Seems like every week there are good quality players coming onto the market or that are available that would add something to our team and roster but we aren't seeming to be as active in the player market as we were earlier this year. EG Keon. Barnett
Has anyone heard anything or have any news on any potential signings for 2027 /2028 we may look at? I still believe there is the basis of a very good football side at the Eels but we defintely need 1 or 2 additions of quality players at the absolute least
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Super, I can see that you are in total defence of those responsible for the positionthe club is in roster wise. Why i can't work out. But eventually ill find out
Why don't you tell everyone why the recruitment team are doing a good job instead of attacking others comments.
I can see my above answer bothers you as it should.
Chief do you have paper articles stuck to your bedroom wall, with string attached linking all stories together like in those detective movies to catch the reason of your theory on Super? Haha.
LB, there is no need for you to get involved in this conversation.
Why can i not have some fun? I have FOMO.
Ok ill allow you to have your fun. At the end of the day its only a game. If the club fails, they'll be hit financially anyway through memberships and ticket sales. So its in their best interests to do what's best for the fans who pay their wages .
I just don't want Ryles to be the scapegoat. If there's one thing they got right, it was to choose Ryles
Chiefy, you have not answered Super's point that you appear to make everyone in charge of recruitment.
But we can make the query very specific. You have claimed the board can sack recruitment "if recruitment criteria isn't met". Thus, two questions:
1) What do you believe is the recruitment criteria?
2) If you cannot answer Q.1, please state if you have no knowledge of the criteria and then tell us what you believe should be the criteria.
I won't answer any questions from yourself daz unless you can answer my previous questions of what are the recruitment and retention team doing right, as to your defence of them in nearly every blog
Cheefy, it seems that you won't allow LB to have fun and guess what, this concept that the fans pay their wages is a bit of a myth! if you do an analysis of the balance sheet you will see much of the income comes from aspects outside of the physical fans of the Parramatta Football Club.
Grants made by the NRL and various sponsorships make the most of it. Finally I am a fan and pay $5 a month in Qld.....I don't feel like I am actually being robbed and as far as anyone that feels they are, it is their perogative to vote with their feet. That includes going to game's and paying a gate fee.
So I think you have a beef with the club as a loyal supporter and you feel that support is undervalued relative to your time and effort, but no one makes you pay for that.
Whomever Cregan is, I do wonder why "I know someone in the know" is taken seriously by folks as evidence?
On a side note, size in the forwards. Cregan says Eels were small vs knights but also implies recruitment is not fixing it. In 2026 the Eels have ran out three props each 188cm+ AND 110kg+: Tuivati, Maetele, and Brown (extended bench). The truly big props are all pushing 190cm while being 110kg+. So the Eels are in that ballpark.
Moretti is 188cm but 102kg, while Paulo is 110kg but 185cm. I don't count Doorey as he is a backrower (more lock); ditto Williams & Guymer. Eels have played backrow at prop due to injuries across the forwards.
Aside from it would be nice if claims like "not enough size" could be at least cross-checked, the issue in the forwards is not size. It's first contact technique. If Radley can be considered one of the most effective and aggressive tacklers in the game, its technique not simply size.
But also, it's a real question what is going to count in the game, sheer size or mobility despite size? Or both but not just one?
I have in fact heard the exact same comment from a player agent.
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