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"Mate I don't disagree that he's a flop who seems to have a bee in his bonnet over being used by the club to spread positive crap when they were underperforming. I have zero sympathy for him , he pretty much misled fans for his own agenda.
I just…"
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"Dean Pay, Jarrod McCracken."
"One of the differences was Phil was being held accountable for the words of others.
This guy controls what he puts out there. He was the biggest club fan boy when he was getting the treatment from them then when he broke the trust he carried on like…"
This guy controls what he puts out there. He was the biggest club fan boy when he was getting the treatment from them then when he broke the trust he carried on like…"
"What a team , Dymock , Jason Smith, Moodie , Vella , Grothe , Burt , Richards , I know I've forgotten more quality players. Back when supporting the Eels was exciting almost every year even though we didn't win a comp. But .. we had to punt Smithy…"
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Well it really depends what sort of money is on offer. He has played Origin, so must have something of worth. Ryles will need to focus his agression if we are to get the best out of him. If Spencer is up for it, I think that could work.
Ideally we would aim higher though, I agree.
Hopefully we do sign him as long as it isn't for 1 yr as they don't work. we need some aggression in the forwards as we don't have any.
Seriosly we are sewed if we dont singn him
is that like screwed if we don't sign him......asking for a friend.
tell ya friend i think if it wasnt for mosses boot we would go no where, so if not a line breaker like Spencer than who ?
The Eels didn't exactly overpower opposition forward packs in 2026. How much will Leniu + Sua change that, plus return of Hopgood, Doorey etc and development of Tuivati, Brown and Talagi? Let's generously call that an unknown but could improve?
Turning to the backs the news is currently worse than the question about the forwards. JAC is at best probably going to be suspended for most of the opening half the season. That will leave Kelly and Simmonson wings? Nanva backup? Iongi returns but we no longer have his two backups (Twiddle or Joash P). Penisini at right centre and Samrani at left centre, but each has had defensive issues and neither is a tremendous run threat. Nanva their backup? It's just thin at outside back. Again. And we simply lack outside back strike power.
Might the current status of both forwards and backs mean that Ryles is forced to go all-in on forward using interchange passing and backs using a 'spread the ball' attacking strategy? In each case it is to rely on ball movement to create space not tackle breaking or speed?
I see the 2027 Eels as maybe getting better at staying in games by improving their defense, and when errors are minimized I think Moses and Luia can move the ball enough for the outside backs to be serviceable and TDS will create some chaos in the middle. But that's a play for 7th or 8th at best I think. As finals victories by Knights and Dolphins showed, unless your "in system" game has no flaws at all (Panthers?), you need to be able to play out of system to beat good in-system teams. I'm not sure the Eels look like they will have an out-of-system capability (TDS maybe?) so their 2027 fate may come down to their ability to get more consistently solid for 80 mins?
That's a fair assessment.
Remember in 2000 the young forwards we had? Cayless boys hindmarsh boys , ryan, hodgson,vella boy those were the days
What a team , Dymock , Jason Smith, Moodie , Vella , Grothe , Burt , Richards , I know I've forgotten more quality players. Back when supporting the Eels was exciting almost every year even though we didn't win a comp. But .. we had to punt Smithy and get someone like Hagan if we are going to win a comp .... 🤪
Dean Pay, Jarrod McCracken.
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