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## Key Points
1. Parramatta Eels' Joash Papalii is set to make his starting debut in the No.6 jersey against the Titans.
2. The opportunity arises due to suspensions/injuries to key players Dylan Brown and Mitch Moses.
3. Dean Hawkins will start at No.7.
4. Papalii has played 3 games as an interchange player and has experience playing in the halves at NSW Cup level.
5. Teammate Zac Lomax praises Papalii, saying he's "light on his feet" and "trains really well."
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"How we still haven't replaced Drown is one of life's mysteries I'll never understand."
If we look at some of the key recruits for this season in Dylan Walker and Josh Addo-Carr, neither were available when we were actively in the market, they became available and we snapped them up. That's how a lot of recruitment happens. The club isn't going to rush into a replacement now that Galvin has gone to the Dogs. As we've seen with DCE, one movement can trigger a bunch of moves in the player market
You can't just hope and wait until a player gets done driving on the bags or getting himself in a bit of strife and then have to chase his wife back to Aus , to make a key signing. What if nobody gets themself sacked in the offseason ?,
Well that's the risk we might have to take Wiz. It's all about cheap bargains mate and you won't find those paying market or above for said players.
That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying the player market isn't as predictable as you'd think and players we'd like may be on the market suddenly, or one player moving to 1 club could trigger another player hitting the market. For example the Titans right now have too many halves/fullbacks and one or two of them could hit the market.
Just because we haven't gone out and immediately signed a player (which we tried to do with Galvin) doesn't mean we're not in the market or not doing anything on that side of things.
It's not about cheap bargains either. It's about making sure we pay the right money for the right player and not over spend because we panic.
That is exactly right Super, why is that our fans think there are windows open this time of the year? Opportunities maybe, Windows NO.
I am sure they are talking to different people and there is also the aspect of showing your hand too early. Anything they do will require a balance. Our topline negotiators on this site for example would be lucky to have Signed a Rat for the Pied Piper.....they think it is like shopping from a shelf, its just not that easy.
I will say in this current environment though that I hope we are on the ball. Obviously we will be the last to know, and this is fair enough.
The worst part of this Wiz is basically if we don't get a team built in the next 2 years I'd be looking to move Moses sooner than later.
Right now the dream for us would be to get Katoa in here and just build the side round him.That guys not in his prime yet and you'd happily sign him 5+ years and 7 figures and call it a day.Then your not having to worry about what happens to Moses because you have long term locked in.
I think they were thinking something similar around Brown but clauses scuttled that and that ships sailed.Now we are in the injury window with regards to Moses they need to engage a longer term replacement.But what I suspect they'll wait until the wheels fall off before looking at it and by then it'll be too late.
Even though Katoa is unlikely if I were going to go all in and sell the farm Katoa is who I'd be going for more so than Galvin or anyone else mentioned that guy is looking like the next great 7 to play in the nrl.
How do Moses and Katoa play together really easily JR that's on you.
MoN Jim Sarantinos Matt Beech make it happen.
8-10 yrs at 1.3 per will get it done.
I don't think you would get him for 1.3m Coryn, even if we went 1.5m I think Dolphin's would match it.
If you offer the years and basically match what DB got offered at 21 I think he has to seriously look at Pops.What we don't want to do it do the lowball BS they tried with Galvin and have to go back.You could well be right 1.5 might be the home run number.
We are offering 13 mill guaranteed I don't think to many clubs would offer that.If he turns that down so be it move on but he's one player I'd actually look to offer it to.
Look, i would love to have him as well. He is a Penrith junior so he is not far from home. Maybe some homecoming gifts for his parents/siblings and a night out with Dyllan could swing it.
If the kid is gay it would work out better, Wiz could take him under his wing and ensure he doesn't get effected by any urges. It may explain why Dyllan and Wiz didn't work out together. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Probably explains a few things notwithstanding?
Coryn, right now I don't think we'd be able to manage it with a blank cheque. That seems to be more our problem than low-balling. We reportedly offered what , 150-200k more than Canterbury for Galvin ? Players simply don't wish to play for us . It's not a new concept, We targeted so many players over the past few years m even Addo Carr was a target who knocked us back prior to finding himself unemployed.
The only players who seem remotely achievable for us right now seems to be players in the Sexton catagory. And I still reckon he'd take a gig as Galvins private fluffer if it were offered to him before he came to Parramatta.
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