Finals Chances

[parra pete]

A few months back I was very positive. I thought we'd recruited well and with the form of Campo, Monnas and Tongue in '08 we'd be well on track.

But the closer it gets to kick-off the more doubts I'm starting to have - particularly re: Furner. I'm getting Elliott vibes from him, very conservative and prone to favouring experienced hacks over new blood.

He is on record stating our strategy will revolve around our big forwards...given that we have lost two of them already I'll be interested to see if he can adapt quickly with a new gameplan.

I hope I'm wrong but I also detect a bit of a hang-over effect from last year.

Don't be nervous about David Furner. He will do a great job. The Raiders will play with plenty of passion and pride, that is one thing Furnsie will inject into them..no doubt about that.
The Raiders have good depth and play with plenty of heart. If Marc Herbert can stand up to a solid season without suffering from his perennial leg injuries, the Raiders will again emerge as a 'dark horse'..
Plenty of Clubs would like to have some of the outstanding talent at the Raiders on their books...Canberra Stadium will again be a trump card for the Club in 2009...

 

[Parra Future]

Welcome back Parra Pete. Good to read one of your posts again. Come back to the Eels site soon. Take care.

Col.

 

[d-a-z-z-a]

someone said it is 20 years since the 89 gf.. and how this year may be similar...

well playing our first game against the tigers isnt a bad way to start off