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Zoidberg

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Calling it now, Brown will improve a lot when he comes here. This Eels side are absolutely putrid.

Fully expecting him to cop 100% of the blame for their performances though.
It does look like it will be hard to watch Brown this year and find what he will bring us. He doesn’t have much to work with.
 

Yosh

Coach
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Brown isn't getting any ball. Parra can't hold onto the ball. Parra look like spoon favorites.

Starford Toa looking the goods. Always good to see one of our youngsters do well!
 

Knight Tales

Bench
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Ryles! He must be a very good interviewer. Not sure about the application and results side of the job yet. Rather than easing in and reading the room he has come in and tried to assert authority for the sake of it You have to earn that right.
 

T-Boon

Coach
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Calling it now, Brown will improve a lot when he comes here. This Eels side are absolutely putrid.

Fully expecting him to cop 100% of the blame for their performances though.
As an eels fan I can tell you Brown has just never been very good. He had a good season in 2022. That is it. I can't get over the contract the Knights are giving him. The reports have got to be wrong.
 

Apey

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He's playing pretty much the same as he did last year. Just have to hope the change of scenery will do him good.
 

Woody90

Bench
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As an eels fan I can tell you Brown has just never been very good. He had a good season in 2022. That is it. I can't get over the contract the Knights are giving him. The reports have got to be wrong.

The Eels have been awful in general since 2023. Even with Moses your win rate last year was 38%. He’s only 24. I’m going to wait and see how he can develop in a better side before completely writing him off. Not even Ponga would look good in this Eels outfit tbh.
 

T-Boon

Coach
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The Eels have been awful in general since 2023. Even with Moses your win rate last year was 38%. He’s only 24. I’m going to wait and see how he can develop in a better side before completely writing him off. Not even Ponga would look good in this Eels outfit tbh.
that is fair.
I still just dont know how his is worth any where near the reported contract. If Brown is worth $1.3 per year Ponga should be on $2m minimum.
 

Woody90

Bench
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that is fair.
I still just dont know how his is worth any where near the reported contract. If Brown is worth $1.3 per year Ponga should be on $2m minimum.

He’s not worth it at the moment and the Knights management would be the first to tell you that. That’s what they needed to pay to get him out of the Eels (although in hindsight waiting a bit might have saved us some money as I reckon he’d be much keener to get out of the Eels after these last few games).
 

Woody90

Bench
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It's pretty funny that they're all blaming Brown for them being complete dogshite

He played poorly but his side are actually incompetent so hard to take much anyway from it. It was giving me flashbacks to our spoon years.

A lot of Eels fans seem to think Moses would be making a difference.

Eels also don’t have a plan B for when Moses is out. They try to play exactly the same way that is built around Moses’ game, regardless of who is stepping into the role. That’s poor coaching.
 

HarVeeGee

Juniors
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254
Yeah I’ve seen people give Ponga shit for us usually still winning games when he’s not playing - but we win those games because we tweak the way we play. Full on grind mode and just focus on not beating ourselves. That gets you through those periods.

To win games without Moses the Eels need to be prepared to win 8-6 if that’s what it takes. Instead they play like they don’t mind if they lose 80-6.
 

Knight Tales

Bench
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Matt Burton MCL. The next three weeks are a massive opportunity for this club to bank some breathing room. Titans look very shabby defensively.
 
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Yosh

Coach
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Only two weeks in but here are my way too early predictions

Top 8: Penrith, Broncos, Storm, Knights, Doggies, Sharks, Rabbitohs, Raiders (no particular order)
Spoon: Parramatta
 

Homo man69

Juniors
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502
I can't believe D Brown was the only person playing for the Eels. You'd think they would fill the other 16 positions with some players but yeah, it's all Brown's fault they lost.......
I'm an eels fan and watched him since his debut. He had one cracker year in 22 but that's it. He's useless without Moses and mediocre with him. Sharpe is a WAY better player than Brown. I honestly hope he recaptures that 22 form but highly doubt it . Don't say I didn't warn you
 

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