Now let me tell people something, although I've been a big fan of Sua, Parramatta can't keep going down the road of signing 29 or 30 yeae olds.
People are going to say that injuries happen to anyone, but thats incorrect, as players get past 27 or 28 on average they become more injury prone
Now, look at the Panthers, they hardly if ever sign players over the age of 27 hence their low injuries. When their current players get to around 28 they let them look around for other opportunities and concentrate on keeping younger players for example, Liam Martin at 28 is becoming heavily injury prone hence they are allowing him to go to November 1. Thats how its done. You don’t let players like Sam Tuivaiti get to nov 1 bs
Now the reason im saying this is because im hearing we're on the verge of signing another player very experienced but over the age of 30. Not sure who but Penrith would never do this.
Sua faces up to 6 months on the sidelines depending on the severity of the calf tear
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Panthers have Gardner (30) and Papali'i (28 this year). I suppose we could swap recruitment for you Chief, hypthothetically. Them for Su'a, Wiliams, Kautoga, Samrani, Tuilagi.
Tuivita did a syndesmosis and MCL last year and this year has done his shoulder. 3 injuries in 1.5 years. Why should we resign a player that has been injury prone their full NRL career. Send him of the SL now lol.
EA, I know you're into Eels development more than most, but honestly look at the eels top 17 and tell us how many junior's have come through the system and are excelling in fg.
There's f all, and there's many more of our development players doing a good job at other clubs than there are at Parramatta. Its been a fk job since o'neill has come in. I know you have great faith in the current crop coming into cup, but I don’t because o'neill has nfi what's going on in development and we'll most likely lose the best players as what's been happening
Twidle
Khafusi
Utokimanu
Blaze
Sanders
Sam Hughes
Stone
Mahoney
Russell
Keppie / fringe bench
And theres more
Who have Parramatta kept who are regularly in the 17 since o'neill joined
Penasini
Smith
Sam
Thats about it
So its a fcked up situation that our best development aren't kept. Until o'neill and Sarantinos are out, we shouldn't even talk about development because its a dead end at Parramatta as recent history suggests
Nathan Brown may change things up.but that remains to be seen
Zero Parramatta DNA under O'neill
relax its a calf - he misses 6 weeks. Sucked in to Dragons for not letting him go early.
He will be fine for 2027
Were you saying the same about Keaon? He's 6 months younger than Su'A.
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