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Eels in the media

Gronk

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Alobo’s first day in the office has vision of him sitting at his Opp Leader desk. On the window sill behind him is an Eels footy. :thumbsup:

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Gronk

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Thank goodness he was so poor against the Panthers then.............
On 2MMM after the game I heard the Fergo interview and Brett Reid asked him who’s dumb idea was it to play in the centres. He said it was his and BA trusted him and went with it.
 

emjaycee

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On 2MMM after the game I heard the Fergo interview and Brett Reid asked him who’s dumb idea was it to play in the centres. He said it was his and BA trusted him and went with it.
I call bullshit.
There is no way that the dumb decision to play Fergo in the centres was anybody BUT BA's.
In fact, I can guarantee it because I must have read 100+ posts on LU where BA was blamed for it.
 

Happy MEel

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I call bullshit.
There is no way that the dumb decision to play Fergo in the centres was anybody BUT BA's.
In fact, I can guarantee it because I must have read 100+ posts on LU where BA was blamed for it.
Regardless of who suggested the idea, BA has to take plenty of responsibility for allowing it. He’s in charge of the final team that takes the field.
 

emjaycee

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Regardless of who suggested the idea, BA has to take plenty of responsibility for allowing it. He’s in charge of the final team that takes the field.
Yep and when he sat down with the team on Monday after Jennings was ruled out and was looking for a replacement centre and one of his leaders, with over 60 FG games experience at centre turned around and said "I'm happy to cover for Jenko this week" what would you have done differently? Keep Taka there?

It was only an error in hindsight because Fergy dropped so much ball. If he hadn't it may have been a masterstroke.
 

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Happy MEel

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The alternative was Takairangi, Salmon or Hoffman helping Moses out against Kikau.
So are we going to change Fergo to the centres every time we come up against a decent edge forward from now on?

I think not. It was a bad call no matter which way you look at it.
 

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