Tallyn Da Silva #270

Mighty_Tiger said:
Deserved a spray sure but not the extent and continuous way Moses did it. The screaming, arm flapping and other elements whilst directly moving towards him whilst play still going on were way over the top.
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It’s been a problem with Moses for a while now. I remember when he was at the Tigers there was criticism from some senior teammates about his blow-ups and sprays.

Same thing when he went to Parra.

For the record I think TDS deserved a spray because that was a shit pass at a critical moment. But like you said it seemed excessive and Moses has a history of it.
 
TheEnz said:
I would say another player who recently left had been in TDS ear and told him how great he is and how shit the coach is and he should move on and become a superstar at a club that has a long and storied history of developing superstar 9's, unlike the Tigers. Probably also raved about how awesome his managers nephew is and how he will embrace him and support him and help him develop. Unfortunately for TDS this was all bullshit and whilst the mate moved on to a club where the GM has a creepy hard on for him and his favourite coach growing up was on the staff to protect and shelter him TDS has no such support. The way I see it Ryles did not bring TDS on till the last 20 mins and his hand was probably forced because Smith was fatigued, at one stage TDS was playing longer minutes than Smith so it looks like he has perhaps fallen out of favour with the coach and players. He probably came on thinking he needs to have a massive game and win his spot back, so over played his hand and shit the bed.
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He wanted to stay at the Tigers as first pick hooker. If not in 2026 then from 2027. Extending Api put paid to that so he moved on. I think the club made the right call and TDS has missed an opportunity to build into a starting NRL hooker under the tutelage of an elite one. But no conspiracy or skullduggery. If the club had not extended Api, TDS would have signed on a long term deal. Club had to make a choice. TDS had to make a choice. Play on.
 
TigerJunior4 said:
It’s been a problem with Moses for a while now. I remember when he was at the Tigers there was criticism from some senior teammates about his blow-ups and sprays.

Same thing when he went to Parra.

For the record I think TDS deserved a spray because that was a shit pass at a critical moment. But like you said it seemed excessive and Moses has a history of it.
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Mitchell Moses might be a bit of a $hit bloke, but he demands excellence from his teammates, and gives it to them when they don’t deliver it. Doesn’t hurt sometimes. Parra are a completely different team when he plays. We bemoan losing Teddy, Woods, etc. but I reckon Moses was the biggest loss. He’s a flog, but could have been our flog and we would have loved him for it.
 
Coincidentally, in my basketball game last night one of the other team's players used those very words when blowing up at his teammate. He then stormed to the bench and subbed himself out. Far from a regular occurrence, I found it amusing that it happened while we're all discussing this incident.

Interestingly, they were winning by 10 with a minute to go, so I'm not sure why they were so testy.
 
Moh said:
Yah whole thing has been blown up.

Also, TDS didn't leave because he thought he was ready to start. He left for more minutes in the hope of becoming a starter faster - which is definitely more of a chance when he's not stuck behind one of the best hookers in the game. He made that decision and took that gamble, not sure why we have to death ride it.

I actually see him coming back to the club, not after failing - but after becoming a more complete hooker.
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I thought a big reason for him leaving was the reported $600k - $650k Parramatta offered him which was way more than we were ever going to pay. 🤣
 
SwervinMervin said:
Mitchell Moses might be a bit of a $hit bloke, but he demands excellence from his teammates, and gives it to them when they don’t deliver it. Doesn’t hurt sometimes. Parra are a completely different team when he plays. We bemoan losing Teddy, Woods, etc. but I reckon Moses was the biggest loss. He’s a flog, but could have been our flog and we would have loved him for it.
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Teddy was the biggest loss. Moses would have done nothing with the players he had around him.
 
Spartan117 said:
Enjoy Folks...

Moses’ three epic sprays in quick succession captured after recruit’s ‘worst 5-6 mins in history’​

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Moses sprays Da Silva THREE times! | 00:34
Daniel Nuttall from Fox Sports
August 11th, 2025 10:04 am

It was a tense finish at CommBank Stadium last night as Eels skipper Mitch Moses was captured going scorched earth at new recruit Tallyn Da Silva three times in the final 10 minutes.

Da Silva, who weeks ago joined the Eels on a four-and-a-half year deal, was in Moses’ firing line repeatedly during crunch time of the 19-18 victory.

On several occasions, Da Silva was slow to pass from dummy half or made the wrong play, which resulted in a handful of Parramatta turnovers.

Da Silva copped Moses’ wrath twice in the 78th minute when Parra led 19-18. The first of those sprays came when a Da Silva pass hit the turf and was almost recovered by the Cowboys, but luckily Eels forward Kelma Tuilagi dived on it.

40 seconds later, another Da Silva pass went awry when he probed out of dummy half instead of passing it to Moses off the ground, gifting possession to the Cowboys.

