Rd4 2024: 4pm Eels v Tigers GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank Stadium Apr 1st

[eel01s]

Just too many mistakes in attack. We should have been up by plenty at half time. Obviously didn't listen to the instructions to play risk free footy.

I feel for Gutho at the end, but good teams ice that chance and pull out the win.

2 competition points gone begging.

 

[yy_cheng]

Mate how are we meant to give the Penis the ball when Sivo is plodding on the other side of the field? Priorities, giving Sivo the ball to do nothing is more important.

That dumb tactic of throw it to sivo at all cost. Do it properly by drawing in the defence not just throw it to him

 

[Parra Pride]

That dumb tactic of throw it to sivo at all cost. Do it properly by drawing in the defence not just throw it to him

Mate that doesn't even work because he has no speed. BA must think he still has Semi out there, it's the only explanation.

 

[The Predictor]

To all u morons going to the game…….stop u are part of the problem not the solution, dumb fkrs!!!!

 

[The Predictor]

Just too many mistakes in attack. We should have been up by plenty at half time. Obviously didn't listen to the instructions to play risk free footy.

I feel for Gutho at the end, but good teams ice that chance and pull out the win.

2 competition points gone begging.

WE ARE PARRAMATTA…..he was never going to kick it, nor would Moses have!!

 

[hineyrulz]

Having Barret as a assistant coach does not help your team

I'd argue having Bea Arthur as head coach doesn't help our team either.

 

[Eelogical]

So many times we made half breaks and no one was there backing up.
This is why I keep f**king saying that BA has no clue about attack. He is all about defense and the collision.

We really should have put this game to bed today before half time, yet we went in at 6-6.
I'm not blaming the players. I'm blaming the coaching and the tactics. We have no f**king idea how to attack.
We haven't done so for a decade.

Fair call, this is on our coaching staff. It's like we don't have an extra gear in us. If Gutho had kicked that for the win (which we all knew wouldn't happen) it would have been a fake victory.

 

[Glenneel]

Sivo was extremely poor 3/10
Lane has been poor all year 4/10
Harpic 3/10
Tulagi 5/10
Unfortunately cupboard bare in outside backs so don't expect much improvement there. And NSW Cup woeful, can only play 60 mins.

 

[Soto]

Was at the game and that was just absolutely garbage.
Tigers played better and deserved the win. 3 tries to 2.
We lacked direction, I thought we were flat from the start.
Changing the starting line up was just shit. Paulo should run first and then look to pass.
We looked clueless in their 20.
Too many mistakes. They were hungrier.
I will say these players were terrible today
Lussick
Lane
Sivo
What's the point of having Hands on the Bench? We need 4 fwds.
We will never win anything with BA

 

[JokerEel]

Was at the game and that was just absolutely garbage.
Tigers played better and deserved the win. 3 tries to 2.
We lacked direction, I thought we were flat from the start.
Changing the starting line up was just shit. Paulo should run first and then look to pass.
We looked clueless in their 20.
Too many mistakes. They were hungrier.
I will say these players were terrible today
Lussick
Lane
Sivo
What's the point of having Hands on the Bench? We need 4 fwds.
We will never win anything with BA

Hands had a great Cameo appearance today...

BA shit himself when we lost the lead and had to rush Lussick back..

 

[JokerEel]

Lane has lost it after last season. He isn't causing any problems to the defense.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Still here mate?

We’re lucky their ball control has been worse than ours because that was shocking to watch.

I don’t get the reasoning behind starting Paulo when he has been an absolute weapon off the bench. His days as a starter should be over.

This round overall has been some of the shittest football I’ve seen in ages.

BA had him playing half back.

 

[hineyrulz]

Lane hasn't give a toss since the major semi final against the Cows, he must be still struggling from the heat ffs!!

 

[Eelogical]

We're you at the game when the crowd growned when we took the tap.

Everyone knew take the 2.

We had a gift at halftime but should have been to take it to 8-6 not 6-all.

If we are up 14-6 when Galvin goes the bin instead of 12-6 it's a different game.

They were all pivotal points, mate. Heat of the moment ( should we take the two or press on believing we have the upper hand). BA and the team thought thought they were superior to the Tigers. They were wrong. It's very exciting!!!!!

 

[Suitman]

And have for 11 years, most of our tries are off mistakes from the other team, some individual brilliance and some crash player after having all the ball. When we try and work a play it goes over the sideline like today.

That's not always true, but what is true is that we have not improved as a team under Arthur's coaching. We've just shuffled the deck boards throughout his tenure. We play no differently now to what we did 5 years, 6 after he took the job on board.
This is year 12 for him is it not?
Why would the f**king club, or any club for that matter give a coach 12 years without seeing any success?
Yes, stability is great, but lack of success is not.
We are here for one thing, and one thing only.
To win a premiership. Or 3 on the trot like Penrith have done.

It just makes me sad that with all the resources we have, including an amazing stadium and supporter base, we are truly such a basket case.

I'm just lucky that I was alive during the 80's and saw our premiership wins back then, because nothing that the way this club is run gives me any confidence that I'll see another one.
37 years ffs.

 

[Parra Pride]

Lane hasn't give a toss since the major semi final against the Cows, he must be still struggling from the heat ffs!!

It's just the Parramatta mentality, getting to a GF is good enough!

 

[JokerEel]

We could do with Lomax I think give them Sivo and Harper....

 

[hindy111]

This is my issue with the side. Today we just where not up for it. You could tell the Tigers where. We showed them little respect and played touch footy. I'm sure we will play some good games again but then fall back into these not up for it games.
To finish top 4 you have to be up for it nearly every game. We now go down to Canberra in a must win. The reason I feel it's must win is we face Cowboys, Manly, Dolphins (In Darwin) Storm, Brisbane before Moses is a chance of maybe returning. How many of these do we win? I think maybe 2 at best.
It will be 10 games in. We have 2 wins. Our draw was soft starting the season and we finish with I think 9 of our last 15 games away. I think we need to be atleast 5/10 to start the season at the worse. So we need 3 wins from these games.

 

[Suitman]

Was at the game and that was just absolutely garbage.

We lacked direction, I thought we were flat from the start.
Changing the starting line up was just shit.
We looked clueless in their 20.
Too many mistakes. They were hungrier.

We will never win anything with BA

Highlighted points that have been an issue for years.
So, pretty much all your post.

 

[Delboy]

This will please Hiney

it’s obvious that our depth in miserable, and that’s on recruitment.

But today we saw an experienced coach with a decent roster, lose to a first year coach with a much better game plan. Changing the starting line up which has worked well was borderline stupid, and how does a coach not get a message out to the players to stop crashballs and use it wider. Mind numbing plays inside the 20 just underlines the problem.This may end up being a large question mark on BAs future, and it’s time for the board to review that and the HOF position.

The review needs to be honest and not an endorsement of what has been going on for the last 5 years.

Reserve grade and Flegg are a wasteland and how that occurs in a club as big as Parra opens massive questions on those in charge.