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Knock-on Effect NSW Cup - Eels Team

JokerEel

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Wasn’t really impressed by anyone in that reserves team yesterday. Hawkins was average at best.

Agree Hawkins was probably the best player yesterday. Our forwards were decent.

Dick needs to develop his step and palming as he got th ball a few times outside his defender but never took advantage of it. His defense was solid though..

Watching the players in CUP is weird I watched a bit of Lehi Hopa CUP before he made the NRL at Blacktown and he was not good at all but comes into he NRL and is playing good footy...
 
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Agree Hawkins was probably the best player yesterday. Our forwards were decent.

Dick needs to develop his step and palming as he got th ball a few times outside his defender but never took advantage of it. His defense was solid though..

Watching the players in CUP is weird I watched a bit of Lehi Hopa CUP before he made the NRL at Blacktown and he was not good at all but comes into he NRL and is playing good footy...
Penisni junior has nothing in his game that makes him a threat outwide. TCT rated = overrated.

actually Twiddle looks good. He looks to be a future 13.
 

King-Gutho94

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Agree Hawkins was probably the best player yesterday. Our forwards were decent.

Dick needs to develop his step and palming as he got th ball a few times outside his defender but never took advantage of it. His defense was solid though..

Watching the players in CUP is weird I watched a bit of Lehi Hopa CUP before he made the NRL at Blacktown and he was not good at all but comes into he NRL and is playing good footy...
Are his hands better then his brother.

Sounds like he can't draw and pass to his winger similar to Will.
 

Poupou Escobar

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The most impressive (because of age/potential) were the Flegg-eligible merkins in the team:

Twidle (21)
Nanva (21)
Penisini (20)
Guymer (21)
Pryke (21)


And just to show we're not the only club f**ken dumb enough to pick Flegg-eligible players in reserve grade when they should supposedly be stuck playing against kids their own age, the Roosters had these younguns:

Elliott (20)
Va'a (20)
Barton (21)
Roberts (20)
Rodwell (19)
Toia (20)
Visconti (20)
 

JokerEel

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The most impressive (because of age/potential) were the Flegg-eligible merkins in the team:

Twidle (21)
Nanva (21)
Penisini (20)
Guymer (21)
Pryke (21)


And just to show we're not the only club f**ken dumb enough to pick Flegg-eligible players in reserve grade when they should supposedly be stuck playing against kids their own age, the Roosters had these younguns:

Elliott (20)
Va'a (20)
Barton (21)
Roberts (20)
Rodwell (19)
Toia (20)
Visconti (20)


We should have a few more Flegg eligible players in CUP but have too many merkins playing in CUP!
 

Poupou Escobar

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We should have a few more Flegg eligible players in CUP but have too many merkins playing in CUP!
The NRL backups need to stay match fit more than we need a bunch of part timers to gain experience. These Flegg-eligible merkins have all played NSW Cup this year and just weren't up to scratch:

Trown (21)
Lynn (21)
Munter (21)

More successful were Alameddine (20) and Tuivaiti (20), who were good in their single appearance, while Lokeni (21) was decent in two games.

Finally, these merkins have been good to very good in at least five appearances:

Twidle (21)
Nanva (21)
Penisini (20)
Guymer (21)
Pryke (21)

Joash Papalii (21) has been dominant at this level, hence his promotion, even though we don't really have a place for him in the NRL side. He's not a middle defender, but dummy half is the only option for him.
 

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