Rd9: Eels v Panthers GAME DAY THREAD at Bluebet Stadium 6/5/22

[hineyrulz]

Until we learn to be consistent I'll enjoy it for what it is and lay off making any bullshit predictions about our season.

But I’m buying World Club Challenge tickets FFS!!

 

[hindy111]

The points differential table tells us more about our team than one cherry-picked game.

We seem capable of big games. I've said this before. We play physical and have some older forwards. It's impossible for them to play like that every week. And in the NRL your intensity only has to be off 10% and most sides will beat you. We lack the attacking players to play soft and still win like Storm or Panthers or even Sharks or Manly can do.

 

[Chipmunk]

Penrith get so many meters from the back 3. The forwards are then fresh and just smash you in defense. Their attack isn't Storm like.

It's what their entire game is built around. Nothing more than run hard, tackle hard. But it is executed to precision. There is definitely more to that Storms attack, but rugby league is a simple game and if you run hard and tackle hard every game as a team, you'll win pretty much every week.

 

[hineyrulz]

On the plus side we can use some of his coin that we didn’t pay him for Penisini. How good is he going !

He’s got it all but I love his toughness, sign him up ASAP MON FFS!!

 

[hineyrulz]

The points differential table tells us more about our team than one cherry-picked game.

We’ve beaten Penrith and Melbourne away from home this season, name me another team capable of doing that???

 

[Wally21]

Cheers merkins.

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Nice drop there fella

 

[Gary Gutful]

But I’m buying World Club Challenge tickets FFS!!

*Love and Rockets

 

[Gary Gutful]

We’ve beaten Penrith and Melbourne away from home this season, name me another team capable of doing that???

We've lost home games to the Tigers and Cowboys. Name me another so called team of contenders capable of that???????

 

[Chipmunk]

No merkin, last week we were going to miss the eight but now we're going to win the comp ffs

In reality, that is our major issue. We have both a team capable of missing the Top 8 and a team capable of winning the comp all in one.

We just have to make sure we win enough games in the regular season to have us Top 4 and worry about the other thing then.

 

[Angry_eel]

We seem capable of big games. I've said this before. We play physical and have some older forwards. It's impossible for them to play like that every week. And in the NRL your intensity only has to be off 10% and most sides will beat you. We lack the attacking players to play soft and still win like Storm or Panthers or even Sharks or Manly can do.

Say you are right. Can we play 3 high intensity games like today to win the premiership? That is my worry.

 

[84 Baby]

...and when we lose next week we should replace BA with an inanimate carbon rod.

Well if he can’t beat some no names with the premiership favourites, he doesn’t deserve the job!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

They're rushing up on the support players and Dylan steps and runs. JA would've passed and our support players get creamed and we lose momentum

Not this week, because we went back to grinding like we did against the Knights.

 

[Soto]

Awesome win.
Very proud supporter tonight.
Matto for weeks now has been immense. He needs to be signed ASAP.
They targetted Perham big time. Did a decent job considering his first few errors.
I'd say Russell is back in next week after playing Reggies.
Still have Nuikore Waqa and Sivo to come back as well.
No outlandish statements but its very clear we have it in us to beat the two top teams. It's also clear if we play with that intensity and have that mindset every week, we will be a hard team to beat.
Another 2 big games against teams we have struggled against in recent years. Roosters next week in Brisbane then Manly at Commbank in a fortnight.
We will know what this team is really made of in 2 weeks from now...
Cmon you mighty Eels

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We’ve beaten Penrith and Melbourne away from home this season, name me another team capable of doing that???

Most of them. You just need some luck on the day, no different from the finals.

 

[Chipmunk]

Our captain, Gutherson played his best game tonight. He was immense. Brown and Matterson however turned the game on it’s head and without them we wouldn’t have won. We also beat them with 15 players. We didn’t use our complete interchange again. Elkin has the boys very fit.

We lose alot when our starting middles go off. Matterson can't do it all himself during that stage, but put Niukore back on that interchange, and it improves us immensely.

 

[blue bags]

I can't stop laughing

 

[hineyrulz]

Most of them. You just need some luck on the day, no different from the finals.

Most of the other teams in the comp are capable of beating both Melbun and the Riff at home??? Riff hadn't lost at home in almost 3 years FFS!!!

 

[hineyrulz]

We've lost home games to the Tigers and Cowboys. Name me another so called team of contenders capable of that???????

FFS!!! Touche merkin


We suck Sack BA!!

 

[yy_cheng]

Most of the other teams in the comp are capable of beating both Melbun and the Riff at home??? Riff hadn't lost at home in almost 3 years FFS!!!

Wasn't 1 year played in qld

 

[Chipmunk]

Most of them. You just need some luck on the day, no different from the finals.

I think most is not accurate.

It would take a very under strength Panthers or Storm for "most" teams to beat them at home if they turn up for the contest.

Outside of us, Roosters at their best on their day, and Manly with Tommy Turbo on a good day, I don't think there are many others that can beat the Storm or the Panthers if they come to play.