Knock-on Effect NSW Cup - Eels Team

[I'm a loser baby...]

Insomnia is back. Origin f**ked my sleeping pattern up. I also suffered minor frost bite. It's been a traumatic week.

Next you'll get hiccups.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well there you go. I was wrong and you where right.

I wasn’t right, I didn’t know until I looked it up. You were just wrong.

You also have stats to prove it. Perhaps the age is 21? It just seems all our top shelf players hit NRL by time they are 20. There is hope for Hollis yet.

I think there’s a strong correlation between players debuting young and the strength of the club they’re at. Weaker clubs are more likely to throw talented youngsters into first grade sooner because they have to. This is why WPYSA18 is better than games per year. Because a kid at a strong club is likely to debut later than an equally talented youngster at a weak club, but will catch up in wins pretty quickly.

For us, Mahoney debuted in 2018 and Drown in the first game after 2018. If 2018 wasn’t such a horror show we mightn’t have had a spot for them.

 

[hindy111]

Next you'll get hiccups.

I just hicupped as I was reading this.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

 

[emjaycee]

I wasn’t right, I didn’t know until I looked it up. You were just wrong.
I think there’s a strong correlation between players debuting young and the strength of the club they’re at. Weaker clubs are more likely to throw talented youngsters into first grade sooner because they have to. This is why WPYSA18 is better than games per year. Because a kid at a strong club is likely to debut later than an equally talented youngster at a weak club, but will catch up in wins pretty quickly.

For us, Mahoney debuted in 2018 and Drown in the first game after 2018. If 2018 wasn’t such a horror show we mightn’t have had a spot for them.

Mahoney debuted more because of the injuries to King and Kritchard than anything else.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

True, but that also would’ve contributed to the poor form that had us suddenly rock bottom of the table.

 

[Black Panther]

Or maybe it's a bit more difficult to get into the Panthers side of late.

That is correct, and you will see our NSW Cup get mauled by other teams as a result. Younger players aren’t as happy to bide their time in Reserve Grade anymore and many leave for opportunities elsewhere. Penrith is nearly a set and forget every week barring injuries.

 

[emjaycee]

True, but that also would’ve contributed to the poor form that had us suddenly rock bottom of the table.

Mate the reason we were at the bottom of the table is the team we put on the field.

 

[eels_fan]

I vomited in my mouth a little reading that team list…..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Mate the reason we were at the bottom of the table is the team we put on the field.
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More or less the same team that finished top four the previous year. I think they overachieved to make the top four but they also underachieved in 2018. Real Jekyll and Hyde era for us.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I can't even remember Auva'a even though I do remember calling him Worrisome.

 

[hybrideel]

didn't he score our fastest ever try against the Broncos

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

didn't he score our fastest ever try against the Broncos

That rings a faint bell.

 

[Black Panther]

didn't he score our fastest ever try against the Broncos

I think he scored after 10 seconds..

 

[hineyrulz]

Well there you go. I was wrong and you where right.
You also have stats to prove it. Perhaps the age is 21? It just seems all our top shelf players hit NRL by time they are 20. There is hope for Hollis yet.

Analed by stats.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

didn't he score our fastest ever try against the Broncos

Also won a premiership

 

[emjaycee]

Also won a premiership

Yeah but not with us so who gives a ....

 

[JokerEel]

Also won a premiership

and attacked a woman..

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sure but the premiership is more impressive imo

 

[emjaycee]

Sure but the premiership is more impressive imo

I reckon less first grade footballers have won one.