Week 1 finals - game day thread Eels v Knights

[The Predictor]

Are you serious?

I agree with him, we were shit and back to the old ways!

 

[strider]

I'm meant to work next Saturday night. f**k what should I do?

I told you not to take that male prostitue job

 

[Gary Gutful]

It's not doom and gloom mate, it's just people saying it how they saw it.
Really, we were very average to poor today and everyone has the right to say so.
Yes, finals are never easy, but surely we should have been better today than what we were - against a very poor team.

I thought the Knights played OK tbh. Pretty awesome that we can be below par and still find a way to win.

 

[yy_cheng]

This win is better than thrashing the knights

 

[hindy111]

It's not doom and gloom mate, it's just people saying it how they saw it.
Really, we were very average to poor today and everyone has the right to say so.
Yes, finals are never easy, but surely we should have been better today than what we were - against a very poor team.

I thought the Knights played well. BA picked a dumb bench.Honestly Kafusi gives us punch. Matterson is one of our better forwards also. Unsure how they didn't make the side.
Makatoa is a journeymen.

Dunster impressed me. He does the work. His cart backs are not Sivo like but are far better then I thought.

Fergos done. Yes he still a great finisher but he can't defend. His feet look like they are in quicksand when trying to turn. That Knights try from the kick I thought he had covered easily. So slow to accelerate.

 

[The Predictor]

I'm meant to work next Saturday night. f**k what should I do?

Go to work, Parra don’t pay your bills!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Newcastle played their best game all year.

It was a very very good win.

This.

 

[The Predictor]

B

This.

ec we let them

 

[Gary Gutful]

Played nothing like how we did against Melbourne

That was our best game in many years. Ridiculous to expect us to consistently play at that level.

 

[Soto]

All the force in the Jnr shoulder charge was generated by lane pushing him sideways with the hit. It's contact to the head, but low grade for mine.

Agree wholeheartedly but carry overs might be the issue...however Yeo and Martin didnt even get cited. Jnr was never going to smash his head. Fine sufficient..move on

 

[hindy111]

I told you not to take that male prostitue job

If I cancel they prob be merkins and never give me work again. At sametime I kinda don't care either if that is there attitude.Arrogant merkins

 

[Gary Gutful]

B

ec we let them

Bec we also didn't let them win.

 

[hindy111]

That was our best game in many years. Ridiculous to expect us to consistently play at that level.

We have no pressure. Penrith are under heaps. We can throw it around and play freely.
If we get a good start they will panic.

 

[Gary Gutful]

If I cancel they prob be merkins and never give me work again. At sametime I kinda don't care either if that is there attitude.Arrogant merkins

Just do the job poorly and watch the game on your nokia.

 

[emjaycee]

Although we could have played a lot better, we won the game which in knock-out semi's is all that matters really.
I don't care if we look and play shit again next week, if we win!!

 

[King-Gutho94]

Well, that was rubbish, I’m sure the Panthers feel their prayers have been answered!!!

Yeah i am sure they were fearing newcastle

 

[Gary Gutful]

Although we could have played a lot better, we won the game which in knock-out semi's is all that matters really.
I don't care if we look and play shit again next week, if we win!!

 

[hindy111]

Although we could have played a lot better, we won the game which in knock-out semi's is all that matters really.
I don't care if we look and play shit again next week, if we win!!

RCG will be better for the run. I hope Mattersons back.

 

[Soto]

Best 3 for us...Stone, Waqa and Moses
Honourable mentions Jnr, RCG, Haze, Penisini and Nuikore.
I think there may be a case for Matto, Kaufusi and Lussick will come back in if fit.
I'd drop Lane and Makatoa. Smith out if Lussick fit

 

[Cumberland Eel]

I agree with him, we were shit and back to the old ways!

We were definitely dumb and complacent at stages of the match but ffs I can’t describe anyone in the team, and tbh the opposition team, as Rubbish, lacklustre and lacking enthusiasm. Knights turned up and didn’t roll over when down 12 pts and we did enough to get back momentum and get through to next week. That was a tough finals game and hopefully it puts us in better sted against the panthers then say a 58-0 flogging like that ‘19 broncos game.