2009 Grand Final - Melbourne 23 def Eels 16 @ ANZ, Sun 4 Oct* NO PREMIERS

[DragonPunk]

That wasn't forward.

 

[bmwpower]

parramatta have 15 men on the field and still cant score. nice hit on inglis ben smith

 

[Alex28]

lets hope the next break he makes is his leg.

It's a scum comment, but to be fair that might be their only chance to win...

 

[Eelectrica]

Need to get our kicking game sorted and build pressure.

 

[gong_eagle]

The parramatta train is grinding to a halt

 

[Apey]

Haha love the Hindmarsh push!

 

[Ladmate]

The bandwagon has crashed.

 

[Apey]

The parramatta train is grinding to a halt

I feel sorry for the commentators... I can imagine them standing up and jumping every time Hayne gets the ball.. Rabs goes nuts every time he just touches it.

 

[Alex28]

See...I admire Nathan Hindmarsh...but he is tackling himself out of the game. The thing with making a tackle per minute is that you get tired. He is ineffective in attack. He's gotta plan his game a little better - that probably goes for the whole team really...

 

[natheel]

lol its 10-0 parra arnt playing badly just oor kick descisions

 

[DragonPunk]

The kicking is costing Parra, it's ineffective and building no pressure on the Storm.

 

[gong_eagle]

The bandwagon has crashed.

 

[ElectricEelMan]

The Eels are right in this game. They just need the refs to actually start reffing ... i mean the Storm were WAY offside after Mortimer made his break. But no call.

Plus the Eels are a second half team

 

[ElectricEelMan]

lol its 10-0 parra arnt playing badly just oor kick descisions

Don't listen to these jealous idiots. The eels are right in this game. the Storm will fall apart in the second half.

 

[Phillips]

Have to say Parra are getting the better end of the ref calls.

surely you must be joking.

we are getting f**ked in the arse by the refs.

 

[Eelectrica]

Key for parra is scoring first.
Get the kicking game in order, build pressure and we can still win this.

DA has his work cut out for him though. Gotta get there heads back in the game.

 

[ElectricEelMan]

surely you must be joking.

we are getting f**ked in the arse by the refs.

yes we are
but the Storm know what they can get away with in the GF so they are pushing the limits in the knowledge the refs are hesistant to blow the whistle. I have no doubt if this was a regular season game the penalty count would heavily favour the Eels.

 

[Footy-Fan]

10-0 Halftime. Anyones game. I wouldn't say either side is outplaying the other, but Melbourne are having a much better kicking game. The refereeing isn't bad, but there has been poor calls, though for both sides. Either sides fans that say the calls are against them are need to wake up. Edit: Parramatta are an excellent second half team, & other sides have put points on the Storm in the 2nd, so this should get interesting.

 

[Alex28]

The cheap shot on Inglis that Parra got away with begs to differ. Refereeing has been poor but hasn't favoured one team over the other.

 

[pantherz9103]

Don't listen to these jealous idiots. The eels are right in this game. the Storm will fall apart in the second half.

The Storm are extremely good front runners. They win almost every time they lead at the break. I hope for your sake the Hayne Train and Moi Moi Express gets going soon, because it'll take something better than the Eels have produced over the past few months to win this.