RD 23: Parramatta Eels v Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium 7.45pm 15/8/14

[T.S Quint]

There will be at least another 3 Eels supporters there.

I guess that's something.
And you'll be warm too. That's two things.

 

[DOGS AND EELS!!!]

If the Dogs won last week I would have been supporting the Eels but now I have to sit on the fence since both teams need a win. i can't bare to watch the game, not going to go near the telly.

 

[Gronk]

I agree that the loss of Jnr will be huge. Against the Raiders we only had Timmy and Jnr making decent headway. Ben Smith and Lussick offered nothing. Peni Terapo played injured IMHO.

David Gower was awesome, but not in the big bopper way. He's strong in D and passes before the line often.

Hopefully Pauli Pauli and the Chairman will be back and Lussick will have a dig.

 

[forward pass]

I am a bit disappointed the club never fights any of these charges. When was the last time?

I think Junior has been a bit hard done by and the success rate of fighting these gradings is very high. In fact I don't know why more clubs don't contest them. When these hearings turn into legal and technical arguments the judiciary rarely gets its way.

 

[eel01s]

This is a massive game for both clubs. If the weather holds out I can see a crowd of 40k plus.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So is it official we aren't fighting paulo's charge?

 

[Gronk]

Parramatta Eels ‏@TheParraEels 9m Junior Paulo has entered a guilty plea for his dangerous throw charge but will contest the grading tomorrow #blueandgold

 

[eel01s]

Good. We damn well should fight it and get it downgraded.

 

[forward pass]

I am a bit disappointed the club never fights any of these charges. When was the last time?

I think Junior has been a bit hard done by and the success rate of fighting these gradings is very high. In fact I don't know why more clubs don't contest them. When these hearings turn into legal and technical arguments the judiciary rarely gets its way.

Parramatta Eels ‏@TheParraEels 9m Junior Paulo has entered a guilty plea for his dangerous throw charge but will contest the grading tomorrow #blueandgold

hmmmmm. I stand corrected.

 

[Noise]

Didn't Jordan maclean get 3 or 4 weeks for the incident and then 3 more for the severity of the injury? Are the MRC saying junior's tackle was as bad as that? Kidding themselves

 

[eel01s]

No. Paulo is getting 3-4 weeks because Parra didn't fight the crap charge from last week. Remember when he ran into Gordon whilst he was taking a bomb? There was carry over points.

 

[Chipmunk]

No Jr Paulo?

Dogs chances just got a whole lot better.

We should be able to cover Junior Paulp's absence with some combined OK performances from Lussick, Moi Moi and Terepo.

Junior might have been going OK for us, but he certainly is replacable and he definitely isn't The Plane, who at the end of the day will be the one to determine if we win or lose.

Plus the Dogs will be without Kasiano, who I think most would admit is more of an influence for the Dogs than Paolo is for us.

 

[Chipmunk]

Parramatta Eels ‏@TheParraEels 9m Junior Paulo has entered a guilty plea for his dangerous throw charge but will contest the grading tomorrow #blueandgold

I dare say with the carryover points, even with a downgrade he won't be available this week. Looks like we are just trying to get him back on the field sooner rather than later.

I dare say a week or two off might actually do the bloke some good.

 

[TheParraboy]

Moi Moi in for JP please

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

I'd say Mau's chances of coming back this week are slim to none.

I've heard Bureta could be in trouble with an injury too.

 

[T.S Quint]

f**king injuries.

 

[emjaycee]

I think Burrito caught the plane home in bare feet and with walking aids (not full crutches) so I am thinking ankle.

 

[I bleed blue & gold]

I think Burrito caught the plane home in bare feet and with walking aids (not full crutches) so I am thinking ankle.

I heard knee.

 

[Gronk]

I heard he was having nightmares involving the high ball and Edrick Lee.

 

[Chipmunk]

How close is Ken Sio? Surely he must be due back

As good as Faraimo has been, I think it's only a matter of time before his inexperience really gets exposed. I'd send him back to Reggies to develop a bit more if Sio was fit in any case.