Clearly there is shit going on behind the scenes there that is bringing them undone eg
Norman v Arthur
Moses v everyone
Hayne v himself
The side, on paper, isnt that bad. They clearly need a hooker - fergo will help them next year big time with starting their sets, I like french but he is just too small for the modern game when the side isnt going forward. Excellent finisher but he just isnt well suited to the modern game where your wingers are meant to be tanks for the first 2 plays. The kid needs to seriously get into the gym and put some weight on if he is to continue an NRL career.
Jennings... what an absolute shit season from him that culminated in a teary breakdown last night after he was binned. The guy needs to lose some weight and get some of that speed back that made him into the dangerous player he once was.
Hayne, lol. As soon as serious contract talks came up he started playing well again. Sign him for another year with an incentive based contract, if he doesnt start the season the way he finished, then fuck him off.
Paulo coming in wont help unless the bloke plans on losing 15 kilos too, stuart plays all his forwards (and some of his backs) too heavy IMO and Paulo wasnt exactly small to start with. I duno how you can be a first grade forward and put on weight during a season.
Another spoon is just a massive shock for the eels and no one would have seen this coming.