Rd5 2024: 615pm Eels v Raiders GAME DAY THREAD @ GIO Stadium April 7th

[Gazzamatta]

What a slob Lane is too. Another space cadet who doesn’t have the ticker to be a good footballer. About 90 percent of this first grade team are blokes who care about collecting a pay cheque and nothing else.

He wasnt great but I thought it was his best game this year tonight. He finally ran hard.

 

[the phantom menace]

Even if he doesn't get the team he wants, surely he is allowed to coach them the way he wants?

His defensive structures haven't ever worked, which leads to increased pressure against us and poor field position.

This is true, hidden in plain sight. Amazing he's gotten away with it at this level for over a decade really.

 

[84 Baby]

How about throw everything at Bellamy

If Slater is a pipe dream, Bellamy is a crack house dream. He will die in office

 

[Poupou Escobar]

No neither does Lussick..Another BA trait. Our ruck defence has been horrid for years...fkn putrid

Lussick made 57 tackles ffs, for 90% effectiveness. He was rooted.

 

[Bandwagon]

Have our forwards been that bad? We haven’t had any trouble get out of our half and appart from the last set the middle defensively has been good.

Our meterage was good, our middle defense was ok, two line breaks through the middle by their backs. We handled their forwards fine, but....... we were very poor working inside out, which left our edge exposed, continuously.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I'd go Hands and MA next weekend.

You mean the "Hands" that played 60 mins 5/8 today when he wasnt subbed off?

 

[84 Baby]

He wasnt great but I thought it was his best game this year tonight. He finally ran hard.

When? In the final 10 minutes?

 

[DaveMc]

He wasnt great but I thought it was his best game this year tonight. He finally ran hard.

When? I thought he was meek again. Seems to be shirking hard carries.

 

[Tooooks]

How about throw everything at Bellamy

We’ve been watching him blow up at his champion team for 20 years when they mess up. He’d have a coronary coaching this mob.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I pretended to be sick to get out of going somewhere tonight so I could watch. I’m sorry fellas, that was my fault

 

[Parra Pride]

I'd go Hands and MA next weekend.

I’d go BA MIA

 

[JokerEel]

I suppose Blaize was worth the risk.

But we can't have him there for 8 weeks.

We beat Penrith in Penrith last year with Asi in the halves.

We won 55% of games last year with Asi playing in the halves with Moses or Brown.

Blaize is young and a good kid but he needs a halfback next to him that works with him our side for some reason has the half and 5/8 on their own sides and never working together.

He also hasn't been developed probably at all came through as a half then centre gets moved to fullback in CUP for 2 games Centre in the NRL for 1 game then 5/8.

I feel for API who was the Ball and Flagg fullback who did his job and didn't get first crack at fullback in CUP..

 

[Bandwagon]

I suppose Blaize was worth the risk.

But we can't have him there for 8 weeks.

We beat Penrith in Penrith last year with Asi in the halves.

We won 55% of games last year with Asi playing in the halves with Moses or Brown.

Yeah, Blaize deserved another go to prove himself, regardless of how we used him in attack he was really poor defensively, back to reggies, learn your trade son.

 

[yy_cheng]

We’ve been watching him blow up at his champion team for 20 years when they mess up. He’d have a coronary coaching this mob.

The guys need some spit on them not a hug

 

[Soto]

Lussick made 57 tackles ffs, for 90% effectiveness. He was rooted.

He looked very pedestrian. Slow, no idea and out of his depth...stop trying to justify garbage performances..him the coach and plenty of his mates..
You need to stop your dribble..if you think any of that putridness is acceptable then ur smoking a crack pipe...it was utterly disgusting

 

[yy_cheng]

Blaize is young and a good kid but he needs a halfback next to him that works with him our side for some reason has the half and 5/8 on their own sides and never working together.

He also hasn't been developed probably at all came through as a half then centre gets moved to fullback in CUP for 2 games Centre in the NRL for 1 game then 5/8.

I feel for API who was the Ball and Flagg fullback who did his job and didn't get first crack at fullback in CUP..

But thats how we roll

Hands is playing 6

 

[Parra Cheeses]

Billy Slater anyone ?

Not tested at NRL level. 26 games is a long time

 

[84 Baby]

People who can have Maccas on the trip home.
Simonsson
Ofahengaue - people who complain about him being picked over Greig or Moretti, remember tonight please
The bus driver
That is all

 

[hindy111]

Yeah nah, our forwards held their own at the expense of our edge defense. Their Backs carved us.

Average set meters was 41. 3 v 39.8, that's despite 9 line breaks to 3.

Do you even watch the game?

Got smashed all over park. Our forwardss where gash. Ran ball ok but there's hammered us in defense and attack.
Bas gotta go

 

[Happy MEel]

Not sure hed have made any difference tonight mate.

No but that’s one problem solved. Just need about another 5 and then the coach