Rd13: EELS v Cowboys GAME DAY THREAD @ Fortress Commbank 26/05/23

[Twizzle]

 

[hindy111]

I liked what I saw of Moretti, he has a really high work rate, and seemed to be in everything although not playing big minutes

Emu, just gets better every week, he really is coming along well

We look so much better with Hands playing bigger minutes, should have brought him on after the first minute

Still wanna have Dylbro's babies, no better half in the NRL at defending

I saw him for one game in NSW CUP. That's all I needed to know he was a priority signing. He is a better prospect then Ogden,Makatoa,Murchie,Doorey,Davey,Moimesea.
Let's hope the club wraps him up soon. I would of got the deal done 10 weeks ago.

 

[hindy111]

Cowboys where dropping g games the back end of last year to the better sides. The suprise was the win against the Sharks but to be honest the Sharks imploded.

 

[strider]

Do people enjoy this? Maybe im getting old, but to me it seems cringey

 

[strider]

I saw him for one game in NSW CUP. That's all I needed to know he was a priority signing. He is a better prospect then Ogden,Makatoa,Murchie,Doorey,Davey,Moimesea.
Let's hope the club wraps him up soon. I would of got the deal done 10 weeks ago.

The thing that worries me is that in that jumper presentation he said something like, i never whinged just kept working hard .... to me that says he thinks he has something to whinge about. Is he a bit put out that he hadnt got a chance sooner?

 

[hindy111]

We got the 2 points. Our differentials great and we have a bye.

We have unearthed Hands,Grieg,Russel and dare I say Morretti. That's 4 guys who we didn't know if they'd be first grade material. I think they all are. A massive possitive. Along with Bryce playing well. These guys have saved our season. Without them due to all our injuries and recruitment we'd be battling big time.

Hopgood has been a quality signing. All the others have been dissapointing. Doorey I give a pass. But if we can keep chipping away untill rnd 18 we should have one of the best packs going around. Could be hard to beat. Just need to scrape these wins whilst we wait on our troops to come back.

 

[hindy111]

The thing that worries me is that in that jumper presentation he said something like, i never whinged just kept working hard .... to me that says he thinks he has something to whinge about. Is he a bit put out that he hadnt got a chance sooner?

I don't think so. Reality is he did nothing last year due to injuries. And he wasn't available untill rnd 11 which he would of known. Maybe he felt he should of been given a top 30 spot before the club signed those pidegons?

 

[King-Gutho94]

We got the 2 points. Our differentials great and we have a bye.

We have unearthed Hands,Grieg,Russel and dare I say Morretti. That's 4 guys who we didn't know if they'd be first grade material. I think they all are. A massive possitive. Along with Bryce playing well. These guys have saved our season. Without them due to all our injuries and recruitment we'd be battling big time.

Hopgood has been a quality signing. All the others have been dissapointing. Doorey I give a pass. But if we can keep chipping away untill rnd 18 we should have one of the best packs going around. Could be hard to beat. Just need to scrape these wins whilst we wait on our troops to come back.

Our draw in the next 5 weeks is favourable which helps.

2 byes with 3 games between them Dogs, Manly without DCE and Turbo, Dolphins.

Should win 2 really but ideally 3 and I reckon we are well placed at our 2nd bye.

To make a late season run

 

[IFR33K]

I liked what I saw of Moretti, he has a really high work rate, and seemed to be in everything although not playing big minutes

Emu, just gets better every week, he really is coming along well

We look so much better with Hands playing bigger minutes, should have brought him on after the first minute

Still wanna have Dylbro's babies, no better half in the NRL at defending

Someone has talked him up recently. Can’t recall who.

 

[hindy111]

Someone has talked him up recently. Can’t recall who.

It was me.

 

[Gherkin]

Why was Moretti penalised for soft contact but Hess was allowed to tackle Moses late?

 

[PARRA_FAN]

Why was Moretti penalised for soft contact but Hess was allowed to tackle Moses late?

Because of the bunker.

 

[strider]

Why was Moretti penalised for soft contact but Hess was allowed to tackle Moses late?

I dont think he was penalised for that. Klein, ie video ref, is just dumb and reviewed the wrong thing. The ref had actually penalised Penisini for blocking the kick chaser, which i think was a legit penalty.

