Parramatta Stats Thread

[lucablight]

Great article on why we suck this season atm.

Parramatta’s possession ponzi scheme is becoming unsustainable - The Rugby League Eye Test

Friday night’s game against Brisbane was always going to be a test for the Parramatta Eels. Facing the competition leaders in Darwin on a short turnaround was always going to be tough, but the Eels made it tougher on themselves with simple errors and were obviously exhausted early. If you want...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

Thoughts? Did we dun goof by letting Papali’i walk?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Discussed extensively elsewhere. Bartman pretended to understand it.

 

[Gronk]

I feel personally attacked ffs

Go to bed you f**king vampire.

 

[Eelementary]

Great article on why we suck this season atm.

Parramatta’s possession ponzi scheme is becoming unsustainable - The Rugby League Eye Test

Friday night’s game against Brisbane was always going to be a test for the Parramatta Eels. Facing the competition leaders in Darwin on a short turnaround was always going to be tough, but the Eels made it tougher on themselves with simple errors and were obviously exhausted early. If you want...

www.rugbyleagueeyetest.com

Thoughts? Did we dun goof by letting Papali’i walk?

I think our biggest problem has been defence - Papali'i would not have helped us there.

 

[Gronk]

I think our biggest problem has been defence - Papali'i would not have helped us there.

Agree, up the middle. Vs Broncos Reg missed 5 as did Hodgo. Not only that, it’s the slow markers and whatever you call it when Reg, Jnr, Emu and Hodgo are slowly running back to the line with their backs to the attack. Our line speed is poor. Their play the ball speed is fast. We are in our heels instead of our toes.

 

[the phantom menace]

Discussed extensively elsewhere. unsuccessful

Actually it was originally raised by Chipmunk for discussion in this very thread.

Have only seen one attempted but unsuccessful argument posted against anything contained in the analysis...

The loss of Papallii (along with a host of others) that went inadequately replaced - such that we still have empty roster spots and apparent cap money to spare - has clearly been a contributing factor to our shitdom this year.

 

[hindy111]

It's all about angles. We don't play the angles. We just go straight and sideways.

 

[T-Boon]

We don't play BDB defense very well so we should be out there trying to make plays from marker for example. I'd pick specialist marker defenders whose job it is to go out there and make big plays. TFL or TF less than 3m or whatever.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's all about angles. We don't play the angles. We just go straight and sideways.

“We JuSt NeEd To PlAy OuR fOoTy”

 

[hindy111]

We don't play BDB defense very well so we should be out there trying to make plays from marker for example. I'd pick specialist marker defenders whose job it is to go out there and make big plays. TFL or TF less than 3m or whatever.

Use the TFL on first few tackles. Switch to SRS on the final two. Only in red zone.
When further out I'd use a FSS defense tactics with advanced compression early but push the WDO on the 4th when you know they'll move the ball. It's very simple.

 

[strider]

It's all about angles. We don't play the angles. We just go straight and sideways.

90 degrees is an angle ffs

 

[Twizzle]

It's all about angles. We don't play the angles. We just go straight and sideways.

sideways isn't an angle ?

 

[T-Boon]

Use the TFL on first few tackles. Switch to SRS on the final two. Only in red zone.
When further out I'd use a FSS defense tactics with advanced compression early but push the WDO on the 4th when you know they'll move the ball. It's very simple.

I’d use markers like linebackers. See ball, get ball. I’d have them in a 3 point stance where possible. Make them remember the day they played the titans.

 

[hindy111]

90 degrees is an angle ffs

You want to go from 30 degrees to 75 degrees

 

[hindy111]

sideways isn't an angle ?

180
Peanut

 

[Twizzle]

180
Peanut

that would be backwards Einstein

 

[Pazza]

Fundamentals are poor, hodgson can't tackle, Russell can't catch, sivo doesn't ruck the ball out. Hard to play good footy when can't get the simple stuff right.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Agree, up the middle. Vs Broncos Reg missed 5 as did Hodgo. Not only that, it’s the slow markers and whatever you call it when Reg, Jnr, Emu and Hodgo are slowly running back to the line with their backs to the attack. Our line speed is poor. Their play the ball speed is fast. We are in our heels instead of our toes.

Our defensive style has changed since 2016 & 2017. Where we were known to rush out of the line and try bash the opposition with our line speed.

BA has stated numerous times he wanted the discipline improved after being the most penalised side in 2018 so we have gone the other way.

I feel we are probably too passive at times. But I thinks it's just a by product of BA not wanting to give away penalties. So we have pushed the balance the other way.

 

[Gronk]

Our defensive style has changed since 2016 & 2017. Where we were known to rush out of the line and try bash the opposition with our line speed.

BA has stated numerous times he wanted the discipline improved after being the most penalised side in 2018 so we have gone the other way.

I feel we are probably too passive at times. But I thinks it's just a by product of BA not wanting to give away penalties. So we have pushed the balance the other way.

We lost Oregan and Marata coming off the bench. You reckon that we’d be a different side in 2023 if they were still here OR we recruited equivalent middles ? Hopgood and to a lesser extent Murchie and Emu (ok the jury is out) have potential but let’s face it, they rank 3/10 vs last year’s solid 7 or 8/10 for Oregan and Marata off the bench. Even when we lost one of our bookends, one of those woukd come in and we’d hardly miss a beat.

 

[T-Boon]

Our defensive style has changed since 2016 & 2017. Where we were known to rush out of the line and try bash the opposition with our line speed.

BA has stated numerous times he wanted the discipline improved after being the most penalised side in 2018 so we have gone the other way.

I feel we are probably too passive at times. But I thinks it's just a by product of BA not wanting to give away penalties. So we have pushed the balance the other way.

Yep the rules of our game prefer conservative defense (bend don’t break) and conservative attack. It’s a stupid quirk of our game.