1. Papalii - not a fullback, just a adhd kid. Replace with Apa if Iongi not available.
2. Kelly - butter fingers, trash pickup from loser titans. Replace with Russell.
3. Samrani -okay.
4. Russell - can't pass to JAC. Useless at centre.
5. JAC - is JAC.
6. Volkman - believes his own hype, turnstile, replace with Papalii, can't be any worse.
7. Moses - wtf with the goal kicking. Take the tee off him ffs.
8. Moretti - decent, can forgive his drop ball per game.
9. TDS - passes are not crisp, a poor mans Reed Mahoney when he ignores Moses' calls.
10. Guymer - meh.
11. Tuilagi - why, just fking why.
12. Williams - great player when we are winning.
13. JDB - offer him back to st merge.
14. Walker - only one trying.
15. Paulo - soft hands, soft body, run hard for once!
16. Pryke - okay, don't pass buddy.
17. Mataele - start him.
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I don't think Ryles is letting us down with selections. Just imagine if we could have signed or kept any of these players that Ryles wanted signed to the club. This is where we are lacking ! either retaining the players we want to retain, or the inability to sign a talented player that we actively chase. The misses and Fuc& ups is close to a who's who to be honest.
Dylan Brown, Lachlan Galvin, Blaize Talangi, Ethan Sanders, Sean Russell, David Fifita, Stefano Utoikamanu, Keon Koloamatangi, Nelson Asofa-Solomona, Marty Tapau, Matt Lodge, Tyran Wishart, Jack Gosieski, Campbell Graham, Izack Tago, Mitch Barnett.
Then there were others like Katoni Staggs, Valentine Holmes, Matt Timoko, Bronson Xerri, that were in the eels sights. Even Jayden Sua for this year hasn't gotten over the line.
Ryles can only select the players that get signed to the club. The list of missed oppurtunities continues to grow for numerous reasons, each miss helps keep us anchored to the bottom of the table and having to pivot to signing NSW cup standard players to make up the numbers.
'At the moment we are just a club that helps out the NRL by providing some token resemblance of a first grade side to meet broadcast requirements. It's becoming clear that we are just cannon fodder for their elite clubs to play against on the weekend. What a shame that the Eels powers that be are happy for the status quo to remain and are proud to be in the position where making up the numbers in the NRL is seen as success.
Their private Bar with food and drinks on game days, Access to the players and Immortal commentators and the elite air conditioned seating on the half way line appears to be all that it takes to think they are performing well.
What a shame we don't have any championship DNA within the power brokers, that can see the problem we have with signing or keeping talent. I guess they just don't know what they don't know.
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