Rd13: Parra v Knights GAME DAY THREAD 6/6/21

[TheParraboy]

I dont think we need to make a statement at all

Leave that for a week or two before the finals

Just getting away with a good solid win by over 40 points will be ok with me...

 

[Kornstar]

We should win and win well based on the respective teams but to be honest i will be happy with a 1 point win given our pathetic performances the last 2 games!

 

[strider]

 

[strider]

I just found something to drink during the game today

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I reckon we just need to win. Premierships are won in September/October.

No they're won today ffs!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah we need to be a bit more ruthless though and make a bit of a statement i feel. Winning will save a bit of embarrasment but I dont think if we win by something like 20-12 will convince anyone if anything it will raise more questions similar to last year.

We are basically at full strength except Junior against a reserve grade Newcastle team. If we are a top 4 team and turn up with the right attitude we should be winning this by at least 18-20 points.

Why do we need to convince anyone? To build up the hype for finals time? So we can be favorites next time we play a better team? I'm sick of us overachieving. It only leads to unrealistic expectations.

 

[lucablight]

Why do we need to convince anyone? To build up the hype for finals time? So we can be favorites next time we play a better team? I'm sick of us overachieving. It only leads to unrealistic expectations.

Consistently making week 2 of the finals whilst barely winning a finals match is overachieving?

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Fergo & Penisini confirmed playing reserve grade

 

[Twizzle]

so Blake must still be in the team

 

[Twizzle]

Fergo & Penisini confirmed playing reserve grade

by whom

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Consistently making week 2 of the finals whilst barely winning a finals match is overachieving?

We're making week two because we're finishing in the top four and getting a second chance. It's the finishing top four that is overachieving, as proven by our non-top four points differential. The one time we finished 5-8 we won our finals match by nearly 60 points.

 

[Twizzle]

as proven by our non-top four points differential

but we have a top 3 differential

 

[lucablight]

We're making week two because we're finishing in the top four and getting a second chance. It's the finishing top four that is overachieving, as proven by our non-top four points differential. The one time we finished 5-8 we won our finals match by nearly 60 points.

It’s bizarre to me that you could say finishing top 4 for the Eels is overachieving yet the Panthers losing 3 games in one and a half seasons isn’t.

 

[strider]

by whom

By Cumberland Eel ffs

 

[Twizzle]

By Cumberland Eel ffs

fair enough

 

[parra pete]

by whom

The Bishop of Newcastle..

 

[84 Baby]

Who gives a f**k how we win as long as we win? If anyone is winning by 20-30 points, the other team didn’t show up and it’s a poor representation of the winning team regardless of who they are. I’d much rather win by 6 or so, having to battle for it because the other team played well

 

[King-Gutho94]

Why do we need to convince anyone? To build up the hype for finals time? So we can be favorites next time we play a better team? I'm sick of us overachieving. It only leads to unrealistic expectations.

Well we wont be favourites when playing Penrith in 3 weeks even if we win our next 3 games convincingly. We are rated where we were at start of the year good enough to beat the bottom 10-11 teams. We can jag a win against the top 4-5 but will more then likely be outgunned.

But it shouldn't be unrealistic for us to put an average team like the knights who are without the best 5 players to the sword. I reckon realistically we are an 18 point better team and thats being generous. Obivously we will have to see how the game pans out as the refs may be a factor as well

 

[lucablight]

Who gives a f**k how we win as long as we win? If anyone is winning by 20-30 points, the other team didn’t show up and it’s a poor representation of the winning team regardless of who they are. I’d much rather win by 6 or so, having to battle for it because the other team played well

Have you seen their team? We should be winning this comfortably. It would be a huge worry if we bumbled our way to victory against a team missing Ponga, Pearce, Saifiti, Klemmer and Frizell.

 

[Gronk]

If we don’t win this by 30, the Do you want Brad Arthur as coach thread will be more popular than a Melbourne vaccination centre.