Eels.v Round One 2018 Team List Thread

[Bazal]

Did you know Ben Simmons played junior RL???

I bet BA never even spoke to him FFS!!

Patty Mills was a gun and I know BA never spoke to him!

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So are body shapes changing ? No too long ago most of a NRL squad were Gallen / Tepai / Toumololololo body shapes and positions 3, 4 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 were pretty much the same.

Has Bellyache shown us that having 6'5" forwards is the future ?

Tepai / JT are 190 / 191 cm

I think you need a combination of sizes.

Bellamy still had Kaufusi / Finucane / K Bromwich / Glasby / Griffith (was he playing hooker or a lock role?) in his GF side who are all under 190cm.

Also if you look at our World Cup winning side, apart from our 4 props, the remaining forwards were all under 190cm.

 

[Gronk]

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But seriously I think it's mostly simply because it's harder (and on the defense flip side, easier) to wrap up the ball against a taller opponent, allowing (& disallowing) pass/offload options.
There's also the leverage side of things. Because they are taller, tacklers are going in relatively lower thus allowing the giraffes to "get over the top". Again allowing passes as well as more likely to be tackled to their guts, as well as the tackler being put in a less ideal position to get back to the line.
Plus the longer arm reach means they close up defensive gaps more (although they do also tend to be slower)

Yeah I reckon it's to do with the way defenders all attempt to make first contact with the ball. So taller blokes have an advantage there in both attack and defence.

Though as you say, there are also disadvantages (or one disadvantage anyway) to being tall.

 

[Glenneel]

Yeah Manu took slater out

Those kiwis all look the same

It was a nothing block, Storm had been doing it all day to Parra with impunity, but the refs were instructed that the Storm must win!

 

[hineyrulz]

How the f**k did he play rugby league growing up in Scumland?

He lived in Newy for a while when his old man played there

 

[Gronk]

Who will be the 2018 scapegoat ? Looks like Taka has got Rnd 1 sewn up.

 

[84 Baby]

Who will be the 2018 scapegoat ? Looks like Taka has got Rnd 1 sewn up.

Mannah/Alvaro combo is way in front

 

[eels_fan]

Likely Hayne if he misses a tackle or doesn’t have his hand in at least 5 tries a game....

 

[hindy111]

Just on the Taka vs Edwarda debate.

Arthur said something the other night on NRL360 about us needing to improve our discipline/decision making and that cost us in the semis.

If i remember correctly, Edwards did something a bit silly against the storm that cost us. Don't remember the exact incident.

Or i may be just be clutching at straws...

Kane Evans will be good for 2 penalties a game as will Beau Scott.

 

[hindy111]

Can someone who is smarter than me (probably all you merkins TBH) please complete this sentence?

A bunch of taller forwards are important to a 2018 NRL squad a because...

Of stats

 

[hindy111]

Wheres Aveneger. I miss that crazy watch loving serb

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Kane Evans will be good for 2 penalties a game as will Beau Scott.

It's all the penalties they deserve but get away with that matter.

 

[Parra Pride]

Just on the Taka vs Edwarda debate.

Arthur said something the other night on NRL360 about us needing to improve our discipline/decision making and that cost us in the semis.

If i remember correctly, Edwards did something a bit silly against the storm that cost us. Don't remember the exact incident.

Or i may be just be clutching at straws...

Edwards being the giant lovable merkin he is was a big part of the reason we probably should have beaten the Storm. He was under their f**king skin all game, got Munster binned which got us the lead we should have held onto without dodgy ref calls.

 

[Gronk]

 

[eels_fan]

Kaysa & Gower drop off the extended bench

 

[Gronk]

Can someone who is smarter than me (probably all you merkins TBH) please complete this sentence?

A bunch of taller forwards are important to a 2018 NRL squad a because...

Works for Penrith.

 

[hineyrulz]

Plod Evans.