Players Vote Eels No.2 Club, Behind the Panthers

 

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“The Panthers are extremely proud to be number one ranked in this year's RLPA survey (2025), ” Panthers CEO Matt Cameron said as reported by The Australian.

“Our position within the league is a direct reflection of Ivan Cleary's attitude toward player development off the field, and the relentless work of our wellbeing and education staff.”

The Eels did not make the top four for men in 2024, but have surged to number two in 2025 under Ryles and reflects an improving alignment in management, culture and environment.

The metrics, based on the 2024 report (official 2025 to be released) are in five key areas:

  1. High Performance Staffing: Head Coach, Medical Staff, Assistant Coaches, CEO Support, Football MGMT
  2. Services & Support: Nutrition Services, Family Support & Facilities, Wellbeing & Education Management
  3. Environment: Club Culture, Psychological Safety, Cultural Safety
  4. Load: Workload & Balance, Travel
  5. Facilities: Match-Day Facilities, Training Facilities, Recovery Facilities

 

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    • If TPA's are the case Mutt's, that is idiotic by us as we should be able to attract some of the best TPA's around. Particularly the way Parramatta as a city is growing to be the biggest city next to Sydney, the 2nd CBD.

      • It's because the TPAs that make a difference - the ones that give you an advantage in recruitment/retention - are illegal. The TPAs that aren't illegal don't make a difference because they're not exclusive to players signing for one club. And it's not just TPAs. Players can be offered private investment opportunities below market rates, things like investment properties for $100k below their value. Even shares in businesses.

  • Very good to hear.

    All we need is a bit of help on the recruitment and development front and results.

     

  • Is this not just the clubs players rating their own club ? So in other words Penrith players voted themselves the best club? 

    • Well if that is the case wouldn't it all be equal give or take 1-2 extra's if someone didn't do the survey? More likely the survey is choose 3.

      • It was just the players asked to give their own club a rating on a list of things . Penrith players gave their club higher ratings than others gave theirs . Really a nothing thing. 

  • Bollocks to 1,2,3,4 and 5 points. No half- decent cunt wants to play for us. Can't purchase shit. Supposed young gun youngsters are 2 years off. We had 3 Top level rep players and lost 2 of them signing fuck all. This orf season has been fucking depressing. I cant see us top 8 next season. Thought we were a decent chance if we kept Lomax and signed NAS. Everyone is ignoring the elephant in the room We've gone backwards. Doesnt matter how much we improve, we don't have the cattle nor do we look like signing anyone that will make us top 8 and it doesnt fucking matter that JR is a top bloke and he respected. It doesnt help us win a premiership. Dogs go out signing Kikau, Burton, Crighton, Galvin but we can't sign shit.

    Thank fuck for the Ashes.

    • It's hard to argue that our squad's strength has not diminished. As you say we've lost 2 x rep players and signed no one. I guess we have to strap ourselves in, hoping the next crop of juniors can transform into rep players and we can retain them. I agree it's extremely frustrating. 

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