Game day thread (trial): 6pm Eels v Chooks 21/2/26

[Pazza]

He started well but the second half wasn't good. He just needs to run and tackle.

he was very pass happy but im sure thats what JR wants from him

 

[T-Boon]

Wow Lorenzo is going to be special!!

He seems like a young Jason Bell.

 

[Wally21]

Hope Fox’s hand is ok.

 

[the phantom menace]

i think the important thing is that the team continued their strong from from the end of last year

And aren't thrown in the slightest at the loss of Lomax to R360... or his then attempted defection to the grub club.

 

[DaveMc]

So do Melbourne let Titans beat them by 29 to cost us the Pre season cup and 100k

We call that a third of a Lomax

 

[Delboy]

Not sure what to make of Pezet, overall pretty underwhelming tonight, even the late second half seemed to be moving a bit quick for him. Maybe it’s system and knocking some rust off, but both Joash and Lorenzo moved well in the Eels system.

 

[Soto]

Great win. The young kids stepped up and were outstanding.

Refreshing to see these young kids do not throw the towel in. I honestly think this speaks to the culture Ryles and co have built and continue to do so

 

[Lemon Squash]

He is only 23. He's probably still filling out.

Great point Pou, thanks for that.

 

[emjaycee]

Samrani knows how to find the try line.

 

[Avenger]

Brown is an exceptional player.

 

[eels_fan]

Hope Fox’s hand is ok.

I’m confident we could cover him if necessary

 

[Lemon Squash]

I might've been wrong about Teancum Brown.

First for everything mate!

 

[Soto]

We have thrown a few forward passes, but the Chooks got away with a bunch of them in the first half.

 

[Soto]

First for everything mate!

And so the argument began

 

[Soto]

Samrani knows how to find the try line.

I think he should be in the 19...
I love his commitment...will always put in
Coverage for backline and backrow..

 

[Lemon Squash]

General thoughts on the game:

Even taking the result out of it we are just such a fun footy team to watch. I think most neutral footy fans would agree.

We could of gone to water after half time the chooks had momentum but we didn't drop our heads... the young boys that came on kept to our structures and we were pulling away from them at the end.

We have great depth in the forwards and halves. So many of these young guys look like they have got themselves up to first grade standard.

JDB looked uncomfortable in that ball playing 13 role. I think he might end up back at Prop before too long.

Bring on Melbourne!

 

[The EELiminator]

Refreshing to see these young kids do not throw the towel in. I honestly think this speaks to the culture Ryles and co have built and continue to do so

i thought the chooks would go on with the job once they hit the front but credit to parra they dug in and fought their way back into the game

 

[Poupou Escobar]

he was very pass happy but im sure thats what JR wants from him

I’d say he was brought on to give the team some direction.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

i thought the chooks would go on with the job once they hit the front but credit to parra they dug in and fought their way back into the game

Our youngsters dominated theirs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Great point Pou, thanks for that.

Good to not write off merkins in their early 20s (or younger).