Rd8 2024: Eels v Manly GAME DAY THREAD @ 4 Pines Park April 26

[Poupou Escobar]

It’s just how things turned out. I think hiring Michael Hagan set us back big time and we bet on a lot of the wrong horses by signing the likes of Mortimer, Keating Bros, Sandow etc. Our recruitment and retention was diabolical between 2009-2013. It’s a lot better now but obviously not optimal.

And if we just keep sacking merkins and rolling the dice we'll get a double six?

 

[lucablight]

And if we just keep sacking merkins and rolling the dice we'll get a double six?

Well either the current staff have to do something differently to what is not currently working or you need to find someone else who can do the job.
Also we don’t just keep “sacking merkins”. Brad Arthur is the longest serving coach we’ve ever had.

 

[The Predictor]

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Btw What was with the shitty camera shots on Fox tonight we get vision of the moon while the game is on then some random Bogan manly fan while game is on then I think we got a look at the manly coaches box a few times while play was going on...

I want to watch the footy ffs

preferred watching the moon

 

[Gronk]

I would have preferred to win, but it was an improved effort all the same. The footy gods would not gift us a goal, put two in the bin for 20 mins of the second half plus penalties were like 0-8 in the second half, yet the game was winnable right up to 10 to go.

Brain farts, poor efforts when we needed better and 1% ers by the other team* lost us that one.

* they could really only jag those when they were 13 on 12.

 

[murraymob]

Extend Arthur’s sack the assistant coaches .His brilliance not matched by bumbling Barrett

 

[Gazzamatta]

Agreed

Though if I see Matto shifted from second row I will lose my shit it was his best game in a long time for us..

Like others I reckon he was on notice but at least he responded. Had a top game.

 

[hineyrulz]

you miss my whole point, never said that our middles were great, but they weren’t terrible either….….fox is calling out our middles, reckon they are flat bullies….but all stats indicate manly’s/our middles produced the same……..so neither were great or poor,..just possession determined who was better..

So over all, it was our stupidity that cost us the game!! Sivo …..Joffa..etc etc

Your point was our forwards weren’t fly track bullies, so you were wrong.

They make Matty Hayden or David Warner look like Allan Border.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I would keep Matto at Second row and put Carty on in place of Lane..
Move Lane to the middle

For an edge player Matto did the majority of his work in the middle.

 

[Jake the snake]

For an edge player Matto did the majority of his work in the middle.

BA has killed a lot of edge forward careers by playing them up the middle as battering rams.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I would have preferred to win, but it was an improved effort all the same. The footy gods would not gift us a goal, put two in the bin for 20 mins of the second half plus penalties were like 0-8 in the second half, yet the game was winnable right up to 10 to go.

Brain farts, poor efforts when we needed better and 1% ers by the other team* lost us that one.

* they could really only jag those when they were 13 on 12.

True we had a chance but Manly blew many opportunities. I think they made us look better than we were. Reg dosent look fit enough and Paulo should have been shipped off last year when some still thought he was good. For our captain, Paulo has been horrible.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I reckon Sanders showed heaps more than Talagi both offensively and defensively.

 

[King-Gutho94]

I reckon Sanders showed heaps more than Talagi both offensively and defensively.

I thought we looked more comfortable on the 5th tackle as we had options both sides to kick then previous weeks.

But it didn't make a difference.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Looks like im patching up tomorrow.

Just cover it temporarily with The Penski File Georgie.

 

[Pazza]

well i guess that the difference when you consistently play the same position. blaize on the other hand get moved on the weekly. i just dont get what this doing for the kids development.

 

[Bandwagon]

Just felt that as usual Sutton gets a bit of panic when the home crowd gets loud, what was the penalty count in the second half, 8-0. He does it frequently so not surprised.

100%, He put the whistle in his undies when we had the ball, there were at least four to five tackles where there was a genuine second effort he just ignored.

It wasn't why we lost though.

 

[Legal Eel]

And if we just keep sacking merkins and rolling the dice we'll get a double six?

Well we won’t get a double six by keeping the dice in our pocket.

Brad Arthur cannot do it - we know it. We have seen it over 11 years with a squad and systems that he developed

 

[Gary Gutful]

We’ll probably throw the dice down the toilet.

 

[84 Baby]

Ok, your call... but hence my mirror reply.

I think you just answered your own question there... think about it.

So that makes you and 84Baby are the only ones on this forum that haven't yet woken up to Pou... I guess someone's got to get the lowest marks in any test.

Seems to me like you agreed with me and Pou earlier, Poutam Menace. Or is more rugby league feast or famine? Don’t like Pou so mustn’t agree with anything he says

 

[Pazza]

We’ll probably throw the dice down the toilet.

The dice are already in the toilet

 

[King-Gutho94]

Well we won’t get a double six by keeping the dice in our pocket.

Brad Arthur cannot do it - we know it. We have seen it over 11 years with a squad and systems that he developed

Last 17 games we have conceded 20 points or more on 14 occasions.

Whatever defensive systems we have in place are down the toilet.

One of the 3 games we didn't concede 20 pts Penrith scored 4 tries and only kicked 1 goal.