Parra v Manly LIVE game day thread, March 18, 2018

[Poupou Escobar]

Wrap up the f**king ball.

Taka at second row has been master stroke.

He's been shit, hey?

 

[Bazal]

I really don’t know what to expect in the second half. I think it will go one of two ways:

1. Raiders lose their minds and knights run away with it

2. Raiders somehow arse a tight win

Yes

 

[Noise]

For a very short time only.

No, pretty much the same time as us

 

[Gary Gutful]

I don't think you can make that call yet, to be honest.

But you can make a call to get rid of him?

Surely you would only do that if you were certain that you could secure a better option?

 

[hineyrulz]

He's been shit, hey?

No he’s been brillant

Great idea to start without two
Of your better defensive forwards on the bench once you elect to run into a gale in 38% heat.

I’m sure will try and spin this effort into a positive somehow.

 

[Eelogical]

They had all the ball. That's worth a lot more in the heat.

They had a lot more ball because they used their possession time far better than our homies. Return sets, attack perception, off loads, 40/20's, our inability to hold the ball, discipline, plus plain old fashioned wanting to beat their old adversary.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Our pack is not up to it I have said it for ages we have no one who bends the f**king line. We need more then one prop.

Bending the line will fix our defence, will it?

 

[Gary Gutful]

TCT we’re covering the off-season training.

TCT we are covering the off-season training?

 

[Noise]

I don't think it matters whether he starts or not, but it could be time for Ma'u to start coming off the bench.

Both Mau and Taka are pretty ineffective on the edge.

Kane Evans offers nothing but penalties and errors.

BA seems to be completely lost with our rotation of middle forwards.

We are extremely unfit

We are very ill disciplined.

The Hayne / French fullback swapping is f**king stupid.

These are the main problems.

 

[Bazal]

Bending the line will fix our defence, will it?

Of course it will! The only thing we've ever needed is MORE F**KING FAT FORWARDS!

 

[Jake the snake]

FFS! Sharks next week. Their forwards will trample us. Moylan will look like a star signing and....ahhhh whatever. At least it's not FTA.

0-3 for us unfortunately. I can’t see us recovering for Saturday night. How do you reverse a 54 point flogging in 5 days ?

 

[hineyrulz]

Who would you replace him with?

Haynetrain, plus he is not bald.

 

[Avenger]

But you can make a call to get rid of him?

Surely you would only do that if you were certain that you could secure a better option?

Ok then, I'd sign the best available candidate which is Des Hasler. You reckon he can coach? And I said I would get rid of him if he doesn't make the 8 by round 26 not now. Still would want a please explain and I'd bring in Trent Elkin and f**k off that AFL nobody that obviously f**ked up in the off season.

Every coach can overstay and BA appears not to have any answers. Under his coaching, we have never in recent memory put a team to the sword. Our for and against has always been mediocre.

This is the presser. I know it was hot but god he looks beat. Don't you think?

https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/03/18/parramatta-press-conference/

 

[JokerEel]

Bending the line will fix our defence, will it?

Better defensive forwards would help our D..

 

[Bazal]

0-3 for us unfortunately. I can’t see us recovering for Saturday night. How do you reverse a 54 point flogging in 5 days ?

Peptides?

I saw something about Trent Elkin here...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reas TCT in the preseason and am lead to beleive we are a team doing great things in the offseason. I think I better read up on the other clubs....they must be doing something extraordinary.

You know we lost four games straight early last year?

 

[lingard]

In the NRL, momentum is everything. And in heat like today and last week, it's ten times as influencial. I really think that our style of play (especially in the forwards) can't be executed properly in the heat. Our forwards rely on incredible intensity to keep momentum going our way because they don't have the size or the 'origin-level' expertise to do it any other way. In short, I think the heat played a far more significant part in our thrashing than most people are considering.

 

[Gary Gutful]

FFS! Sharks next week. Their forwards will trample us. Moylan will look like a star signing and....ahhhh whatever. At least it's not FTA.

Floppy Tits and Arse?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You mean we are ridiculously unfit compared to other first grade teams

I guess we'll know by mid-season.

 

[Bazal]

Haynetrain, plus he is not bald.

I have a sneaking suspicion Haynetrain is an overweight, balding fifth grade off spinner/number 8 batsman who calls himself an all rounder even though he averages 15 with the bat and 45 with the ball tbh