Rd5 GAME DAY THREAD: 405pm Parra v Tigers @ Commbank 6/4/26

[the phantom menace]

I have to admit the Parra Pat music videos in a weeks old game day thread are better than Pou's usual trolling posts in week old game day threads...

 

[the phantom menace]

This form drop by the Storm is why it is such bad management from our club to allow a situation where we play them round 1 in Melbourne all the time. They always come back to the field a good bit after a few weeks of being unbeatable.
We like to play them when and where they are unbeatable. It is so f'ing dumb.

Very true. Let's not try and set up a Round 1 rivalry with them, for the sake of getting beaten each year.

Pick one of the new teams (Dolphins, Perth, PNG) and we can become their Round 1 bogey team instead.

 

[the phantom menace]

Twidle confirmed benchie after the team list update

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Doesn't the 19-man update/confirmation come 60-90min before kick-off? And up until then some swapsies among the 20 can occur?

 

[the phantom menace]

Our middle defence is the worst in the comp

purely because Paulo is washed and Walker is not a starting lock

Just don’t see us winning with both of them starting

This is something that Ryles can easily change on any game day. Start with Sam T for Paulo, and start with Guymer for Walker.

 

[Gherkin]

I feel like that loose middle is giving up way too much momentum which in vlandys ball is terminal.

How you fix it I have no idea given the lack of options. One thing I've noticed is how bad of a defender Williams is if it isn't just a front on tackle. Attacked with any sort of angled run, he just throws out an arm. Paulo is cooked, Smith has the first up contact of reed Mahoney.

Maybe we just have to go with youth.

Williams struggles in the middle with change of direction. Edge is usually seen as more difficult to defend but he seems to do better there. I’d have him on an edge as Moses’ bodyguard

 

[Chipmunk]

Well, back to our own class today, so no excuses to perform.

If we're a fair dinkum chance at the Top 8, then we just make it happen and get it done today at home, against a competitor that we'll be vying for a Top 8 spot with.

If we can't get it done, then the entire joint can just tell their paltry excuses walking.

 

[the phantom menace]

This is something that Ryles can easily change on any game day. Start with Sam T for Paulo, and start with Guymer for Walker.

And he didn't...

Nanva drops off, and we're listed as 1-19 for kick off with no swapsies among the starters and bench

 

[piggysmalls]

Think this one comes down to Moses. He plays well, we win. Should be a fun game to watch... as long as there aren't 4000 6-agains again.

 

[the phantom menace]

We kept the Dragons to 20 points, so we need to do that here as well if we're to stand a chance.

We've averaged 30 points in attack across the last three games, so sticking to that would be very handy here too.

 

[Stevie]

I reckon Joash will be one of our best. Hope he plays well I love his energy.

 

[Jake the snake]

I reckon Joash will be one of our best. Hope he plays well I love his energy.

He seems like a great guy and k think fullback is his best position because he’s not a 5/8. But unfortunately he’s a reserve grader. Bamblet should be our future in the next year or so.

 

[the phantom menace]

If he's done his homework I worry that Api will easily show up our middle defence, since we haven't changed the starting side.

 

[Lemon Squash]

May, Twal and Api will make mince meat of our middle.

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Pain incoming

 

[senior]

May, Twal and Api will make mince meat of our middle.

Late punters think the same, we are now underdogs on Sportsbet

 

[Eelementary]

Not confident at all.

We're going to get pumped.

 

[TheParraboy]

We kept the Dragons to 20 points, so we need to do that here as well if we're to stand a chance.

We've averaged 30 points in attack across the last three games, so sticking to that would be very handy here too.

To be fair, Dragons left another 20 points out there

The better sides dont do that...

 

[Lemon Squash]

Late punters think the same, we are now underdogs on Sportsbet

Not sure how we went up faves in the first place.

 

[Parra Cheeses]

Come on Eels. I’m rooting hard.

 

[Eelementary]

What's with Mitch's mo???