Eels v Storm GAME DAY THREAD

[IFR33K]

Bellamy reckons we got away with slowing down the game (ruck)

Bellamy should STFU, he's the reason the wrestle is in the game.

Better still, go suck on semi's salami!!!

 

[Happy MEel]

80 minutes, 17 runs, 134 metres, two tackle breaks, 29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective, 1 error, 1 penalty

He was the best edge forward on the field tonight.

Tohu Harris' stats are similar and he didn't make any stupid mistakes. Something Kenny has consistently done throughout the season. You need to provide context to the situation Kenny's stupidity has shown itself, which stats alone don't show. I think a capable edge forward (perhaps Marata) could provide sufficient go forward and defence, without the brain farts.

 

[Bazal]

Tohu Harris' stats are similar and he didn't make any stupid mistakes. Something Kenny has consistently done throughout the season. You need to provide context to the situation Kenny's stupidity has shown itself, which stats alone don't show. I think a capable edge forward (perhaps Marata) could provide sufficient go forward and defence, without the brain farts.

What fking brain farts tonight?? He threw an offload....

People are so hung up on one poor game last week. Kenny was great tonight and behind Ma'u is very comfortably our second best backrower. You've just admitted his stats are comparable to an international!

 

[natheel]

I feel taka helps bevan though as he can do the tough hit ups.

Hoff and Bevan in our 1-5 makes it feel small to me.

Hoff plays above his weight imo. Before injury he was starting to really go well

 

[hindy111]

Spot on, Taka would be better off the bench, Auva'a much better player.

Much better?
Equal? Maybe, slightly better, debable. Much better? No

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Bellamy reckons we got away with slowing down the game (ruck)

Sometimes I reckon Bellamy is a little bit biased.

 

[El Diablo]

Bellamy reckons we got away with slowing down the game (ruck)

Bellamy is on drugs

this arse clown invented every illegal tackle in the book and should be banned from the game

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Alvaro made 33 tackles in 35 minutes (none missed). He is chasing attackers across the field to get numbers into the tackle. That's how he gets left on the ground so much. If he only tackled the blokes running straight at him, like so many middle forwards, he would be in a better position after his tackles. But our defence wouldn't be anywhere near as strong.

By comparison, King made 32 tackles (one fewer), 3 missed in 56 minutes (21 extra minutes). That's why he's a backup and Alvaro is a first grader.

Yep and Vave made 16 tackles and Matagi a massive 7 tackles.

 

[Kornstar]

80 minutes, 17 runs, 134 metres, two tackle breaks, 29 tackles, 1 missed, 1 ineffective, 1 error, 1 penalty

He was the best edge forward on the field tonight.

And that penalty wasn't even a penalty as shown in the replay!

 

[Jake the snake]

Much better?
Equal? Maybe, slightly better, debable. Much better? No

I think he's much better in all facets of the game.

 

[Jake the snake]

Bellamy is on drugs

this arse clown invented every illegal tackle in the book and should be banned from the game

Well I was at the game, Bellamy can go f**k himself. Melbourne in every play managed to wrestle. Our play the balls were so slow.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Bellamy should STFU, he's the reason the wrestle is in the game.

Better still, go suck on semi's salami!!!

Why reward him for being a merkin?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Was it him missing or the team as a whole?

It might be coincidence, but 53 games is a fair sample. Since his debut (round 26 2013) Edwards has won 29 from 53 (54.7%). In that time the team has won only 15 from 36 (41.6%) without him.

I've also been told by a member of the club's coaching staff that Edwards is a highly influential leader in our squad. If he wasn't such a train wreck off the field he would be in the official leadership group.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Tepai and Kenny have similar stats except Kenny ruined any momentum we had when attacking Melbourne's line with a man down. If it was a one-off then fine. But his brain farts are consistently f**king us up.

He does seem to be overplaying his hand in recent weeks. Might even coincide with Moses joining the club.

 

[hindy111]

I think he's much better in all facets of the game.

You do, i dont.
I like Auvau. Powerful and runs hard. Taka is more skillfull. And has more leadership qualities.Pumps team up when down. Takes a charge when really needed.etc.

 

[Bazal]

It might be coincidence, but 53 games is a fair sample. Since his debut (round 26 2013) Edwards has won 29 from 53 (54.7%). In that time the team has won only 15 from 36 (41.6%) without him.

I've also been told by a member of the club's coaching staff that Edwards is a highly influential leader in our squad. If he wasn't such a train wreck off the field he would be in the official leadership group.

Kenny's the kind of bloke that fires up his teammates. You saw the difference immediately in his comeback game, running 30m to rev the blokes up and celebrate with them after they forced an error, stuff like that. His energy is infectious and he lifts his teammates. And yeah, high energy players make bad decisions every now and again and they make mistakes. But he's also a very good defender, tough, hard running and skillful. I'd much rather have Kenny in the team than out of it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Geez our middle outside of Brown is pathetic. They provide us with f**k all.

WTF merkin? Vave made 8.9 metres per carry in 14 hit ups. Alvaro made almost a tackle per minute with none missed.

Brown is a star but he's not alone out there.

 

[hindy111]

KE can be a shade off an origin player. Wont quite reach that level but could be a pinch away from it.
Out of form players are getting into form like Semi,Ke,Vae,mosesbevan.

Need Tepai and Norman to start to fire.Then we can dream of the big dance. Do not count us out just yet. Lot of work to do but lot of potential still.

 

[Chipmunk]

WTF merkin? Vave made 8.9 metres per carry in 14 hit ups. Alvaro made almost a tackle per minute with none missed.

Brown is a star but he's not alone out there.

This was a comment about us not making any ground "in the middle" of the field after the first 30 mins, mostly coming out from our own tryline, compared to the Storm, rather than a comment on the actual performance of the "middle" forwards.

If Semi didn't make those breaks early in the game on the edges we would still have struggled to make ground..in fact after he stopped making breaks out wide bringing out of our own line, we stopped making in roads into the Storm defence.

 

[Bazal]

If Semi didn't make those breaks early in the game on the edges we would still have struggled to make ground..in fact after he stopped making breaks out wide bringing out of our own line, we stopped making in roads into the Storm defence.

No we didn't. We kept carving up on the right until we stopped sending the ball that way