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        Coryn Hughes > Michael W. June 13, 2026 at 6:14am

        

        Sorry mate but if we put big money infront of Galvin Kolomatangi and Barnett we must have at least thought we had a shot at these players or what would be the point putting your best in front of them.

        Something is missing in the recruitment stakes.I don't know what it is but as a club and FG side if we keep losing these battles the war will never be won.

        Me I'm watching the sides assembled up at the Dolphins Newcastle and the Warriors and saying I want a piece of that pie.One person has had his finger prints on those sides and they have all turned the corner in the last 3-5 years.I'll say this now if we are going to recruit somebody that's making a huge difference in the recruitment stakes Parra need to be head hunting Peter O'Sullivan and they can't change the signage on a door in head office fast enough.

        Bin the whole R and R committee bin it rethink the whole space and anyone not named Jason Ryles is out.
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          LB > Coryn Hughes June 13, 2026 at 7:03am

          

          O' Sullivan as well would have the ego to take the Eels job, to be seen as the one to change them. 
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          Nightmare Off-Season > Coryn Hughes June 13, 2026 at 8:45am

          

          Coryn, was thinking the same watching the Dolphins last night. 

          O'Sullivan won't fix all the Eels issues, but it would be a huge first step. 

          He has the experience, success, the contacts & ability to communicate / sell a vision to players & agents.

          As LB said, the Eels challenge could appeal to him.

           
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              JC > Coryn Hughes June 13, 2026 at 9:50am

              

              This is too obvious but unfortunately we are banging our heads against a brick wall. As long as we have fans giving our head office a pass mark we will continue to be irrelevant in terms of being a premiership threat. 50 year drought here we come.
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                Poppa > JC June 14, 2026 at 8:34am

                

                "As long as we have fans giving our head office a pass mark we will continue to be irrelevant "

                What constitutes relevance when you are not qualified to make such a judgement. Your comment is not arbitrary and only has relevance if you are empowered to either understand or act.

                In the interim you can question all you like, but you are making a judgement based on perceptions you could not possibly understand!

                 

                 
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  Tin Tim June 12, 2026 at 5:58pm

  And the Dolphins centre Herbie is being chased by the Roosters, I've said it before their recruitment is so superior to the Eels, boy they need to lift. 
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    LB > Tin Tim June 12, 2026 at 6:04pm

    Yeah I was always each way, as poppa would call me, in that they should go but also not everything they do is awful. 
    I also said let's wait til it is done to see what they come up with then judge. But I said it with the caveat that if the likes of Jenkins stay or go elsewhere panic is fair.

    Its getting ridiculous now as there are no other top quality Wingers, he's was the last one for now. Unless you just throw cash at Murray Taulagi before Roosters officially get him. But it is starting to hit worry territory for me now Jenkins is off the market.

    I was against the idea of throwing the money we would need to throw to get him. Now it's a case of probably just do it, he would lead to getting at least another 2 signings simply from him being there.
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    Gucci > Tin Tim June 12, 2026 at 8:24pm

    Herbie is a million dollar centre and that's the only price he will leave the Dolphins for I would assume.
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      LB > Gucci June 12, 2026 at 8:46pm

      We would need to offer $1.3+ to get him.
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        Parra-all-the-way > LB June 12, 2026 at 8:55pm

        And think we should go that high, worth every cent imo.