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The kid is tough and not afraid to rip in. I honestly believe he can be a big success initially as a bench player who can come on and lift the energy as a 13 or 9, but also capable of filling in at 1,6 or 7 if required. One trial game is enough for me to know he is willing to make the necessary...

Is that Keith Lulialia ?

I don’t know for sure, but I’m fairly certain I heard Mav Geyer has a minor injury and I’m near certain Bunty had a minor niggling injury as well.

I don’t think Mason or Hope done their NRL bench chances any harm yesterday. In fact they both ripped in demonstrating high energy and increased their chances of getting on our NRL bench. I thought Hope clearly led our defensive line speed, particularly in the first 20mins when we were under the...

Although Kit did play very well in last seasons trial and had a decent season playing NSW Cup, he was not often as sharp and fast as you would like him to be for a middle forward short in stature. The most pleasing part of his game last night was his noticeably increased energy levels and his...

The leg speed, sharpness and offloading ability demonstrated by almost all our players was a breath of fresh air and it created time and space for our spine to put on a clinic. We were still guilty of waiting and lack of defensive line speed, particularly in the first 20mins, but a few of our...

Attard looks the goods, but is he a better fullback than Logan Brookes ?

And he’s never met him 😂 He’s offering Bronson Xerri to R360 as we speak.

It was a Jock Madden and Makasini masterclass. Very impressed with Luke Jack and Logan Brookes. Jack is a pocket battleship, I think he could go to another level if he gets an NRL opportunity. Attard was very good, but I’m even more impressed with Brookes, he’s tough and breaks tackles with...

Not great, but it gives us a chance to see how we go with a more genuine 9 such as Tristan Hope on our bench. Hope looks to have bulked up a bit since last season, so hopefully he’s in for a big season.

They are not going to get a starting player as compensation, that is just unrealistic. Maybe they should aim a bit lower. If they were smart they would aim for our ex Magpie junior Cooper Clarke who is a star in the making.

This is a very different scenario. The Eels have replaced him and no longer have room for him within their salary cap. How can you honour a contract if you have no room within your salary cap to honour that contract ? If the Eels left enough cap space to allow him to return and expressed a...

It will be very interesting to see how TS goes tonight as he was solid without being spectacular in 2025, but with that experience now under his belt, he could be a much improved player in 2026. His size and mobility is not an issue it is just up to his mental application and how willing he is...

Sounds like a sleeping tablet.

Yes but they do not want Lomax back, they are only trying to get something in return. That is understandable, but they should have at least had the intention of him returning and playing for them before making such a song and dance about it.

Just in tonight’s trial games we have seen 19y.o Prop/2nd Rower Cooper Clarke look very good for the Storm. He was in our Magpies system along with his older brother Zak and Cooper was very highly regarded from as young as 15. At age 17 he got poached by the Storm when we at that time were...

Lorax didn’t sign or play a game for R360. You can’t ban someone for something they was going tj do but never did. The Eels have not even mentioned wanting Lomax to play with them in 2026, I doubt they even have the cap space to now fit him in even if they wanted to. That being the case why are...

Yes we have that in our favour as well as the Leichhardt factor. Should be a cracker of a game, but we will have to be at our very best to win. We struggle against fast and classy fullbacks and centres and not many quicker than Drinkwater and Purdue.

Reed Mahoney is clearly the 2nd best hooker on the game, that’s how dumb the Bulldogs are. The Cowboys too 17 is full of speed and class, they will be very hard to beat in round 2.

That is the reason PVL is on the side of Melbourne Storm. Why should a player be forced to go to another code just because the club he was contracted to is being petty and doesn’t want him playing rugby league at all ? Both low clubs the Eels and Bulldogs.