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

[Joshuatheeel]

Nice shape with double decoys / run options, with ball receiver in the middle....something' different we havent seen before

 

[hineyrulz]

I think you guys should hire more ex dragons players to coach

Shit troll is shit. Stick to the politics thread idiot.

 

[Wally21]

Why was Hands off for so long???

He missed some bad tackles and didn’t even attempt 1 for I think the 3rd or 4th try. I think he was actually hooked Joker.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

Why isn’t the ref waving 6 agains for laying in and interfering in the ruck just about every play in the Storm half, so obvious yet nothing . Harry Grant refuses to get off the tackled player, awful

Makes me sick how they always get away with the ruck shenanigans....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

God I hope we don't try and get fake positive mileage out of the "winning the second half" stat - we don't deserve any such pretend positives today. It will just set us up for failure next week.

Or will it give our youngsters confidence for next week?

 

[JokerEel]

Iongi is our MOM

 

[piggysmalls]

Bellamy will be furious with this 40 point victory. Rip into them.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

There's a lot to like about Iongi

 

[JokerEel]

He missed some bad tackles and didn’t even attempt 1 for I think the 3rd or 4th try. I think he was actually hooked Joker.

I thought that as well but Smith as been out on his feet for so long

 

[eel01s]

Harsh take on Sam T. He should be a project player for 2026.

 

[Suitman]

Why isn’t the ref waving 6 agains for laying in and interfering in the ruck just about every play in the Storm half, so obvious yet nothing . Harry Grant refuses to get off the tackled player, awful

Melbourne have been the masters of slowing the ruck down for 20 years. Something we have never come to terms with.
How they still get away with their shenanigans I'll never understand.

 

[JokerEel]

Penisini is having a good running game made a few breaks now

 

[Wally21]

Iongi is our MOM

He’s been good, but I’d probably give it to Hopgood

 

[the phantom menace]

In our best looking attacking position for the game right at the end, Dylan throws it at Penisini's ankles.

 

[Parra Pride]

There's a lot to like about Iongi

Came out of a good junior system that wasn't designed to get the coach's donkey sons into first grade.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nearly 70pts.. the purple puke are over the cap and the nrl is a scam what a sad day in rugby league bellamy would not beat the puke if he was parras coach fact..

He coached the NSW Eels against the QLD Storm and won 2 from 9. The roster is far more important than the coach.

 

[hineyrulz]

lol Brown. Just go now champ.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

lol Brown. Just go now champ.

Seriously he looks totally disinterested

 

[hineyrulz]

Paulo 6 runs for 49m lol. Utter coward.

 

[the phantom menace]

Why was Hands off for so long???

Looks like coach wants to play 30-50 hooker split, with Smith getting the 50mins - and Hands soaking up the opening 20mins.