Rd5: LIVE game day thread EELS v Panthers

[I'm a loser baby...]

Guthbus is due...

I reckon. I don't think he's even had one good game this year.

 

[Bazal]

I reckon. I don't think he's even had one good game this year.

I think he's just done a job mate. Solid but gone mostly unnoticed....

 

[Noise]

I reckon. I don't think he's even had one good game this year.

I think he has the same amount of line breaks as French

 

[Eelementary]

If people are hoping that Gutherson will turn us around they're dreaming - while he has not missed any tackles this season, he's also attempted zero.

Same goes for runs.

He's just a bludger with a bludgy haircut, tbh.

 

[Eelementary]

Oh - and sack BA!!!!!

 

[Chipmunk]

I think he has the same amount of line breaks as French

He's certainly been rag dolled into touch less than French has been this season.

 

[Dibs]

Over what time frame? Does he need to win every game or just a certain amount over the course of a season?

Ffs pou he needs to win one game, just one lousy f*cken game!!! The grand final

 

[Dibs]

I am a Panther's fan, and having lost our first 7 games in a row to start last season, know what you Eels fans are going through - particularly when you were ear marked as a top 4 side prior to the start of the season (for some reason last year we were premiership favourites).

Then we also got a bunch of early injuries.

The similarities are really quite uncanny.

However, without intending to talk Penrith up, I think you would have beaten most other sides today. Your attitude in the forwards and in defence was excellent. It took incredible commitment from Penrith in defence (the sort of commitment Penrith is usually incapable of) and some luck with your team making mistakes in attack at key moments for you to lose that game.

I wouldn't think the sky is falling in. You'll towel up some sides soon, and if you string a few win together will be back in the running. Once your team has a bit of confidence your attack and other things will start to click together.

See hindy111, this is how a good panther supporter posts in an eels thread

 

[T.S Quint]

Well, that was pretty shit.
I mean, if we had won a few games already this year, it wouldn't have been so bad.
But we are so desperate for a damn win that every loss just gets harder and harder to take.
I'm glad we defended well. I'm glad we were able to keep them to only one try. I'm glad we seemed to have some energy and enthusiasm in our play again.
But once again we show nothing in attack, have poor ball control, and concede penalty goals. Our halves look clueless, and our forwards have no penetration. No one is drawing defenders, opening up holes. It's a problem. I don't know how to fix it, but we really need to do something about it soon.
Trips to Canberra have been historically a loss for us. We will be long odds to get a win down there. I can only hope we can play a better attacking game, while also keeping our defensive resolve.

f**k me, this is not an easy team to follow at times.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

As others have mentioned, Gutho might not set the world on fire upon his return but his enthusiasm is invaluable. At least when he gets up other players they don't mind. Also better quality than whomever makes way.

 

[T.S Quint]

Under an hour to go

any one else think will put it together today and win well?

I do

Im surprisingly pretty confident, first time this yeah tbh..

I think this is where we lost it, tbh.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

 

[hineyrulz]

Our attack on their line is not NRL standard. That falls on the coaching staff.

We would get someone if we could afford it, the club isn’t made of money sadly.

 

[hineyrulz]

He made one tackle break and zero line breaks. Beau Scott broke more tackles ffs.

Sign Beau up for 3 more years, what a player!!

 

[hineyrulz]

- 0-5
- attack is pedestrian
- Struggling to score tries
- Refusing to take the 2 when on offer which would get us in the game
- Heading to Canberra next week (who found a bit of form) where we are notoriously bad and are a high chance of going 0-6.

- But showed a bit more effort....Tops!

It’s very exciting.

 

[hineyrulz]

If we'd converted one of three line breaks we would have scored twice as many tries as them. But when your confidence is down you f**k those plays up.

And if we weren’t shit, lazy, dumb and poorly coached we wouldn’t be 0 and 5.

 

[amitropo]

I generally look at out first kick chase and defending line speed after 2 or 3 sets and know if we are in the game or not.
Our chasers after kicks are 30m away from their fullback return.
We generally wait for them to uproach us in defense rather limit their meters.
How many time has thurston or other halves kicked and been first one down to tackle.
We allow teams easy meters and become exhausted pushing out of our half then and causing mental fatigue and brain snaps I believe

 

[hindy111]

Daniel Alvaro has missed five tackles this year, from 197 attempts....just putting it out there

Yes we get it he can tackle, so can Mannah. Plenty of first grade props can tackle well and hit the ball up well. These two might be good defenders but get belted carting it up.
If all you can do is defend then I want to see some sort of Morley style hits.
When has either pulled off a bone crunching tackle? The answer is never. They both try hard and work. Same as Scott. They all could do a handy job in most nrl teams.
We do not need all 3 of them.

Check out the Dragons pack.

 

[hindy111]

See hindy111, this is how a good panther supporter posts in an eels thread

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