Signings, Suggestions & Rumours Discussion

crazycat said:
re Papalii ...

I think the point is he hit max form at Parra, and he never got out of second gear here.
I don't know why. Maybe Madge may have driven him, most likely not. ...

It sucks. Because we built a monster pack in Paps, Klemmer and Bateman. We should have been steamrolling teams but hey some people don't want to work for a 6 figure paycheck.

Nothing will have changed if Paps stayed here. Nothing...


I also suspect he will go good but not great at the Riff. He is replacing James FH and those are HUGE shoes to fill. Could be a lot like when we brought Blare. Meh we will see.
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Paps doesn't have the natural physical attributes to be 'elite'. Hes nugetty and not overly quick. He relys on grit, heart and playing off a good half / 5/8. He didn't have/do any if this with us. I doubt Paps will ever get to the career form he had at Parramatta.
 
balmain boy said:
Our BIGGEST problem is we're not a development club.

We just like to pretend we are.

We do not develop players into better versions of themselves. Players join the club at a certain level and leave the club either at that same level or even worse than when they joined us.

That is why we can't recruit. Players routinely get worse here, which means the cap is wasted, we can't compete against other clubs and are stuck in a perpetual cycle of crap.

We need to become a professional club. Having a shiny COE does not make us professional by default. We need better coaches, better trainers, we need players who will build a culture of excellence that other players want to buy into. We need to recruit players with the physical skillsets to make an impression in the NRL and be ruthless on juniors who don't have these traits. Players must earn NRL contracts through outstanding performances in Flegg and or NSW Cup.
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We announced in 2021, that we were launching our Development Program and that we were about to become a Pathways Club.
In 2024

Balmain Matt's Winless
Balmain SG Ball Winless
Wests Matt's Runners Up
Wests SG Ball 7th
NRL Currently Last
NSW Cup Currently Last
NRLW Currently Last
Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Currently Last
Jersey Flegg 6th

Hardly an endorsement for our Pathways Program and/or the people running it.
 
Scare said:
Anyone know of any truth to Meriton becoming the major sponsor of 2025? Some guy on Facebook sprouting it as gospel
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When Lee H got punted, he had a whinge about Richo calling other potential sponsors to see if they could fill the void if Brydon Lawyers pulled the pin early.

I wouldn't be surprised if Richo did chat with Harry and potentially lined something up for 2025.
 
crazycat said:
re Papalii ...

I think the point is he hit max form at Parra, and he never got out of second gear here.
I don't know why. Maybe Madge may have driven him, most likely not. ...

It sucks. Because we built a monster pack in Paps, Klemmer and Bateman. We should have been steamrolling teams but hey some people don't want to work for a 6 figure paycheck.

Nothing will have changed if Paps stayed here. Nothing...


I also suspect he will go good but not great at the Riff. He is replacing James FH and those are HUGE shoes to fill. Could be a lot like when we brought Blare. Meh we will see.
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The Choad had one good season at Parra.

I can’t stand him. Looks like a [This word has been automatically removed] wit.
 
crazycat said:
re Papalii ...

I think the point is he hit max form at Parra, and he never got out of second gear here.
I don't know why. Maybe Madge may have driven him, most likely not. ...

It sucks. Because we built a monster pack in Paps, Klemmer and Bateman. We should have been steamrolling teams but hey some people don't want to work for a 6 figure paycheck.

Nothing will have changed if Paps stayed here. Nothing...


I also suspect he will go good but not great at the Riff. He is replacing James FH and those are HUGE shoes to fill. Could be a lot like when we brought Blare. Meh we will see.
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I’ve posted on here before that Ice is a typical Eels player. Look how they performed this year without Moses most of the team was average without him leading them around. Ice has no impact without an amazing half getting him the ball at the right time. He can’t play like a Sam Fainu and make his own opportunities.

Batemans form since he joined us is basically what he had in SL. Didn’t get better or worse.
 
Ermo said:
- Sign Brad Arthur for 3 Years starting for next season
- club to issue an apology to Benji for rushing him into the head coach role without the necessary support
- Move Benji into the attacking coach role and have him serve his apprenticeship under BA
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Never happen. Arthur most likely moving to coach Perth.
 
Eternal Tiger said:
In 2024

Eternal Tiger said:
We announced in 2021, that we were launching our Development Program and that we were about to become a Pathways Club.
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Balmain Matt's Winless
Balmain SG Ball Winless
Wests Matt's Runners Up
Wests SG Ball 7th
NRL Currently Last
NSW Cup Currently Last
NRLW Currently Last
Harvey Norman Women's Premiership Currently Last
Jersey Flegg 6th

Hardly an endorsement for our Pathways Program and/or the people running it.
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Balmains area never gets any players unfortunately so it’s always expected that they will be shit with 1 or 2 genuine prospects

Wests HM went undefeated and got done in the gf unfortunately
Wests SG ball was missing all their players to higher grades

NSW cup has its best players injured or in first grade
Flegg has all their best players in cup cause injury’s and shit

NRLW are 1 game in hardly a fair representation of them
Harvey Norman girls are only a couple rounds in as well and a very young team
If you wanna do that stuff out Lisa Fiola girls made the GF
So give it a rest
 
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