Rd5: LIVE game day thread EELS v Panthers

[Eelementary]

Penrith are doing this in 3rd gear, we are in trouble if they take it up a notch

I'm not sure I can agree with that, mate - they're running at 100 miles an hour, and throwing everything at us in defence.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Penrith are doing this in 3rd gear, we are in trouble if they take it up a notch

Penrith cruising like Bashboy over 5000m

 

[Jake the snake]

Panic panic panic, trying to score of each set rather than building pressure. It’s what happens when there’s no confidence and zero wins for the season. Just mounts up.

Nice to the ref merkins letting teams get the starts again in defence by shooting off the line. f**king morons

 

[Noise]

We’ve had 52% possession and only completed 67%......

It's truly astonishing how much we drop the ball.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Looks like everyone has forgotten the ambush

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We're going alright. Penrith are a good side and in form - they are the best team currently in the top four.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So what's the excuse now that we had our even share of possession (52%)?

Well it's only 1 try to nil - so not much in it, except we don't kick for goals like the panthers have. We had 4 definite points we choose not to take!

 

[Eelementary]

Effort alone is NOT good enough. We need competence and ability and if the merkins out on the field can’t do it then we need to look at mid season transfers to sought our shit out.

Definitely.

I'm just saying that everyone (and I'm including myself here) expected us to be down 30-nil at half-time.

 

[Gazzamatta]

We need 65%

 

[Lemon Squash]

Can’t blame the forwards today they have been going okay and aiming up against a good pack.

We have had plenty of good ball in decent positions but just our general attack is horrid. We seriously just don’t look like we know what we are doing within the 30 of the tryline.

 

[EelsFan05]

The weather's good as well....

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We’ve had 52% possession and only completed 67%......

We've made fewer runs and more tackles than Penrith. We haven't had 52% of the ball. We've had 47%

http://mc.championdata.com/nrl/

 

[Jake the snake]

Still can’t believe Hoffman the merkin dropped that ball with line wide open merkin

 

[T.S Quint]

why are they embarrassed?

I think that's pretty obvious now.

 

[Eelementary]

Can’t blame the forwards today they have been going okay and aiming up against a good pack.

We have had plenty of good ball in decent positions but just our general attack is horrid. We seriously just don’t look like we know what we are doing within the 30 of the tryline.

Norman and Moses look confused.

I don't get it.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

LOL at praising commitment and effort,professional athletes are meant to put in effort,it's not something that deserves praise,all that matters is wins or losses.

 

[Happy MEel]

We're going alright. Penrith are a good side and in form - they are the best team currently in the top four.

Are you serious? That was one of the most inept attacking performances and you consider it “going alright”. Our defence hasn’t been terrible but we are a reserve grade attacking side.

 

[Jake the snake]

We've made fewer runs and more tackles than Penrith. We haven't had 52% of the ball. We've had 47%

http://mc.championdata.com/nrl/

Shove those stats up your arse

 

[Kornstar]

I'm not sure I can agree with that, mate - they're running at 100 miles an hour, and throwing everything at us in defence.

Agreed, Penrith are throwing themselves into this game and we are just holding on.

We have individuals trying their asses off but zero cohesion and until they fix that we will struggle to beat anyone!!!

 

[Lemon Squash]

I'm not sure I can agree with that, mate - they're running at 100 miles an hour, and throwing everything at us in defence.

Haven’t done anything special in attack, just working though their sets. If they start getting it out to their backs I’m worried.