Ryles is doing fine with a half-priced roster

Ryles Winning with a $6 Million Roster

Jason Ryles is doing a phenomenal job at the helm of the Eels — and when you break it down, he’s doing it with a roster that’s worth just $6 million out of an $11.5 million salary cap.

That’s nearly half the value of many of our opponents.

Here’s a rough breakdown of the current squad he's working with

Iongi – $450k
Addo-Carr – $450k
Penasini – $550k
Russell – $280k
Lomax – $600k
Papalii – $180k
(Footy Dean) – $200k
Junior Paulo – $850k
Ryley – $170k
Williams – $460k
Kautoga – $200k
Tuilagi – $375k
Hopgood – $400k
Walker – $400k
Doorey – $300k
Lussick – $300k
Guymer – $300k

That’s approximately $6 million – and that might even be generous in a few cases.

Yet despite being undermanned on paper, Ryles' Eels have not only held their own, they've beaten the Dragons, Titans, Tigers, Manly, and Newcastle. They’ve also gone down narrowly to quality sides like the Sharks, Dolphins, Bulldogs, and Panthers — all in the last 10 rounds as the team adapts to Ryles' systems.

It’s clear: the coaching staff Ryles has assembled is doing a good job. With a full-strength roster and the cap space to build the squad he truly wants, look out. Parramatta is in seriously good hands.

Also, if we can get jag a win against the Dragons this Saturday then another 2 points with the bye up next, we'll have a host of players coming back from injury and suspension including

Moses, Sam Tuivaiti, Moretti, Bailey Simonsson, Ritchie penasini, Ryley Smith most of them due back after the bye.

A run for the 8 is not out of the question

Let's not get carried away after beating The Titans lol. Doing ok , yeah , remarkable ? Yeah Nar . Hasn't landed a decent signing , haven't beaten anyone of note. Moses gone backwards ( granted many factors out of Ryles control, however he's still gone backwards ) releasing players like RCG for no reason without a replacement , why release him early if it's for nothing ?) we are unearthing a tiny bit of talent which is great , but let's measure where we are at logically and not emotionally.

If we were in the exact same scenario right here right now with the last coach you'd be making so much noise about how poor the coach is performing Yoid crash the sites servers . Tell me I'm wrong old mate.

"The premiership ladder doesn't lie BUT we well ahead of schedule imo - like I said in another the systems and style of play is the priority, in saying that Ryles and Eels HQ must land a few big signings if not then our reality will be the bottom…"

"Ryles and his coaches are doing a great job with the players that have. Our attacking shapes are some of the best in the NRL and the defensive panic is gone, replaced by a fast line that pushes from the inside. Ryles has shown HOW he wants this side…"

"Great blog chief, agree Ryles managing the cap well but more importantly for me is the syle of play his exciting, great ball movement and the Ryles is hell bent on hurting on breaking down the opposition with our attack, hopefully Eels HQ land a…"

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Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 23, 2025 at 8:08pm

Let's not get carried away after beating The Titans lol. Doing ok , yeah , remarkable ? Yeah Nar . Hasn't landed a decent signing , haven't beaten anyone of note. Moses gone backwards ( granted many factors out of Ryles control, however he's still gone backwards ) releasing players like RCG for no reason without a replacement , why release him early if it's for nothing ?) we are unearthing a tiny bit of talent which is great , but let's measure where we are at logically and not emotionally.

If we were in the exact same scenario right here right now with the last coach you'd be making so much noise about how poor the coach is performing Yoid crash the sites servers . Tell me I'm wrong old mate.
- Tragiceel > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 23, 2025 at 8:33pm
  
  RCG is not doing much at the Titans, granted we could have kept him but he is no great loss going by his performances for the Titans. The improvement on our style of play and the way we are defending is a huge plus. Considering the amount of young, inexperienced players we have, I think JR and the coaches have turned this team around. Hopefully with some experienced players added in the off season we will continue to improve. The green shoots are there.
- Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 23, 2025 at 8:35pm
  
  The Titans aren't pusho overs. Look at their pack for starters with the current state of origin prop pairing, RCG and a backline who can score points quickly. We had a fullback who's played 10 games, a hooker whose played a handful, and both of our halves were called up from reserve grade. The Titans spine were way more experienced.
  
  Mate, give credit where credit's due
  
  The point of the blog was Rylsey keeping us competitive with a huge chunk of our cap missing.
  - Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him > Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin June 23, 2025 at 8:49pm
    
    I agree we are doing better than we all expected, and yeah I do think Ryles is doing ok. But if you're judging without bias , we aren't remarkable. We have been quite poor against Cronulla which we shoud've won and quite good against Canterbury which we were expected to get flogged. It's pretty hard to say we are in better shape than we were with Arthur. Let's not get caught up giving too much credit just to spite the last dude.
    
    This next few weeks will give us a better guage .
    - Angry Eel > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 23, 2025 at 9:58pm
      
      Hypothetically speaking Wiz, If we had Haas, Katoa(instead of brown) and Bradman Best, how do you think we'd be going?
    - Mick aka Robin Hood > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 24, 2025 at 12:20am
      
      The premiership ladder doesn't lie BUT we well ahead of schedule imo - like I said in another the systems and style of play is the priority, in saying that Ryles and Eels HQ must land a few big signings if not then our reality will be the bottom half of the 8.
- Bob Smith > Uncle Wizardssleeve- Indigenous Elder-Freemason Hunter -He/Him June 23, 2025 at 11:04pm
  
  BA had about another $5 million worth of players and we were playing for the spoon. 3/4 of the current team are Neville Nobodies, yet are more consistent.
BEM June 23, 2025 at 8:31pm

Winning what?
- Cʜɪᴇғy Mclovin > BEM June 23, 2025 at 8:39pm
  
  Bem i have great respect for your opinions and views. I'm just saying that Ryles has us being competitive with a shoe string budget.
  
  Any you're saying winning what?
  
  Weren't you the person in the cupboard saying the Titans would obliterate us by 36?
  
  No offence but please give Ryles some credit
Eli Stephens June 23, 2025 at 8:34pm

Lot of these cheaper contracts are going to be needed to be upgraded so that will take up some of the cap. Iongi Kautago Ryley smith need upgrades for sure. But we should still have money for a few signings