Eels backline the hottest in NRL: Finch

[Panther_Daz]

Cowboys Dragons or possibly Panthers for mine, as long as they all on the park

Not yet for Penrith, but we are building an awesome backline. This will be finished by probably late next year, early 2009.

1.Lachlan Coote
2.Michael Gordon
3.Michael Jennings
4.Maurice Blair/Greg Waddell
5.Geoff Daniela
6.Jarrod Sammut
7.Wade Graham

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That is tough- Cronk would have easily played rep had he not had Thurston/Lockyer ahead of him!

Don't forget Scott Prince.

Folau will play rep next season

For NZ? He won't play Origin. Not next year anyway.

and so will Chambers to be honest.

Don't be stupid.

King you forgot on your list!

Whoops I did too.

King is good - he's big, solid and dependable. He fills the Ben Smith role for Melbourne but he hasn't got the freakish attacking ability of our 4.

And how is Grothe or Slater a Origin regular? I would love to know!

It's an arbitrary label - "origin regular" - personally I'd say you're a regular if you'd played 2 or more Origin games two years in a row.

But that said if you want to include Grothe and Slater or not, since one plays for Melbourne and one plays for Parra it doesn't change comparisons between the two teams in any way.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Come on mate, thats a stupid thing to say. NSW outside backs have nothing on QLD's. If Slater was from NSW, im sure he would be a regular.

NSW don't pick outside backs under 95kg though do they?

Unless they can kick goals...

 

[lockyno1]

Don't forget Scott Prince.



For NZ? He won't play Origin. Not next year anyway.



Don't be stupid.



Whoops I did too.

King is good - he's big, solid and dependable. He fills the Ben Smith role for Melbourne but he hasn't got the freakish attacking ability of our 4.



It's an arbitrary label - "origin regular" - personally I'd say you're a regular if you'd played 2 or more Origin games two years in a row.

But that said if you want to include Grothe and Slater or not, since one plays for Melbourne and one plays for Parra it doesn't change comparisons between the two teams in any way.

Folau will play Origin, as Tate is just about done.

 

[Ice777]

Folau will be a huge chance to play Origin next year. Chambers will be no chance in his first full year i wouldn't think. That's taken nothing away from his ability as he has sh*tloads of it but i just don't think he'll be ready next year.

 

[Fast Eddie]

Has this just been 10 pages of "our backline is way better than yours"?

 

[Ice777]

Has this just been 10 pages of "our backline is way better than yours"?

Pretty much and i reckon Poupou has contributed 8 of those pages telling us just how brilliant Parra's backline really is :lol:

 

[goboggo]

Pretty much and i reckon Poupou has contributed 8 of those pages telling us just how brilliant Parra's backline really is :lol:

... and he's right

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why would I lie?

 

[Tekken Lord]

It is the best

 

[Aotearoa_NewZealand]

their backline is the best at the moment

 

[tiger_nick]

That's stupid.

Cronk is a good player with a great kicking game, and King and Folau are big and strong and dependable, but only Inglis and Slater are in the Hayne/Tahu/Inu/Grothe class for brilliance when nothing's on.

Tim Smith might be erratic but he too is incredible at pulling tryscoring kicks and passes out of his ar$e.

Grothe and King are the same sort of players, both use their size and speed to score. Personally I'd take King before Grothe but would snap the guru up in a second if given the chance.

Tim Smith is a good player but I cant see parra winning a comp with a halfback who refuses to take on the line.

 

[tiger_nick]

Eels fans seem to have gone off a bit early about their team IMO. They're going to finish in the top 4 no doubt. But can they win four games in a row against top opponents? I personally dont think so. They just better hope they get to play us somewhere in there :lol:

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Pfft the Eels backline isn't that good.

 

[goboggo]

Eels fans seem to have gone off a bit early about their team IMO. They're going to finish in the top 4 no doubt. But can they win four games in a row against top opponents? I personally dont think so. They just better hope they get to play us somewhere in there :lol:

Mate no-one here is saying we're going to win the comp.

We've been praising the quality and talent of our backline.

We've got a chance to win the comp, even with a halfback that doesn't take on the line :roll:

 

[Tekken Lord]

Originally Posted by tiger_nick
Eels fans seem to have gone off a bit early about their team IMO. They're going to finish in the top 4 no doubt. But can they win four games in a row against top opponents? I personally dont think so. They just better hope they get to play us somewhere in there

Hopefully we play the tigers in the GF, because we all know who'll win that match...and it's not the tigers

 

[Tekken Lord]

In saying that i don't think the eels will win it this year, but they have a chance. The people on here talking up the backline are doing just that, talking up the backline nothing more.

 

[mattyg]

Hopefully we play the tigers in the GF, because we all know who'll win that match...and it's not the tigers

prepare for tears..

sounds like 2005 all over again..."we won't lose to Cowboys, we can even afford to rest Hindmarsh!!" ;-)

 

[effnic]

Brett Stewart>Parra's backline.
Thankyou come again next.

 

[Agent Mulder]

Grothe and King are the same sort of players, both use their size and speed to score. Personally I'd take King before Grothe but would snap the guru up in a second if given the chance.

Tim Smith is a good player but I cant see parra winning a comp with a halfback who refuses to take on the line.

Thats true i would like to see Timmy Smith take the line on much more, I'm not too sure about the Eels winning it all this year, I do believe that Parramatta will win a comp under Hagan i just have my doubts about this year, I thought at times we have looked very shaky sitting in 3rd place, But on the other hand the finals will be a different ball game, So who knows, I wouldn't read too much into how Melbourne are going atm they will be the ones to beat, You will see that on Sunday, The Storm will rip the Broncos apart.