2017 Finals Wk2 - Eels v Cowboys (GAME DAY THREAD)

[Poupou Escobar]

You are kidding???
Hayne just played in terrible squads with terrible coaches.

Except when he wasn't playing because he's a cat and won't play injured. He missed 27 games over the two years we ran last.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Better go forward would make it easier to play low risk - look at how much time Morgan had to kick the ball in the second half. He was never under pressure.

But we hung in there and played to our strengths. If our third string fullback didn't hand them a try early in the second half we might've won.

We hold the ball, and we probably win!!

 

[Happy MEel]

Would a different bench reduce our errors ?

Matagi / Manu / KE / KA / Jennings all made errors at critical times.

Matagi played an extra 10 minutes tonight than he usually does, KE played 18 more minutes than he usually does and Penis hands made an error which he is reknown for.

In conclusion, it is quite conceivable (even likely) that a different bench may have reduced our errors.

 

[Chipmunk]

You are drunk

Haven't had a drink yet. You obviously just watch the highlights of matches.

 

[isaiah]

Crowd wise it was the highlight of the whole of the NRLs season.

Crowd wise it was the highlight of the whole of the NRLs season.

why did they stream out early?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Who cares anyway? We'll get 'em next week!

 

[Noise]

Matagi played an extra 10 minutes tonight than he usually does, KE played 18 more minutes than he usually does and Penis hands made an error which he is reknown for.

In conclusion, it is quite conceivable (even likely) that a different bench may have reduced our errors.

Don't forget to mention that it was Penis hands customary first touch of the ball error

 

[isaiah]

We probably played both grand finalists in successive weeks and were beaten by a combined seven tries to six.

BA said before the game that cowboys play different footy, kicking to the corners. Different in that we won.

 

[hindmarshisgod]

We lost to a team with better players. People look at who they are missing but have a look at who they did have. And most of them have won a premiership as well.

We were just outclassed.

Out coached. Simple really.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

 

[strider]

Cmon the cocks

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

why did they stream out early?

Do you honestly believe that your football team being better than ours somehow makes you not a f**kwit? Explain how that works.

 

[T-Boon]

Haven't had a drink yet. You obviously just watch the highlights of matches.

I watched. Hayne was the whole reason I watched from 11 through 14. It was frustrating that he couldn't do it on his own but if you look back at the squads, you can see what shit he was trying to shovel.

 

[strider]

I watched. Hayne was the whole reason I watched from 11 through 14. It was frustrating that he couldn't do it on his own but if you look back at the squads, you can see what shit he was trying to shovel.

Maybe he should have sacrificed some cash to get some better friends

 

[T-Boon]

Who cares anyway? We'll get 'em next week!

exactly, Guths back next week.

 

[hineyrulz]

BA said before the game that cowboys play different footy, kicking to the corners. Different in that we won.

We???

Lol typical QLD f**ktard, they just don't get club footy.

 

[T-Boon]

BA said before the game that cowboys play different footy, kicking to the corners. Different in that we won.

Well, the great barrier reef is dying....so suck shit.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Out coached. Simple really.

Coaching got an above average squad into the top four. We finished above a few better squads on the ladder. Arthur is a gun.

 

[BoneyBlake17]

Take the emotion out of tonight. And its been a positive season with a couple of steps forward.

Getting ourselves into the top 4 was a great achievement. Considering we have no current players in any rep teams.

I think with an off season to improve the combination of moses and norman will do wonders. Though i will say corey does need to step it back up i feel.

He has been in cruise control in the back half of the year.

Unfortunately tonight we just showed no patience once we fell behind we panicked and got frustrated.

To win a comp you really need to have a full strength squad. And its hard when you lose your 2 fullbacks. In important positons

Will smith has done a great job but he is no gutho or bevan who have that x factor.

 

[Avenger]

It was a good year, but we still choked in this game. We should have won that. We in the end just ran out of class players through injury and had to play journeyman types who will never be consistent enough to win the big games or do something special to turn a game like Gutherson and French can do.

I thought Norman was very disappointing tonight. He could have stepped up and just seemed to be coasting. We will miss Semi severely. I never want to see Will Smith in the fullback jumper again. He is way too light and weak which is why he consistently gets ragdolled.

You need class and a dose of luck to win a comp and unfortunately, we ran out of both.