Rd12 2024: 735pm Eels v Souths GAME DAY THREAD @ Accor Stadium May 25th

[Bandwagon]

I thought he went ok

Defensively that's really f**king good, particularly on an edge. but by the same token, 50 run meters is piss poor in a game like that where defence wasn't exactly at a premium.

 

[the phantom menace]

Jake isn't going to save us now, mate.

FFS!!

 

[emjaycee]

1. Gutho
2. Russell
3. Talagi
4. Penisini
5. Simmonson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Tualagi
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Moretti
15. Guymer
16. Paulo
17. Lane

EDIT: If Offa gets suspended, start Lane in 10. and add Doorey to the bench.

 

[Eelementary]

1. Gutho
2. Russell
3. Talagi
4. Penisini
5. Simmonson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Tualagi
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Moretti
15. Guymer
16. Paulo
17. Lane

EDIT: If Offa gets suspended, start Lane in 10. and add Doorey to the bench.

Needs more Sivo, and Harper.

 

[King-Gutho94]

1. Gutho
2. Russell
3. Talagi
4. Penisini
5. Simmonson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Tualagi
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Moretti
15. Guymer
16. Paulo
17. Lane

I would actually rather Hopgood get picked for QLD.

Season's done it will be good for his development as a player playing at that level. I reckon he will come back a better player.

 

[Happy MEel]

1. Gutho
2. Russell
3. Talagi
4. Penisini
5. Simmonson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Tualagi
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Moretti
15. Guymer
16. Paulo
17. Lane

EDIT: If Offa gets suspended, start Lane in 10. and add Doorey to the bench.

I can get around this and it’s not too dissimilar to what I suggested this week’s team should be.

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Needs more Sivo, and Harper.

Stop it

 

[Sensei Cobra]

Defensively that's really f**king good, particularly on an edge. but by the same token, 50 run meters is piss poor in a game like that where defence wasn't exactly at a premium.

Dont forget … it’s a fairly low base we’re starting from

 

[King-Gutho94]

Team needs BOOOOOOOOOOOOODS. Apparently he is slow as his dad

 

[the phantom menace]

1. Gutho
2. Russell
3. Talagi
4. Penisini
5. Simmonson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Tualagi
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Moretti
15. Guymer
16. Paulo
17. Lane

EDIT: If Offa gets suspended, start Lane in 10. and add Doorey to the bench.

Are we doing next week's predicted team?

I'd go:

1. Gutherson
2. Russell/Harper - anything to get Sivo back to Cup
3. Penisini
4. Harper/Russell - anything to get Talagi back to Cup to keep learning
5. Simonsson
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. Campbell-Gillard
9. Hands - Yes!
10. Ofahengaue - the days of Paulo starting are gone, take the number off him
11. Tuilagi - worked ok today, takes plodder Lane out of the spot
12. Cartwright
13. Hopgood

14. Lussick - not sure the staff will entrust Hands as an 80min prospect just yet
15. Lane
16. Paulo
17. Makatoa
18. Moretti

19. Greig
20. Sivo
21. Keir
22. Guymer

Bizarrely some pundits picked Campbell-Gillard in their Origin squads? I don't agree, but think our squad will see further changes in weeks to follow.

 

[TheCrowe]

When can Parra fans take stress leave ffs watching this abomination of a side toss up trash every week.

Its OK. The club has given us all a hall pass to follow another team to the end of the year.
Who are u going with?

 

[eel01s]

Obviously this season is a write off. Hopefully we don't get the spoon.

Our squad is atrocious atm. We can only hope that with the announcement of the new coach there is a fair turnover of players for next season.

Somehow we need to move on Lussick, Paulo, Lane, Sivo, at a minimum. Harper won't be resigned. I don't care if Reg or Matto go.

Probably the only players we must keep are Gutho, Moses and Brown. Cartwright adds something. Lomax to come. Everyone else expendable.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Its OK. The club has given us all a hall pass to follow another team to the end of the year.
Who are u going with?

I am a Miami Dolphins fan in the NFL.

So Phins up for me.

 

[eels_fan]

I wouldn’t be surprised to see RCG make the extended squad that goes into camp. NSW is somewhat bereft of quality props

Haas picks himself
Jurbo will play prop but isn’t one

then you have a bunch of so-so’s who could do a job, which includes RCG.

 

[Parra Pride]

Its OK. The club has given us all a hall pass to follow another team to the end of the year.
Who are u going with?

Dallas Mavericks, riding Luka all the way to a ring. f**k Boston.

 

[Rhysa30]

Went to the game tonight, probably one of the few that actually doesn’t mind watching games at the Olympic Stadium.

It really does look like some of the senior players are just not putting in 100%. It feels like where heading into another 2011-2013 period where we are just garbage and I hope I am wrong.

I thought Talagi was one positive and even though Sivo cops a lot of crap I thought he at least put in effort tonight.

Overall feeling pretty flat after tonight.

Maybe we can look at bringing Ryan Carr as our coach. He did pretty well with our NSW Cup side a couple of years ago.

 

[Parra Pride]

Sivo cops a lot of crap I thought he at least put in effort tonight.

He's still dumb, but he did actually seem to want to have a crack tonight.

 

[lucablight]

Obviously this season is a write off. Hopefully we don't get the spoon.

Our squad is atrocious atm. We can only hope that with the announcement of the new coach there is a fair turnover of players for next season.

Somehow we need to move on Lussick, Paulo, Lane, Sivo, at a minimum. Harper won't be resigned. I don't care if Reg or Matto go.

Probably the only players we must keep are Gutho, Moses and Brown. Cartwright adds something. Lomax to come. Everyone else expendable.

I don’t think the squad is atrocious. It’s decent enough. We should be going a lot better.

 

[Gronk]

The hashtag #nrlsouthseels on twitter is overwhelmingly blaming Baz for the loss.

I would have thought that the focus should have been on 70% completions, 31 missed tackles and the noticeable drop in form or effectiveness by some highly paid players.

 

[hindy111]

BA has left one he'll of a mess. This could take a while to clean up.