Kapow - sandow

[Bigfella]

Dykes was dally m five eighth of the year when we signed him and we were in desperate need of a half.

It was a massive signing and I don't think that the club could be blamed for signing him.

I reckon it is a potentially good analogy.

Dykes was a great great signing. And he turned out to be a dud. I don;t reckon anyone could have expected that.

It some ways, Sandow has the potential to go the same way. Questions over his off field mentality; whether he will fit the club's style; whether he is the organiser we want.

Had to sign dykes at the time imo. Had to sign sandow even more this time around.

There ar eno guarantees when you sign someone. But he was the best avaialable option by a long, long way so let's hope for the best

 

[caylo]

Please - comparing Dykes with Sandow? You have to be kidding.

Dykes was an average player when we bought him - there was no hype on my part.

Disagree Dykes was a very good player but the difference was he had a halfback at the sharks and then came to parra and he struggled with organising and being the focal point of attack. Also injuries and the fact that his heart wasn't in it contributed to him playing some poor footy.

 

[spiderdan]

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-new...egret-sandow-exit-coleman-20110824-1j9x8.html

that story has me worried for chris sandow's form. when coleman talks about a player he has a habbit of screwing up their form.

he did it when he claimed willie peter's was the next sterlo and also when he claimed wade mckinnon was better than darren lockyer. it took wade a couple of years to rediscover his ability after that.

 

[Pazza]

i would be amped even if we signed Luke Walsh or Peter Wallace! The fact we have a real halfback at the club is amazing!

 

[Eels Dude]

Lol dude...everything is money now. If he actually loved the rabbitohs hed stay there.

He didnt.

He makes a good point though. Sandow is the kind of player that plays better when he's happy. He plays on emotion. Of course he left for the money. But money can't buy happiness.

 

[Eels Dude]

Please - comparing Dykes with Sandow? You have to be kidding.

Dykes was an average player when we bought him - there was no hype on my part.

He was Dally M five eighth of the year when we bought him.

 

[Ike E Bear]

He makes a good point though. Sandow is the kind of player that plays better when he's happy. He plays on emotion. Of course he left for the money. But money can't buy happiness.

Exactly. Although there is nothing to say that he won't love it at the Eels and play out his career for us.

As an Eels fan who cheers for the Bunnies whenever they aren't play us, I look forward to continuing to cheer for Sandow. I love watching him play when he's amped up and going well.

 

[DeanPay98]

Dykes was a 5/8 when we needed a halfback. We had Taylor retire at the end of 2001 and we foolishly let PJ Marsh go to the Warriors in 2002. In 2002 our halfback options were McFadden and eventually Drew (he played there against Souths etc).

The Sandow situation is very different. We have not managed our halfback stocks were well until over certain periods, 2002-2004 and 2008-2011, and we have struggled because of that. Hopefully, we've turned the corner.

 

[forward pass]

He was Dally M five eighth of the year when we bought him.

I know that but he was always just a good solid player. Personally, I think the Dally M's are a joke anyway judged by hacks.

I just think comparing Dykes to Sandow is a long bow.

 

[oldmancraigy]

He was Dally M five eighth of the year when we bought him.

***who could ONLY set up tries via the kick.


Sandow has a gazillion more strings to his bow than Dykes ever did!

 

[Parraren]

Dykes was a 5/8 when we needed a halfback. We had Taylor retire at the end of 2001 and we foolishly let PJ Marsh go to the Warriors in 2002. In 2002 our halfback options were McFadden and eventually Drew (he played there against Souths etc).

Spot on.

 

[Eels Dude]

Spot on.

It was DA's fault. It actually was in this case. He poached. Let's blame him for 2002 as well.

 

[ROGUE]

Spot on.

Cause at the time we couldn't find a "betterman "

 

[DeanPay98]

Can't blame DA for poaching PJ. he coached him in the juniors. We were bringing PJ through as a halfback before Taylor came along. Plus one of the reasons for having Taylor was so that he could mentor PJ.

 

[EELICIT]

Kapow just put a nice little chip on and regathered. Almost scored too. Cant wait for next year !

 

[The EELiminator]

Kapow just put a nice little chip on and regathered. Almost scored too. Cant wait for next year !

he nearly got a 40/20 as well
i know sandow was far from alone but in the second half souths continually threw possession away by going for the miracle ball when they needed to build pressure lets hope he isnt mateo mark 2

 

[slammingsam]

LOL God I love you guys. He puts in a chip kick and you are fapping deluxe.

 

[Eels Dude]

LOL God I love you guys. He puts in a chip kick and you are fapping deluxe.

Good luck with your star halfback Adam Reynolds. With a bit of luck he could turn out to be as good as Daniel Mortimor.

 

[slammingsam]

Ah. All will be revealed in 2012.

 

[Maroubra Eel]

Souths are at their absolute peak this year. It doesn't get any better.

Next year they'll be back where they belong.