Parra Juniors- Sanders v Talagi versing

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Avon Barksdale May 10, 2026 at 4:27pm

Blaize talagi has already scored 2 tries today and Ethan Sanders has scored 1. Well done once again Parra R&R for letting these 2 go!
- Parra fan on The Hill > Avon Barksdale May 10, 2026 at 4:37pm
  
  I'd say losing Stef probably hurt more since we lost both Oregon Kaufusi and Marata Nuikore after our Grand final. We've brought in average players since. Maybe Hopgood is the exception.
  
  Apart from that Dylan Brown screwed us declaring his leaving after Talagi was promised the 5/8 position at Panthers whilst we were offering centre/wing. R& R stupid player heavy clauses with DB fecked us hard both ways losing BOTH players.
  - LB > Parra fan on The Hill May 10, 2026 at 6:11pm
    
    Actually we offered Talagi Fullback originally.
    - Parra fan on The Hill > LB May 10, 2026 at 7:33pm
      
      I don't recall that. I don't think would have offered that with Gutho still there.
      - LB > Parra fan on The Hill May 10, 2026 at 7:47pm
        
        We had at the time told Gutho he's not wanted and pushed for Talagi at 1. He signed with Penrith and we got Iongi.
  - Wild_Eels > Parra fan on The Hill May 10, 2026 at 7:11pm
    
    How did Dylan screwd us? I thought Parra never offered close to what New Castle offered him.
    - LB > Wild_Eels May 10, 2026 at 7:16pm
      
      Nor should we have. He would have been idiotic to turn that down
      - Parra fan on The Hill > LB May 10, 2026 at 7:35pm
        
        I don't disagree. Purposely or not the timing of his declaration of departure after Talagi agreed terms with Penrith was catastrophic for us.
Blue Eel May 10, 2026 at 5:14pm

Are you trying to upset LB , Parra Fan.

I agree 2 very good players, that perhaps more real thought should have gone into how to keep one.
- LB > Blue Eel May 10, 2026 at 6:10pm
  
  BE slight jab. Talagi is fair. Sanders I will stand by to this day you know that. Sanders I wouldn't say is even playing that well.
  
  Keeping Sanders at 6 could have been a Pezet situation where he is not a 6. He only comes up with a good game to knock the R&R but quiet the last few games as he didn't do much. Did we expect Sanders to wait til Moses to retire to play?
  
  Talagi is fair as we should never have given him an option for 2025. If they signed him properly then Talagi would have gotten 6 moving forward.
  
  I mean stupid Penrith letting Isaiya Katoa go when he was being groomed to replace Luai but Luai left for Tigers and Katoa had already left.
  Pezet left Melbourne too I wonder why.

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