Early tip: Sandow won't see out his contract

[Gary Gutful]

Well your previous comment made no mention of scoring more points than your opponent.

Well in that case you win a prize due to this technicality.

The prize is an all expenses paid trip to Canberra.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Winning the ruck contributes to both those outcomes (attack and defence), over the entire field.

 

[Chipmunk]

We were still losing the ruck for most of the last 12 weeks of the 2009 season, but we still managed to make a grand final. We have lost the ruck consistently for more than a decade. I honestly dont see this changing anytime soon.

This current group of players obviously does not have the ability to learn how to control the ruck. I cannot believe that Anderson, Kearney and Stuart have not concentrated on it at all, so I can only presume that these coaches and their assistance have worked on this part of the game, but the current group of players arent getting any better, in fact they are getting worse.

So if we cannot get rid of 90% of the current team and the current group of players dont appear to be able to be able to learn how to win the ruck effectively then we need to establish other ways to score points and stop the opposition scoring tries until we can learn. Including making the most of the opportunities that arise.

As a start....can we just even concentrate winning the ruck in both attack and defence inside the oppositions 20-30m? Anything? Something??

None of these current players have any concept of attention to detail either. Im guessing they're attention span at training is pitiful. Im just about over the lot of them.

 

[IFR33K]

Other than scoring more points, do you think there is anything more important than winning the ruck?

There are other aspects of the game just as important.

Completion rates.
Possession.
Field position.

We can keep going around in circles. A team needs a smart half, and sandow isn't it.

You know things are shit when a halfs best aspect of his game is his goal kicking.

 

[Chipmunk]

Keating is a great tackler (how many linebreaks did he shut down against Manly) and a good wrestler (for a little bloke), but he is still a little bloke (like most hookers) and his replacement is unlikely to defend as well as him.

If I am not mistaken Manly scored considerably more tries and made more line breaks when Keating was on the field rather than when he was off it.

 

[Chipmunk]

There are other aspects of the game just as important.

Completion rates.
Possession.
Field position.

We can keep going around in circles. A team needs a smart half, and sandow isn't it.

You know things are shit when a halfs best aspect of his game is his goal kicking.

On this issue, do we have anyone that can kick a decent goal this week?

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Line breaks are pretty important. Maybe as important as controlling the ruck.

 

[Gary Gutful]

There are other aspects of the game just as important.

Completion rates.
Possession.
Field position.

We can keep going around in circles. A team needs a smart half, and sandow isn't it.

You know things are shit when a halfs best facet of his game is his goal kicking.

I think controlling the ruck probably influences possession and field position.

But agree, let's not keep going around in circles about whether our forwards or Sandow are to blame for our shit form! I completely understand your's and Avengers points and agree with a lot of it in any case.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Line breaks are pretty important. Maybe as important as controlling the ruck.

Not as important as f**king your eyes merkin!

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Not as important as f**king your eyes merkin!

You posted under the wrong account mate.

 

[EelsFan05]

You posted under the wrong account mate.

I was wondering if anyone had picked up on that yet.

 

[Gary Gutful]

You posted under the wrong account mate.

Since when did Pou have exclusive use of the term?

I said it about 20 times on the first night I read it here but Mrs Gutful banned me from using it again.

 

[84 Baby]

Since when did Pou have exclusive use of the term?

I said it about 20 times on the first night I read it here but Mrs Gutful banned me from using it again.

Are Mrs Gutful and Mrs Escobar different people?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Are Mrs Gutful and Mrs Escobar different people?

Yeah.

I actually find it funny that people think we are the same person. I probably agree as much with Suity and Eelementary on issues but it seems as soon as I agree with Pou on something then I must be him :crazy:

I have very different views than Pou about Kearney for a start. I believe I also called him a "man with a fork in a world of soup" once which I stand by.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Oh, and I also like Bartman!

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

Gary can't be Pou, i find Gary too funny.

 

[84 Baby]

Yeah.

I actually find it funny that people think we are the same person. I probably agree as much with Suity and Eelementary on issues but it seems as soon as I agree with Pou on something then I must be him :crazy:

I have very different views than Pou about Kearney for a start. I believe I also called him a "man with a fork in a world of soup" once which I stand by.

Don't let them get to you, man. I once got called a Pou fingerer or something and I didn't let it phase me one bit

 

[Gary Gutful]

Don't let them get to you, man. I once got called a Pou fingerer or something and I didn't let it phase me one bit

I think I remember that!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Gary can't be Pou, i find Gary too funny.

Cheers mate. You tell someone to "f**k their eyes" once....

I'll have to come down to an Eels match (from Brisbane) to prove to everyone that I am definitely a different person. I'll only do it if ME comes too though!

 

[lingard]

I'm actually Pou Pou Escobar.








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