Rd22 Parra v Manly GAME DAY THREAD @ Sunshine Coast Stadium 14/8/21

[Noise]

So you agree we're a better attacking team than last year?

Nope.I never said anything of the sort. I have said we are worse defensive team and a worse team overall than last year. You have said we are a better defensive team and a better team overall. Laughable.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

South Sydney just broke their record for most ever points in a season, Storm is gonna break Parra's 2001 record of most ever in a season, thats just the nature of the sport this season.

Exactly. That's why smartarses crowing about our worse defence have no idea.

Also seems like in the last few weeks the refs have cut back on the 6 agains due to the blowouts/cricket scores and unsurprisingly Parra has barely scored since then. We are just as shit offensively as last year

We're certainly down on effort and concentration. There's bound to be something wrong behind the scenes. This has the stink of 2018 all over it. Gutherson and his f**king manager are just a symptom.

 

[JokerEel]

So the halves can stand wider in attack. Every team does it. Jake Trbojevic threw 18 passes today and only ran 8 times. Nrown's problem is he runs too often.

We aren't Manly.......

 

[Parra]

All we have to do is score more points than the other team.

 

[JokerEel]

So you agree we're a better attacking team than last year?

This is irrelevant seeing as though we lost to South's last weekend and Manly this weekend..

 

[forward pass]

I must be clueless but I didn’t think Mattos tackle was that bad. Front on, arms used, head clash.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

It would be nice if it was just the coaching. Our recruitment/retention is poor, and Gutherson thinking he can extort an extra couple hundred grand out of us is more evidence of that.

But But But, if our recruitment was poor, why are we in the top 4

 

[eels_fan]

I must be clueless but I didn’t think Mattos tackle was that bad. Front on, arms used, head clash.

Direct shoulder to the head first, then head on head.
100% send off.

he’ll cop 4-5 weeks too imo

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Brian Too isn't fast . Just saying.

He's also not in the top 25 try scorers, but one-tackle-break-per-game-Staines is top ten: https://www.nrl.com/stats/players/?competition=111&season=2021&stat=38

A few weeks back your excuse

Who's making excuses? You merkins reckon these players would be premiership favourites with a better coach. You're off your f**ken heads.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

But But But, if our recruitment was poor, why are we in the top 4

*6

 

[emjaycee]

Do you want to see them on the end of the f**ken backline??? Where should they be getting the ball if not at first receiver?

Second receiver for block plays?

 

[Avenger]

He's also not in the top 25 try scorers, but one-tackle-break-per-game-Staines is top ten: https://www.nrl.com/stats/players/?competition=111&season=2021&stat=38

Who's making excuses? You merkins reckon these players would be premiership favourites with a better coach. You're off your f**ken heads.

Seriously mate if our players had the same energy that you have making excuses and apologising for the useless merkins we'd be undefeated.

 

[Jake the snake]

Seriously mate if our players had the same energy that you have making excuses and apologising for the useless merkins we'd be undefeated.

 

[Jake the snake]

Seriously mate if our players had the same energy that you have making excuses and apologising for the useless merkins we'd be undefeated.

He’s too embarrassed to back track now

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No you said we are a better team:

At full strength we are. Papali'i + Opacic are better than Evans + Mennings. Plus Mahoney is twice the player he was last year. Or at least he was before he busted his shoulder in Newcastle in round 13. Kaufusi has also improved this year.

 

[Incorrect]

So you were happy with Bitchell's game?

I wasn't happy with it...but for context, it was probably 2 or 3 levels above Luke Brooks' best game at any time in the past 5 years in the time he has been soaking 800K+ from the Tigers salary cap....

 

[Jake the snake]

How does a top 4 (now top 6) conceded 56 points 3 weeks out from the finals. It’s just unbelievable.

 

[chiefy1]

Seriously mate if our players had the same energy that you have making excuses and apologising for the useless merkins we'd be undefeated.

LOL GOLD.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He will try and Weasel out of it like he always does. He’s an embarrassing as our coaching staff.

I stand by it. We have a better team than last year.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

…and this
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Revisionist history

You guys think we have a worse team now? I thought you were blaming the coach.

You know who else has a much better team than last year? Manly. Same coach though. What changed?