RD 24: Parramatta Eels v Manly at Pirtek Stadium 7.45pm 22/8/14

[Hollywood Jesus]

Pretty shit bench, obviously apart from Gower.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Pretty shit bench, obviously apart from Gower.

Yeah. You gotta wonder about the value of Smith from the bench. Or at all.

 

[Jake the snake]

Yeah the bench is soft, hopefully Mau can make a comeback this Friday in place of Smith.

 

[yy_cheng]

Gower should be starting IMO, the bench also looks a plodfest. Not sure what Pauli did wrong on friday night???? Didn't get many minutes and pulled off a great try saver.

some dick said that seph is part of the attacking structure and should start

 

[hineyrulz]

some dick said that seph is part of the attacking structure and should start

Gower was our best forward friday night, we need a good start and Paulo is hopeless in the collisions and the wrestle.

 

[Bigfella]

I've bagged smith as much as anyone and his time has well and try come.

But I don't think you can argue that we've played better since he's been back?

Makes you wonder what an experienced player could add to our pack if they also had an all round game to offer?

(And yes i know there are other factors like hayne's form, hoppa back, and de gois rediscovering his runni game)

 

[strider]

fair enough to drop Pauli - he needs to work on his fitness ...... reminds me so much of Feleti

 

[yy_cheng]

Gower was our best forward friday night, we need a good start and Paulo is hopeless in the collisions and the wrestle.

I had said Gower should start and totally agree on your points

 

[Fearless Freeman]

This is our best team. We can beat Manly provided we have plenty of mongrel in defence. I expect Lussick, Gower, and Hoppa to have a big game against their old club

 

[The Elephant In The room]

1 forward made over 100m last game. They are lucky more didn't get dropped.

 

[Joely01]

I'll be very surprised if there isn't one or two changes to this side come kick off

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yep.

 

[Kornstar]

Yeah sad. Would we be worse off with Fui over say Lussick ?

IMO, Fuifui looked off the pace on Friday, barely noticed him in the first 20 when it mattered most.

He truly is a club legend but unfortunately he was disappointing.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Fui only played about 25 minutes.

 

[TheParraboy]

IMO, Fuifui looked off the pace on Friday, barely noticed him in the first 20 when it mattered most.

He truly is a club legend but unfortunately he was disappointing.

We rarely had the ball first 20-25 mins.

Did you want him to take two intercepts and sing kumbaya to the refs?

 

[El Diablo]

Parramatta cult figure Fuifui Moimoi walks out over Eels finals snub

 

[Poupou Escobar]

To be honest, I was surprised both he and Pauli came back into the side after they were dropped for the game in Darwin. I guess injury and suspension gave them another shot.

 

[Parraren]

I think Fui deserves a decent send off at Pirtek.

I know he's not the player he used to be but I still think he offers more than Lussick coming off the bench.

He carried our pack for years.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He stopped carrying our pack after 2011.

 

[bartman]

Parramatta cult figure Fuifui Moimoi walks out over Eels finals snub

Wow.

Surely Terepo could do with a week off to freshen up, to allow Fuifui one final (proper) home game?