I have heard Jack bird is close to signing a two year contract with us from 2026. I'm not sure how I feel about this
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Good signing, jacks played 17 games this season
This squad definitely needs experienced type players to guide our younger brigade
DCE plus Jack would be 2 great signings and its exactly what this team needs
Off the bench mind you of those 17 games. I understand Wests aren't as bad as the last few years but still a below average team. He can't get a run with them.
We go from getting rid of the older players to get more older players, one with injury history. You can get experience with players in mid to late 20's.
Is 30 years old?? Can you recall the baby Eels putting away the Panthers, Roosters and pushing a star studed broncos team in 2000? We dont need need players like Gutho, RCG etc all closely aligned to BA - we've moved on now, Ryles and the coaching staff have done an excellent with whats available and the fact Moses has been absent for a large chunk of the season- time to be positive and back Jason.
I have no clue what the response was, whether for or against my comment but he is 31 start of 2026 season and is finished. He does a job but we have plenty of those. The job Bird can do many others at the club can do. Only thing is experience.
But yes we have moved on from Gutho and RCG and possibly get someone worse.
And trust Ryles? Well that's what I do most of the time but sometimes I call it like i see it
Mick, I went to all those semis and the one against Penrith was gold; even Easts game we made errors and Moran played well. Excellent footy we played
The Brisbane team was packed with stars And from memory we only lost by half a dozen or so?
Yes Mitchy, have to that season for is the memorable - the style of play, aggressive defence- the ball was live all the time and they played what they saw, no set up play and predictable shifting of the ball. Pat Richards, PJ Marsh, the Hindmarsh brothers the list goes on and on - we had a production of back rowers, fast and hungry young Eels. Your right from memory the score was 16 - 10 I could be wrong, thats broncos team was probably over the cap
Probably cost little to nothing, can play either 2nd row lock or out in the centres. Can't hurt the team
Well look if we signed say a top notch back-rower and finished most of our recruitment, had a squad where you can say this is the 17 and Bird was that 18th player where he might make the squad or be good depth, sure i am not against adding good depth. But at this stage he would be expected to start perhaps on an edge.
White Flight from the Tigers now boarding....I didn't knowthat coconut allergies were contagious
Ryles had his chance to coach the Dragons and he said no. Now it seems he's assembling their team in Parramatta 😂. Ryles is good mates with Jacks old man , Mick Bird , both Berkeley boys , so this ain't a shock.
He's also very close with the Hastings family ... just sayin.
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