Rd9: 6pm EELS v Knights GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank Stadium 28/4/23

[Gazzamatta]

Ponga with 8 missed tackles...

I did mention Newcastle without Ponga may be a better team.

 

[hindy111]

Honextly, the worst any opponent has played against us in my memory.

Ponga needs a special invitation to the shit list

They where garbage. We are not clinical and left 5 tries out there.
Russel and Dunster do not impress me at all. I see two park footballers atm. Waqa and Simmonson are better players.
Happy to give Russel more time. Haze I wouldn't but. Waqa or Superman instead. Even Lubelube

 

[hindy111]

He’s been tentative but still solid in defence without that nightmare, Blake.

If I was coach I'd pick Waqa every day of week over him but.
Haze just got to play against shit sides.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

“pLeNtY oF x FaCtOr”

Shut the f**k up about. Painful commentary.

It's the commentator's version of PaRrAfIt

 

[Jake the snake]

Ponga finished with 10 missed tackles

He’s terrible

 

[Jake the snake]

Still don’t know where Haze Dumpster was when Penisini made that break. Embarrassing

 

[Avenger]

When we make breaks players are often isolated. We need a player similar to Papenhuyzen. Another critique is Dunster, maybe it's time to give Komolafe a shot. Dunster offers absolutely nothing in attack

Wrong thread, Homo.

 

[hindy111]

It's the commentator's version of PaRrAfIt

What did you think of the game?
It was scrappy on both sides I felt. No intensity. Grieg impressed me as did Makatoa. Peninsi is sensational.
Bryce went well bar defense. Haze and Rusell worry me.

 

[hindy111]

Still don’t know where Haze Dumpster was when Penisini made that break. Embarrassing

He isn't Parra fit mate.

 

[Avenger]

Still don’t know where Haze Dumpster was when Penisini made that break. Embarrassing

Seems to have lost plenty of leg drive and pace.

 

[Noise]

Still don’t know where Haze Dumpster was when Penisini made that break. Embarrassing

It was embarrassing. He was just jogging up field. Looked like he was just tired and unfit. Wasn’t even trying to keep up.

 

[Jake the snake]

It was embarrassing. He was just jogging up field. Looked like he was just tired and unfit. Wasn’t even trying to keep up.

Could not believe it. I think Penesini looked twice for his winger. The damn ball boy was more in line with Penesini

 

[Jake the snake]

Gutho and Moses were standouts today along with Hopgood and Carty. Ogden and Makatoa surprised me off the bench.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nice boost to the old for and against

5th best in the NRL right now.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Why not? He'd be cheaper now than this time next year...

You reckon him and his manager would be aware of this?

 

[hindy111]

Could not believe it. I think Penesini looked twice for his winger. The damn ball boy was more in line with Penesini

As a winger you need to be either big strong and powerful an d safe if lack speed. If you're not big and strong you have to be lightning fast like say Staines or Johnston.
What the hell does Haze offer as a winger? He is weak, kind of small, slow and gets dominated. To give him credit his defense was solid.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

What did you think of the game?
It was scrappy on both sides I felt. No intensity. Grieg impressed me as did Makatoa. Peninsi is sensational.
Bryce went well bar defense. Haze and Rusell worry me.

I agree except I thought Russell was good. Gagai is a difficult opponent.

 

[hindy111]

I agree except I thought Russell was good. Gagai is a difficult opponent.

I'd give Russel more time. He is young. I don't think he is ever going to be that good but he might be solid.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Hopgood MOTM for mine. Gee hes a goodun.

 

[eels_fan]

It was a great win and refreshing to see our middles stand up under some adversity. Emu, Maka and even Ogden were great. Hopgood Carty and Paulo fantastic.

in saying that we should have had 12-18 more points at a minimum. 16 errors is horrendous

47 missed tackles against a team throwing nothing at us is also super concerning

47 missed and 16 errors will see you lose by 40 to any team competing for the premiership

great to get a win a start the weekend, but a shit tonne of work still needed to be done.