Rd19 2024: 530pm Eels v Titans GAME DAY THREAD @ Cbus Super Stadium July 13th

[Parra Pride]

Credit to Blaize, first over to meet the fans and take photos, followed by Brown and Gutho

Come on mate, we know it's just you.

 

[jason taylor]

Issue is , looks like there is not a lot of room in the salary cap, and no decent players available . Difficult to make the sort of changes needed, big calls have to be made and not sure currently we have the people in that position to do it.

Gus certainly has the ear of player managers which is a big advantage when that needs to be done, us not so much if at all

Don’t forget, even with Gus’s connections the Bulldogs went into last season with Hayze Perham as their first choice fullback.

Sometimes in a rebuild (which we definitely need a partial one) you have to take the short term pain to free up the cap/develop a proper replacement.

 

[Suitman]

Maybe he would but I reckon he’d kill it there.

I don't. He's a 5/8 or centre.

 

[lingard]

I might give up drinking and take up heroin

I've given up heroin and will start GHB and Ketamine during the bye.

 

[Sensei Cobra]

The funny thing is it felt like we controlled the majority of the game: had the better field Position and possession but then could not convert and then our defence is so vunerable.

 

[TheParraboy]

I might give up drinking and take up heroin

Its Parra...

 

[Noise]

I don't. He's a 5/8 or centre.

Serious question, why don’t you think he would kill it at 1? He has a great running game, can cart the ball into traffic, has speed, some ball playing ability and an excellent one on one defender, particularly cover defence. All these attributes are what fullbacks need.

 

[eels_fan]

Come on mate, we know it's just you.

As usual, eels fans easily outnumbered Titans fans tonight

 

[JokerEel]

If anyone is watching the Dragons game you see having hard running second rowers with lateral movement is essential.

Doorey and Matto are not the answer.

 

[Gherkin]

Have we ever had a game before where both our wingers started the year in Ron Massey cup?
Thought Lorenzo had a dig, but we desperately need some outside back depth for next year

 

[JokerEel]

I don't. He's a 5/8 or centre.

A centre???

You say he will be wasted at Fullback but think he isn't at centre

 

[Parra Pride]

As usual, eels fans easily outnumbered Titans fans tonight

Before or after you count both heads?

 

[Suitman]

Serious question, why don’t you think he would kill it at 1? He has a great running game, can cart the ball into traffic, has speed, some ball playing ability and an excellent one on one defender, particularly cover defence. All these attributes are what fullbacks need.

He's a 5'8 mate. That's my opinion.

 

[Avenger]

He's a 5'8 mate. That's my opinion.

He’s over 6 foot. You’re thinking of Reece Walsh.

 

[84 Baby]

Sami is an insufferable merkin. If he was actually relevant enough for people to hate I'm sure he'd cop it.

I’m convinced he’s not all there in the head

 

[84 Baby]

If anyone is watching the Dragons game you see having hard running second rowers with lateral movement is essential.

Doorey and Matto are not the answer.

I think Doorey is that style, he’s just not as capable but every f**ken one else are all lateral movement

 

[eels_fan]

From the post-presser

Barrett is super proud as we showed guts and brought up that the titans scored 66 two weeks ago… like we had been successful by losing by only 8…

Gutho said he thought Lane was great tonight.

no wonder we are f**ked….

 

[MarkInTheStands]

This needs to happen in any case

So he can get sent off even more the way he talks to referees?

 

[eel01s]

Once again beaten by simple, training run tries. Three in the first 20 minutes!

We just don't have the skill or speed to match it with anyone at the moment.

On a positive note, if Ryles can get a few new faces next year and improve our defence I don't think we are that far away from significant moves up the ladder.

 

[JokerEel]

From the post-presser

Barrett is super proud as we showed guts and brought up that the titans scored 66 two weeks ago… like we had been successful by losing by only 8…

Gutho said he thought Lane was great tonight.

no wonder we are f**ked….

Did he do a Biden and confuse Lane for Reg