Ryles presser

https://www.parraeels.com.au/news/2026/08/20/round-25-coachs-media-jason-ryles/

* Hopeful of signing Volkman to a potential 2 year-deal

* Originally thought Paulo would go to the bears but "things have changed" and he could possibly stay

* Hints at changes internally which could affect recruitment 

* Weidler questions him about if recruitment is too slow and Ryles responds saying that it has been a knock in the past but they are working hard to speed it up

* Looking for a centre and prop for 2027

You need to be a member of 1Eyed Eel to add comments!

Join 1Eyed Eel

Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –

Replies

      • He'll be handy in plenty of games when Moses is out or Luai.

    • I like this idea 💡!

  • I really hope we can keep Volks. He is exactly the player we need to keep on the books. A solid backup who could become something bigger.

  • I hope I'm wrong about Volkman I've never seen him as someone part of spine that I'd say yep he fits and I still don't.With regards to being a backup I don't think he wants that I think he's sees himself as a genuine out and out week in week out nrl half hence why he has no future here.

    Hell I don't even think JR sees him as the mentioned.

    • Well good luck to him if that's the case, but I can't see an NRL club giving him a run-on halves spot. He certainly has an upside if he keeps improving, hence the value if he stays as bsckup half. 

  • All makes sense. I've said that we're looking for a prop and a left centre for next year only now. 

    Also, Volkman staying means, as I thought, Fletcher gets another year at Flegg, which is good. It sets the two young halves well.

    Cup halves 2027 - Lorenzo and Volkman

    Cup halves 2028 - Fletcher and Volkman (with Lorenzo NRL 6). 

  • Really happy about both these possibilities 

    junior is Parra through n through and he's been an absolute legend and gentleman on and off the field 

    we need his wisdom and class for these young guns who are at the mercy of lap dancers lol

    and if volkman can stay hooray - he deserves it and maybe once the luai stop gap experiment is done he can hang around longer 

    • 100% agree Carls, I accept the swans club making what ever internal rules broken.....but the lap dancers making charges is way over.....tell me one guy who has ever had a lap dance and kept their arms up in the air to avoid the shepherd call.

      This has to go down as "womens rights gone bonkers" and is actually discrimination against all men, assuming all the guys involved were straight, who wouldn't have incidently/accidently touched a naked bird dancing on your lap?

      PS I once had a lap dance bought for me off a girl with my wife sitting alongside of me, I shat myself the whole time trying to avoid any touching.....my wife just smiled and said suck in champ! The girl who bought me the lap dance was the club manager who we had met on a trip to Bali! LOL

      • All women have a right to feel safe (and set boundaries) in the workplace, whatever their occupation. This post says more about you than it does anything else.  You're part of the problem.

  • I hope it's not howarth as the centre plenty of better options.

     

This reply was deleted.

More stuff to read

Eli Stephens replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Ado Carr caught on coke again.
"Yeah his only hope really is the 2nd test comes back clean, which would be a miracle lol. "
11 minutes ago
Adam Magrath replied to Adam Magrath's discussion Bunker
"In the post match presser for one of our games towards the end of the season (I can't remember which game it was or which incident in that game they were referring to) but the journo asked Ryles if he overheard the conversation between the bunker…"
26 minutes ago
Clintorian replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Ado Carr caught on coke again.
"If he was out and enjoying himself, let the man blow off steam, but as soon as he puts himself behind the wheel he puts others in danger and shows a real lack of professional judgement from JAC. Sad to see as he's a great character, but you can't…"
31 minutes ago
Angry Eel replied to Eli Stephens's discussion Ado Carr caught on coke again.
"Perhaps. As a club we don't owe anyone anything. We don't have to buy into woke agendas or anything like that. We only have to do what's best for the club and fans. Is JACs value to the club worth more than the reputational damage caused by his…"
1 hour ago
More…