Rd12: Parra v Bulldogs GAME DAY thread (2/8/20)

[Kornstar]

First 2 set restarts were against Mahoney hanging around the ball too long... the last one against NRown was bullshit.

No problem with the set restarts against us but i find it odd that the Dogs have been perfect for 40 minutes when we can see they haven’t been. When they are holding on too long the referee is just not paying attention.

 

[Happy MEel]

Has Reed had a decent game since he re-signed?

 

[Noise]

They never work, he has done it all the timne of late.

And they are so telegraphed. They happened right in front of me and everyone knew who was getting the ball each time.

 

[Eelementary]

I think it was 4

Well, there you go.

Can the referee seriously say that a team that is being dominated like the Dogs are, are perfect in the ruck?

Because I think that that is laughable.

 

[TheParraboy]

Ruck infringements
Parra 4-0

Penalties
Parra 7-1

 

[Kornstar]

Moses just gave Mahoney a gob full for those three crash balls in a row. He needs to go back to just giving it to the halves

We’ve had a bit of an obsession with doing that this year, not sure why because we always seem so flat when they do it and don’t have a massive amount of momentum for said crash players to push through.

 

[emjaycee]

They never work, he has done it all the timne of late.

I like them... we haven't had the forwards that have let them be effective for the last few years and with Paulo, Kaufusi, Evans and RCG I reckon the crash runs close to the line are good value. Paulo getting the ball away twice recently has led to tries to Mahoney and Moses (today) and worse case it compress the defence to the middle for the next play.

 

[IFR33K]

Moses just gave Mahoney a gob full for those three crash balls in a row. He needs to go back to just giving it to the halves

We’ve tried it too often all year. Smh

 

[Eelementary]

Has Reed had a decent game since he re-signed?

His form has dropped off a bit, but I reckon it's more likely down to how many minutes he's playing.

I really like Arthur, and I am a huge fan of Mahoney, but I believe Arthur needs to have an option to give Reed a break every now and then - particularly if we have the game in hand (I don't mean this game necessarily; there are still 40 minutes to go).

 

[hineyrulz]

I like them... we haven't had the forwards that have let them be effective for the last few years and with Paulo, Kaufusi, Evans and RCG I reckon the crash runs close to the line are good value. Paulo getting the ball away twice recently has led to tries to Mahoney and Moses (today) and worse case it compress the defence to the middle for the next play.

Nothing wrong with him going with them but 3 times in a row when the halfback is screaming for ball probably isn;t the right way to go.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Going ok. Dogs actually doing basics pretty good, low misses tackles / high completions, just attack isn’t the greatest.

need to just keep on completing sets and don’t give dogs any opportunities

 

[Noise]

I like them... we haven't had the forwards that have let them be effective for the last few years and with Paulo, Kaufusi, Evans and RCG I reckon the crash runs close to the line are good value. Paulo getting the ball away twice recently has led to tries to Mahoney and Moses (today) and worse case it compress the defence to the middle for the next play.

That’s not so good when the next play is another crash ball when the defence is compressed . Nor it is good when he tries it a third time in a row with a compressed defence.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

On track for 36-12

 

[Eelementary]

Ruck infringements
Parra 4-0

Penalties
Parra 7-1

Work that one out?

It's weird.

The ref is trying to tell us that the Dogs have been angels in the ruck.

I mean, Lafai is trying to take Gutherson's head off every time he tackles him - but their ruck discipline is perfect?

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Ha ha Anasta you goose!! Complaining about the penalty count but no mention of tackle restarts

 

[eels_fan]

F**king Anasta.

In reference to the penalty count - “surely Parra isn’t that much better disciplined than the dogs”

what about the restart count ya muppet.

 

[Twizzle]

at least we know how to play the ball

that was a shocker

 

[T.S Quint]

Is Ennis actually watching the game or just looking at stats.

“The penalty count is 7-1. Surely the Eels aren’t that much more disciplined than the Bulldogs.”

Has he not seen the set restart count is about 50-0 in the Dogs’ favour?

 

[Eelementary]

F**king Anasta.

In reference to the penalty count - “surely Parra isn’t that much better disciplined than the dogs”

what about the restart count ya muppet.

And just minutes before that, the muppet was spouting off saying that we were frustrating the Dogs into poor decisions.

And yet that doesn't explain their poor discipline, apparently...

Braid Canasta is an oxygen thief, tbh...

 

[Jake the snake]

These refs are freakn disgusting.