 

[Gronk]

I dont think he was penalised for that. Klein, ie video ref, is just dumb and reviewed the wrong thing. The ref had actually penalised Penisini for blocking the kick chaser, which i think was a legit penalty.

Agree on the escort, but some merkins see it differently.

Dylan Brown stars for the Eels as confusion reigns over controversial referee call

An Eels debutant was thrust into the spotlight after the referee deemed he had performed an illegal act.

7news.com.au

 

[Noise]

Not a lot of detail but have been told that Joffas injury isn’t too bad. I got the impression that with the bye coming up he might only miss a game or two.

 

[Gronk]

Ok this. We got a scrum feed from it. Someone explain it to me please.

 

[hindy111]

Not a lot of detail but have been told that Joffas injury isn’t too bad. I got the impression that with the bye coming up he might only miss a game or two.

I was hoping fit next game.

 

[Legal Eel]

Ok this thread was interesting

Considering our middles were reggies or rookies, we did good. Our biggest struggle that I could see was poor post contact metres, until maybe Emu’s second stint.

Otherwise everyone stood up and played pretty well.

I have not seen any replays, but I thought the cows were offside all match and held us down in the ruck without any scrutiny.

Gutho - same energy. Woukd not swap him.
Sivo - I get that people wish he was different, but he is who he is.
Penisini - great D, rolled out of a few tackles from the rookie.
Simonsson - had a dig. Crabbed a bit. Good energy.
Russell - he’s 21 and learning. Good kid, played strong.
Brown - His best games are more consistent now. Love it.
Moses - ditto
Emu - didn’t bend the line until his second stint. He did well considering he rolled his ankle.
Hodgo - look we need two hookers. Everyone has their own opinions as to when he should be on or off. He’s not as bad as many make out. Pointless conversation.
Joffa - calf ?
Carty - continued his great form. Said during the week that BA was the best coach he’s ever had. Maybe he’s the only coach he’s listened to ? Will we re-sign him ? He’s worth much more than a pie n coke contract now.
Doorey- still not 80m fit, but pushed through. Had a good game.
Hopgood - they were all over his offloads. There must have been a tipsheet on him. Love him.

Oggy - Big human and played strong. Didn’t embarrass himself again.
Makka - looked small out there but brought energy.
Hands - did good things. We need to clone him cos we need two of him.
Luka - at the ground all his mad merkin mates from Waverley College were there in the NW corner with their shirts off cheering. He did good. Probably stayed on a little too long but were were a man down. I liked his youthful enthusiasm.

I wanna say that I reckon Baz has our shape in the red zone looking sharp and our halves playing really confident. We are not Souths sharp, but we showed some quick hands a few time to get the ball to sivo or russell.

Very well done. Let's just call it a pointless conversation because his selection can't be defended on form or stats (well, relevant ones anyway).

Thats your best defence for his retention yet.

the fact is that the only thing holding this team back from being a real contender is the continued presence of Hodgson on the field - it just gives other teams way too much start.

In fairness, BA deserves a lot of credit for constructing an excellent pack with decent backups, brilliant halves, a great fullback and some emerging backs.

But his ability to secure long terms success seems to be hindered by his stubborn need to justify the purchase of Hodgson by playing him - he is just a handbrake.

The facts are these - he is slow, he has negligible run metres every game, his service is stilted and poor, his kicking game is atrocious, he gives away at least one (if not more) stupid penalties a game and he is averaging close to the most missed tackles per minute in the whole NRL.

As good as we are going, the next level cannot be reached whilst Josh Hodgson is there.

 

[Legal Eel]

Ok this. We got a scrum feed from it. Someone explain it to me please.

He was out when he took the ball - effectively rendering it in touch off the Cowboys.

Its an old tactic that Brian Smith popularised not really that long ago.

 

[eels_fan]

We really should win the 3 upcoming games between the byes, which would then have us with maximum 14 points from 7 weeks of footy, and would have us firmly in the top 8, potentially 4-5th.

then it come down to having some consistency over the last 6 weeks and even a 50/50 record will have us playing finals. We won’t need to consider resting anyone as we’re the first game in round 26 prior to the bye in 27 so we’d have a minimum of 15 days rest between Penrith and our first final