Rd8: Parra v Cowboys GAME DAY thread (3/7/20)

[84 Baby]

Injuries of course could be our Achilles heel. We lose two fowards and we can cope. Any more and our bench becomes weak.

Depends which two forwards. I don’t think we can replace Junior and RCG or Nrown and Decore or Lane and Matto.

 

[84 Baby]

Great ball, Sivo might get 4 the way we are going!!!

FFS you’ve done a TPB! Conceding just before half time... if they come firing after half time we’re f**ked. Just put Junior and RCG on for 80 minutes, BA you dopey merkin

 

[hineyrulz]

FFS you’ve done a TPB! Conceding just before half time... if they come firing after half time we’re f**ked. Just put Junior and RCG on for 80 minutes, BA you dopey merkin

FFS!!! f**kEN!!

 

[84 Baby]

Injuries of course could be our Achilles heel. We lose two fowards and we can cope. Any more and our bench becomes weak.

Gee I hope Stone doesn’t get injured

 

[Gazzamatta]

Gowers performance has put even more pressure on Alvaro. Used sparingly Gower could be a real x factor for the team moving forward.
Stone looked great at times then at others he looked a little lazy around the ruck. Im not sure his fitness matches other team members.
Taka looked good back in the centres. Thats his spot.
Field was great. D wasnt too bad and his illusiveness is fantastic.
Drown was terrific although he needs to work on his long kicking game. I reckon hes capable of having a better short kicking game than Moses.
Loved the off loads and the D.
On the weekends form Knights and Cry Baby Eagles shouldnt present too many problems for our Mighty Eels.
Go Parra!

 

[Angry_eel]

Injuries of course could be our Achilles heel. We lose two fowards and we can cope. Any more and our bench becomes weak.

Penrith will be our Achilles Heel. They are too good and have the same trajectory as us.

 

[Eelementary]

I think Field was ok; my expectations weren't too high, because I didn't want to place the world at his feet, but he did OK.

His defence was a worry, for me; he often made poor reads, and was bailed out by Matterson, and Blake - but then, halfbacks don't usually defend that well to begin with, so...

His kicking game wasn't too good, I thought.

His running game, and willingness to get involved, were top notch.

I was pleasantly surprised, but look forward to Mitchell Moses - the Prince Of Parramatta - returning to the squad.

 

[Angry_eel]

I think Field was ok; my expectations weren't too high, because I didn't want to place the world at his feet, but he did OK.

His defence was a worry, for me; he often made poor reads, and was bailed out by Matterson, and Blake - but then, halfbacks don't usually defend that well to begin with, so...

His kicking game wasn't too good, I thought.

His running game, and willingness to get involved, were top notch.

I was pleasantly surprised, but look forward to Mitchell Moses - the Prince Of Parramatta - returning to the squad.

Field reminded me of Moses when we signed Moses. He wanted to run in every play and couldn't tackle.

In my opinion, it actually looked like he was trying too hard to impress.

 

[Suitman]

Field reminded me of Moses when we signed Moses. He wanted to run in every play and couldn't tackle.

In my opinion, it actually looked like he was trying too hard to impress.

Disagree.
Field was given a job to do. He allowed Brown to run the show, and he did his own thing when he got the ball. When he did, he did his best for the team.
Give him a f**king break.
1st game for the Eels. He did what he had to do. And he did it well enough.
He's not my style of halfback, but he covered a job when we needed someone to fill in.

 

[eels_fan]

Tbh i’d leave the starting 13 the same for the Knights game despite N Brown returning.

Niukore has been fantastic in his absence and Brown can come off the bench for impact when Niukore has a spell at around the 30min mark and hopefully cause some damage.

With Stone potentially out a bench of

N Brown
Taka
Kaufusi
Evans (if fit again) / Gower

 

[T.S Quint]

Gowers performance has put even more pressure on Alvaro. Used sparingly Gower could be a real x factor for the team moving forward.
Stone looked great at times then at others he looked a little lazy around the ruck. Im not sure his fitness matches other team members.
Taka looked good back in the centres. Thats his spot.
Field was great. D wasnt too bad and his illusiveness is fantastic.
Drown was terrific although he needs to work on his long kicking game. I reckon hes capable of having a better short kicking game than Moses.
Loved the off loads and the D.
On the weekends form Knights and Cry Baby Eagles shouldnt present too many problems for our Mighty Eels.
Go Parra!

Newcastle’s defence was very good today. They will be a lot harder to crack than the Cowboys were. Also we are playing in Newcastle and we haven’t won there in about 200 years.
When the Knights are on their game they can beat anyone. They are not to be taken lightly.

 

[Suitman]

Newcastle’s defence was very good today. They will be a lot harder to crack than the Cowboys were. Also we are playing in Newcastle and we haven’t won there in about 200 years.
When the Knights are on their game they can beat anyone. They are not to be taken lightly.

I'd like to think they'd be more worried about us than we are about them.
I agree, we shouldn't take them lightly.
But, at the same time, we should, and will go hard.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I've gone hard just thinking about it.

 

[hindy111]

How long a Stone out for

 

[hineyrulz]

Penrith will be our Achilles Heel. They are too good and have the same trajectory as us.

The same Penrith that got home off the back of the stupidity of BJ Leilua???

 

[hineyrulz]

I'd like to think they'd be more worried about us than we are about them.
I agree, we shouldn't take them lightly.
But, at the same time, we should, and will go hard.

Yep, they are a tough gritty side but you shut down Ponga and handle Klemmer and the Siafiti boys they don’t have to much else to worry you.


Manly were bog average, they have zero without Tommy T. The great DCE was absolutely shithouse, bombed a certain try and overplayed his hand all game.

 

[Gronk]

Disagree.
Field was given a job to do. He allowed Brown to run the show, and he did his own thing when he got the ball. When he did, he did his best for the team.
Give him a f**king break.
1st game for the Eels. He did what he had to do. And he did it well enough.
He's not my style of halfback, but he covered a job when we needed someone to fill in.

Yep. BA left Field to tackle what’s in front of him and run at or go find gaps with his speed.

Ignore his name, just look at his + stats for the game. Any half would be happy with these.

118m running m
9 tackle breaks
1 line break
17 tackles
1 1v1 tackle
3 kicks for 80 m

 

[TheParraboy]

Newcastle’s defence was very good today. They will be a lot harder to crack than the Cowboys were. Also we are playing in Newcastle and we haven’t won there in about 200 years.
When the Knights are on their game they can beat anyone. They are not to be taken lightly.

No TommyT,and No Dylan Walker made it easier for the Knights to defend

Walker looked threatening and most likely against us I thought (6 tackle busts and 3 off loads, 129 run metres)

Also Knights got pumped by the cowboys, and the cowboys had the same intensity and start against us in the first 15-20 minutes. I think they completed 10 from their first 10

Having said that, Knights have been a nuisance side for us regardless where they been on the table, quietly confident we keep playing like we have we wipe the floor in their own backyard

 

[TheRam]

The same Penrith that got home off the back of the stupidity of BJ Leilua???

Yes

 

[hineyrulz]

Yes

They are overachieving. They don’t have the team to compete when it really matters. Cleary is safe rather than a match winner.