Young Joash papa extends

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- Frankie Fong > Blue Eel July 11, 2025 at 3:31pm
  
  The club actually had higher standards when Steve Sharp was chairman , granted he screwed the club by cheating the cap but at least he knew what was required to compete with the top club's , he just went about it the wrong way .
  
  The current lot don't actually know what is required to compete with the elite , you can't fail for this long in recruitment and not make changes but Parramatta are a club with the lowest of standards so we can't expect much .
  - sloth > Frankie Fong July 11, 2025 at 4:50pm
    
    Can Parra keep this course and continue building to something better? The jury is still out. But at least this time around with Ryles we can see a slow change in direction. Signing promising young talent instead of old or lazy players. I reckon we're still missing a good centre and a forward or two.
    
    Also standards weren't really any better before.. You can count the number of star recruits we've had with one hand. There is a reason why apart from the 09 run, from 2008-2018 we only made the top 8 one other time..
KingGutho July 11, 2025 at 3:52pm

I'd be resigning longi next until the end of 2030

i wouldn't muck around with him, he's the one they need wrap up long term.

Papali is a good back up for a fullback or in the halves.
- Frank The Tank > KingGutho July 11, 2025 at 5:55pm
  
  Agreed Iongi is a must.
ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER July 11, 2025 at 4:06pm

Good back up but we need centre and forwards
Parra_Greg July 11, 2025 at 4:29pm

Nice One
Cumberland Eel July 11, 2025 at 4:51pm

Good news
Muttman July 11, 2025 at 4:57pm

It's great he extended. He's young and talented. Definitely worth an investment. We have to build from within. We literally don't have a choice. We're not signing Haas or Munster anytime soon.
However another player off contract in 2027? Why are we lining up players to come off contract together?
- Axel > Muttman July 11, 2025 at 5:52pm
  
  Haven't you heard Mutters - 2027 is the next rebuild year
  - Frank The Tank > Axel July 11, 2025 at 5:56pm
    
    Haha why not?
    
    Nothing quite like a knock down rebuild.

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"I think thats the problem. He is too good for NSW cup so we are trying to jut fit him into the NRL team somehow . But in reality he is not a 6 or a 9. Just a fullback right now. During the recent pre-season Papalii only spent time training with…"

"The chances of him being our 6 next year are very low, if he was a serious consideration he would be playing 6 now with dylan at centre. I'll be very surprised if he is our starting 6 next season unless he gets a lot more time there this season. "

"I think Joash is a good player, but from what I've seen only at fullback or on the wing. Those positions we've got pretty well covered, so I guess he's a great back up option. I'd like to see him in 1st grade, but I dont know how he fits in?"

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