Rd2: 530pm Eels v Sharks GAME DAY THREAD @ Shark Park 19/3/22

[hineyrulz]

Guys I usually have nothing against your team but tonight there was not one player sent out for the presentation of the Johnny Mannah Cup. Whomever decided that was acceptable should get a slap across the head. Very bad form.

Surely Jakey would of been of been nice and fresh???

And agree mate that’s poor form, Johnny Mannah deserves better than that.

 

[bad boy bubby]

If it's deliberate it's definitely poor form but it seems unlikely. I don't know though.

Mate I honestly hope it was an honest mistake, but it took place a good 5-10 mins after. Maybe no one told them. When we play Manly for the Sludge Cup bith sides stay out there until is is done and trust me we lose nearly every time, so we know the feeling.

 

[TheParraboy]

After a thousand beers and a dirty kfc feed I have reflected and must say that i was very disappointed with our main pigs Junz & RCG tonight. Oh and also Moses was great today and cops so much unnecessary shite from opposition fans. f**k them, good night, hope Wighton scores for my multi!

2 or 3 piece feed?

Did you upgrade?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

An imaginary one, so Poupou can defend coach for selecting his son on bench again (despite remaining unused).

If he wanted him to play why not use him? If Cartwright was good to go why was he sacked an hour before kickoff? Your conspiracy theory doesn't have legs.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He has brain farts in crunch time too often. That's why he can't be on in crunch time.

Maybe true. More experience should fix that.

 

[Noise]

If he wanted him to play why not use him? If Cartwright was good to go why was he sacked an hour before kickoff? Your conspiracy theory doesn't have legs.

If he was sacked due to injury then Rodwell should have been 18th man.

 

[The Predictor]

You’ve dribbled that much shit who can keep up?? You defend the club no matter what time after time. It’s never the coaching staff only the players. So the so called experts have no idea??

I’m afraid I agree, same argument on a loop

 

[Cumberland Eel]

@TheParraboy Large Tenders box meal mate with a couple of dinner rolls. Don’t think I’ll be able to stomach anything now until 8pm tomorrow!

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Mate I honestly hope it was an honest mistake, but it took place a good 5-10 mins after. Maybe no one told them. When we play Manly for the Sludge Cup bith sides stay out there until is is done and trust me we lose nearly every time, so we know the feeling.

I expect we'll hear more about it and I hope it's just a miscommunication thing. Given the history and the press of Timmy walking there this year I've got to lean that way.

 

[forward pass]

Defence is nowhere near finals level.

Why would it be….in March ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nope. Treat penalty goals like field goals. You don't kick a field goal in the 60th minute after raiding the line set after set.

We've lost plenty of games where we were pumped against superior opposition and they just stayed patient and penalty goal'd us out of the game. With better defence we would've won today. Fifty missed tackles ffs

 

[bad boy bubby]

I expect we'll hear more about it and I hope it's just a miscommunication thing. Given the history and the press of Timmy walking there this year I've got to lean that way.

I hope so mate. I feel more sorry for Tim and Johnnys dad who presented the trophy.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I tuned in at kickoff so was unaware that Jake was on the bench instead of Carty. I kept wondering when BA was going to put him on.

Only if there was an injury ffs. Like last week.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Cartwright was fit. He was 18th man FFS.

Fit enough for an emergency

 

[Noise]

Both our edge defenders led our missed tackle count. Would have been good to have an edge defender on the bench to give one of them a rest rather than a reserve grade half.

 

[hineyrulz]

He wasn't part of the game plan and why he had no mins. BA doesn't think he is good enough to inject Into the side and make a positive difference. He was picked incase of an injury only.

Rein and Hands if play well may take this spot. Mahiney isn't an 80min hooker for mine. He drops off tackles late.

Mahoney is a target in the line, surely 20 mins of Rein who is a very good defender is a better option than Son of Bushie??

 

[Noise]

Only if there was an injury ffs. Like last week.

He meant Cartwright, not Arthur. He didn't realise Arthur was picked and was waiting for Cartwright to come on.

 

[forward pass]

Ray Stone would never play for me again if I was coach. He just cost us that game. What an idiot.

He’s actually cost us our last TWO games.

 

[hineyrulz]

Around and around we go with the Pou, where we stop nobody knows but by the end it’s not the coaches fault just the playing groups. Scapegoats!!!

 

[Delboy]

On reflection, the unusually poor performances from the bookends wwnt a long way to making the game difficult to win. Can't remember a game when they were both so out of form.

Having to play !Makatoa and Stone long minutes hurt us in the middle as basically they are there for tackling , as denting the line isn't their forte.

Disappointing as there wasn't much of a platform for the backs and that gave field position to the Sharks , more than we would normally expect.

Bad day at the office and Papalii isnt the best edge defender , and was taken advantage of on sweeps (again).