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Message: [QUOTE="Big Pete, post: 2791734, member: 1899"] Parramatta Eels How do you follow a season like 2016? Before a ball was even kicked, it came to light that the Eels were being investigated for an alleged salary cap breach which would ultimately end their season. The repercussions of the Eels mismanagement was felt through out their roster with Kieran Foran, Nathan Peats & Joseph Paulo departing the club before season's end. Not only did it affect their ability to retain talent, the club was so undesirable they struggled to lure talent, relying on scraps to fill their roster. I picture the Eels season playing out like an 11-13 season. They'll jag some wins together and perform better than teams with more talent but ultimately in those tight games they'll be found wanting. To get there, Arthur needs to settle on a 17 and back the talent that did the job for him in the first place. In terms of personnel, I'm looking forward to Corey Norman & Bevan French. Norman was enjoying his best season since 2012 until he got caught up with the wrong crowd. Now that he's earned himself a new contract, it will be interesting to see whether he can maintain some form of consistensy. French came into the side basically when the season was done and dusted, almost as a way to appease fans. He's a danger whenever he's close to the line, but now that teams are familiar with him he'll have more pressure placed on him. Fingers crossed he steps up because the game can use more players of his ilk. All in all, Rome wasn't built in a day and while the Eels will remain competitive they'll find themselves as just another also-ran in the competition. [/QUOTE]

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