Rd16: Eels v Dragons LIVE game day thread 28/6/18

[Poupou Escobar]

Might have got the ok from BA to sneak one in when opposition unaware

Obvioiusly

 

[hineyrulz]

I said it was a terrible kick. I just thought it was a good decision.

They have both put in plenty of shit kicks this year, especially under pressure.

It was a shit kick but it was a good decision, Pou logic right there.


They have put in shit kicks all year but their kicking game was outstanding Thursday night and one of the big reason we had a 10 point lead. Don’t you think they should of been doing the kicking with the game on the line instead of some reserve grade plodder???

It’s it Moses team now???

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was a shit kick but it was a good decision, Pou logic right there.

Are you f**ken geniused? Kicking from dummy half when no merkin was home in defence was a great idea. The fact the execution was poor is what turned it into a bad play.

They have put in shit kicks all year but their kicking game was outstanding Thursday night and one of the big reason we had a 10 point lead. Don’t you think they should of been doing the kicking with the game on the line instead of some reserve grade plodder???

When was the last time Moses put in a poor kick?

It’s it Moses team now???

And the opposition know it.

Either way, the useless merkins should have been able to defend for another five minutes. They had been doing it well all night. Stop looking for a scapegoat to make yourself feel better you weak gutted merkin.

 

[hineyrulz]

Are you f**ken geniused? Kicking from dummy half when no merkin was home in defence was a great idea. The fact the execution was poor is what turned it into a bad play.

When was the last time Moses put in a poor kick?

And the opposition know it.

Either way, the useless merkins should have been able to defend for another five minutes. They had been doing it well all night. Stop looking for a scapegoat to make yourself feel better you weak gutted merkin.

It was such a great decision it cost us the game, two basic errors in 10 mins but I’m just looking for a scapegoat.


He’s shit and shouldn’t be anywhere near the side, especially at dummy half. And signed for next year, BA has a great eye for talent.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It was such a great decision it cost us the game

Plenty of shit cost us the game.

 

[hineyrulz]

Plenty of shit cost us the game.

It was that bonehead play which completely buried us, we’d worked hard for a 10 point lead before that chucklehead came on the field.

 

[Twizzle]

It was the right decision as even if he had just chipped it 30 or 40 metres there would have been no Dragons withing cooee of the ball when it landed

It was just very poorly executed.

 

[Happy MEel]

Is it a bad decision if Alvaro decides, in a rush of blood, to jump in at dummy half and go for 40/20? I’d say absolutely yes. Smith needs to know his place in the team and the big playmaker he is not. Bad decision for mine.

 

[hineyrulz]

Is it a bad decision if Alvaro decides, in a rush of blood, to jump in at dummy half and go for 40/20? I’d say absolutely yes. Smith needs to know his place in the team and the big playmaker he is not. Bad decision for mine.

But but but but Smith does it at training.

The Aussie cricket team is always hitting them well in the nets as well.

 

[Happy MEel]

But but but but Smith does it at training.

The Aussie cricket team is always hitting them well in the nets as well.

The eels are full of good trainers. It’s the 80 minutes that count we struggle with.

 

[hindy111]

The better option was to wait until 5th tackle to kick the ball. You limit the amount of time that the opposition then has with the ball, you kick it from a deeper position, you get it to a better general play kicker who has been kicking well the entire night.

Smith went for the glory play when it wasn't needed.

My issue with the kick was it come on the 3rd and also at a time when we had made a few good charges and had the dragons peddling back. No doubt we make atleast 20 mtrs and maybe 30mtrs off the next two carries. That puts us around there 35mtr line. From there a kick for touch or a bomb was on.

 

[hindy111]

If we waited there would have been less space to kick to and more pressure on the kickers. How many of our kicks have rebounded off f**king defenders this year, for no tackle count restart?

They where back peddling. Two more charges has them back further. We may also of had a penalty in those 2 runs. Momentum on the previos run in that set was clearly with Eels.

 

[hindy111]

Yeah like I posted yesterday, when Smith does kick he only kicks once per game. His previous two kicks this year were both almost 60 metres. It's a surprise option. Surprise motherf**ker!

No need for suprises. Play the percentages. Whats the suprise outcome? Had we played put the set and gave them the ball inside there 15mtrs we control the last 5 mins. We also take another 20 seconds off the clock.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Is it a bad decision if Alvaro decides, in a rush of blood, to jump in at dummy half and go for 40/20? I’d say absolutely yes. Smith needs to know his place in the team and the big playmaker he is not. Bad decision for mine.

Smith has played in the halves for us. He is a playmaker and kicking option. He has kicked a lot more for us than Alvaro has.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But but but but Smith does it at training.

The Aussie cricket team is always hitting them well in the nets as well.

Will Smith's previous two kicks were both for 58 metres. This is during NRL matches, not training.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They where back peddling. Two more charges has them back further. We may also of had a penalty in those 2 runs. Momentum on the previos run in that set was clearly with Eels.

And with momentum one of our dopes would surely have tried to put on a line break and someone would have dropped the ball. At least Smith found touch.

 

[hindy111]

Will Smith's previous two kicks were both for 58 metres. This is during NRL matches, not training.

Poor defending on last tackle cost us game. Neither of dragons last two tries happen if we have a better fullback.

 

[hindy111]

And with momentum one of our dopes would surely have tried to put on a line break and someone would have dropped the ball. At least Smith found touch.

I doubt it. I reckon we more then likely wpuld of had one more powerfull charge up the guts. Then few passes wide giving a 2nd rower skme easy meters followed by a bomb or kick for touch.
Id say that was Moses/Normans plan. Highly doubt they thinking line break.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No need for suprises. Play the percentages. Whats the suprise outcome?

The surprise outcome was a race downfield between French, Mennings and MacDonald as they chased the kick towards the Dragons in-goal.

Had we played put the set and gave them the ball inside there 15mtrs we control the last 5 mins. We also take another 20 seconds off the clock.

Plenty of opportunity for shit to go wrong. A single kick into space only leaves room for the kick to go wrong. Unfortunately it did. But a kick by Norman or Moses could have ricocheted off a Dragons player and out the sideline as it has done so often this year.

 

[hindy111]

Anyhows W.Smith isnt all to blame. He was trying. Jennings attempt in first half was gutless. Stood and watched