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The preseason hurtles towards us with the first action arriving with the turn to Summer in less than a week. The Tip Sheet rumbles on in the wake of it all as Sixties and Forty20 gas bag on about the latest from Parradise and the NRL. Speaking of, the Eels have launched a new institute focused on aligning the club with an educational pathway that runs parallel to the code. What does it all mean for the club and the community? Sixties brings the latest mail from recruitment and retention while Junior Paulo terrorised Tonga on the weekend.
PVL has hinted at ambitious global plans for the code – how far does he plan to spread rugby league? The prelude to a potential market frenzy took place today with South Sydney, Manly and the Wests Tigers all involved in a complicated multi-player transaction. Finally, the boys review the weekend representative action including Australia’s victory over the Poms.
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Pezet is a great signing. Jnr Paulo is closing in on being an all time eels middle forward I love the bloke.
Eels building momentum for 26 already and the haters need to look back at Jason Ryles 2025 roster plans and just “trust the plan” …
We’ve all seen how his roster decisions generally work out and Jason knows what’s best more than any of us, full faith in our coaches recruitment decisions
The eels are in a lot better position than we were coming into 2025 – Pezet is a nice addition & De Belin will work nicely in our system too!
How does Mark Oneill still have a job with us? He is a tigers man and has demonstrated no ability in the area he works. How could he not secure Pezet for longer deal if he was any good? Yes Ryles has some connections and doing well to build a good roster (thank goodness).
Seriously, there has to be better options in recruitment and retention than Oneill.
Why would Pezet want to play 6 when he’s an outright 7??
Are you saying Ryles had no involvement with the Pezet signing. You sound like one of the “if it’s good player, Ryles signed him” if it’s a player you don’t like, it’s MONS fault.
Eels need to just pay matto out a certain percentage of his remaining 600k and cut him. He’s a net negative and has been so for a while – looks like he is more interested in posting shirtless Instagram photos and off field promo these days
Only brad arthur would put us in this position with Matterson when he had problems at the Tigers, Roosters and previously at Parramatta jnrs he whinged. Only brad arthur would give him this outrageous contract
100% agree on just doing what’s needed to move Matterson on. Either way we are paying him to add no real value to the club if he just sits in reserve grade and plays once in a blue moon. Pay him out and get him off our books if that can be done.
Nearly one of the worst deals we’ve done in a long time his last 2 years his practically been paid really well to sit in reserve grade or have regular random stints off the field let’s just put him in the past
Are we interested in Jesse Ramien? I must say I rate him.
Tonga v New Zealand first half, Ioni six missed tackles
I guess the question is he a 6 or a 1 has been settled.
I think his value dropped by 40% since his Tonan debut
Of he absolutely killed it, other clubs would come hunting. Now we may not have to pay overs
I don’t think this internationals will affect his price, clubs are looking for him at fullback not 6, if he had a shocker series in the 1 jersey that might be a different story.
He’s a fullback simple