Eels in the media

[IFR33K]

You were the one making the wild stab.

64000 of them.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Removing one of your older players without naming him in reserve grade points more toward resting him than dropping him, especially when your opponent is weak.

 

[Noise]

Removing one of your older players without naming him in reserve grade points more toward resting him than dropping him, especially when your opponent is weak.

Not when the head coach has said the defensive combination with which Fergo is a part of has been a problem for some time and then he goes and has an absolute shocker in defence the following week.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reckon it's just a smoky. We're playing a weak attacking team and it's a great opportunity to get some NRL footy into some youngsters. Rather than fire the opposition up by letting them know we think they're shit we pretend a senior player has been dropped. It makes the most sense. I will be surprised if Ferguson plays reserve grade tomorrow.

 

[Gary Gutful]

You can quickly get some evidence of this by comparing their fantasy scores:

Name	Fantasy points per game in 2020
Gennings	30.5
Ferguson	29.2
Sivo	29.1

If fantasy points accurately reflect reality it looks like you're right.

This year all three are doing much better:

Name	Fantasy points per game in 2020
Sivo	42.2
Ferguson	40.2
Gennings	39.4

For comparison, the top winger in the NRL, Brian To'o, is averaging 55.5 fantasy points per game.

Nice tables.

 

[strider]

I reckon it's just a smoky. We're playing a weak attacking team and it's a great opportunity to get some NRL footy into some youngsters. Rather than fire the opposition up by letting them know we think they're shit we pretend a senior player has been dropped. It makes the most sense. I will be surprised if Ferguson plays reserve grade tomorrow.

I find it hard BA would say stuff like "he knows what he has to work on" to just play along with some smoke screen

 

[hineyrulz]

Nice tables.

 

[Gary Gutful]

@strider at Parra Leagues club car park circa 2009.

 

[Gronk]

@strider at Parra Leagues club car park circa 2009.

That was during the GFC. Cut him some slack FFS.

 

[strider]

@strider at Parra Leagues club car park circa 2009.

Nah its not me .... I would have been jumping of the roof of the bus ffs!!! .... go hard or go home!!!

 

[strider]

That was during the GFC. Cut him some slack FFS.

no its a vision of the future - next week when bitcoin shits its bed again

(just kidding .... enormous buying opportunity!! ... buy buy buy!)

 

[lucablight]

I reckon it's just a smoky. We're playing a weak attacking team and it's a great opportunity to get some NRL footy into some youngsters. Rather than fire the opposition up by letting them know we think they're shit we pretend a senior player has been dropped. It makes the most sense. I will be surprised if Ferguson plays reserve grade tomorrow.

Looks like Fergie is playing reserve grade after all.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well I'm surprised. I'm even more surprised Blake isn't playing reserve grade. I thought he was the problem.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Stop exaggerating. No-one has suggested he is the problem...

 

[Noise]

I reckon it's just a smoky. We're playing a weak attacking team and it's a great opportunity to get some NRL footy into some youngsters. Rather than fire the opposition up by letting them know we think they're shit we pretend a senior player has been dropped. It makes the most sense. I will be surprised if Ferguson plays reserve grade tomorrow.

Dumb

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Dumb

Well put it this way: do you think Ferguson learned anything in reserve grade? And do you think Dunster made a difference to our defence? There's something else going on, and I reckon we're trying to push Ferguson out early so we can use his remaining cap space for re-signings.

 

[Noise]

Well put it this way: do you think Ferguson learned anything in reserve grade? And do you think Dunster made a difference to our defence? There's something else going on, and I reckon we're trying to push Ferguson out early so we can use his remaining cap space for re-signings.

Sure mate. He was rested lol

 

[Gronk]

 

[Gary Gutful]

If his nose was straight he would have won.

 

[84 Baby]

Well I'm surprised. I'm even more surprised Blake isn't playing reserve grade. I thought he was the problem.

I’m not surprised that his being dropped coincided with us winning yesterday