End of 2021 season report cards

[Gronk]

They went pretty good, the season was fine. I thought it was yet another season of missed opportunities once again. But rise young Penisini and the Papanator were my highlights. Plus beating the Scum twice.

See that wasn't hard ? I'd also throw in the rise of young Rheed into a top shelf rake and Moses growing into a must keep 7 that other clubs can only dream of having.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Gutherson - B
Sivo - C
Opacic - C+
Waqa - B-
Penisini - B
Dunster - C+
Fergo - C
Moses - A -
Brown - B -
RCG - A
MAHONEY- A-
Jnr- B+
Lane - B-
Matto- B-
Papa - A+
N.Brown - B-
Marata- B+
Cartwright - C
Kafusi - C
Stone - C+
W.Smith - C

Not a bad effort that Mr Hindy 111.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Lost?? I’ve been a no on the merkin since 2018 unlike all the flip flopping merkins in here. And I have seen nothing since then to change my mind. This season proved to me even more he’s not the man to lead us to the promised land. Still so many rookie errors for an 8 year coach. He’s not the guy.

Let’s give Luke Burt a shot.

 

[hineyrulz]

Let’s give Luke Burt a shot.

Well all the requirements to become a coach at this club is to bleed blue and gold, Burty can do that. Let’s give him an 8 year contract and if he does f**k all we can give him another 3 just because. What have we got to lose??

 

[Gronk]

Well all the requirements to become a coach at this club is to bleed blue and gold, Burty can do that. Let’s give him an 8 year contract and if he does f**k all we can give him another 3 just because. What have we got to lose??

You can't help yourself, can you ?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Well all the requirements to become a coach at this club is to bleed blue and gold, Burty can do that. Let’s give him an 8 year contract and if he does f**k all we can give him another 3 just because. What have we got to lose??

Shave him down. Sign him up. Smartest thing you’ve said in years.

 

[hineyrulz]

You can't help yourself, can you ?

What can I say?? I’m easily led.

It’s all Gutful’s fault.

 

[hineyrulz]

Shave him down. Sign him up. Smartest thing you’ve said in years.

Bald power!!

 

[Twizzle]

we got a B

 

[Gary Gutful]

we got a B

We got a B? Why didn’t someone tell us this?

 

[hindy111]

I only ever received A grades in school. Except for English.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I only ever received A grades in school. Except for English.

I got C’s and D’s until I decided to get serious in Year 11.

Then I got B minuses’s’z.

 

[Twizzle]

Except for English.

there's a shock

 

[hindy111]

I got C’s and D’s until I decided to get serious in Year 11.

Then I got B minuses’s’z.

It went down hill for me in year 11 for reasons I can not mention.

 

[Gary Gutful]

It went down hill for me in year 11 for reasons I can not mention.

I sorted all of that out in years 9 and 10. Got bored by the time I was 15.

Would make a guest appearance at the odd party but mainly stayed home and watched Hey Hey its Saturday and the Late Show. Got shitty if I missed an episode of the Late Show.

 

[Gronk]

Some merkin from The Roar


Parramatta Eels – sixth
Every year is going to be their year, and then, it’s not. It’s been 35 years without a premiership, so anything outside of winning the grand final looks like failure.

Many fans are starting to agree with Ricky Bobby from Talladega Nights – “If you’re not first, you’re last”. They were so close this year, and I believe very unlucky to not get the win over the Panthers in the second week of the finals.

What Went Right In 2021?
Isaiah Papali’i was just on fire. He had a sensational season, played in 25 games, made just under 1500 post contact metres and had a tackle efficiency of 94.2per cent. All of which earnt him the Dally M Award for Second Rower of the Year, as well as Parramatta’s Player of the Year Award.

The usual suspects went well. Captain Clint Gutherson was electric in attack and seemed to be everywhere. Mitchell Moses continued to grow in confidence, and Reed Mahoney was fantastic all year before he was injured.

Youngsters Haze Dunster and Will Penisini stepped up and did not disappoint. Junior Paulo was a wrecking ball, Maiko Siva was unstoppable, and Reagan Campbell-Gillard and Nathan Brown were consistently strong up the middle.
Their season will also be remembered for beating the Melbourne Storm twice.

And special mention goes to Jake Arthur’s debut. When he and his dad Coach Brad Arthur embraced and cried together after the game, if that didn’t pull at the heartstrings nothing will.

What Went Wrong In 2021?
You just never knew which team is going to get off the bus.

Like always, the Eels started off the season well, winning their first four games, but they seemed to really lose their way in the second half of the year. The Eels had four losses in a row, including a 56-10 thumping at the hands of Manly, and a 40-12 one against Souths.

Gutherson talking down to his players on the field was not a good look, rumours of infighting started to circle, as well as the security of coach Brad Arthur’s position.

Loosing Reed Mahoney towards the back end of the season hurt. He was one of the stars for the team all year, and young Ray Stone and Will Smith just couldn’t quite fill the void.

Many believe that Arthur made the wrong call in the elimination final against Penrith by starting Shaun Lane instead of Papali’i. As earlier mentioned, he was the Dally M Second Rower of the year, and he played just 35 minutes at prop.

And Blake Ferguson’s starring role in the motion picture “Pretending to be Injured” was just woeful.

What They Need Most in 2022?
To play at the end of the season the same way they do at the start of the season.

Dylan Brown also needs to aim up. Moses needs a five-eighth to run the ball and take some pressure off him.

And hopefully with Brad Arthur signing on for a few more years, that will help settle the team.

2022 Crystal Ball
They will finish comfortably in the top eight, but after that who knows. They are a team that should have some silverware from this century, but just can’t seem to bring it all together when it counts.

But if you ask an Eels supporter, they will tell you with certainty, “2022 will be our year!”

NRL season review and crystal ball Part 3: Titans, Knights, Eels and Roosters

Last week Harry Ramage and I reviewed the teams that finished outside of the eight. Click here to read about the Bulldogs, Cowboys, Broncos…

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[Gary Gutful]

And hopefully with Brad Arthur signing on for a few more years, that will help settle the team.

I doubt it.

 

[Bandwagon]

we got a B

Yet the Roosters got an A-, their only win against the eventual top four sides was Manly in the first round when the were Turbo-less and rudderless, and their finals record was a one point win against the eighth paced Titans and a thrashing at the hands of Manly.

Meanwhile we beat the storm twice, and pushed the eventual premiers twice to lose by 1 and 2 points respectively.

I guess they got points for the adversity of only having around 8-10 rep players to pick from week in week out.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Yet the Roosters got an A-, their only win against the eventual top four sides was Manly in the first round when the were Turbo-less and rudderless, and their finals record was a one point win against the eighth paced Titans and a thrashing at the hands of Manly.

Meanwhile we beat the storm twice, and pushed the eventual premiers twice to lose by 1 and 2 points respectively.

I guess they got points for the adversity of only having around 8-10 rep players to pick from week in week out.

They were very brave though.

 

[hineyrulz]

The Mighty Roosters were the Brave little engine that couple, down to 9 just nine internationals in their last game. Simply inspirational!!!