2021 Rd1: Eels v Broncos GAME DAY thread at Suncorp 12/3

[Poupou Escobar]

Rheed made 53 tackles and missed none.

Papali made 180mtrs

Both great games, but Mahoney had a try, two linebreaks, a try assist and an LBA.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Marata to come back next week, Lane or Hipgrave to miss out. Lane was poor.

Lane is still better than Hipgrave but Papali'i is the best edge forward of the three.

 

[emjaycee]

Another mention to Fergo and Papali'i (he needs a nickname, it's too hard to type).

Both were enormous in the second half.

His nickname is Ice

 

[yy_cheng]

That last try is how we should attack. We have so many players who can hit and spin and offload back.

Beats spreading it.

Rcg needs to develop an offload too.

b would get rid of lane and marata to take his spot.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Warriors really swapped Papali’i for Kane Evans.

Evans ran for 340 metres in two games against Brisbane last year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

we are usually stop-start for the first six rounds anyway

Yep. Last year was the first in ages where we started the season strongly.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Jesus are the stats correct Kaufusi 7 runs for 110 m, that’s bloody huge !!

He was a monster. Great footwork at the line and leg drive. They struggle to get a body in front of him.

 

[Parra]

His nickname is Ice

New Fui

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They were decimated with injuries and had two of their best players out from the outset. We were clunky, lucky and will be exposed by the Storm if we don’t improve next week.

We deserve to be underdogs against the Storm. They have a better team than us, though they are missing Grant and Finucane.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ffs tell us again I think we missed it the first 74 times.

Cheer up mate. Ryan Matterson had a solid game and he at least sounds Lebanese.

 

[hineyrulz]

You did it again Hindy111. You are amazing.

Is that what Ram tells you at Bones on Bones???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Where's your evidence he is good under the high ball?

Some of his work chasing attacking kicks has been pretty sweet.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That’s actually a decent idea. I thought Drown was best suited to centre. However, a swap of Gutho and Drown could work very well.

I think he'd be a great centre but his fitness would be wasted there.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Would you drop Sivo? Do you feel Blake would make a good winger?

Blake can replace Ferguson. I assume Sivo will re-sign for a reasonable amount.

 

[yy_cheng]

Blake can replace Ferguson. I assume Sivo will re-sign for a reasonable amount.

I rather fergo lol

 

[Eelementary]

It was a very solid second half, but they did lose three players.

Absolutely.

Plenty of work still to do.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

His nickname is Ice

After tonight's performance he deserves an upgrade.

 

[chiefy1]

Evans ran for 340 metres in two games against Brisbane last year.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think he'd be a great centre but his fitness would be wasted there.

Great defensive centre. Doesn't appear to have any footwork. But I was just thinking this week that you might as well get a centre that is as good at defence as the stars are at attack, as they're probably cheaper. More boring though.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Interestingly it appeared we had Junior running on the edge a few times.

He's done it a fair bit for us. Did it heaps at the Raiders.