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

[hindy111]

I’m the smartest poster in this place so agreeing with me is a good thing.

Smarter people listen more and have better memories then you. Not questioning your intelligence but you box yourself in.

 

[84 Baby]

I reckon BA changing it up by starting Paulo & Matto only added to the soft mentality of the players we will piss it in today.

We don't need these blokes coming off the bench that has worked for the first 3 weeks. Its only the tigers we can put our feet up pretty early.

And then that compounded because both of them were upstaged by Utoikamanu in the opening salvos. And as I said earlier and was thinking during the game, he couldn’t maintain it, but by then the damage was done not just on scoreboard but mentally we were cooked. They were puffing and yet we still thought we had to go around them instead of through the middle. Someone *cough* Junior *cough* should’ve recognised that and f**ken flattened him and Klemmer.

I know my earlier rant was about not being a hero every touch and playing the full 80, but that doesn’t mean any 1 moment of the match is more or less important than others. It’s f**ken Ali v Foreman in Zaire, the second you realise the bloke who’s been bashing the shit out of you is tired from bashing the shit out of you, you bash the shit out of him.

 

[Noise]

I reckon BA changing it up by starting Paulo & Matto only added to the soft mentality of the players we will piss it in today.

We don't need these blokes coming off the bench that has worked for the first 3 weeks. Its only the tigers we can put our feet up pretty early.

This.

 

[emjaycee]

And then that compounded because both of them were upstaged by Utoikamanu in the opening salvos. And as I said earlier and was thinking during the game, he couldn’t maintain it, but by then the damage was done not just on scoreboard but mentally we were cooked. They were puffing and yet we still thought we had to go around them instead of through the middle. Someone *cough* Junior *cough* should’ve recognised that and f**ken flattened him and Klemmer.

I know my earlier rant was about not being a hero every touch and playing the full 80, but that doesn’t mean any 1 moment of the match is more or less important than others. It’s f**ken Ali v Foreman in Zaire, the second you realise the bloke who’s been bashing the shit out of you is tired from bashing the shit out of you, you bash the shit out of him.

In whose jungle was the rumble?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Smarter people listen more and have better memories then you. Not questioning your intelligence but you box yourself in.

Not at all. Merkins twist my words or just plain can’t grasp some of the points I make.

You can’t reason with people who think they’re vindicated about everything they’ve been whinging about whenever the team loses a game. They are f**king idiots.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

And then that compounded because both of them were upstaged by Utoikamanu in the opening salvos. And as I said earlier and was thinking during the game, he couldn’t maintain it, but by then the damage was done not just on scoreboard but mentally we were cooked. They were puffing and yet we still thought we had to go around them instead of through the middle. Someone *cough* Junior *cough* should’ve recognised that and f**ken flattened him and Klemmer.

I know my earlier rant was about not being a hero every touch and playing the full 80, but that doesn’t mean any 1 moment of the match is more or less important than others. It’s f**ken Ali v Foreman in Zaire, the second you realise the bloke who’s been bashing the shit out of you is tired from bashing the shit out of you, you bash the shit out of him.

A post game comment from Gallen a few years ago clarified it for me. We had come out and bashed the Sharks early and they just held the ball and eventually wore us down. Gallen said after the game, in reply to a question about us bashing them, that they just had to take their medicine and stay patient, and let us wear ourselves out.

Intense defence costs teams energy. They want you to throw risky passes and make errors. If you can just hold the ball they will run out of puff. Whenever we beat Penrith that’s how it goes. We should’ve done the same against the Tigers.

 

[hindy111]

Not at all. Merkins twist my words or just plain can’t grasp some of the points I make.

You can’t reason with people who think they’re vindicated about everything they’ve been whinging about whenever the team loses a game. They are f**king idiots.

Possible but sometimes people who don't think to much about something in comparison to overthinking have a better perspective. A solution can often be very simple but once over analysed becomes complicated and small details overlooked.
So whilst you might be right its also possible you're wrong.

 

[84 Baby]

In whose jungle was the rumble?

They should’ve been rumbled in our jungle.
That brings me to gripe number 2(?). And I put my hand up as part of the problem because I could’ve gone but didn’t. It felt like a Tigers home game. It definitely sounded like it on TV. It doesn’t matter what the f**k is going on with Leichhardt, it shouldn’t matter if we play them or anyone else there as their “home” game, Parramatta Stadium should always be blue and gold. Our crowd was as meek as our opening defence

 

[84 Baby]

A post game comment from Gallen a few years ago clarified it for me. We had come out and bashed the Sharks early and they just held the ball and eventually wore us down. Gallen said after the game, in reply to a question about us bashing them, that they just had to take their medicine and stay patient, and let us wear ourselves out.

Intense defence costs teams energy. They want you to throw risky passes and make errors. If you can just hold the ball they will run out of puff. Whenever we beat Penrith that’s how it goes. We should’ve done the same against the Tigers.

