Rd8: 8pm EELS v Broncos GAME DAY THREAD @ TIO Stadium - Darwin 21/4/23

[hineyrulz]

Yeah "off mike", it's pretty clear what he thought of it.

But you just said he had a crack, he waited till he was off mike to say what he really thought. As i said he's a gutless coward. But but but but he had a crack, he was happy with the second half as well lol. The standards and attention to detail at this club are appalling.

 

[Happy MEel]

So here is some interesting data…

In games where both Hodgson and Hands have played, this is the for and against whilst they’re on the field:

Hodgson - 34 points for / 68 against
Hands - 41 points for / 32 against

If we base it simply on total for and against across all games they have played in:

Hodgson - 102 points for / 148 against
Hands - 71 points for / 36 against

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We will get carved up badly in the back end of this game.

It depends how much ball we have.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

BA is the definition of a weak gutted dog

 

[JokerEel]

You're talking about the smallest player on the field tonight, I suspect he has very little natural defensive ability.

He could have also jumped up and take his head off.

 

[hindy111]

Every time they replay tries with Hodgson's missed tackles I die a little inside.

It's funny. How many people had high hopes on him. I thought he might be ok. But never this bad. Just solid perhaps. He has been atrocious

 

[Tooooks]

The rain probably helped us and to our credit, we kept plugging away, but I’ve seen enough over the first 8 rounds to know we’re not making the finals this year.

 

[JokerEel]

lol no he didn't, he just covered his arse. The bloke is totally gutless. He doesn't have the players backs he's never had a real crack in a presser in 10 seasons. And we wonder why we get continually f**ked every week????


Look at our draw, look how Matto wasn't allowed to change his plea. Instead of blowing up and making an issue out of it we bend over spread our arse cheeks ands push back as hard as we can. I can confidently say this club will never ever win a comp while my arse points to the ground.

If you do more squats it will probably help that problem of your ass pointing to the ground..

 

[the phantom menace]

So here is some interesting data…

In games where both Hodgson and Hands have played, is the for and against whilst they’re on the field:

Hodgson - 34 points for / 68 against
Hands - 41 points for / 32 against

There we go - some stats that Pou had refused to look for and present.

I wonder if our resident stat (rain?) man will still try to pretend Hodgson is the logical choice to remain our starting/majority minutes hooker in the face of this objective evidence...

 

[Chipmunk]

The rain probably helped us and to our credit, we kept plugging away, but I’ve seen enough over the first 8 rounds to know we’re not making the finals this year.

I saw enough the first 10 minutes.

 

[Gherkin]

Hooker should be our number 1 priority in the player market. Hands has shown some promise and will improve but at this stage of his career is just a bench player. Hodgson shouldn’t be anywhere near 1st grade, total liability in attack and defence

 

[Poupou Escobar]

@Poupou Escobar your thoughts on our number 9?

Left isolated plenty of times. It can happen when you're the only merkin trying to generate line speed. He should probably hang back and let the attackers come to him. At least he didn't contribute to our high error count.

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

The rain probably helped us and to our credit, we kept plugging away, but I’ve seen enough over the first 8 rounds to know we’re not making the finals this year.

Yep

 

[Poupou Escobar]

RCG and Hodgson 11 missed tackles between them.

Both known for coming out of the line.

 

[DaveMc]

So here is some interesting data…

In games where both Hodgson and Hands have played, is the for and against whilst they’re on the field:

Hodgson - 34 points for / 68 against
Hands - 41 points for / 32 against

If we base it simply on total for and against across all games they have played in:

Hodgson - 102 points for / 148 against
Hands - 71 points for / 36 against

With the caveat that statistics never tell the full story, and that correlation doesn’t necessarily equal causation, I think that is pretty bloody telling. Hodgson’s defence has been putrid. I’d love to see that alongside their respective missed tackle stats.

 

[hineyrulz]

So here is some interesting data…

In games where both Hodgson and Hands have played, is the for and against whilst they’re on the field:

Hodgson - 34 points for / 68 against
Hands - 41 points for / 32 against

If we base it simply on total for and against across all games they have played in:

Hodgson - 102 points for / 148 against
Hands - 71 points for / 36 against

When you look at the way the pensioner shuffles around the field like he's made a mess in his depends it's not surprising at all. If the coach had a clue he should of played his last game for us tonight. He missed 5 tackles in a couple of mins which directly lead to tries. Beyond embarrassing.

 

[JokerEel]

Left isolated plenty of times. It can happen when you're the only merkin trying to generate line speed. He should probably hang back and let the attackers come to him. At least he didn't contribute to our high error count.

Like he hung back when Reynolds scored?

 

[hineyrulz]

If you do more squats it will probably help that problem of your ass pointing to the ground..

Gravity and old age are a merkin. Add in baldness ffs

 

[Bandwagon]

But you just said he had a crack, he waited till he was off mike to say what he really thought. As i said he's a gutless coward. But but but but he had a crack, he was happy with the second half as well lol. The standards and attention to detail at this club are appalling.

Two different parts of the interview mate, please keep up.

He had a crack, then had a further crack that was more obvious for merkins not paying attention.

 

[the phantom menace]

Is it fitting after that performance that Channel 9 followed our game with a movie called Man On A Ledge?