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Week 1 finals - game day thread Eels v Knights

Poupou Escobar

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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.
I like that our outside backs all made so many carries. Seventy runs between the four of them. If our forwards had made more runs I don't think we would've held the Knights to four tries. I love Junior Paulo but the merkin could've been more effective in defence with fewer minutes.

Makatoa 4 runs in 14 minutes. Matterson would've been better, especially in defence.
 

Poupou Escobar

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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
f**ken Lane. He could've stopped that Hunt try if he gave a shit. Just watched him stroll by.
 

hindy111

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I like that our outside backs all made so many carries. Seventy runs between the four of them. If our forwards had made more runs I don't think we would've held the Knights to four tries. I love Junior Paulo but the merkin could've been more effective in defence with fewer minutes.

Makatoa 4 runs in 14 minutes. Matterson would've been better, especially in defence.

Matterson not playing is something more like attitude. He said not played for 3 weeks so unfit. Well RCG didn't play for 5 and was injured so was unable to train for part of that also.
I call bullshit.
 

Eelogical

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BA said Matto would be 18th man but NRL had Oppy in that role. What the f is going on with Matto?
I reckon he'll play next week considering our possible suspensions. I also thought Lane was a passenger out there today. He never seems to play with the urgency required, especially in the big games.
 

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