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Eels in the media

Poupou Escobar

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yy_cheng said:
2 x 5/8th's may not be the right mix unless we decide to ditch one.
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Melbourne have two five eighths in their structure. Bellamy knows that he’s doing.

Anyway I’d say Drown is our halfback these days, based on centrality and number of touches. Moses just does most of the kicking. In attack he tends to stay on the right, either first receiver on the short side or outside Drown on shift plays. On the left Gutherson plays outside Drown.
 
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King-Gutho94 said:
Youtube channel that i think is run by the NRL called NRL Throwback is putting some videos out of condensed games of 1997 season about 20-25 mins of highlights of some games.

Great stuff i really enjoy seeing games from this era that i was too young to witness.





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I feel like that’s when rugby league peaked as a spectacle, but maybe I just have rose coloured glasses because I was in my early twenties then and everything was awesome
 
yy_cheng

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Poupou Escobar said:
Melbourne have two five eighths in their structure. Bellamy knows that he’s doing.

Anyway I’d say Drown is our halfback these days, based on centrality and number of touches. Moses just does most of the kicking. In attack he tends to stay on the right, either first receiver on the short side or outside Drown on shift plays. On the left Gutherson plays outside Drown.
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Some Good Points pou though are there things that a 7 does that Dylan doesn't?

I ask because Moses decided to stay on to guide the team around the park against the Dogs. Is Moses the brain and Dyl just the body currently? So does Dyl have that aptitude? or is he more like Brooks?

I guess on a physical perspective, his long kicking game will need more work.
 
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King-Gutho94 said:
Youtube channel that i think is run by the NRL called NRL Throwback is putting some videos out of condensed games of 1997 season about 20-25 mins of highlights of some games.

Great stuff i really enjoy seeing games from this era that i was too young to witness.





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Annoyingly they cut out the last couple of tries in the 52 point flogging of the Crushers.
 
King-Gutho94

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Ban-magnet Sivo vows to fine-tune tackle technique​


Maika Sivo has vowed to change his tackling technique as he prepares to return from yet another suspension for a shot gone wrong.

Parramatta winger Sivo collected AJ Brimson high during a pre-season challenge match against Gold Coast and found himself banned for the first three rounds of the season.

Ordinarily a player would only miss two games for a grade-two careless high-tackle charge – but Sivo’s extensive rap sheet meant he spent another week watching from the sidelines despite pleading guilty to the offence.

A similar high tackle rubbed Sivo out of four games late last season as the Eels battled to hold onto their spot in the top eight.

By the time the Fiji international returned in round 25, Parramatta had dropped to 10th on the ladder. They never rose any higher.

In total, the match review committee has charged Sivo seven times since the beginning of last season.

Eels teammate Dylan Brown put Sivo on notice after his latest ban, saying it was “not acceptable” to repeatedly let the side down with his discipline.

Heeding that warning, Sivo has been putting in extra work with defence coach Steve Antonelli.

“I just have to change my tackling technique and go from there,” he said.

“I’ve been practising after every session with our defence coach. I’ve been improving and can’t wait to get back.”

It was cold comfort for Sivo that his latest suspension had occurred early in the season, after he was rubbed out at a crucial juncture in 2023.

Grand finalists in 2022, the Eels have showed flashes of their best during a 2-1 start to the season that has them sixth on the ladder.

“I don’t want to be on the outside watching the boys play,” Sivo said.

“I wish I was out there, but … I have to keep working on my technique.”

The Eels are expected to name Sivo on the left wing for their traditional Easter Monday clash against Wests Tigers.

Blaize Talagi, who made his NRL debut in last week’s win over Manly, appears likeliest to drop out of the side.

Ban-magnet Sivo vows to fine-tune tackle technique

After seven disciplinary charges in little more than a year, Parramatta enforcer Maika Sivo is working hard to avoid another visit to the judiciary.
theqldr.com.au theqldr.com.au
 
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King-Gutho94 said:
In total, the match review committee has charged Sivo seven times since the beginning of last season.
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That's truly appalling. A record like that should result in docked pay.
King-Gutho94 said:
Eels teammate Dylan Brown put Sivo on notice after his latest ban, saying it was “not acceptable” to repeatedly let the side down with his discipline.

Heeding that warning, Sivo has been putting in extra work with defence coach Steve Antonelli.

“I just have to change my tackling technique and go from there,” he said.

“I’ve been practising after every session with our defence coach. I’ve been improving and can’t wait to get back.”
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Good, let's hope it worked.

Though the irony of Dylan telling other players not to let us down with their discipline is 😂
 
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hineyrulz said:
Fine tuning Sivo’s technique might have been you know a good idea in the off season maybe??? Oh who am I kidding we all know that’s not the coaches job.
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If it was me he is on his last chance saloon.

Anymore suspensions for the same high tackle that make him miss 3 or 4 weeks again the club should be telling his manager go look elsewhere.

His no use to us missing a quarter of a season on the sideline because he cant get his tackling technique right.
 
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Twizzle said:
how do you do that when ther is virtually no contact in the off season ?
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Yeah you are right, no point doing anything in the off season. Much better doing it once the horse has bolted. I mean did they even mention his nasty habit of hitting merkins in the head in the off season?? Well it’s not the coaches maybe they should have gotten Larrisa from memberships involved??
 
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King-Gutho94 said:
The Eels are expected to name Sivo on the left wing for their traditional Easter Monday clash against Wests Tigers.

Blaize Talagi, who made his NRL debut in last week’s win over Manly, appears likeliest to drop out of the side.
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Did no one else clock this in article up there? Stupid journos
 
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