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

[forward pass]

How is it any different to the Roosters getting pumped by Newcastle in round one? There's always upsets early in the season. Stop being such f**king sooks about it.

Seriously? The Roosters played shit in Round one. That was an aberration. Thats why they lost. We actually played quite well on Saturday. Not sure we can play much better than that. That is the concern.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We defended poorly. We controlled the ball well, but the game is about more than just that.

 

[IFR33K]

We just need to tackle them around the legs.

And wrap the balls up.

 

[Bandwagon]

We defended poorly. We controlled the ball well, but the game is about more than just that.

We defended very poorly, so many one out misses that shouldn't have been one out, and a heap of times where first up contact doesn't quite stick and no efforts made for the second and third defender to get in there and finish. Our middle tightened up in the second half with Nrown and Stone on, but our edges were still poor, and it looked to me the problem was all effort and concentration, we just didn't have our head in the game defensively.

 

[Gary Gutful]

We defended very poorly, so many one out misses that shouldn't have been one out, and a heap of times where first up contact doesn't quite stick and no efforts made for the second and third defender to get in there and finish. Our middle tightened up in the second half with Nrown and Stone on, but our edges were still poor, and it looked to me the problem was all effort and concentration, we just didn't have our head in the game defensively.

It was strange and unusual. The effort has generally been there of late.

 

[Gary Gutful]

And wrap the balls up.

They can’t run without legs.

 

[IFR33K]

They can’t run without legs.

is this the key secret we’ve lacked since the 80’s. Send this to BA

 

[JokerEel]

Seriously? The Roosters played shit in Round one. That was an aberration. Thats why they lost. We actually played quite well on Saturday. Not sure we can play much better than that. That is the concern.

50 missed tackles for a start is not playing well..

 

[Gary Gutful]

50 missed tackles for a start is not playing well..

Agreed. That performance against the Sharks isn’t even close to what we look like at our best.

 

[Twizzle]

yeh, our defense is nowhere near last year's levels

 

[Noise]

Is Kidwell or Mary looking after defence this year?

 

[Twizzle]

Mary is a "consultant" according to the reports

 

[84 Baby]

It was strange and unusual. The effort has generally been there of late.

I see what you’re saying, BA has lost the dressing room!

 

[yy_cheng]

maybe we are pacing ourselves.

go for a later run like Manly did last year.

In the trials, we did these scrum base moves like the panthers. Where did they go?

 

[JokerEel]

maybe we are pacing ourselves.

go for a later run like Manly did last year.

In the trials, we did these scrum base moves like the panthers. Where did they go?

Well maybe that's what BA is doing. I doubt it though based on our defence.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I see what you’re saying, BA has lost the dressing room!

Yep. Turned right instead of left and locked himself in the toilets.

 

[Gazzamatta]

We defended poorly. We controlled the ball well, but the game is about more than just that.

I have saved this comment Poo. 100% agree. Risk V Reward.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Defending well isn't risky. It just takes commitment and effort. If we had started the year with some defensive intensity we'd be top of table.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Yep. Turned right instead of left and locked himself in the toilets.

*docked

 

[yy_cheng]

Well maybe that's what BA is doing. I doubt it though based on our defence.

Gets us out of the limelight though. Alot of experts tipped us this year