Eels v Doggies Match Thread

[The EELiminator]

:lol:

I said that myself either earlier in this thread or in a different thread tonight.

#GreatMindsThinkAlike

 

[Eelementary]

Low confidence doesn't help. That's where having a strong motivating coach comes into play. Regardless I'd like to think we actually practice some set plays at training but it doesn't look like it because every time we have a shot at the line in our opponents 20 everyone is standing so flat footed and just waiting for something to happen but nothing ever does. It's not just tonight it's been like that all season.

I find it hard to disagree.

I am puzzled why Kearney left Roberts on the bench so long. And Fui's injury was costly - it meant Tautai had to play a lot of minutes.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

On Luke Burt, as Pou Pou would say "he has the support from the people in charge and they have the runs on the board".........

They tried to drop Burt at the start of the year and you f**king idiots (Eels fans) threw a hissy fit.

This club runs on politics and they need to appease the fans. Imagine if Anderson had realised Mortimer wasn't up to it and let him go at the end of 2009. Imagine if they tried to drop Burt now he's announced his retirement.

I'm worried if we sack Kearney that they'll give Hindy a massive contract to go around for one more year because "He's the only one who knows how to tackle!!!!"

Sadly, we get the team we deserve.

 

[Pooftamus Maximus]

You can have your merkin! I'm an ass hat man.

 

[TheParraboy]

They tried to drop Burt at the start of the year and you f**king idiots (Eels fans) threw a hissy fit.

This club runs on politics and they need to appease the fans. Imagine if Anderson had realised Mortimer wasn't up to it and let him go at the end of 2009. Imagine if they tried to drop Burt now he's announced his retirement.

I'm worried if we sack Kearney that they'll give Hindy a massive contract to go around for one more year because "He's the only one who knows how to tackle!!!!"

Sadly, we get the team we deserve.

Sure does, Imagine we sack a coach 12 months before his contract is due, payout that contract, hire a rookie coach and give him total control to appease the fans, politics rules :roll:

 

[parra pete]

Switch fullbacks, Eels win...The performance of Barba compared to Burt was the difference, imo...
If I was giving 3-2-1 for Parra,

3 Hindmarsh
2 Paulo,
1 Matuia..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The writing must be on the wall now. The players actually had a dig tonight. Problem was they had no set plays, and couldn't even read a simple attacking play of the opposition which they've used effectively before, and got caught out on it twice :crazy:

That comes down to poor coaching. They should have been made aware of that play and what to do to shut it down but they weren't. Brian Smith and his whiteboard would have been handy at halftime tonight.

Jason Taylor wrote an article about why it's illegal - the play is undefendable, and if it's not stamped out, everyone will be doing it next year. Taylor's own words.

Knowing they're going to do it and stopping it are two different things. As Taylor said, the Bulldogs are killing every team with that play, not just us.

 

[E_Cantona]

Dogs by 20.

hahaha told you so!

Dont you hate smart arse f*@ks ?

We can play, but need to drop burt when hayne gets back. Burt kicks well but gets dominated, cant catch bombs and loses loads of ground in the tackle. Keep faith in the young guys that are improving, Morgan, Sio, Blair...nothing to lose now this season. looks like new hooker Smith is more than a match for Keating.

Kelly looks a strong link and can kick well in attack, sandow can be dangerous but will always be rocks & diamonds. I still reckon the spoon is us or panthers.

Parra will come good soon, carn the eels.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sure does, Imagine we sack a coach 12 months before his contract is due, payout that contract, hire a rookie coach and give him total control to appease the fans, politics rules :roll:

Nobody wanted Anderson sacked. That was an internal decision.

 

[The EELiminator]

Sure does, Imagine we sack a coach 12 months before his contract is due, payout that contract, hire a rookie coach and give him total control to appease the fans, politics rules

hands up everyone who voted for the board to sack ando and hire kearney...........nobody?
oh thats right, NOBODY ASKED OUR OPINION THEY JUST DID IT! you are right politics rules but it was the board playing politics not us

 

[The EELiminator]

Jason Taylor wrote an article about why it's illegal - the play is undefendable, and if it's not stamped out, everyone will be doing it next year. Taylor's own words.

