Here we are and here we go! It's game day once again!! I haven't been able to say this for a number of weeks but it really is a big game tonight. A top four clash against the Eels. Our first big game since we last played them in Round 12 and our first real challenge in eight weeks so tonight is huge.
As I said, I think the Eels will be a really big challenge tonight and we are certainly in for a tough game. Parra have had a really poor couple of weeks, I know and recently, we've always seemed to have their measure but that means absolutely nothing tonight. They get Moses back and I just have a feeling they're going to return to form tonight and really test us. On their day, they deserve to be in the top four and are capable of beating anyone so we must be on our game. There's strike power and rep quality players all over the park, everywhere you look. Gutherson, Sivo, Moses, Dylan Brown, Paulo, Matterson, Nathan Brown; The list just goes on and on. I think the key battles tonight will be in the forwards and another one will be out there on the wings which I'm sure they'll target.
For us, as I have said, this is not going to be easy at all. We've been cruising for a few weeks now but it's time to really ramp it up and turn up the heat. It's a step up in opposition so the boys have to step up. I don't want to see us go out there thinking "oh, Parra have had a rough couple weeks, it'll be the same tonight," because I feel it won't be. We can't take them lightly so I want to see us go out there with the right attitude for a top four clash. We get Cam, Benji and Junior back which will help lift us even more. Hopefully the attack can keep rolling and it seems I say this every week but I really want an improved defensive performance.
So fire up everyone!! Game day with a top four clash, it doesn't get much bigger!! Let's go!!
