Rnd 3 V dogs

[yy_cheng]

I was a fan of Gower very early. I think he reads the game quite well and is also workman like

He knows when he should go for a hit up and when he needs to move the ball.

I think he balances the rest of the pack who are all hard heads

 

[Forty20]

Gower gets guilty of pushing passes/offloads at times. Happened with Junior on Friday night I think. Was on the fourth tackle coming out of our half and it heaped the pressure back on us. Just needed to take the hit up in that situation and let us get to our kick. Did it in the first two rounds for Wenty a bit as well.

Still, he is a great point of difference forward. Can kind of plug into the front-row but his ball-playing at the line can be a gamebreaker, especially against a team like the Dogs that can start bludging up the middle.

I don't think he is in our best seventeen or if he is, it would be between he and Kaysa. Wicks and Terepo offer too much in the arm-wrestle and Kenny Edwards would be an 80min starter at plenty of other clubs. Great depth to have and also a very good bloke to have at the club off the field. One of the more underrated pickups of the last few years in the wider NRL.

 

[Pazza]

i remember he threw the pass to Hayne for the winning try of a game vs the Raiders in 2014/15????

He has some nice skills with the ball in hand.

 

[emjaycee]

With Watmough and Peats injured it seems like we still have at least 12 forwards available in the Top 25 that BA can pick from, possibly on a game by game basis. A nice position to be in if he can choose the right type of player for the opposition and not just have to go with whoever is available.

Mannah
Junior
Wicks
Terepo
Moreoa
Alvaro
Gower
Scott
Manu
Edwards
DeGois
Pritchard

At least 2 of these need to miss out every week at the moment which is a great position to be in.

 

[hindy111]

Hey forty/20. What are tanginoa's chances of first grade this year?

 

[Pazza]

Tanginoa picking up and dumping Matt Scott one on one got me so excited about this kid. Almost the same feeling as when Justin Tsoulos shoulder charged Shane Webcke. Hopefully Kelepi turns out better lol

 

[Forty20]

Hey forty/20. What are tanginoa's chances of first grade this year?

Doing himself little harm over the first three rounds of the ISP. Playing massive minutes, upped his work rate significantly and is coming up with big plays consistently (in the context of his position).

The only real negative against him is that he still falls into a 'tweener' billing. Is he an edge backrower or a prop in the NRL? He covers both roles for Wenty in 2016 but most importantly he has defended on the edge pretty well which leans me towards edge forward.

I think it is quite close between Kelepi and Gower for our best first-drop backrower based on 2016 form. Gower has the advantage in NRL experience and an almost certain Top 25 spot though, both of which are pretty big obstacles as far as the depth chart goes.

If two spots were to open up in the backrow (or Gower himself got injured), say around Origin when Scott is playing for NSW and someone else is injured/suspended I imagine Tanginoa is the next man up.

 

[hindy111]

I think Tanginoa is and should only be looked at as a 2nd rower. He just hasn't got the size to be a modern day prop.Only about 100kgs. Id love to see him have a shot in the NRL this season. Gower has the skill but Tanginoa has far more raw power.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

i remember he threw the pass to Hayne for the winning try of a game vs the Raiders in 2014/15????

If it was to Hayne it probably wasn't 2015.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Tanginoa picking up and dumping Matt Scott one on one got me so excited about this kid.

To be fair, that's a lot easier to do when you're playing for the same team as the ball runner and he's not expecting to be tackled by you.

 

[IFR33K]

Loved the way Flash played. He's one tough bastard. Also, has semi ever played through the middle before, like he did on Friday night to score his two tries? His first try he was in support of Norman and his second a short pass off Gower. He basically played like a fullback, towards the end. This could be a great ploy by BA in the back half of the game. Or maybe semi is being groomed for the fullback role?????

 

[hineyrulz]

Semi is always trying to get involved in the game no matter what, wether it be hit ups on the opposite side of the field or lurking in support. The guy is just so good. He started the move with his pass to Edwards to get Jennings away and then on the next play there he is in support of Norman. It's like we have two fullbacks in the side.

 

[Gronk]

Parramatta Eels ‏@TheParraEels 50s50 seconds ago
Kieran Foran has been charged with contrary conduct by NRL Match Review Committee. Details http://eels.co/1o0DvuB

 

[hineyrulz]

Lol ffs!!

 

[IFR33K]

Lmffao

 

[phantom eel]

It's a bit early for April Fools Day... what a joke this focus on touching the ref is.

If it's meant with any obvious malice, then sure get it in the match review.

But if it's to get to a live ball or feed a scrum etc, why bother?

 

[IFR33K]

What's he do??? Fight the charge?

 

[Suitman]

OMFG.
Are the NRL for real?

 

[phantom eel]

Fight it!

If Foran loses then he gets more time to rehab his hammies - and Kelly gets more of a chance to shine .

 

[forward pass]

The NRL are embarrassing themselves - they really are.