Parramatta Eels Juniors

[JokerEel]

@Gazzamatta hold onto your hat!

We scored again through Funa-Latu nice pass from Lorenzo onto a hard hitting F-L and he crashes over!

It's now 36-30

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Get ‘em home @JokerEel!!!

 

[T-Boon]

Can't understand this obsession with a small player being 'not much good in NRL'? The league is full of small players running all over the big guys, who are too big to catch the small players. Think Steve Ella, probably less than 70kg when first started, and Ben Barba to now Papahauzen, Fa'alongo and Reece Walsh amongst others being small and dominating. To me it depends how they play, not their size!

I should state the obvious re my comment that I could easily by wrong and if he signs with Parra I hope I am.
But he is a second rower, he definitely isn't fast enough to be a Pap or Ella etc. Johanssen looks to me more likely to be a good NRL second rower than Petrus (just going off the last week of ASB trials).

 

[T-Boon]

Parra should try to sign Charlie Xerub out from under Penrith.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why do you need to hide little guys? If you need to hide them then it's not their size that's the problem.

It is a problem if you need their attack but don’t want to let the opposition run at them 20+ times a game.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I should state the obvious re my comment that I could easily by wrong and if he signs with Parra I hope I am.
But he is a second rower, he definitely isn't fast enough to be a Pap or Ella etc. Johanssen looks to me more likely to be a good NRL second rower than Petrus (just going off the last week of ASB trials).

I doubt Petrus is too small for edge forward. Remember a lot of these ‘elite’ juniors are bigger (and much less mobile) than NRL players. You’re watching Petrus compared to them.

 

[JokerEel]

Holy shit we held them off and won 36-30

 

[JokerEel]

It is a problem if you need their attack but don’t want to let the opposition run at them 20+ times a game.

Deardon is little his defense is ok... Hunts as well..

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Well Petrus is from PNG so he’s never going to be a lanky backrower but that doesn’t mean he won’t end up good enough for NRL level. I’d be more worried Joey Grima poaches him for the upcoming PNG franchise.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Holy shit we held them off and won 36-30

Fantastic stuff JE. Ta mate.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Holy shit we held them off and won 36-30

Noice! Any standouts today Joker?

 

[T-Boon]

Deardon is little his defense is ok... Hunts as well..

His skills are hardly "sick" though. He is more of an Emu Terry Lamb or maybe a Myers version of Dylan Brown than, say, an Allan Langer - who skills brought tears to the eyes.
I would argue that the fullbacks are the players with sick skills now because they don't have to tackle much and surely don't waste time practicing wrestling techniques.
How good would RL be if you had 3 or 4 players in each team with fullback level skills?

 

[T-Boon]

I doubt Petrus is too small for edge forward. Remember a lot of these ‘elite’ juniors are bigger (and much less mobile) than NRL players. You’re watching Petrus compared to them.

Interesting point if accurate. Does this check out?

 

[JokerEel]

His skills are hardly "sick" though. He is more of an Emu Terry Lamb or maybe a Myers version of Dylan Brown than, say, an Allan Langer - who skills brought tears to the eyes.
I would argue that the fullbacks are the players with sick skills now because they don't have to tackle much and surely don't waste time practicing wrestling techniques.
How good would RL be if you had 3 or 4 players in each team with fullback level skills?

Not sure on the sick skills but Deardon is small and he makes up for that in effort.

 

[JokerEel]

Noice! Any standouts today Joker?

Hard to say there was anyone that stood out they all played well in patches.

The thing that I noticed was the composure when we were behind and then again near the end of the game when they were attacking our line.

I do hope Lynn keeps working hard even if he isn't retained by us he does a lot of good work and I could see him as a late bloomer making the NRL..

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Ta @JokerEel you’re a legend! One thing about Lynn you can see he has a very high footy IQ - I reckon he ends up a good coach a long way down the line.

 

[JokerEel]

Ta @JokerEel you’re a legend! One thing about Lynn you can see he has a very high footy IQ - I reckon he ends up a good coach a long way down the line.

Maybe! He does like to whinge to the ref!

Also kicked 6 from 6 today.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

@JokerEel imagine how good the press conferences will be!

 

[JokerEel]

@JokerEel imagine how good the press conferences will be!

Maybe he can take over from Sticky when he retires. Whinging half backs!

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Maybe he can take over from Sticky when he retires. Whinging half backs!

Fingers crossed that merkins whinging later today!!