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https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/eels/nrl-2018-eels-season-review-to-focus-on-pathways-in-a-bid-to-stop-juniors-leaving-system/news-story/43457f967da3f43c3b3cca4a9920e6d8The NRL stars the Parramatta Eels let slip.Source: FOX SPORTSPARRAMATTA’S season review will partly focus on the club’s pathways in a bid to stop juniors leaving their system for rival NRL clubs.And a scan of each club’s roster has revealed an impressive line-up of players who could be Eels players today.The Eels started their reviews well before their horror season ended with a 14th wooden spoon.Their year began high expectations after a promising 2017 season where they were knocked out in the semi finals.But after just two of their first 13 games, the club fast-tracked their review to address the issues behind their faltering side.Two months later and the review is still going, according to Fox Sports chief NRL reporter James Hooper.MORE NRL NEWS‘I ANSWERED THAT AGAINST THE ROOSTERS’: HAYNE REVEALS EELS PLANIt’s been another season to forget at Parramatta.Source: Getty Images“There’s a lot of self-reflection going on at the Eels at the moment,” Hooper told The Big League Wrap.“The review will finish in a couple of weeks. This review, it’s been a never-ending story — it started about eight weeks ago and it’s still got another couple of weeks before it’s wrapped up.“I think what we’ll discover is (coach) Brad Arthur is safe. He’s signed until the end of next season so his position isn’t in question. He hasn’t lost the dressing room which was alluded to earlier in the year.Corey Norman and Mitchell Moses are on big money but have failed to fire in 2018.Source: News Corp Australia“What it will point to is that they desperately need a general manager of football. They’re trying to get someone as high profile as possible from in the game into that position. They’ll have autonomy over recruitment, retention and those sorts of issues.“They want to pump a heap of money into their juniors and get their pathways system reignited again because at the moment there’s so many local young gun Parramatta kids who are slipping through the cracks.” Eels legend Peter Sterling has been critical of the club’s recruitment strategy this season, particularly after the club decided to bring back Junior Paulo in 2019 on a four-year deal, worth a reported $3 million.Blake Ferguson and Shaun Lane will also join the club next season.But perhaps the club wouldn’t need to fork out big bucks for players at other clubs if they had a prospering junior system.It’s been a tough season at the Eels.Source: Getty ImagesIt’s been well documented the Eels have been letting junior stars slip through their fingers for years with rival NRL clubs taking advantage.In fact, the amount of Eels juniors playing elsewhere could virtually fill a starting 13.PARRAMATTA JUNIORS AT OTHER CLUBSLuke Keary (Hills Bulls)Daniel Tupou (Guildford Owls)Paul Gallen (Wentworthville Magpies)Jorge Taufua (Toongabbie Tigers, Wentworthville Magpies)Trent Hodkinson (Cabramatta Two Blues)Blake Green (Cabramatta Two Blues)Jamie Buhrer (Hills Bulls)John Asiata (Wentworthville Magpies)Matt Eisenhuth (Wentworthville Magpies)James Maloney (Wentworthville Magpies)Ryan Matterson (Wentworthville Magpies)Will Skelton (went to rugby) (Wentworthville Magpies)David Klemmer (All Saints Toongabbie)Alex Twal (Parramatta City Titans)The team of current players the Eels let slip.Source: FOX SPORTS lastSee More