Rd4: EELS v Panthers GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank Stadium 23/3/2023

[Poupou Escobar]

Who would've thought Parra and Panthers would only have 1 win each after 4 rounds.

Can't help bad luck

 

[Chipmunk]

3 out of the last 4.
Penrith are our bitches...

Didn't they beat us twice in the Finals?

 

[lucablight]

Greig to go when Lane returns.

I thought he was alright but Doorey was way better (As was Makatoa despite the high shot) so he’s probably down the pecking order now.

 

[Bandwagon]

You dont need alot of metres from your front row, when you get over 800m from the back 3.

Ours made 500, which is pretty decent, but yeah it shows the difference in both teams game.

 

[84 Baby]

Mate i do think ba's rotation are shit. It was shit last year too

They are and were but when you actually sit down to do them, you realise 8 changes isn’t a heap and it isn’t easy to do especially in constantly moving games

 

[Chipmunk]

Ours made 500, which is pretty decent, but yeah it shows the difference in both teams game.

I think we'd be a real contender if we can find two players who can get alot of metres from the back.

 

[JokerEel]

was juniors tackle really that bad that we expect him to miss games ?

I started losing my mind at this point so didn’t see it properly

3-4 weeks I think

 

[yy_cheng]

I think we'd be a real contender if we can find two players who can get alot of metres from the back.

Guth actually took alot of runs

 

[Chipmunk]

Guth actually took alot of runs

We need two more

 

[Poupou Escobar]

In all honesty waqa gets smashed on here and mostly it's probably very much warranted. His defence tonight was outstanding bar one time he got lazy in the first half. We as a team were outstanding defensively

It helped that we had 53% of the ball, which we only managed by completing at 95%. Amazing ball control. Penrith completed at 87% which is also very good. The merkins only missed 14 tackles too.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Matto was really good

Doorey makes a good replacement

Catto had cramp with 4 mins to go.

He needs to get back to the from that got him an origin jumper to owe us.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Greig made a dent in the line a coupla times, but Maka is way more mobile in defence.

He made a couple of very good runs.

 

[Chipmunk]

It helped that we had 53% of the ball, which we only managed by completing at 95%. Amazing ball control. Penrith completed at 87% which is also very good. The merkins only missed 14 tackles too.

Hodgson missed more than half of the entire Panthers team.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Cowboys 2015 season: 0-3, before a golden point win at home in round 4. Premiers.

Parra 2023 season: 0-3 before a golden point win at home in round 4. ?

Haha I love a stat like that.

I can't wait till later in the year we are down 30-6 and run it down within 10 mins and win 36-30

 

[T-Boon]

Didn't they beat us twice in the Finals?

Nah

 

[Chipmunk]

Nah

So who beat us in the first week of the Finals last season?

 

[T-Boon]

It helped that we had 53% of the ball, which we only managed by completing at 95%. Amazing ball control. Penrith completed at 87% which is also very good. The merkins only missed 14 tackles too.

Its a good point you made last week. If a team needs to have a good completion rate because their defense isnt great, they better play conservative.

 

[T-Boon]

So who beat us in the first week of the Finals last season?

Nope

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Yeah best bet is 1 change. No reason we can't use Hodgson for 30. Off and Hands rest of game or Hodgson on for last 20 if games close and needed. I dont see the reason to burn him out with long minutes.

Hands 28 tackles at 100%. Pretty f**king good.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Its a good point you made last week. If a team needs to have a good completion rate because their defense isnt great, they better play conservative.

Agreed. I did make a good point last week.