Rd16: Eels v Rabbits GAME DAY THREAD @ Accor Stadium 2/7/22

[hineyrulz]

I reckon we're a chance. If you don't why do you bother? Why not f**k off?

I'll f**k of when yuo f**k ffo!!!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I will win $100

I'll pay you from my winnings.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They have 6 current State of Origin 2 squad members and 2 NZ internationals

Yeah they are not as strong as they were a few years ago, but they are still stacked

Only a Parra fan would think the two squads are on par.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Lack of leadership goes higher than the coach (i.e. to the actual top).

Merkins still think the coach is the head of the football department, like Brian Smith in 1997.

 

[hindy111]

I'll pay you from my winnings.

Whats the cost of living like in Perth? Sydney's getting ridiculous

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

You need to think about it in the context of the odds. If the best priced team is paying $4 it means nobody could say with confidence that any given team will win it. Even now that it has emerged that Penrith is again the best team in the comp, they are still paying $2.20. In a two horse race (Penrith vs the other 15 teams) $2.20 represents the outsider. If you could bet on Penrith not winning the comp it would pay less than $2. Now repeat that for any set of odds greater than what Penrith are paying and you have an even weaker outsider.

Nobody is talking about it in those terms. We're essentially talking about who people tipped to win. Of course most teams probably won't, even most times the most favoured team. But compared to the number of people who tipped the Panthers, plenty also tipped us.

 

[Soto]

Almost 24 hours after that loss and with no heat of the moment commentary, reality is we suck.
I know there has been truckloads of pages devoted to this, however my opinion of the coach, the efforts, the execution, the under performance has not changed.
I really hope Sarantinos and co are sitting up and taking notice.
I don't give two f's what the apologists say. Results speak for themselves (or lack thereof)
This consistent mediocrity is not acceptable and cannot be tolerated.
I'd be happy to punt him now but will say let's give him til the end of this season. If we dont get to week 3 minimum then ta ta goodbye.
Let's hope plan b and c is already in play for the next coach.

 

[strider]

Nobody is talking about it in those terms. We're essentially talking about who people tipped to win. Of course most teams probably won't, even most times the most favoured team. But compared to the number of people who tipped the Panthers, plenty also tipped us.

Paul Kent tipped us to win .....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And how much did you bet?

 

[emjaycee]

15s now. You got analed. We are 4th favourites. Souths at 41s is a ok bet. Easy run home. If the top 2 cop injuries they are as good a shot as anyone.

Except us of course.

 

[hindy111]

Paul Kent tipped us to win .....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Neither of which in isolation win us games against teams we should expect to beat (or into week 3 of the finals) ffs.

I don't think this team cares too much about winning the games they're expected to win. They are by definition nothing games. They are looking toward the finals, and the big fish along the way.

 

[Chipmunk]

1) Individual player attitude
2) Lack of leadership both on and off the field
3) Inability of the coach to develop a Plan B
4) Lack of attention to detail in either planning or execution of defensive patterns
5) Lack of speed in a number of key positions
6) Lack of killer instinct
7) Lack of self-belief when behind on the scoreboard by more than 12 points
8) Lack of depth in key positions resulting in overplaying spine players despite drop in form

Probably some more I can think of but is that enough for now?

1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are all the responsibility of the coaching staff.
2, 5, and 8 are the responsibility of recruitment and retention, of which the Head Coach is a key member.

There are no excuses for any of this after the Head Coach has been in the job for 9 seasons.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Paul Kent tipped us to win .....

We should write to Ask Kenty to check if he thinks we will win or if he just thinks we're most likely. Or if like the merkin he is he was just trying to jinx us.

 

[Chipmunk]

If we were only about chasing collisions we wouldn't be the top offloading team in the NRL for the fourth straight year. Chasing the collision refers to improving our weakness, which is getting numbers into the tackle.

I've actually not heard anything from the coach on 'chasing the collision' once this season.

To be honest the team is not the same team this season, that it has been for the last 3 seasons.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I agree with you. They also have heaps better coaches as well

I think Cleary's overrated. Bellamy likely is overrated too (have we seen his results with without the Storm's vast resources?) but still probably a great coach. Both at least have a lot of experience.

 

[emjaycee]

1, 3, 4, 6, and 7 are all the responsibility of the coaching staff.
2, 5, and 8 are the responsibility of recruitment and retention, of which the Head Coach is a key member.

There are no excuses for any of this after the Head Coach has been in the job for 9 seasons.

So are you saying the players have no responsibility for last night's loss or the Bulldogs or Tigers loss?

 

[Chipmunk]

So are you saying the players have no responsibility for last night's loss or the Bulldogs or Tigers loss?

No I am not, but after 9 season the Head Coach has the players he wants and is responsible if they can't do the job.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yes but it's not a two horse race.

Right but don't you see this makes it even harder to win?

In this context, where we were a bit more than double the price of the favourite, saying plenty think we'll win is true.

Well no because anything greater than $2 means unlikely to win. If the premiership were a two horse race the favourite would be paying less than $2 (less than $1.90 really). The fact even the favourites are paying more than $2 shows how hard it is to pick a winner. Your chances of winning (according to the bookies) are roughly one divided by your price. So even at $4 you're only about a 25% chance of winning the comp, and therefore a roughly 75% chance of not winning.

 

[emjaycee]

No I am not, but after 9 season the Head Coach has the players he wants and is responsible if they can't do the job.

And what exactly is the job?