Is it time???
For many Eels fans, the answer is already a resounding yes. If Mitch Moses gave up rep footy, it would dramatically improve his chances of getting through a full NRL season—something we’re all desperate to see.
But more broadly, when does it become time for any player to focus solely on club duties?
For me, if your marquee player has managed to play just 14 out of a possible 44 games over the last two seasons, is over 30, and is your club’s most important piece, then the decision should be pretty clear. Sure Cherry Evans played at 35, but he's been extremely fortunate be hardly ever injured, unlike Moses whose played 8 games and 6 games in two seasons for Parramatta respectively. This is honestly joke, it's not the fans being selfish.
Plenty of greats have stepped back from representative football to prolong their club careers: Greg Inglis, Billy Slater, Cameron Smith and Jack Wighton, to name just a few. Smith, for example, retired from Origin in 2018 but still gave Melbourne two more stellar seasons.
The question is—should Parramatta make the first move and start that conversation with Moses? I’d argue they absolutely need to.
Moses hasn’t been fully fit all year. He’s barely goal-kicked when required, and looks hampered even in the few games he’s managed to suit up for the Eels. I gave him the benefit of the doubt heading into the season, but this is getting ridiculous. Let’s not forget he did minimal training in the preseason too.
It’s time the club—and the fans—made their feelings clear. Enough is enough. Parramatta needs their leader on the park, week in and week out. If that means stepping away from rep footy, then so be it.
The Club have put their faith in Mitchell with one of the largest contracts ever. Now it's time for Mitchell to make the decision in what's best for Parramatta.
Sarantinos needs to address this situation asap. The fans pay their memberships and gate fees, we essentially pay the players wages. I think now it would be self-regarding for Moses to continue this approach. His injury issues especially with his foot and lower have persisted for over 12 months now.
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All Rep footy should be at seasons end
No split or bye rounds once the 18th & most likely 20 team comp comes in
all teams play each other onces then tteams in your pool twice
2 pools - example
Pool 1 North
1. PNG
2. North Queensland
3. Redclife Dolphines
4. Brisbane broncos
5. Gold Coast titans
6. Sydney Roosters
7. Souths Sydney
8. Manly
9. Newcastle
10.Canterbury
Pool 2 South
1. Melbourne Storm
2. Canberra
3. Auckland Warriors
4. Wellington
5. Cronulla
6. Parramatta
7. Penrith
8, West Tigers
9. St.George
10. Perth
28 rounds of NRL
Does sound like the way the future may end up
What is this crap?
Ok I'll play along I think the top 3 from each pool should make the finals scrap the 8. Then best of 3 for the final.
And a wild card team plays at some stage in the finals. Maybe like the biggest bidder.
I didn't want to Moses to be picked this year for NSW. I knew soon as he did he would get injured again.
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