I remember the game where Waqa schooled Crichton. We were absolutely no hope of making it out of 30, let alone half for 60 minutes. Then it suddenly flipped and Smugs were walking and couldn’t hold a tackle and we ran away with it.
I’ve no doubt we’re a pretty fit team comparatively, we’ve got to be smarter about using that though

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Possible but sometimes people who don't think to much about something in comparison to overthinking have a better perspective.

Not thinking too much about things isn’t a strategy for understanding, it is a strategy for coping.

A solution can often be very simple but once over analysed becomes complicated and small details overlooked.
So whilst you might be right its also possible you're wrong.

I am also frustrated that some clubs are more successful than us, but I would prefer to understand than just cope.

 

[hindy111]

Not thinking too much about things isn’t a strategy for understanding, it is a strategy for coping.

I am also frustrated that some clubs are more successful than us, but I would prefer to understand than just cope.

Yeah but I said overthinking.And you missed that. And there is a huge difference between thinking and over thinking. Over thinking is a common symptom of OCD and also causes anxiety.
If we went to court and where opposing lawyers I'd be confident of winning.

 

[JokerEel]

They should’ve been rumbled in our jungle.
That brings me to gripe number 2(?). And I put my hand up as part of the problem because I could’ve gone but didn’t. It felt like a Tigers home game. It definitely sounded like it on TV. It doesn’t matter what the f**k is going on with Leichhardt, it shouldn’t matter if we play them or anyone else there as their “home” game, Parramatta Stadium should always be blue and gold. Our crowd was as meek as our opening defence

The people who put the game day shit together at the stadium are f**king hopeless..

They can't get the crowd up.Yes we should be cheering already.

Another thing I don't get, it a million degrees but they have those stupid flames whenever a try is scored...

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah but I said overthinking.And you missed that. And there is a huge difference between thinking and over thinking. Over thinking is a common symptom of OCD and also causes anxiety.
If we went to court and where opposing lawyers I'd be confident of winning.

You don’t even know what overthinking means. It doesn’t mean conducting deep analysis of a problem, it means becoming fixated on a negative experience (e.g. having a shit NRL coach) to the point where it dominates your thoughts.

 

[hindy111]

You don’t even know what overthinking means. It doesn’t mean conducting deep analysis of a problem, it means becoming fixated on a negative experience (e.g. having a shit NRL coach) to the point where it dominates your thoughts.

B A has not proven to be good . So it's just as likely possible he is shit. Not a certainty. But you may be overlooking a simple solution being the coach. Of cause it isn't a guarantee. Most things in life arent.Solution by process of elimination.

 

[Gazzamatta]

The people who put the game day shit together at the stadium are f**king hopeless..

They can't get the crowd up.Yes we should be cheering already.

Another thing I don't get, it a million degrees but they have those stupid flames whenever a try is scored...

I hate those torches. Absolutely agree.

 

[T-Boon]

A post game comment from Gallen a few years ago clarified it for me. We had come out and bashed the Sharks early and they just held the ball and eventually wore us down. Gallen said after the game, in reply to a question about us bashing them, that they just had to take their medicine and stay patient, and let us wear ourselves out.

Intense defence costs teams energy. They want you to throw risky passes and make errors. If you can just hold the ball they will run out of puff. Whenever we beat Penrith that’s how it goes. We should’ve done the same against the Tigers.

Gallen is the loser though - his brains are gone.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

B A has not proven to be good .

Yes he has. After ten seasons he has achieved more wins than Cleary had after the same number of years. A positive record after such a large sample of games absolutely proves he is a good coach.

At the end of 2018 it was fair to question whether he was any good, but his achievements since then have eliminated any doubts.

Plenty of coaches haven’t won a premiership within a ten year span, or longer. The fact those ten years are at one club is meaningless, because a premiership window doesn’t last anywhere near that long.

So it's just as likely possible he is shit. Not a certainty. But you may be overlooking a simple solution being the coach. Of cause it isn't a guarantee. Most things in life arent.Solution by process of elimination.

If we had won premierships under any of our previous eight coaches (two of them premiership winners at previous clubs) then I’d say that it might just be the coach that needs changing. But the evidence points to our club needing a lot of luck to win a comp, regardless of the coach. This would explain why the top coaches give our club a wide berth.

If we were a bigger club we would need less luck, and so would the coach. But becoming a bigger club is much harder than just sacking the scapegoat. I believe we are becoming a bigger club, or at least I hope so. Part of becoming a bigger club is consistently making the finals, which we have been doing under this coach. This is why I’m in favour of keeping him. But if we miss the eight this year it will be the first time since 2016 we’ve missed the finals in consecutive years. That wouldn’t be good for the club or Brad Arthur. This injury to Moses is definitely a nail in Arthur’s coffin and I’m very excited to see how we go in the coming weeks.

 

[the phantom menace]

I like your posts on here but he just lost his Dad. Show some compassion. Give him a break for a few weeks.

The post was having a go at 84Baby actually, not directed at Pou.

 

[the phantom menace]

And FFS?
News flash - person agrees with other person in disagreement with other person
FMD…

It was a comment on the adopted style of your post - the bolded bits - not the content or who may or may not agree with it.

 

[Noise]

Imagine being so insecure that you have to constantly remind people on the internet that you are smart.