Round 1 - Eels v Manly

[Poupou Escobar]

Or he gets rested by Brown for 20 minutes.

 

[Basil Brush]

Or he gets rested by Brown for 20 minutes.

Wtf?

You saying Nathan Brown playing hooker?

One of your best!!

 

[Poupou Escobar]

A plan that crazy just might work.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Wtf?

You saying Nathan Brown playing hooker?

One of your best!!

I didn't see it, but there were some posters who said he played some dummy at the nines.

 

[Gronk]

I didn't see it, but there were some posters who said he played some dummy at the nines.

There has been banter amongst players that Brown fancies himself as a ball player.

 

[Hollywood Jesus]

Game Day, Merkins!!!

FIRE UP!!!

 

[84 Baby]

Been gradually getting pumped for past 24 hours. It's sheer coincidence that Mardi Gras was last night

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Wtf?

You saying Nathan Brown playing hooker?

One of your best!!

Have a look at TCT positioning statement on hooker. This suggestion surprised me too but has not come from someones' bum.
http://thecumberlandthrow.com/2017/03/01/a-positioning-statement-hooker/

 

[lingard]

lingard might be on 1 but I've scored plenty against him over the years. I can afford to encourage him.

You sure have.

 

[Gronk]

Jumper presentation (?) to Frank The Tank.

Matagi

Brown

Hoffman

Ending with brother hug ?

 

[bartman]

Hopefully it's not some welcome to Hillsong...

 

[Gronk]

...one hour prior to kick-off a final team of 17 active players is confirmed, only selected from players included in the 19-man squad.

Do we assume as per program seeing Gower and King played yesterday ?

Parramatta Eels

1. Bevan French

2. Semi Radradra

3. Michael Jennings

4. Brad Takairangi

5. Josh Hoffman

6. Clint Gutherson

7. Corey Norman

8. Suaia Matagi

9. Kaysa Pritchard

10. Tim Mannah (c)

11. Manu Ma’u

12. Tepai Moeroa

13. Beau Scott

Interchange

14. Nathan Brown

15. Daniel Alvaro

16. Rory O’Brien

17. Frank Pritchard

19. Cameron King

20. David Gower

 

[Happy MEel]

Brown looks like he's about to knock Taka's block off (all in good fun)

Loving the training shirt as well.

 

[eels_fan]

I'd say so, barring a warm up injury I don't think BA is mean enough to make gower or king play 2 games in 24 hours in Round 1

 

[Happy MEel]

Do we assume as per program seeing Gower and King played yesterday ?

Parramatta Eels

1. Bevan French

2. Semi Radradra

3. Michael Jennings

4. Brad Takairangi

5. Josh Hoffman

6. Clint Gutherson

7. Corey Norman

8. Suaia Matagi

9. Kaysa Pritchard

10. Tim Mannah (c)

11. Manu Ma’u

12. Tepai Moeroa

13. Beau Scott

Interchange

14. Nathan Brown

15. Daniel Alvaro

16. Rory O’Brien

17. Frank Pritchard

19. Cameron King

20. David Gower

Looking at the players involved in the captains run that will be the team running out

 

[hineyrulz]

Hopefully it's not some welcome to Hillsong...

That would mean the clapping is a worry then.

 

[Gronk]

Using Brown as a back up rake reminds me of how we used to use Piggy, Peats used to cameo as a backrower, Kaysa stayed on a few times last year as a middle forward. Even the great Ron "Hitman" Hilditch started his career as a hooker (1976 GF) and whilst he played most of his FG as prop, played a few games in 1982 at hooker again.

 

[Glenneel]

Or he gets rested by Brown for 20 minutes.

I stated last year/early this year that King would be our hooker and play 80 minutes with Edwards substituting him for a rest. I was pooh pooh (not pou pou) by some merkin here but essentially I was right. We are playing 1 hooker and a forward will be resting him if required.

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I stated last year/early this year that King would be our hooker and play 80 minutes with Edwards substituting him for a rest. I was pooh pooh (not pou pou) by some merkin here but essentially I was right. We are playing 1 hooker and a forward will be resting him if required.

It hasn't happened yet. And got the wrong players. Essentially, you were wrong.

 

[bartman]

So you were essentially right... but King is playing 0 minutes, rather than 80 minutes?