Rd2: 4:05pm Parra v Wests Tigers GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank 16/3/25

[Poupou Escobar]

I would go and get Matt Cameron out of Penrith.

Whatever it takes bring him back to Parramatta.

He was at Parra and we won f**k all.

 

[JokerEel]

He was at Parra and we won f**k all.

What was his role at Parra ?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Nah, when I left that place when there were still Toranas/Kingswoods, maybe the first year of Commodores? 1978/79 I guess.

No worries. Sounds like you got out just in time lol. cheers.

 

[PARRA_FAN]

What was his role at Parra ?

I thought he was assistant coach for a little bit before Kearney came to the club

 

[MarkInTheStands]

What was his role at Parra ?

He was the coach of the NYC side for 2 seasons I believe.

 

[Matty Bhoy]

For those saying we missed RCG and Gutho, I’m not completely sold on that. Reg had 7 hit ups for 70m. 21 tackles, 4 missed.

Admittedly Gutho was better. 190 odd metres.

It’s rubbish when your team stinks, but at least we should have money to spend to improve us.

 

[Stagger eel]

He was at Parra and we won f**k all.

then went to Pnrith ( via the tigers ) and won everything...

do you suggest we dig up Gibson and Massey and probably wheel Fitzy out of his retirement village instead?

 

[JohnStoppafarty]

Sitting with my daughter and her husband today, after the first try scored against us in the second half, she got up and said “had 4 wisdom teeth taken out on Friday under general anaesthetic and it wasn’t as painful as watching this “ . Don’t think she was alone with similar thoughts , terrible effort from the starting pack and hopeless halves.

Felt sorry for the back 5 , their mistakes were highlighted but f**k me, they got no help or cover (Dylbro walking back after getting beat was obvious, not what we saw last year)

This gave me a good chuckle. Did you tell her?

 

[eel01s]

We need to organise a boxing match for Paulo asap. If we are lucky he gets his clock cleaned and leaves with a medical retirement.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

then went to Pnrith ( via the tigers ) and won everything...

do you suggest we dig up Gibson and Massey and probably wheel Fitzy out of his retirement village instead?

I'm suggesting Matt Cameron might not be the secret sauce to Penrith's recent success.

 

[Legal Eel]

2 blokes can hold their head high..
Jack WIlliams and Jordan Samrani.
My team fro next week.
Ionghi
JAC
Brown
Penisini
Lomax
Papalii
Volkman
Hopgood
Williams
Samrani
Paulo
Smith
Joffa
Reserves
Doorey
Tuivati
Kautoga
Brock Parker
Cartwright
Matterson
(Where is Moretti?) If available then in ahead of Parker.
Now the club should also be doing everything possible to organise a player swap with the Knoughts for space cadet Brown. He's cooked and playing 5/8th for us should be completely ruled out

Love that team for next week

 

[Chipmunk]

Honestly this talk about CEOs and board members is a poor excuse. Who did we badly miss yesterday? The experience and ball playing of Gutho, the punch of Reg and yes even the finishing of Sivo.

Obviously Mitch is the biggest loss and thank f**k that is temporary.

Bring on JAC, Hawkins, someone for Penisini and maybe even someone for Hopgood.

Need to fix that edge JR.

Hopefully they find their mojo soon, otherwise there is not many wins in this club in 2025.

Someone has to be accountable for the decision to not immediately replace your (1) Captain and a result influencer with over 200 NRL games, and (2) Your Player of the Year and only genuine starting middle forward with over 200 games, and also previously a result influencer.

You can replace your fullback with a bloke who has played 1 NRL game, but you can't replace your Captain with over 200 NRL who directly influences results with a bloke who has played 1 NRL.

You can't expect to be competitive with no genuine starting Front Rowers in your squad.

We went into the season with one result influencer in the entire squad, who will likely miss half the season injured.

We then used the second trial to play 28 blokes in about 50 positions on the day...is it any wonder we lack any kind of confidence and cohesion after two games? We're essentially still treating matches like they're trial games, giving kids a run for experience.

This is a high risk strategy that ultimately the Head Coach has to wear. The Head Coach, and the Head Coach alone, is responsible for where we are at present.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

No worries. Sounds like you got out just in time lol. cheers.

I did play quite a bit of cricket there til the late 80s.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Someone has to be accountable for the decision to not immediately replace your (1) Captain and a result influencer with over 200 NRL games, and (2) Your Player of the Year and only genuine starting middle forward with over 200 games, and also previously a result influencer.

You can replace your fullback with a bloke who has played 1 NRL game, but you can't replace your Captain with over 200 NRL who directly influences results with a bloke who has played 1 NRL.

You can't expect to be competitive with no genuine starting Front Rowers in your squad.

We went into the season with one result influencer in the entire squad, who will likely miss half the season injured.

We then used the second trial to play 28 blokes in about 50 positions on the day...is it any wonder we lack any kind of confidence and cohesion after two games? We're essentially still treating matches like they're trial games, giving kids a run for experience.

It was a high risk decision that ultimately the Head Coach has to wear. The Head Coach, and the Head Coach alone, is responsible for where we are at present.

I don't think he was brought in for short term results.

 

[Chipmunk]

I don't think he was brought in for short term results.

I agree with that, but if he can't turn things around and recruit some result influencers for 2026, then he won't be here long enough to see what's he is trying to do.

 

[King-Gutho94]

We need to organise a boxing match for Paulo asap. If we are lucky he gets his clock cleaned and leaves with a medical retirement.

Gal wants to get back into the ring.

Maybe those two can knock each other out

 

[JokerEel]

Someone has to be accountable for the decision to not immediately replace your (1) Captain and a result influencer with over 200 NRL games, and (2) Your Player of the Year and only genuine starting middle forward with over 200 games, and also previously a result influencer.

You can replace your fullback with a bloke who has played 1 NRL game, but you can't replace your Captain with over 200 NRL who directly influences results with a bloke who has played 1 NRL.

You can't expect to be competitive with no genuine starting Front Rowers in your squad.

We went into the season with one result influencer in the entire squad, who will likely miss half the season injured.

We then used the second trial to play 28 blokes in about 50 positions on the day...is it any wonder we lack any kind of confidence and cohesion after two games? We're essentially still treating matches like they're trial games, giving kids a run for experience.

This is a high risk strategy that ultimately the Head Coach has to wear. The Head Coach, and the Head Coach alone, is responsible for where we are at present.

I agree we needed to replace Gutho with another player that can lead.

I think the club was trying to do right by him. As he would have been playing 14 this year with the whole squad fit and that would have decreased his price for his next contract.

I would assume if they knew Moses was going to go down for the first 8 weeks and Brown piss off to the knights they would have kept Gutho as a 5/8 while they brought someone else through..

RCG isn't a big loss in terms of meters or tackles but he does bring leadership in running hard and tackling hard hoping the other players all follow.

 

[JokerEel]

I agree with that, but if he can't turn things around and recruit some result influencers for 2026, then he won't be here long enough to see what's he is trying to do.

Ffs the coach doesn't do the recruitment.

 

[JokerEel]

Gal wants to get back into the ring.

Maybe those two can knock each other out

He wouldn't get a medical retirement from the NRL as it was done outside of the sport.

 

[JokerEel]

The thing is the club brought in a new coach but didn't also go clean slate and piss off the HOF or Recruitment.