Rd24: Parra v Melbourne GAME DAY THREAD @ Suncorp 28/8/21

[hindy111]

I find the Papenshuizen/Nicho Hynes conundrum an interesting one. Do they need both and would they be better served with another forward on the bench? I tend to think they would. Spread the workload more amongst their forwards.

Hynes in centres is how I would roll.

 

[hindy111]

Alas, in the upset of the year no eel gets nominated on Fox.

Jnr had one of the best games a forward has this year. Nichols score two tries against flimsy defense.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Speed in scramble defense is something we had this week. It showed.
Dunsters simple draw and pass looked natural. Sivo on such a simple play I wouldn't be even confident he would execute it. Id lean towards him making it look hard.

Going off sivo's history he wouldnt even look to pass and just try to run over the fullback

 

[Eelogical]

Going off sivo's history he wouldnt even look to pass and just try to run over the fullback

That's for the coaching staff to sort out, which incidentally, should have been done by now.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Can Opacic please stay injured til we've won the grand final!!!!

Maybe he's got another relative you can run off the road ffs you cold merkin

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That's for the coaching staff to sort out, which incidentally, should have been done by now.

You can't change a player too much, especially after he arrives at your club in his mid-20s (but looking at least 40). Sivo has four try assists in his career, which is at least more than zero. Dunster is a more natural footballer, and he has as many TAs as tries this year, with 3 in 10 games. But Ferguson has three this year as well, in 15 games. Last year he only had one in 20 games.

 

[Twizzle]

 

[Eelogical]

Personally, I think the fine is garbage and makes the NRL appear borderline commy.

 

[84 Baby]

Was about to say that guy looks like he shat himself when given the punishment, but then I realised it’s Robbo and that’s how he always looks and Uncle Nick will play a round of golf with him coincidentally for $20k

 

[Gazzamatta]

Opacic has been injured: https://www.nrl.com/casualty-ward/?competition=111&team=500031

Nath Roach "Next Season". Poo. Ffs.

 

[Eelogical]

You can't change a player too much, especially after he arrives at your club in his mid-20s (but looking at least 40). Sivo has four try assists in his career, which is at least more than zero. Dunster is a more natural footballer, and he has as many TAs as tries this year, with 3 in 10 games. But Ferguson has three this year as well, in 15 games. Last year he only had one in 20 games.

Sivo could be a career player in the NRL, but something happened after his first season in the top grade (which produced the top try scorer for the year). So what happened? Second/third year syndrome, injuries, couldn't be farked after reaching such heights, living the good life, coaching?

 

[lingard]

Me and Gary predicted a close game.
I didn't expect a win. I thought we had given up and something was going on behind scenes the way we had been playing. I genuinely thought BA lost the dressing room.
I can't explain how we've turned that around. Teams who been up for a long time can get bored and only get up for big occasions. I am sure a few of us can relate to that......

So I just need a big occasion?

 

[lingard]

You can't change a player too much, especially after he arrives at your club in his mid-20s (but looking at least 40). Sivo has four try assists in his career, which is at least more than zero. Dunster is a more natural footballer, and he has as many TAs as tries this year, with 3 in 10 games. But Ferguson has three this year as well, in 15 games. Last year he only had one in 20 games.

Shut up.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Sivo could be a career player in the NRL, but something happened after his first season in the top grade (which produced the top try scorer for the year). So what happened? Second/third year syndrome, injuries, couldn't be farked after reaching such heights, living the good life, coaching?

Bulked him up too much i reckon he had more speed and acceleration in his first year he was scoring 70-80m tries i remember a couple against St George where he swatted away Dufty after making a break from a kick return.

There was another one against the warriors i remember watching it on my phone as i was in europe at the time i think it was Blake ayshford he turned him into a turnstile

 

[Gary Gutful]

 

[hindy111]

Sivo could be a career player in the NRL, but something happened after his first season in the top grade (which produced the top try scorer for the year). So what happened? Second/third year syndrome, injuries, couldn't be farked after reaching such heights, living the good life, coaching?

Teams seen him and constructed a game plan.
Frustrating is he will do the odd big charge. But most are no better then Dunsters

 

[hindy111]

So I just need a big occasion?

Bones on bones

 

[Jake the snake]

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Your self portrait is very cute!

 

[Gary Gutful]

Your self portrait is very cute!

 

[hineyrulz]

Why the long face Gary???