Rd1: 405pm Parra v Storm GAME DAY THREAD in Melbourne 9/3/25

[the phantom menace]

Brad Arthur is fapping vigorously somewhere in the North of England right now

And sending texts about it to Lussick and Bryce....

 

[Wally21]

Let’s just hope that this is our yearly 60 point flogging out of the way in round 1.

 

[Avenger]

No chance I’d play Volkman at 7 ever again.

 

[Jake the snake]

What the hell did they do since the Knights trial?

In attack we aren't straightening up at all

What attack

 

[RustedonEel]

Yes it's bloody disappointing...but Depends on the situation....

For example we are debuting Smith at hooker, who is going to make mistakes....and we have a rookie at fullback. But then Moses is out. So suddenly we have to pair 2 rookies in the spine with another rookie in Volkman....it's going to have an affect on our attack.

We recruit Williams, to help fix our middle defence...but then Lane, Matterson are out, so we have to weaken a position (middle) to cover our edge....,in addition we are trying to blood some young forwards...

Add to Simonson/JAC being out...it all adds up....

None of that excuses their attitude and lack of effort.

 

[Parra Cheeses]

The loss we had to have

 

[84 Baby]

We played them perfectly with negative line speed so they misjudged how little room they had for that kick. Genius

 

[gaffer]

i fear for next week imagine balmain putting 50 on us

 

[the phantom menace]

No chance I’d play Volkman at 7 ever again.

I don't think he's the problem... and there's no-one else to pick there, as Dylan has previously failed in the role.

 

[AnonymousLurker]

Have we ever seen anything like this before?

sack the CEO sack Oneil

Yeh magic round , pappys debut I think. He tore us to shreds that game too

 

[King-Gutho94]

Nice Kick Dylan

Where was that going the MCG

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Why do the bother kicking to Melbourne's back 3? A smarter team would run it.

 

[Eelementary]

I’m fairly confident I’ll hit 40 before we win anything.

I doubt we will win another game by the time I turn 40.

I mean, that's next Saturday, but still!

But it's depressing to see that nothing ever changes at this club.

 

[Jake the snake]

The Knights surely are pulling their Brown offer

 

[King-Gutho94]

No chance I’d play Volkman at 7 ever again.

I would give him some time and be patient no point throwing the toys out after 1 game.

His peanut senior halves partner though has done nothing to help the situation

 

[Eelementary]

Why do the bother kicking to Melbourne's back 3? A smarter team would run it.

I doubt that any Eels player can even spell the word "smart", let alone play that way...

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Smith is having a go, that's one positive today.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

They will put 70 on us and some players should be marked never to play first grade again.

Yep but who else is eligible to play? You can sack some of them but not all who deserve it.

 

[84 Baby]

We are deadset still retreating after Scum have gone 2 passes off ruck. And I don’t mean to just get onside

 

[84 Baby]

Papenhouso also off to the Victory