Eels Roosters game day thread

[Chipmunk]

Roosters we faultless today and would have beaten any team IMO.

They were pretty good, but in many respects we helped them half of the time. I dare say if they played the Storm, Sharks or Broncos today then they might not have even have won this game.

 

[Chipmunk]

Why would you think Mannah is our leading prop? Just because he's been at the club the longest? He is our Matt Prior. Unfortunately we don't have a Fifita or a Gallen.
Moeroa plays 40 minutes in the middle. Fuimaono offers nothing in the middle. Also not as good in defence.

Would Matt Prior ever be considered Team Captain at the Sharks, even if Gallen and Fifita weren't there?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You're just guessing because they have a better squad than we do and perform better, but you have zero evidence to back this up. Why would the Sharks have any more TPA's than Us, or Manly, or Souths, or the Dragons?

Because their administrators all snort coke with high rollers. Plus the performance enhancing drugs thing. You can see they're rule benders. Our club is run by cleanskins.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well that's obviously a coaching and recruitment error then to put the team in that situation of only having one kicker.

The coaching staff thought one kicker was going to be fine, otherwise they would've recruited someone else to be able to be the second kicker

Or they waited for someone to come onto the market at the right price. Looks like that's what they've done.

 

[Chipmunk]

When the coach only uses him for 25 mins what does it say?

Sure he will play a good well ok game every 3 weeks. I been saying this for years. Upfront we are terrible. And BA knows it. Watch him go for another 1 or 2 props.

What's the deal with Mannah, 25 mins today, Surely he was injured.

 

[Bandwagon]

Well if they're back rowers then yes, they probably help heaps when you're doing all the tackling. But you'll find most halves and fullbacks are in the team for their attack. In defence their teams try to limit their involvement.

Sure, but how many backrowers would make good fullbacks in defence?

 

[The Phelan Folly]

Roosters we faultless today and would have beaten any team IMO.

Yep. merkins were turning shit into gold today. Them, Storm and Sharks are the only contenders.

 

[Chipmunk]

Because their administrators all snort coke with high rollers. Plus the performance enhancing drugs thing. You can see they're rule benders. Our club is run by cleanskins.

So you've got nothing basically, they just have to be cheating because they can somehow win comps and we can't.

 

[Avenger]

So you've got nothing basically, they just have to be cheating because they can somehow win comps and we can't.

comp!!! Just one.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Would Matt Prior ever be considered Team Captain at the Sharks, even if Gallen and Fifita weren't there?

Captaincy has little to do with playing ability. Are you in the top 17? Then you're good enough to be captain. It's about talking to refs and the media. Mannah is also a co-captain.

 

[Chipmunk]

Or they waited for someone to come onto the market at the right price. Looks like that's what they've done.

But at this point that's for next year.

 

[Chipmunk]

comp!!! Just one.

But regular finalists...we can't even reach that at the moment

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sure, but how many backrowers would make good fullbacks in defence?

Probably a few of them. But back rowers are often your best tacklers so you want them up in the line.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So you've got nothing basically, they just have to be cheating because they can somehow win comps and we can't.

I never said they were cheating I said they're spending more on players than we are.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Not making excuses!! Roosters just too good today.

But gee anyone questioning our attack really need to have a look at how many half combos we have had this year. Bit hard to build combos when players are injured.

And on Moeroa, when was the last time he played with a quality halves partner ? how is he expected to run good lines / hit a hole when his halves partner can't throw a "money ball"? There is a reason the other side is more dangerous, that is Norman's side !!

Let's see how he goes running off Moses!!

 

[hindy111]

Mannah and Alvaro are plodders.

And i can cop one in team as our worker. But 2? People bag Terepo but he is bteer then both.

 

[Chipmunk]

Captaincy has little to do with playing ability. Are you in the top 17? Then you're good enough to be captain. It's about talking to refs and the media. Mannah is also a co-captain.

Mannah is useless at talking to the refs, always has been.

 

[Djay]

Mannah and Alvaro are plodders.

And i can cop one in team as our worker. But 2? People bag Terepo but he is bteer then both.

We simply have too many plodders, Moeroa, Pritchard, Alvaro, Gower, Mannah and even Matagi in parts.

It's a major issue.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But at this point that's for next year.

Who was available for 2017 at the right price after our cap position was decided (in May last year)? You can only play the hand you're dealt. Hopefully we get Moses this year. If not we've done our best.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I wish we'd won today.