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  1. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Gee mate, where'd you get that avatar from? If you're still trying to get people to put you on ignore that's an easy way to to entice them...
  2. Eels Dude

    2014 predictions

    To answer your first question... because even though I agree we had a worse team I thought Stuart would be able to motivate the players to perform better. Wishful thinking, and I was wrong. In regards to expectations being low for this year, after back to back wooden spoons, and a near miss...
  3. Eels Dude

    2014 predictions

    I think I've predicted us to finish 12th for the last 3 years now, so as a point of difference I'm going to pick us to finish 11th this year.
  4. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    You know I said the exact same thing to you last year in your thread you started saying we're in a better position than about 12 other sides to win a comp... you said we were in a better shape than Penrith and I recall telling you Penrith are about 12 months ahead of where we are in the...
  5. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Brad Arthur has been a captain coach for 20 years and has worked under successful systems at Melbourne and Manly. He's also worked in unsuccessful systems like ours between 2011-2012 though so kind of negates the former. I think he actually comes across well spoken in interviews, at least he's...
  6. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Agree. But for the record Mortimor actually was rubbish for us in 2011 not the Roosters. He's the kind of player that can complement a side, like all good support players and good utilities can do.
  7. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Wasn't Paulo playing against sides made up of reserve graders and park footy players in those games the USA won? The same side that is playing a 67 year old Matt Peterson. He strikes me as a player who is a good reserve grader but isn't up to the speed of first grade. I doubt he'd make the top...
  8. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    You're right. Given he's been pretty much the only plus for the past few years, we really can't afford to lose him either. If we were a mid table side we probably could afford to, but he's a super-star once you find you need to keep... and he probably makes the club a lot of money via marketing...
  9. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    I think he could have been a good halfback been developed as one early in his career. He certainly had the vision and the football smarts to be one. At the same time though he was always better as a support player instead of someone running the show. Didn't he start at halfback in the final game...
  10. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    He was good at times, but when I say he stopped dead, he stopped dead and literally stayed that way for several seconds allowing the defence reorganize themselves. Anyway, if Arthur thought he was the best option for our starting side he would have picked him because he's clearly more talented...
  11. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Yeah good point about Hayne actually. Burt was was really good at that, despite his criticism on here and lack of other abilities to play at fullback. It's hard to criticize Hayne though given he's he's single-handedly won us matches and kept us in games the past few years.
  12. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Yeah but how are players supposed to run in support when Paulo is running behind the play a lot of the time. You are right though, having bodies in motion and players running the right lines in both support play and decoys has been a huge problem since 2011.
  13. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Hayne can kick long. He might not be the most tactical kicker, but he has massive boot and can certainly kick us out of trouble in our own half.
  14. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    I agree maybe Kelly is the answer if all he does is have to pass and kick. Rely on Hayne, Norman, and Hoppa to do the creative stuff. The role of a Robson style halfback could work, as we have the talent in the backline to score points. I hope Sandow comes good but I don't have much faith in him...
  15. Eels Dude

    parra vs manly trial 2

    Except Paulo runs about 25 metres sideways before he shovels the ball away... and usually to a player with no space. He stifles our attack rather than adding to it. Add to that he doesn't have a kicking game. Paulo would be a terrible option in the number 7.
  16. Eels Dude

    Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and General Drivel XIV

    Are those shorts that kid's wearing in that photo or has he just wrapped his legs in strapping tape.
  17. Eels Dude

    Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and General Drivel XIV

    Andrew Fifita is a hardly a big 'name' though. He played an above average season last year, but he's not exactly the kind of player that's going to attract fans through the turnstiles. Ridiculous if they've offered him that.
  18. Eels Dude

    Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and General Drivel XIV

    They will struggle from depth alone IMO... just glad it's not our side.
  19. Eels Dude

    Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and General Drivel XIV

    I reckon there's a chance of 15 depending on the Cronulla situation... but realistically a chance of about 11- 12 sides. I think if we all wrote down 4 sides now we thought had no chance to make it, we'd be all be right about 3 of them come season's end.
  20. Eels Dude

    Rumoured and Confirmed Signings and General Drivel XIV

    I don't think they'll be top 4... but after just missing the 8 last year despite their massive injury toll at times, I think and expect them to finish somewhere between 5th and 8th. There's some wishful thinkers that think we're a shot at the 8 this year, Penrith are well ahead of us in that...
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