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 

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  • I agree Chief, I think he and his coaching staff have done a great job given the talent we have, and how often it has been available. I also think our attacking and defensive structures have improved significantly and the team now shows a lot more grit. 

    On paper, our forward pack appears to be one of the worst in the comp but Ryles has gotten a lot out of guys like Moretti, Tuivatti, Kautoga, Smith etc. It is a nice change to see a defensive line that actually moves up instead of standing and waiting to make a tackle.

    I would also like to give a shout out to Paulo, who in the past couple of seasons I have been very critical of.  I think though that this year he has really transformed himself physically and is now a cornerstone of this team and no longer do I curse him for failing to move up in defence.

    I think BA did a pretty good job at times throughout his tenure but I have to say over the last couple of years I found the eels very hard to watch at times as our attack was very predictable and relied solely on individuals being able to offload. As for our defence, well I thought it was putrid at times. The number of times we were always a man or three short out wide or couldn't even number up on scrums that resulted in the easiest of tries was painful to watch.

     

  • Where'd you find these salary figures? Some of these players seem suspiciously underpriced. Did Gus sign them for us?

    • Different currency, you need to convert  SRD (Sydney Roosters Dollars) to  AUD. Exchange rate is terrible 

      • SRD's are just re-badged shekels

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