Rd5: Eels v Dragons GAME DAY THREAD @ BankWest Stadium 11/4/21

[Poupou Escobar]

We were blown away from the onset. Dragons showed up our deficiencies and good for them. So much for our 'patience' philosophy.

Except we weren't patient. We went away from the gameplan.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Which year did roosters loss to manly?

Round 2 last year ....

 

[T-Boon]

Except we weren't patient. We went away from the gameplan.

mid the game plan was stay patient why would we send Cartwright out there?

 

[T-Boon]

Except we weren't patient. We went away from the gameplan.

If the game plan was stay patient why would we send Cartwright out there?

 

[IFR33K]

Come on Jake. We were well on our way to come back when that try was taken away from us. This is not BA’s fault. They just started better and when we got back into the game our only focus in attack was Gutherson.

It was again a game where a smart halfback gets you back into the contest and the only thing he can do is bomb. FFS compose yourself and get a repeat set. Dylan Brown is better than Moses and he is only 20.

I’d be seriously looking at Adam Reynolds or even Shaun Johnson before waiting for a 27 year old halfback to finally hit his peak.

Moses is so overrated it’s not funny.

I could count at least 4 players that were poorer than moses. Twas an average display

 

[Poupou Escobar]

At the start of the season we were likely to finish somewhere in the top 6 and go out in week 1 or 2 of the Finals.

After 5 weeks, we're likely ikely to finish somewhere in the top 6 and go out in week 1 or 2 of the Finals.

There isn't too much to get enthused over either way to be honest.

Don't get enthused about what's likely, get enthused about what's possible. Every team is more chance of not winning the comp than winning it.

 

[T-Boon]

Our outside backs and edge forwards are so slow - sloths.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Come on Jake. We were well on our way to come back when that try was taken away from us. This is not BA’s fault. They just started better and when we got back into the game our only focus in attack was Gutherson.

It was again a game where a smart halfback gets you back into the contest and the only thing he can do is bomb. FFS compose yourself and get a repeat set. Dylan Brown is better than Moses and he is only 20.

I’d be seriously looking at Adam Reynolds or even Shaun Johnson before waiting for a 27 year old halfback to finally hit his peak.

Moses is so overrated it’s not funny.

Reynolds for 2 years, than Drown should be ready to take charge with Gutho (or Arthur) in the halves .........

a good kicking game gets us the win tonight ....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I don’t think we’ve been great this season aside from the Storm game.

I thought we were lucky against the Storm, but that's how it goes when you're the underdogs. The Dragons were pretty lucky tonight. It might suck to lose games you're supposed to win but for the neutrals, nobody likes a foregone conclusion.

 

[Eelogical]

Except we weren't patient. We went away from the gameplan.

I disagree. We weren't even allowed to implement our game plan, little enough to even go away from it. Some serious questions were asked of our team tonight and all we produced were jokes in reply.

 

[hineyrulz]

We were blown away from the onset. Dragons showed up our deficiencies and good for them. So much for our 'patience' philosophy.

It lasts until a team sticks it too us.

At 18-6 and with them a man down for 10 mins the game was there for the taking.

Instead we shit every bed in the vicinity of Bankwest.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

mid the game plan was stay patient why would we send Cartwright out there?

I'm sure his job was to stay patient as well.

 

[T-Boon]

Our outside back are not getting outside of anyone.

 

[Eelogical]

It lasts until a team sticks it too us.

At 18-6 and with them a man down for 10 mins the game was there for the taking.

Instead we shit every bed in the vicinity of Bankwest.

Well, I'm glad that I stay at the Mercure at Rouse Hill when in Sydney.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I disagree. We weren't even allowed to implement our game plan

Agreed the refs were poor, but if teams turn up the heat and get off their line (far too) quickly, you just need to weather the storm and get to your kick. Instead we tried to go sideways.

 

[Avenger]

Reynolds for 2 years, than Drown should be ready to take charge with Gutho (or Arthur) in the halves .........

a good kicking game gets us the win tonight ....

I’d even be tempted to buy Dufty and play him at fullback, Gutho at 6 and Brown at 7.

 

[T-Boon]

It is going to be hard for us because we are most likely the slowest team in the comp. Teams can just give away 6 packs and know we cant do much with it in attack. It is a real bummer as our great teams were fast. That was part of our identity.

 

[The Phelan Folly]

Long story short, Saints were good, we were shit. There's lessons to be learnt, & it will be interesting to see how studious we are.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

mid the game plan was stay patient why would we send Cartwright out there?

as we needed Papa in the middle

 

[Avenger]

Reynolds for 2 years, than Drown should be ready to take charge with Gutho (or Arthur) in the halves .........

a good kicking game gets us the win tonight ....

I’d even be tempted to buy Dufty and play him at fullback, Gutho at 6 and Brown at 7.