RD 25: Parramatta Eels v Newcastle at Hunter Stadium 3.00pm 30/8/14

[Poupou Escobar]

thanks all. so if eels finish 6, do we play at Pirtek or ANZ?

Would love to see us play the dogs.

NQ and Melb are scary

That's a fair point. If the Dogs finish fifth we would certainly be better off running eighth than seventh.

 

[TheParraboy]

thanks all. so if eels finish 6, do we play at Pirtek or ANZ?

Would love to see us play the dogs.

NQ and Melb are scary

Manly and Souths were scary a week or two ago


Let them all take turns in the limelight, and we ambush the lot one by one come finals time

 

[Suitman]

Manly and Souths were scary a week or two ago


Let them all take turns in the limelight, and we ambush the lot one by one come finals time

Yep.

 

[B-Tron 3000]

This is the danger game. Canberra are an absolute rabble. I know it was close last time but they can't put in another defensive performance like that. We'll kill them. Just need to get past the Knights...

 

[Chipmunk]

Thats why having a top 8 is ridiculous..

Should only be 4-6 teams in the finals, the others are just making up the numbers so the NRL can squeeze as much money out of the finals series as possible

Even if it was a Top 6, there would still be 11 teams with a chance of making the Top 6 with 2 games to play.

 

[Mrs Casper The Ghost]

There is a shift in the confidence of the players, the 2nd half against Manly clearly revealed this. They bring this confidence to the Knights & Raiders games and we smash both of them. I do not expect us to win the GF but we now loom as a dark-horse. We just need Tonga, Mau, Sio, Pauli Pauli, back in the fold and we have the firepower to go the distance with any team. Can we beat them all at their best? Can't say we can. It looks a huge task but we do have a smart coach and anything is possible, one game at a time.

Still have not forgotten watching the 2009 Eels vs Dragons semi final with Casper and the genius of our winning coach against almost all-odds is now lingering somewhere in the background helping Brad Arthur. Anything is possible with Jarryd Hayne aiding his team to a GF win. Bob Fulton did it "on his own" for Manly, why can't Jarryd with the support of Sandow, Hopoate, Norman, etc?

That Eels 2009 semi final victory over the Dragons is up there with the 1969 Tigers defeat of the Rabbits (not excluding what Wally Lewis did in origin a few times back in the 1980's with Alan Langer).

 

[oldmancraigy]

This is the danger game. Canberra are an absolute rabble. I know it was close last time but they can't put in another defensive performance like that. We'll kill them. Just need to get past the Knights...

Canberra also completed 75% of their sets against us. Hard to see that happen again.

 

[oldmancraigy]

Thats why having a top 8 is ridiculous..

Should only be 4-6 teams in the finals, the others are just making up the numbers so the NRL can squeeze as much money out of the finals series as possible

Nah, top 8 is way better. Keeps interest in the season for more teams much longer.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Top 8 is the way to go because it means we're still in the hunt. f**k every other team and their fans.

 

[TheParraboy]

There is a shift in the confidence of the players, the 2nd half against Manly clearly revealed this. They bring this confidence to the Knights & Raiders games and we smash both of them. I do not expect us to win the GF but we now loom as a dark-horse. We just need Tonga, Mau, Sio, Pauli Pauli, back in the fold and we have the firepower to go the distance with any team. Can we beat them all at their best? Can't say we can. It looks a huge task but we do have a smart coach and anything is possible, one game at a time.

Still have not forgotten watching the 2009 Eels vs Dragons semi final with Casper and the genius of our winning coach against almost all-odds is now lingering somewhere in the background helping Brad Arthur. Anything is possible with Jarryd Hayne aiding his team to a GF win. Bob Fulton did it "on his own" for Manly, why can't Jarryd with the support of Sandow, Hopoate, Norman, etc?

That Eels 2009 semi final victory over the Dragons is up there with the 1969 Tigers defeat of the Rabbits (not excluding what Wally Lewis did in origin a few times back in the 1980's with Alan Langer).

If we have confidence in our ability to play controlled free flowing (without silly unforced errors) with 50% of the ball, and of course our defence is solid, there is no reason why we cant go all the way aka tigers 2005

My only issue is we try to score of every set, and do dumb errors, and whistle happy refs giving the opposition a leg up, but same infringements by them don't get blown

 

[TheParraboy]

Ma'u must be close to being back?

Be bloody awesome to give him some game time before the finals

 

[Joely01]

Thats why having a top 8 is ridiculous..

Should only be 4-6 teams in the finals, the others are just making up the numbers so the NRL can squeeze as much money out of the finals series as possible

Yeah just like 09 :lol:

 

[Joely01]

Ma'u must be close to being back?

Be bloody awesome to give him some game time before the finals

There was a lot of talk last week by some at the club he was going to be a late inclusion on Friday.
I think we could see him this week

 

[TheParraboy]

There was a lot of talk last week by some at the club he was going to be a late inclusion on Friday.
I think we could see him this week

That's f**kin awesome news

Ive got a Parramatta erection

 

[oldmancraigy]

Yeah, I think Terepo to drop out for him.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I can see us losing this week but defeating Canberra the following week and still making the eight.

I see us fighting for 8th spot with warriors, dragons and broncos

I predict the following:

Broncos will defeat dragons, knocking them out of finals contention
Warriors defeating titans
Us losing

Putting us all on 28 points

Last round

Broncos losing to storm
Penrith defeating warriors at home
We smash the raiders

We finish in 8th spot on 30 points.

It is also possible, storm could lose 2 of their 3 games and cowboys lose to manly, also finishing on 30 points.

If dragons defeat broncos, that makes it interesting as they play knights in the final week.

But let's just hope we defeat the knights

 

[hindy111]

Truth is top 8 keeps season interesting. But unless in top 5 your chances of winning are low. But for a team like cowboys with origin they could finish down the ladder but be good enough to win it due to fact they lost so many games rnd origin.

As far as fair goes I think top 5 was the best.The team who finishes first gets to cracks at making the GF.Really anywhere in the top 4 is as good as first .Penrith could finish first and play dogs who finish 4th at there home grnd.In saying that with the closeness of the comp maybe its not such a bad thing.I cant thibk of too many years where ive gone gee that team didn't deserve to win the GF

 

[hindy111]

That's f**kin awesome news

Ive got a Parramatta erection

What does that look like?
Not that im gay or that there is anything wrong with that.Umm so can I have a photo?

 

[hindy111]

I predict we will win last two.
I wont be surprised if titans beat warrirors this weekend if we win.Aslong as we finish top 8 id be happy.Dream result would be to play penrith and dogs in finals who we can beat

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Thats why having a top 8 is ridiculous..

Should only be 4-6 teams in the finals, the others are just making up the numbers so the NRL can squeeze as much money out of the finals series as possible

Well, given the team in 6th place is only 2 points ahead of the team in 11th, and the team in 8th is only 4 points off 2nd, the system doesn't see too bad (this year).