“It happens on the field. It’s a tense game,” the Eels captain said on Fox League.

Speaking on his SEN radio show on Monday morning, Fox League commentator Andrew Voss was in shock at what unfolded.

Both for how poor Da Silva was and Moses’ subsequent blow up.

“Poor old Tallyn possibly played the worst five or six minutes of a dummy half in the history of the game and I’m not saying that flippantly, I’m saying that honestly,” Voss said.

“I don’t think I’ve seen a dummy half make so many mistakes and errors in judgement in such a short period of time.

“The on field berating from Mitch Moses, now that’s happened before, but it happened three times in five minutes. How do you come back from that?

“Mitchell Moses lost his you know what and I can understand it and I can imagine Parramatta fans losing it.”

Voss’ radio co-host Greg Alexander said he hadn’t seen an on-field spray directed at a teammate like that in some time, but didn’t fault Moses for his actions.

“I can’t remember the last time I’ve saw a player berated like Da Silva was,” Alexander said.

“I don’t think we’ve seen it happen plenty of times recently. That part of the game died out.

“He probably deserved it but it was tough.”

Tallyn Da Silva and Mitch Moses.
Tallyn Da Silva and Mitch Moses.Source: FOX SPORTS

Rugby league legend and Blues coach Laurie Daley also weighed in on the unique scenes.

Daley, who coached Moses at Origin level this season, believes the good teams are able to handle some on-field criticism, going onto say it’s a good lesson for Da Silva going forward.

“That’s obviously frustration and passion coming out from Moses. As a seven and one of the best in the game, you want the ball in your hands in the big moments and he would’ve made that quite clear to Tallyn,” Daley said on the Big Sports Breakfast.

“He (Da Silva) was picking the ball up and then making the decision. So everything was a bit slow. So while they got away with it yesterday, I think it’s a good learning curve for young number nine, because I think he’s a really good player.

“You know, the fact that in a good football side, you’re able to cop sprays because the best football sides that I’ve been in, out on the field and behind closed doors, when you have your team meetings, everything’s very open and honest.

“And you’ve got to be able to put that aside. If you’ve done something wrong, accept it and use it moving forward as a learning. And I reckon that is his best learning, because he’ll never do that again, Tallyn Da Silva, I’ll guarantee you.



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Moses’ brutal sprays of Eels recruit after ‘worst 5 mins in history’... and their post-game exchange

Moses’ brutal sprays of new Eel after ‘worst 5 mins in history’... and their post-game exchange
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Is that incompetent, and biased “game caller” an authority now?🤔
 
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Moh said:
Yah whole thing has been blown up.

Also, TDS didn't leave because he thought he was ready to start. He left for more minutes in the hope of becoming a starter faster - which is definitely more of a chance when he's not stuck behind one of the best hookers in the game. He made that decision and took that gamble, not sure why we have to death ride it.

I actually see him coming back to the club, not after failing - but after becoming a more complete hooker.
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Agree, TDS made a wise decision. While API was undoubtedly great to learn from, it’s a new environment which can help a player think about his trade differently and perhaps more creatively. Fans can be windsock’s sometimes.
 
GNR4LIFE said:
I once had a supervisor who conducted herself like Hitler. She could scare you shitless. On you like a flash if you made a mistake. Sometimes she’d be behind you, guiding you through a task, and you could almost feel the fire she was breathing on the back of your neck. In those moments, you freeze. And the most simple tasks can become as complicated as learning to speak Chinese backwards. You can’t claim with a straight face that there’s no way the first spray didn’t rattle him. Once you’re rattled, it’s not difficult for your confidence to be shot and your brain goes on smoko.
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I’ve seen a person lose his life under those circumstances, in a more dangerous environment. I mean the micro management and the positive confirmation of incompetence at a critical moment causing a freeze in activity.
 
www.smh.com.au

Tallyn Da Silva’s play-acting was embarrassing. Sadly, it wasn’t illegal

Staying down to win a penalty is against the spirit of rugby league, but it’s not against the rules to make a goose of yourself.
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Tallyn Da Silva’s play-acting was embarrassing. Sadly, it wasn’t illegal


Christian Nicolussi
Sports reporter
August 11, 2025 — 3.57pm

Will add article soon for you guys
 

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Spartan117 said:
www.smh.com.au

Tallyn Da Silva’s play-acting was embarrassing. Sadly, it wasn’t illegal

Staying down to win a penalty is against the spirit of rugby league, but it’s not against the rules to make a goose of yourself.
www.smh.com.au www.smh.com.au


Tallyn Da Silva’s play-acting was embarrassing. Sadly, it wasn’t illegal


Christian Nicolussi
Sports reporter
August 11, 2025 — 3.57pm

Will add article soon for you guys
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If you're going to go down due to an alleged head knock, you should be taken off for a HIA.
 
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