Rd14: Eels v Bulldogs GAME DAY THREAD @ Accor Stadium 13/6/22

[IFR33K]

Well we are f**ked if that’s the case. Not sure there is any other way to play them.

Ba’s game plan is demanding if we’re out of puff we’re fried.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Ba’s game plan is demanding if we’re out of puff we’re fried.

How do our forwards play different to any other forward pack? I don't understand.

 

[IFR33K]

How do our forwards play different to any other forward pack? I don't understand.

a lot of game time expected from paulo and RCG as we don’t do bash and barge too well when they go off. Thanks

 

[EelsFan05]

Well as an example, Ricky Stuart won 7 from his first 8 finals matches. At what point was his record representative of his skill as a coach?

I'm asking you the question, not the other way around.

 

[TheParraboy]

I wish we won..

 

[hineyrulz]

Can't say that I do

FFS!! Fat fingered merkin!!

 

[hineyrulz]

why would I do that ?

you didn't respond to this bit cherry picker

Yes but you are the one wanting to compare a loss to a top 4 rival with half your spine and backline missing than our flogging to a team had won 8 games in about 2 and half years. Hardly apples vs apples. We have got flogged regularly every season under Bea. Even the seasons we have done well.

 

[84 Baby]

a lot of game time expected from paulo and RCG as we don’t do bash and barge too well when they go off. Thanks

So we should play sideways instead? No thanks, I saw that Monday.

 

[Twizzle]

Yes but you are the one wanting to compare a loss to a top 4 rival with half your spine and backline missing than our flogging to a team had won 8 games in about 2 and half years. Hardly apples vs apples. We have got flogged regularly every season under Bea. Even the seasons we have done well.

I get that, but you still didn't respond.

All teams lose in all sports, it happens

 

[hineyrulz]

I get that, but you still didn't respond.

All teams lose in all sports, it happens

Some just lose more than others.

 

[Gary Gutful]

FFS!! Fat fingered merkin!!

Fingers are too big for your hands.

 

[Eel2reel]

Clubs who are supposed to be premiership contenders don’t get thrashed by the team coming last.

Twice in 6 weeks

 

[hindy111]

Well we are f**ked if that’s the case. Not sure there is any other way to play them.

The games moved on from the big power forwards to he fast hard working mobile ones I feel.
Why I questioned long term deals to both our big middles

 

[hindy111]

Fingers are too big for your hands.

Better then having hands to big for your fingers like Mik. Poor merkin can't open a jar of peanut butter.

 

[Gary Gutful]

The games moved on from the big power forwards to he fast hard working mobile ones I feel.
Why I questioned long term deals to both our big middles

I think you need both tbh.

Anyway, a lot of the conversation after the loss has been about our poor game plan but I don’t think our game plan is the main problem.

Losses like Monday’s invariably happen because of lack of effort, particularly defence.

The Dogs played their best game all year but we made them look a whole lot better than they were because we took soft options.

The criticism of BA for giving the players time off was interesting. He’s heard previous criticism about flogging them too hard and seems to want us fresh at the end of the year.

Sadly, though the players probably confirmed his original thinking by not being on the job after a break. He’ll think twice about doing that again.

 

[84 Baby]

The games moved on from the big power forwards to he fast hard working mobile ones I feel.
Why I questioned long term deals to both our big middles

There’s 100% still room for the Juniors of the game. The problem isn’t having big power forwards. The problem is having your game plan revolve around using those big power forwards but then on game day we decide we’ll try and go around the outside instead

 

[King-Gutho94]

I think you need both tbh.

Anyway, a lot of the conversation after the loss has been about our poor game plan but I don’t think our game plan is the main problem.

Losses like Monday’s invariably happen because of lack of effort, particularly defence.

The Dogs played their best game all year but we made them look a whole lot better than they were because we took soft options.

The criticism of BA for giving the players time off was interesting. He’s heard previous criticism about flogging them too hard and seems to want us fresh at the end of the year.

Sadly, though the players probably confirmed his original thinking by not being on the job after a break. He’ll think twice about doing that again.

We did have a 15 day turnaround.

That's a big break in the scheme of things. Especially playing on a Monday after a bye.

Even if he gave them 5 days off they still had 8-9 days to prepare for dogs match.

I think it was a too long turnaround I hear some retired players say they preferred a 5 day turnaround.

Example a Sunday-Friday turnaround is better then a 9-10 day turnaround because there was less training on a 5 day break compared to a 9-10 day break. And they generally felt ready to go again 5 days later just itching to get back out there.

 

[84 Baby]

I think you need both tbh.

Anyway, a lot of the conversation after the loss has been about our poor game plan but I don’t think our game plan is the main problem.

Losses like Monday’s invariably happen because of lack of effort, particularly defence.

The Dogs played their best game all year but we made them look a whole lot better than they were because we took soft options.

The criticism of BA for giving the players time off was interesting. He’s heard previous criticism about flogging them too hard and seems to want us fresh at the end of the year.

Sadly, though the players probably confirmed his original thinking by not being on the job after a break. He’ll think twice about doing that again.

Good thing they got that break then, cause they don’t f**ken deserve another day off. Way it’s going they only have to wait until 2nd September for holidays anyways

 

[Gary Gutful]

There’s 100% still room for the Juniors of the game. The problem isn’t having big power forwards. The problem is having your game plan revolve around using those big power forwards but then on game day we decide we’ll try and go around the outside instead

Yep. I doubt BA would have told them to do that. They were just being lazy merkins and took the opposition far too lightly.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well that’s great to know, that’s the main thing. As long as the leagues club is doing well who really cares about the team. That’s not what we are all invested in!!

Go the leagues club!!

The point is that the stakeholders who care most about footy results are generally the ones in f**k all position to have any effect on them. If we want to get results like the rich clubs we need to spend as much as they do. That includes things like being able to provide cushy jobs for family members of players.