Eels Holden Cup Team and junior reps thread, Part II

[Twizzle]

Good find mate.

They also have highlights for Tepai Moeroa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxPUXJnY72Q

man that kid can tackle

 

[Parraren]

Tepai definitely has some hindy about him.

I think I even spotted a bum crack in there.

 

[Bigfella]

He doesn't look as fast in attack as he did last year. No doubt bulked up a bit to playing the forwards?

Doesn't look as fast as a young Hindy either. But hits harder. Both shoulders too but that left is awesome

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The author of this article on the official site is named Mark Daoud.

Coincidence?

 

[Forty20]

Dyldam Parramatta Eels Holden Cup Side, Round 9:

1. Corey Makelim

2. Fabian Goodall

3. Leva Li

4. Nathan Davis

5. Halauafu Lavaka

6. Mark Daoud

7. Zach Dockar-Clay

8. Tepai Tepu-Smith

9. Joey Lussick

10. Fred Junior Mauala

11. Tepai Moeroa

12. Eric Newbigging

13. Josh Aloiai

Interchange:

14. Brandon Raeli

15. Alec Bush

16. Jordan Muna

17. Jeff Markus

Clicky

Tanginoa is missing, likely due to the injury he sustained to his foot.

None of the changes are particularly exciting although Alec Bush makes his debut.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Odd that with Matterson and Pritchard out we are still going with two utilities on the bench. I suppose with a number 13 of Aloiai's size he can fill in elsewhere in the pack, leaving the spare hooker to play 'lock' if need be.

 

[Sensai Cobra]

Bush excites me

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Bush excites me

His real name is merkin, but they wouldn't print that.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

One of our weaker sides we've named this year. We lose a lot of size and skill with Matterson out but we lose even more with Daoud coming into the side. Every time I've seen this kid play he's been out of his depth. We're lucky we're playing the Sharks this week otherwise we'd be in hot water if we were to put this team out again.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Daoud also wrote the blurb on today's Joe Paulo video on the official site.

And does any merkin know how long Eric Aukofolau is out for?

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Roosters won the SG Ball. They have strong juniors.

#academy

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They definitely buy their premierships. But it starts with buying 18 year olds.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Watched the highlights of the SG Ball prelim finals this morning. Brought back some old memories of playing armies my cousins in the red earth bush over the back of that stadium at St Marys.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm watching the HBO series The Pacific at the moment. It is markedly different from my experience of playing armies back in the day.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I'm watching the HBO series The Pacific at the moment. It is markedly different from my experience of playing armies back in the day.

Is that the one set in Victorian Britain that focuses on the development of the railways?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I'm only up to episode two.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You merkins in your seats yet?

 

[Forty20]

Finally plonked my arse in it, merkin.

Should be a nice evening for footy judging by the current weather.

 

[Forty20]

Parra kick off to start the game..

The ball doesn't sail far and Cronulla have to race up to catch it.

The Sharks made good in roads in their first set and roll in a grubber on their last tackle.

Leva Li, who has shifted to the wing, retrieves the ball and makes a handful of meters before getting wrapped up 5m out.

Parra struggle for metres in their first set and Dockar-Clay puts in a very ordinary kick on the last, which gives the Sharks fantastic field position.

Cronulla work the ball down our right-edge for the first few tackles of their set before spinning it to the other edge. Parra mark up poorly and Davis allows his opposite to get on his outside and Cronulla crash over out wide.

The conversion is successful from out wide.

Cronulla lead Parra 6-0

5min gone.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

We're gone.