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'16 | R8 | Sat | NQL 32-16 PAR | 1300SMILES

Round 8: Cowboys v Eels


  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .

Sphagnum

Coach
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13,079
Jeez gutherson had a poor last 20 minutes then. Hard to beat the cows at home but at least we gave em a fright.
 

GongPanther

Referee
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28,676
Just been away for the past few minutes to have a gawk at Gould's twitter.The moaning from the Parra fans in regards to the refs and the bunker was overkill.:lol:
 

McLovin

Moderator
Staff member
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33,902
Last 15 minutes really killed off Parra's chances. Ill discipline and errors cost them...
 

The Verdict

Juniors
Messages
48
Parra is such an improved team in 2016.

Too bad that they could lose 8 points in addition to not closing out this game.

The Cowboys have too much strike across the park in clutch situations.
 

TheFrog

Coach
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14,300
Parra seem to have a knack of scoring tries against the run of play this year. It got them back into this game but basically they were playing a better side and they could not go on with it.
 

Bazal

Post Whore
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103,140
Last 15 minutes really killed off Parra's chances. Ill discipline and errors cost them...

Pretty much. Completion rate was about 70% for the game and 50 something % for the second half. Not going to beat the Cows doing that

Still, I'm confident we're good enough to make the 8 even if we lose points.
 

Big Pete

Referee
Messages
29,116
The Eels have the fundamentals down, just need the experience to add some variety to their play. There was no shame in the way they played tonight, they just came up short against the form team of the competition. I don't think the scoreline reflected the contest. 22-16 was game, the two tries at the death were just class from one of the best players in the game.

After tonight, Lachlan Coote has to be the first player picked for NSW. He encompasses everything you'd want in an Origin player. If Laurie doesn't pick him, he's sabotaging the team plain and simple.
 

Parraren

Bench
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4,100
Well played cows.

Too classy.

Our boys will learn a lot from that one.

Gave away soft penalties and didn't complete sets after hitting the front 16-14.

Cowboys are just lethal when they get a sniff....
 

SDM

First Grade
Messages
7,600
In the end it blew out, but it was close. I think Coote was the difference, Parra could not get a repeat set due to his unbelievable positional play and execution. Radradra gave Feldt an absolute bath.
 

TheVelourFog

First Grade
Messages
5,061
Great game

Watching it in the pub had a few heart attack moments

The sinbin was a surprise but no complaints

Back2back is on
 

The Verdict

Juniors
Messages
48
Non-Cowboys fans have to stop calling for all our players to be origin players.

With every win, player's values increase and this team will be broken apart by money.
 

Big Pete

Referee
Messages
29,116
Incorrect.

Two of their tries came against the run of play. The scoreline flattered Parramatta.

That's what those players bring to the team, the ability to counter-attack from anywhere. The Jennings try in particular was a credit to the Eels out and in defence. For the most part, the Cowboys had the right idea but JT fell into old habits and Jennings made him pay.
 

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