Round 21 v Broncos: Game Day Thread

[Chipmunk]

Commentators were thinking the obstruction call was for Norman running behind a player when in fact it was Takairangi not getting on the inside shoulder. Correct call.

I think they probably could've got us for either. Fair penalty for mine.

 

[Dibs]

Crikey, leading with 10 mins to go... we have to stay switched on, and hope our forward rotation doesn't let us down at the end.

Wtf?

 

[strider]

Ch 9 mom?

They interviewed French ... dunno if it was cos he was motm

 

[forward pass]

Had to be Moses surely?

 

[Jake the snake]

Brilliant win that's all I can say!!

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I expected your comment was serious. It didn't seem like a humourous comment.

Anyway, if it works then we should keep doing it.

Mark the post down...it could just be a deliberate tactic that gets us over the top of some decent teams.

I'm always serious.

But seriously, I think our reluctance to do it is part of the reason why we've been struggling in that area and all the calls for a bigger pack. We haven't been pushing the limits enough.

 

[Dibs]

After the crap we dealt up last week to narrow beat a shit team, and the first 10 minutes of this game, and without Gutherson... that grinding win is a season-changing, turning-point performance.

Well done BA and all 17 players - I'm convinced we can win a final or two!

Including Mannah?

 

[El Diablo]

How can you watch Parra without alcohol.

When I go to Alcoholics Anonymous, I start with "I am an eels fan and I am an alcoholic".

All the other drunks instantly understand.

i thought they'd say "so are we"

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Alvaro is such a good defender.

42 tackles (one missed) in 46 minutes.

King made 36 with four missed in 80 minutes.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

King adds another dimension at hooker. Has a good kicking game.

He definitely has a kicking game.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

hate to see your worst. give you 8 and a half start for the final score

No we gave you twelve points start. After that it was 28 to 2.

 

[woddy]

Surely you know what it is like being an eels fan. We could easily lose both (and it wouldn't surprise me)

Nah I don't see us falling apart , we proved that last year with the scandal. Eels can do this.

 

[hybrideel]

42 tackles (one missed) in 46 minutes.

King made 36 with four missed in 80 minutes.

I'm guessing King was told to let some of the others do a bit more of the defence so he could last the full 80
Edit: no I looked back at previous games and it looks like his standard numbers

 

[Joshuatheeel]

42 tackles (one missed) in 46 minutes.

King made 36 with four missed in 80 minutes.

King was good in attack, but watching tonight (and I could be wrong), Pritchard/IDG regularly make the initial contact which may lead to a few miss tackles but does enough to slow the attacker. Additionally they are the first with line speed.

But with king, he doesn't lead the line speed and normally is the 2nd or 3rd defender in, going around the legs.

Really just depends on what BA wants in a hooker.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I'm guessing King was told to let some of the others do a bit more of the defence so he could last the full 80

Don't think he was told that, just told to play his natural game.

 

[hindy111]

I watched Alvaro closely, what i noticed is he also slows players down when a tackle is made he always last one off which is good for us.. He made 3 tackles that if missed become a line break. I bag this guy a lot. Tonight he impressed me. His leg speed was better to.

 

[IFR33K]

Is browny ok???

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Is browny ok???

Look ok in the sheds after the game with the Fox footage

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Who's up for shots?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Well I gave yous a chance. That's two for me...