Eels Next Coach

[Tmars]

Cheika’s interest and player’s backing​

Meanwhile, Cheika spoke with leading player agent Sam Ayoub and asked him to find a job in the NRL and revealed to the SMH that he intends to have a “proper go” at rugby league.

“Six weeks ago, I spoke to Sam about what I am going to do next,” Cheika said.

“I’ve made that decision that I want to have a go at it and do it properly. But I didn’t want to kid myself. After speaking to Sam, it sounds like it’s worth having a proper go. For me, it’s not about competing for a position. It’s about doing it properly if an opportunity arises.”

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Former South Sydney player Josh Mansour backed Cheika for the role having worked with the ex-Wallabies boss when he was Lebanon coach.

“He’s one of the best coaches I’ve ever worked with,” Mansour said.

“He’d be perfect for South Sydney. He’s a coach that’s very good at bringing a team together. He’s a good man manager. He’s a proven winner. The best trait about Michael Cheika is his ability to instil belief, not only within yourself as a player, but within the team. He’s just extremely passionate about what he does.”

 

[Tmars]

If the board actually interviewed Cheika he will out interview any of the other candidates by a mile including Payton.
He is too intelligent and too inspiring compared to the others. Give him a team of assistants and let him go.

 

[Gazzamatta]

If the board actually interviewed Cheika he will out interview any of the other candidates by a mile including Payton.
He is too intelligent and too inspiring compared to the others. Give him a team of assistants and let him go.

If we had a board full of ex footy players Id suggest Cheika would be no chance. Interestingly enough our board is full of "business ppl". This is so f'n exciting.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He had a good year in 2022 in defense after a shocking first year.

Though now as you can see their defense is getting worse Which show he is doing a poor job.

Year	Against	Games	PPG
21​	748​	24​	31.16667​
22​	361​	24​	15.04167​
23​	542​	24​	22.58333​
24​	331​	13​	25.46154​

It's the same coach across all four years. What's changed is the quality of the players. Even where a player is at a club for multiple years he isn't the same quality each year. Age, injuries and off field distractions all impact a player's form from one year to the next. The absolute dumbest take is that the coach suddenly became shit.

 

[JokerEel]

It's the same coach across all four years. What's changed is the quality of the players. Even where a player is at a club for multiple years he isn't the same quality each year. Age, injuries and off season distractions all impact a player's form from one year to the next. The absolute dumbest take is that the coach suddenly became shit.

I am not saying he has suddenly became shit. Even though coaches do.

He is just shit...

 

[the phantom menace]

It's the same coach across all four years. What's changed is the quality of the players.

Or maybe the game itself. Or maybe the unchanged coach's tactics have gone stale. Or any number of factors which don't necessarily mean you can exclusively blame the players and totally absolve the coach, you clown

 

[Angry_eel]

How can Payton interview for the role? He's still the coach of the Cowboys and I assume contracted next year?

 

[Incorrect]

How can Payton interview for the role? He's still the coach of the Cowboys and I assume contracted next year?

Has it been confirmed that he is interviewing for the role?

I think it's pure scuttlebutt and innuendo at this stage. I don't see him with any chance tbh

 

[chiefy1]

The Cowboys have made two grand finals in the past decade. Far better than most teams. They definitely aren't crap.

Two grand finals in 10 years is the average pau pau. If you studied math you'd know this.

 

[JokerEel]

How can Payton interview for the role? He's still the coach of the Cowboys and I assume contracted next year?

Till the end of 26

 

[Gary Gutful]

Two grand finals in 10 years is the average pau pau. If you studied math you'd know this.

If you studied math you’d know the difference between the average and the median.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Lets test Chiefy's maths....



GF Appearances

Penrith 4
Melbourne 4
Roosters 2
Brisbane 2
North Queensland 2
Souths 2
Canterbury 1
Cronulla 1
Canberra 1
Parramatta 1
Dolphins 0
Warriors 0
Tigers 0
Titans 0
St George 0
Newcastle 0
Manly 0

Average GF Apearances = 1.2
North Queensland = 2
2>1.2

Median GF Appearances = 1
North Queensland = 2
2>1

> Chiefy

 

[the phantom menace]

Two grand finals in 10 years is the average pau pau. If you studied math you'd know this.

*meth

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Two grand finals in 10 years is the average pau pau. If you studied math you'd know this.

For a sixteen team comp the average is two grand finals in sixteen years. For a seventeen team comp it's two every seventeen years.

Stick to sharing your bullshit scoops and leave the basic arithmetic to the big boys.

 

[blue bags]

Mary McGregor next EELS coach

 

[chiefy1]

For a sixteen team comp the average is two grand finals in sixteen years. For a seventeen team comp it's two every seventeen years.

Stick to sharing your bullshit scoops and leave the basic arithmetic to the big boys.

Yes we'll in the past 16 years, the cows have made the gf twice right that's average

 

[King-Gutho94]

The Cowboys have made two grand finals in the past decade. Far better than most teams. They definitely aren't crap.

They have a 42% win record since 2017 when they last made a GF.

66 wins 90 losses.

42.10%.

A bigger sample size and a shitter record then the one you been defending BA with post 2022 GF.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes we'll in the past 16 years, the cows have made the gf twice right that's average

And so have we. So while both clubs are average over 16 years, the Cowboys are superior over the more recent frame of ten years. I think ten years is more relevant than sixteen, while still providing a large enough sample of seasons. Obviously one year is the most recent, however it is too few seasons to tell us much about a club's overall strength. For example, the Warriors were top four in the last 12 months. It's not exactly representative of the quality of that club. In the past ten years they've only made the finals twice. In the same period we've made the finals five times. Over the longer span of sixteen years we've only made the finals six times. I think it's clear we've changed a lot as a club since 2008, which is why the last decade is more representative of the Parramatta Eels' future prospects. You could even argue the period since 2019 (just over five years) is most representative of who we are, especially as we can point to an obvious structural turning point around that time.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They have a 42% win record since 2017 when they last made a GF.

66 wins 90 losses.

42.10%.

A bigger sample size and a shitter record then the one you been defending BA with post 2022 GF.

And maybe six (and a half) years is a more representative sample than ten. But maybe not. The period since 2017 includes an extreme low point for them, which was only a couple of years long. It's probably just an outlier. In 2022 they made the preliminary final and they've won exactly half their games since then. Hardly the sign of a shit team.

 

[lucablight]

The Cowboys have made two grand finals in the past decade. Far better than most teams. They definitely aren't crap.

Why do you think they’re going so poorly?