Game day thread (trial): 6pm Eels v Chooks 21/2/26

[Cumberland Eel]

lol wtf Pez!! Complete our sets and we’ll trouble any merkins with our link play

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Chooks uniform is f**king cool. I only just noticed the side stripes.

 

[the phantom menace]

Can't kick goals to save ourselves... hopefully we've done enough to hold for the win (rather than draw).

 

[Wally21]

Vos still deep throating the roosters

 

[Soto]

Preseason premiers?

 

[the phantom menace]

Teancum brown is a 1st grader

Well a short stint bench impact guy in 1st grade, in a 19 man game day squad - so long as the rules allow for #18 and #19 to keep playing Cup minutes to maintain their match fitness.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Beautiful grubber from Renzo

 

[Wally21]

Great game!!!

 

[King-Gutho94]

So do Melbourne let Titans beat them by 29 to cost us the Pre season cup and 100k

 

[the phantom menace]

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Nice to get the win and signs are promising

 

[T-Boon]

Can we hold the ball?

You are always on about that.

 

[Pazza]

believe the hype

 

[The Predictor]

lol wtf Pez!! Complete our sets and we’ll trouble any merkins with our link play

He was hopeless tonight

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Nice to get the win and signs are promising

Great win. The young kids stepped up and were outstanding.

 

[piggysmalls]

Great game. A whole lot to like there. JDB a little underwhelming but thought everyone else looked sharp and fit. Talataina and Brown look the goods.

 

[the phantom menace]

Impressive second half, coming back from a half-time deficit, and hold the Roosters second half trial side to 0 points. That will do the belief and confidence of those involved a boost.

Sure, trial form doesn't equate to anything really come the real season, and if we get the pre-season two game trophy it's pretty meaningless. But better to have those positives to celebrate, alongside the lessons for what needs to be improved for the season proper (e.g. among the first half/first choice 17).

And no injuries? No risk of suspensions? Tick. And on with the show...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You are always on about that.

I am a hypocrite. I actually love games when there's heaps of turnovers. Just not when we're the only ones doing it.

In that second half the Roosters returned the favour and we actually finished with a higher completion rate than them.

 

[T-Boon]

Debellin very underwhelming

He started well but the second half wasn't good. He just needs to run and tackle.

 

[Pazza]

Sure, trial form doesn't equate to anything really come the real season, and if we get the pre-season two game trophy it's pretty meaningless.

i think the important thing is that the team continued their strong from from the end of last year