Rd12: EELS v Rabbits GAME DAY THREAD @ Allianz Stadium 19/5/23

[hindy111]

Great try. Well done Superman.

He really can fly

 

[the phantom menace]

Ok so glass half full. We are in a better position than most of us expected.

That's true - we thought we'd be blasted out and three tries behind by half time.

Not sure whether we'll stay hanging in there though, after what was evident in those last 5mins.

 

[JokerEel]

Hey Guys when does our game start? Watching South's play at the moment haven't heard anything from the idiots on Fox about the Eels...

 

[IFR33K]

Hodgson is so f**king shit. It’s not even a joke anymore. He is spent and a pedestrian out there.

we’re getting nothing from our hooker. Takes me back to the Matt Keating days

 

[yy_cheng]

Russell is being owned out wide by Johnson.

Dunster would be heaps worse

 

[hindy111]

Parra looks motivated today. BA finally decided to give them some motivation. Souths look off but will still win. They are playing poor but still have too much class.

How many runs has Sivo had? Embarrasing tbh. Same as Hodgson. He can't run.
Hopgood killing it.

 

[Delboy]

Hodgson should not play more than 25/30 minutes at a time, he was really off the pace in that last 10/15 and provides no lateral cover, and starts to fall off tackles. Need to get smarter in replacing tired legs.

 

[yy_cheng]

Last Souths try was probably just waiting for the right moment, hard to stop those players when they want it. Then we just looked like we had no idea I'm defence.

The reality is we need this more than Souths, and we're playing like our season depends on it.

We get beaten from here we'll finish bottom 6 for sure as it just won't be worthwhile week to week for our big guns to bother.

Souths look ready to go...

Souths by 20

I reckon our defense thought it would be a kick on the 5th and so slacked of f

 

[the phantom menace]

Hodgson should not play more than 25/30 minutes at a time, he was really off the pace in that last 10/15 and provides no lateral cover, and starts to fall off tackles. Need to get smarter in replacing tired legs.

BA's fatal flaw - we can all see it and have been saying it for weeks, but he persists with Hodgson as a 50min starter.

 

[Happy MEel]

Why does Russell turn his shoulder in when defending so much? Open yourself up if the balls not near you so you can slide and chase if need be.

 

[JokerEel]

Carty and Hodgson should be replaced with 10 to go in the half

 

[yy_cheng]

Hodgson tries too much with no value

 

[yy_cheng]

Carty and Hodgson should be replaced with 10 to go in the half

Matto has been really strong

 

[Chipmunk]

I reckon our defense thought it would be a kick on the 5th and so slacked of f

I defence slacks off a lot unfortunately.

 

[Bandwagon]

Cody walker is just such a good footy player, merkin grates me, but gee he is seriously one of the best players in the NRL.

 

[Tooooks]

It’s been a good effort but they look primed to explode in the second half. BA will probably realise by around round 22 that Hodgson is shot and give Hands more minutes. When we’re 16th.

 

[Happy MEel]

Hodgson should not play more than 25/30 minutes at a time, he was really off the pace in that last 10/15 and provides no lateral cover, and starts to fall off tackles. Need to get smarter in replacing tired legs.

Especially when his replacement is among the fittest in the club. Play Hodgson for 20 minutes if we must (I wouldn’t) and then he can ride the pine.

 

[eels_fan]

Apart from the lapse on the second try, our defence has been bloody good. I’m not going to stick the boot in too hard.
Hands to come in 5-10mins into the second half and hopefully give us some spark

Hopgood probably needs a rest but no Davey means he needs to go the distance

 

[Wally21]

we’re getting nothing from our hooker. Takes me back to the Matt Keating days

The good news is that we are still in front and we know when Hands comes on the ruck speeds up and the service improves.
We are in this.

 

[Avenger]

we’re getting nothing from our hooker. Takes me back to the Matt Keating days

Matt Keating is Steve Walters compared to this guy.