Knowing they're going to do it and stopping it are two different things. As Taylor said, the Bulldogs are killing every team with that play, not just us.

watch them get away with it all year then get pinged six times in a row vs storm in the grand final

 

[Ratchy]

Low confidence doesn't help. That's where having a strong motivating coach comes into play. Regardless I'd like to think we actually practice some set plays at training but it doesn't look like it because every time we have a shot at the line in our opponents 20 everyone is standing so flat footed and just waiting for something to happen but nothing ever does. It's not just tonight it's been like that all season. Meanwhile you look at the Bulldogs and it's pretty obvious they practice that stuff at training.

Motivational speeches don't work in first grade football, its not junior footy where a coach delivers a spray and the team lifts :lol:

 

[Ratchy]

They tried to drop Burt at the start of the year and you f**king idiots (Eels fans) threw a hissy fit.

This club runs on politics and they need to appease the fans. Imagine if Anderson had realised Mortimer wasn't up to it and let him go at the end of 2009. Imagine if they tried to drop Burt now he's announced his retirement.

I'm worried if we sack Kearney that they'll give Hindy a massive contract to go around for one more year because "He's the only one who knows how to tackle!!!!"

Sadly, we get the team we deserve.

The team reminds me of Cronulla a few seasons ago. To wins games they have to be at 100% and hope the oppostion is off their game because of the difference in talent and skill levels. No matter how hard it is to accept the forward pack and bench quite simply isn't up to first grade standard.

Tho the hooker Smith and Kelly have been really good finds and could develop into the future to be more than handy first graders.

 

[The EELiminator]

Motivational speeches don't work in first grade football, its not junior footy where a coach delivers a spray and the team lifts :lol:

they dont work for us anyway

 

[strider]

They tried to drop Burt at the start of the year and you f**king idiots (Eels fans) threw a hissy fit.

This club runs on politics and they need to appease the fans. Imagine if Anderson had realised Mortimer wasn't up to it and let him go at the end of 2009. Imagine if they tried to drop Burt now he's announced his retirement.

I'm worried if we sack Kearney that they'll give Hindy a massive contract to go around for one more year because "He's the only one who knows how to tackle!!!!"

Sadly, we get the team we deserve.

so the only thing wrong with your half arsed theory is that SK plays Burt at fullback - as opposed to Sio who he preferred at fullback at the beginning of the year ... why?

surely if SK is just playing him for political reasons he'll be stuffing him on the wing ... why is he putting him at fullback?

 

[Ratchy]

they dont work for us anyway

They don't work for any senior team on a regular basis. Can get away with 1 or 2 a year before the players just switch off.

 

[Eels Dude]

Motivational speeches don't work in first grade football, its not junior footy where a coach delivers a spray and the team lifts :lol:

Who said anything about motivational speeches or giving the team a spray? They just need someone to motivate them by the aura the coach holds and can get them firing and actually wanting to play for them and perform well. Something Kearney lacks.

 

[Ratchy]

Who said anything about motivational speeches or giving the team a spray? They just need someone to motivate them by the aura the coach holds and can get them firing and actually wanting to play for them and perform well. Something Kearney lacks.

They tried their asses off tonight and add last week at 40-0 down they still kept coming.

But its a simple fact they don't have the team to match the big guns. Bennett/Hasler or Bellamy couldn't change that. The forward pack and bench is well below NRL standard.

Kearney doesn't look to be the answer as it seems he can't recruit big names to the club but the fact some like yourself seem to blame him for everything including the team bus getting every red light a game.

 

[Eels Dude]

They tried their asses off tonight and add last week at 40-0 down they still kept coming.

But its a simple fact they don't have the team to match the big guns. Bennett/Hasler or Bellamy couldn't change that. The forward pack and bench is well below NRL standard.

Kearney doesn't look to be the answer as it seems he can't recruit big names to the club but the fact some like yourself seem to blame him for everything including the team bus getting every red light a game.

There's players that have to take responsibility too. And also above management do so also as well as decisions made by previous staff. At the end of the day though Kearney chose this squad and he can't even inspire them to do the basics right so the buck really has to stop with him. Most of our players are of first grade quality (we might be down a few players through injury but what club isn't?), they just don't play as a team and that's Kearney's main role as a coach to get them to do that.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

so the only thing wrong with your half arsed theory is that SK plays Burt at fullback - as opposed to Sio who he preferred at fullback at the beginning of the year ... why?

surely if SK is just playing him for political reasons he'll be stuffing him on the wing ... why is he putting him at fullback?

Because he's a better fullback than a winger.

At fullback he can at least use some of his strengths. On the wing he offers nothing.