2017 Semi Final, Sat - Eels 16-24 Cowboys @ ANZ

[Vee]

Storm vs Cowboys would be better

We'd be no chance. Like against the Guppies and Worms...

 

[Vee]

Parra crumbling in front of our eyes

And Morgan grinding them into dust.

 

[Vee]

Tim Mannah doesn't deserve to play for Parramatta.

As bad as they played? Tough marker.

 

[Vee]

Paralytic

Me too

 

[Vee]

Haha i had chokeamatta 1-12 the merkins

Serves you right

 

[Vee]

The only downside to the cowboys winning is that we're going to hear about Jonathan f**king Thurston for another week.

We're actually getting past that. Can't speak for Nein though.

 

[Vee]

Close to the best player in the comp now.

If it's not Morgan.

 

[Vee]

Wonder how many Cows 13+ bets that last play ruined haha.

Almost none I'd suggest.

 

[Vee]

Roosters are the only team left who can legitimately challenge the Storm for the title. Cowboys are doing a '98 Bulldogs- big on spirit, but unless the Broncos pull off a miracle next weekend, they'll be outclassed if they make the decider.

And if you think you can drink we've got money to back...

 

[Vee]

Yeah, great effort from Parra but just outclassed by a team full of stars. Besides Taumalolo, four of the Cowboys team played Origin this year. Zero Eels played for NZ, England or either Origin team. We are just well coached, but stars win big games.

You keep thinking that...

 

[SBD82]

Big thanks to the Dragons for choking in Round 26 to deliver us this result.

You're welcome.

Thanks for being the reason that we actually made a meaningful contribution to this years comp.

 

[Vee]

We were awesome last week. But once again outclassed by more rep players.

We had a lot of bog-average FGers out there tonight.

 

[Vee]

credit to the cows for playing zero risk football, the best kryptonite vs our footy, they defend well play high % never drop the ball took advantage of our 2 prop rotation we were spent. no doubt the other 3 teams in the comp are breathing a sigh of relief.

all in all well done to our boys, they can keep their head high no one expected us to even make the 8 and to get this far without gutho bevo and tepai this game and still be favourites is a massive acheivement despite the result.

if anything losing tonight keeps the pressure on the club to improve the player roster further and improve against next season.

I never had great wraps on the Cowboys after the injuries to JT and Thumper. I reckon we've done brilliantly

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We had a lot of bog-average FGers out there tonight.

So did we. The difference is your bog average first graders have a lot of finals experience, plus they play with Taumalolo and a handful of current Origin players.

More than half our side hadn't played finals before this year.

 

[Parkway_Drive]

hi Roosters

Hi see you next week.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Again how did the Eels make the top 4?

Overachieved due to great coaching. Our for-and-against wasn't even in the top eight.

 

[Parkway_Drive]

Lmao no the eels literally lost the plot tonight. I think the roosters would probably rather play a team of peabrained choke artists than a team hardened by years of finals footy

You need to go have a glass of milk and cry out the salt

Absolutely correct, the Cowboys are the team I as a Roosters fan would have rather avoided due to their finals and rep experience plus the fact they play a simple, effective game of footy with some real genuine metre eating forwards. Parra just don't have the experience and composure yet to win the tight games in finals yet.

 

[Souths Till I Die]

Paul Green is the man. Around 2 mil of the salary cap is out for the cowboys due to injury and they manage to be in the final 4. I don't think they can beat the Melbourne merkins but wow isn't 2018 looking good for the cowboys.

 

[ed-grimley]

That was really fkn disappointing - Parra just didn't play well and NQ took their opportunities. The only possible excuse was the loss of key personnel for the Eels but NQ could have said the same thing had they lost.
They are on a roll and should knock over Easts.

 

[Parramatta1947]

Cowboys just too good.

Picking Pritchard on the bench was a stupid coaching move. Will Smith was exposed yet again - forget the try he scored, everything else was poor. He was well targetted.