Rd26: EELS v Panthers GAME DAY THREAD @ BlueBet Stadium 24/8/23

[King-Gutho94]

His presser said it all for me, we just needed to win one more game. Really Brad??? Happy to slip into 8th??? Which means you are absolutely no chance to win a comp from back there. I'll keep saying it the standards at this club are absolutely embarrassing.

We should be aiming for Top 2 and two home finals at Commbank.

Top 2 you basically have one foot in the Prelim final/Grand Final.

 

[Twizzle]

wish we played Penrith every week

 

[TheParraboy]

We should be aiming for Top 2 and two home finals at Commbank.

Top 2 you basically have one foot in the Prelim final/Grand Final.

Yup

And lets not extend BA for 2 years if we have a good start to the year in 2024

Review or punted mid 2025, pending what happens next 18 months

 

[TheParraboy]

wish we played Penrith every week

Except in finals - check

 

[hineyrulz]

wish we played Penrith every week

Just not in finals or games that really matter.

 

[King-Gutho94]

wish we played Penrith every week

I think it shows me something is seriously wrong with the preparation before each game.

Souths and both Penrith games we started as heavy outsiders and all 3 games come off at least 2 losses straight so basically out of form against a red-hot side on top of the ladder.

We bring the intensity we should be playing with 75/80% of the time and look what happens.

Not 40/50% of the time. Especially against weaker opponents where we rock up with a sunday stroll mindset.

Forget the junk time in last 10 mins our D last night was outstanding and its all about attitude.

 

[Twizzle]

Final wont bother us too much this year.

 

[Twizzle]

I think it shows me something is seriously wrong with the preparation before each game.

Souths and both Penrith games we started as heavy outsiders and all 3 games come off at least 2 losses straight so basically out of form against a red-hot side on top of the ladder.

We bring the intensity we should be playing with 75/80% of the time and look what happens.

Not 40/50% of the time. Especially against weaker opponents where we rock up with a sunday stroll mindset.

Forget the junk time in last 10 mins our D last night was outstanding and its all about attitude.

agreed

what really pisses me off is the fact that we showed what we can do, and we beat the Panthers without Mitch, who'd have picked that

so frustrating

 

[hineyrulz]

I think it shows me something is seriously wrong with the preparation before each game.

Souths and both Penrith games we started as heavy outsiders and all 3 games come off at least 2 losses straight so basically out of form against a red-hot side on top of the ladder.

We bring the intensity we should be playing with 75/80% of the time and look what happens.

Not 40/50% of the time. Especially against weaker opponents where we rock up with a sunday stroll mindset.

Forget the junk time in last 10 mins our D last night was outstanding and its all about attitude.

Driving the clubs standards and motivating the players isn't the coaches job though mate. Not sure who's responsible but it's definitely not the coaches.

 

[hindy111]

Only one of Souths, Roosters and Cowboys will make the Finals, I suggest all 3 have an overall better roster than us, although some calls are subjective.

Canberra may drop put at 2 of then will

 

[King-Gutho94]

Canberra may drop put at 2 of then will

You have cowboys beating penrith next week on top of beating dolphins.

Raiders have to lose both there games as well.

 

[hindy111]

I would have thought that our golden point grindr win vs Pennys after Chin Boy hit the clutch of the year, was our best win of the year ?

Best win of the year comes a week too late for Eels

Brad Arthur says he "doesn't know whether to cry or smile" after Parramatta saved their best performance of...

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For me our win against Souths was our best. It kinda got our season going.
Penrith had to many out and a game that didn't matter for us so we threw it around.

 

[hindy111]

wish we played Penrith every week

Me to mate me too

 

[Chipmunk]

I’m just going off each teams best 17. I’d agree they all have superior 9s. Roosters and Souths have superior outside backs and I’d say we’re about equal with the Cowboys. Our forwards collectively made the 2nd most metres/post contact metres this season so I’d say we have all those teams covered. Cowboys have a pretty good bench but I’d say ours is pretty decent now as well and easily covers both the Roosters and Souths.

We're talking about rosters on paper, so on field stats from this season are irrelevant when also comparing teams who have had shit seasons.

 

[Gronk]

For me our win against Souths was our best. It kinda got our season going.
Penrith had to many out and a game that didn't matter for us so we threw it around.

Better watch out, forum cop @hineyrulz will toast you for hours for saying that.

 

[hineyrulz]

Better watch out, forum cop @hineyrulz will toast you for hours for saying that.

More satire??? Parra LU’s very own forum cop accusing others of the very same thing?? You are getting good at this.

 

[Jake the snake]

Whilst you might get more outta Drown at fullback, you lose more than you gain by playing Gutho at centre. The King is not an 800k odd centre. But he is one of the Best fullbacks in the game.

What we need is for Drown to live up to his potential at 5/8, it isn't the position that is holding him back.

I don’t think Brown will live up to his potential. He floats in and out of games.

 

[bazza]

His presser said it all for me, we just needed to win one more game. Really Brad??? Happy to slip into 8th??? Which means you are absolutely no chance to win a comp from back there. I'll keep saying it the standards at this club are absolutely embarrassing.

needed to win a couple of those close games that were decided on goal kicking (Storm, Sharks, Manly, Titans) and a couple of those big games where the team didn't show up (Storm, Cowboys, Brisbane, Roosters)

Need football smarts to win those close games even when not playing great and need good prep/belief to be up for the big games and stay in them

 

[yy_cheng]

Driving the clubs standards and motivating the players isn't the coaches job though mate. Not sure who's responsible but it's definitely not the coaches.

Its Tommy's job but he died

 

[King-Gutho94]

I am more shocked the Tigers are 2nd on this list tbh.