.</p><p>The weekly publication’s six full-time staff were told on Wednesday morning that it would not be produced this year, with NRL games to go ahead without crowds.</p><p>Officially owned by the NRL and licensed to News Corp, the magazine has been the record for the game since its inception 100 years ago in 1920.</p><p>It also produces the official programs for State of Origin and grand finals, as well as the season guide.</p><p>The first two rounds for this season and the overall preview had already been printed and sold.</p><p>The decision will leave the code without a recognised magazine this year after Rugby League Week was shut down by Bauer Media Group in 2017.</p><p>There are still hopes Big League could be revived for 2021.</p><p>Under the long-standing deal between News Corp and the NRL, the league pays the media company an annual fee to produce the magazine.</p><p>News Corp then pays for staff salaries and production costs.</p><p>Staff had been stood down since the competition was stopped in March, with the view to return on its resumption later this month.</p><p>The developments comes as the NRL attempts to cut costs across the game by up to $50 million.</p><p>Both the NRL and News Corp have been approached by AAP for comment.</p><p> </p><p>I will miss the long sit on the throne catching up the pre and post game action. Hopefully see a return in 2021?</p></div>Greenberg dead man walkinghttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/greenberg-dead-man-walking-12020-04-20T03:08:17.000Z2020-04-20T03:08:17.000ZBrett Allenhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/BrettAllen<div><p><span style="background-color:#ffffff;"><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-coronavirus-rlpa-action-could-lead-to-shock-jack-de-belin-return-when-nrl-season-restarts/ar-BB12aBvM?ocid=spartanntp">https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/rugby-league/nrl-coronavirus-rlpa-action-could-lead-to-shock-jack-de-belin-return-when-nrl-season-restarts/ar-BB12aBvM?ocid=spartanntp</a></span></p></div>Channel Nine outlines vision for preferred NRL futurehttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/channel-nine-outlines-vision-for-preferred-nrl-future2020-04-15T00:09:22.000Z2020-04-15T00:09:22.000ZRabz Shttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/RabzS<div><p>Channel Nine has outlined a vision of its preferred future NRL television deal at a crisis meeting with ARLC chairman Peter V'landys, with the free-to-air broadcaster favouring two exclusive games per round as part of an extended rights contract.</p><p>After Nine boss Hugh Marks met with V'landys at Racing NSW headquarters on Tuesday, sources close to the negotiations told the Herald that Channel Nine, publisher of this masthead, wanted to give up the Thursday night game and concentrate on its traditional Friday night and Sunday afternoon time slots.</p><p>It also hopes pay-TV broadcaster Foxtel, who will join Nine and the NRL in negotiations later this week, can be convinced to relinquish its Friday 6pm game as part of a new rights deal that would do away with the current simulcast arrangement.</p><p>"Today, Nine CEO Hugh Marks and I had a constructive and co-operative meeting about rugby league in 2020 and beyond," V'landys said in a statement after the meeting.</p><p>"I am buoyed by Mr Marks’ support of rugby league and his commitment to the game. The meeting provided us with the opportunity to outline our positions and discuss next steps to navigate this crisis.</p><p>"We are both focused on the long-term success of the game and, while there is more work to do, I am optimistic we will find a way through this together. Our next meeting, where we will endeavour to construct a road map for the game this year, must include Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany."</p><p>The Herald has been told by sources with knowledge of the meeting that Nine also expressed its preference to wipe the 2020 season, in stark contrast to V'landys' push for a May 28 restart. The end result could fall somewhere in the middle.</p><p>Nine doesn't want to walk away from the game. It wants a two-year extension, but under different terms and for less than the $110 million it currently pays the governing body each year.</p><p>Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the NRL has been unable to deliver on the product its broadcasters had expected as part of a $1.8 billion rights deal over five years. The NRL has enacted the force majeure clause after being left with no choice but to breach its contract with its broadcast partners.</p><p>None of the parties involved wants to see the matter head to court, hence the renegotiation that's about to take place between V'landys, Marks and Delany.</p><p>V'landys is a realist. It's unlikely the NRL will deliver all of its promised content this year, and the world in which $1.8 billion rugby league broadcast deals are done may no longer exist.</p><p>Foxtel has recently made moves to lower its cost base. Only last week it made 200 staff redundant and stood down another 140 employees until the end of June.</p><p>Right now Fox Sports broadcasts all eight games, three of which are simulcast with Nine and five exclusive matches.</p><p>Changing the structure to suit Nine would also benefit Fox. The fact it has only six exclusive games is unlikely to impact on the number of subscribers - which underpins its business - but will mean it can reduce the $190 million it currently pays for the rights to all eight games.</p><p>Under that scenario, both both Fox and Nine win. They want to pay less. The NRL might not be quite as happy with the result but it gets the security of a deal for at least another two years in a climate that is providing very little certainty.</p><p>The NRL had been holding out hope of extracting more than $1.8bn in the 2023-2027 rights deal. It could call Nine's bluff, but it runs the risk of attracting even less, if any, revenue from Channel Seven or Channel 10.</p><p>Then there's the problem of starting a competition that is also meeting some resistance from government.</p><p>Prime Minister Scott Morrison, a rugby league tragic, applauded the NRL's determination to return to normality but reiterated a need to adhere to the nation's health advice.</p><p>"I like the ambition," Morrison said. "I like they are trying to get the show back on the road in some way. It will be subject to health advice and there will be no special arrangements."</p><p>NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro seems to be the most vocal in his support of a May 28 NRL restart, volunteering to act as a “conduit” between the government and the league</p><p>"It’s an ambitious date but you have to set a target,” Barilaro told Fox Sports.</p><p>"I’m confident they can have a plan in place, and can get the health experts to sign off on it. It's not against the rules. They have every right to try and return. It's an ambitious date but it is one worth trying to get to."</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/channel-nine-outlines-vision-for-preferred-nrl-future-20200414-p54jsv.html#comments" target="_blank">https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/channel-nine-outlines-vision-for-preferred-nrl-future-20200414-p54jsv.html</a></p></div>The dud coachhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/the-dud-coach2020-01-08T00:27:25.000Z2020-01-08T00:27:25.000ZCrowhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Crow960<div><p>In all honesty do any of you think this dud coach with a team that would rank amoing the best in the NRL, have a chance at vying for the big one. I would not even call this dud a coach personally, I would like to hear your opinions.</p></div>Where are the newspaper articles.https://www.1eyedeel.com/forum/topics/where-are-the-newspaper-articles-22019-12-30T18:30:16.000Z2019-12-30T18:30:16.000ZCrowhttps://www.1eyedeel.com/members/Crow960<div><p>the newspaper articles were a good part of this site, but are now gone. They were great when you live overseas. How about putting them back????</p></div>