Rd18 2024: Eels v Rabbits GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank Stadium July 4th

[hindy111]

And I’m not sure if this is a good thing but Offa is now our best middle forward, actually scratch that he’s been our best forward this year. Has he improved that much or the others just gone backwards at a rate of knots??

It’s obvious that the foward pack have had the collision chased out of them the last 5 or so years. I think a new coach and voice could do a lot.

@Poupou Escobar you where right. He is suited to the modern game.

 

[golfer]

I don’t mind this, except for Harper. That can’t happen.

10 minutes into the second half of Reggies Harper had already made 4 glaring errors. no thanks.

 

[the phantom menace]

Why are we always so reliant on Gutho plugging holes in the front line?

I'd say poor side to side mobility in the front line, and a poor defensive system under BA.

Huge gaps appear for smart teams - or simply any team capable of running angles.

 

[golfer]

1. Blaize
2. Cini
3. Penisini
4. Harper
5. Tago
6. Gutho
7. Drown
8. RCG
9. Hands
10. Offa
11. Doorey
12. Cartwright
13. Guymer

14. Arthur
15. Matto
16. Brazel
17. Moretti

You should of watched Reggies last night as you certainly would not select Harper.

 

[EelsFan05]

The main support players for forwards should be the fullback and hooker who are floating. I think Gutho days at fullback are numbered for this reason. Remember B.Hodgson and how good he was at it.
As far as Guthersons break I reckon it has to be the halves ( If they didn't pass the ball ) or your centres/Wingers. Ours are just to slow. None of them are going to make up ground with a 10mtrs start.
Luke Burt was small and average but his support play was first class cause of his speed. Fast sides make a break and it's goodnight. We have built such a slow squad it's embarrassing.
Speed kills

I'd take Burt over some of these pretenders.

 

[EelsFan05]

BA said he didn't flog them this pre season so we won't be burnt around finals time

Good plan.

 

[Pazza]

The biggest problem with our attack and you see it at the game is.

We have no players in motion off the ball they all stand still.

So when we offload the ball there is no momentum in the play as everyone is flat footed.

Same when we spread the ball no one is moving with any forward motion or momentum to capitalize on a backline play.

We lack speed on the edges and our support play is abysmal.

Gutho makes a break last night at 16-10 wtf was his support he had to throw a harbour bridge pass 25m to the winger which got intercepted.

Gutho should have taken the tackle but at the same time wtf was Dylan Brown or someone else pushing up in support.

Sean Russell was nowhere to be seen i think Gutho tried to pass it to Tago.

If we score there to get it back to 16-all with the momentum its a different game.

We don't threaten the middle third of the field either. No attack out of dummy half, no back or full back challenging marker defense and lines being run by back rowers. It just means opposition defenses just slide cause their not being commited and our attack runs out of room.

 

[JokerEel]

The biggest problem with our attack and you see it at the game is.

We have no players in motion off the ball they all stand still.

So when we offload the ball there is no momentum in the play as everyone is flat footed.

Same when we spread the ball no one is moving with any forward motion or momentum to capitalize on a backline play.

We lack speed on the edges and our support play is abysmal.

Gutho makes a break last night at 16-10 wtf was his support he had to throw a harbour bridge pass 25m to the winger which got intercepted.

Gutho should have taken the tackle but at the same time wtf was Dylan Brown or someone else pushing up in support.

Sean Russell was nowhere to be seen i think Gutho tried to pass it to Tago.

If we score there to get it back to 16-all with the momentum its a different game.

100% do our coaches sit and review the game or what?!!

I have been saying his for ages we have the most offloads but no one is backing up to take the pass..

We also have the slowest fullback in the competition so when we go out the back the defense just slides and makes the tackle...

 

[EelsFan05]

We don't threaten the middle third of the field either. No attack out of dummy half, no back or full back challenging marker defense and lines being run by back rowers. It just means opposition defenses just slide cause their not being commited and our attack runs out of room.

Imagine a hard running backrower surprising our oppositions defense with an outside in line while they are all sliding to sideline. Heaven.

 

[Jake the snake]

BA said he didn't flog them this pre season so we won't be burnt around finals time

Thank good that f**ker is gone. Absolute choker

 

[Rocket man]

Agree, it felt like every time the ball went to Russell, it died with him.

No quick hands with him!

 

[Rocket man]

Emu is no good. Games gone passed those types of Props

The NRL will tweak the rules and interpretations so the big types are not lost.
Unfortunately we will have changed our side a bit and be behind the eight ball again.

 

[Rocket man]

Guymer is the only real positive i can take out of the game, Tago a bloke who was playing RM at the start of the season looked almost our best back. Let that sink in, and if we lose Talagi the club just needs to be blown up seriously he's just too good to lose. I'd give him the fullback gig now and if Guth doesn't like it he can get f**ked as far as i'm concerned. The thing that stinks out like Dog balls is this team needs some proper coaching something that hasn't happened since Daniel Anderson got the arse.

Talk on SEN radio yesterday is Saints are close to nabbing him.

 

[King-Gutho94]

And I’m not sure if this is a good thing but Offa is now our best middle forward, actually scratch that he’s been our best forward this year. Has he improved that much or the others just gone backwards at a rate of knots??

It’s obvious that the foward pack have had the collision chased out of them the last 5 or so years. I think a new coach and voice could do a lot.

Joffa is on track to win 3 wooden spoons at 3 different clubs in 5 years.

Surely that has to be a record.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

And I’m not sure if this is a good thing but Offa is now our best middle forward, actually scratch that he’s been our best forward this year. Has he improved that much or the others just gone backwards at a rate of knots??

It’s obvious that the foward pack have had the collision chased out of them the last 5 or so years. I think a new coach and voice could do a lot.

I have to agree with on Offa. I think he's improved a lot this year and lately he's the only forward that goes up the guts, making good yards and doesnt try and be a ball player all the time.

 

[the phantom menace]

And he was the one who calmed Moses down, helping him to realise he just needed to walk off after being sin-binned.

Ofa's earned his status in our pack this season, from someone we feared might have ended up another BA failed polish experiment.

 

[hineyrulz]

Talk on SEN radio yesterday is Saints are close to nabbing him.

I reckon if he was going he’d be gone by now, but how can you call yourself a development club when you can’t even keep your best talent. Amazing how all the Rhino juniors were well under lock and key before anyone come calling.

 

[the phantom menace]

I reckon if he was going he’d be gone by now,

Maybe Blaize's agent just wants to use us to pump up the contract price the Dragons are offering - but has to hold off until we have a new coach in place to agree through the R&R committee on what we're willing to offer/pay?

I think Mark O'Neill's ratchet clauses - where certain player payments increase to maintain a percentage of our overall cap - are going to come back to haunt us. It's just bad business for a club, and limits our future cap flexibility

 

[hindy111]

I reckon if he was going he’d be gone by now, but how can you call yourself a development club when you can’t even keep your best talent. Amazing how all the Rhino juniors were well under lock and key before anyone come calling.

Agree. I don't see us losing Talagi,Guymer,Tavaiti, Brazel. I was told 2.5yrs ago we don't have anything good coming into grade untill 2025/2025.
I feel like the clubs gone we will sign our current bunch till 2025/2026 based on these kids emerging. I don't think we expected them to lose form so early and have to promote these kids at 19. I'd say the original plan was for them to debut in 2025 slowly and be more regulars in 2026. And by 2027 they'd be semi.established.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

so is Albo's job in any danger ?

*skeepe’s