Round 23 Game Day Thread: Eels v Knights

[BoneyBlake17]

It was disappointing to see we honoured timmy 200th game literally. It looked like they were all concussed and should have been taken to the HIA. Like tim has been for the last 2 years.

Perhaps they talked about timmy too much in the lead up instead of focusing on the team.

Trying to look for a positive but maybe this was the wake up call needed before the finals.

Though pissing away a top 4 spot is completely unacceptable and typifies the weak mentally still at the club

 

[BoneyBlake17]

I know we deserved to lose, but that idiot Peranera, how is he Top grade ref? Every game he is involved is contreversial. f**king hopeless

That blood bin rule was a disgrace held up the game for 2 mins. While we wait for him to get cleaned up.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Forget this week, BA will deal with the boys!!

Bring on the titans!!

 

[Joshuatheeel]

That blood bin rule was a disgrace held up the game for 2 mins. While we wait for him to get cleaned up.

That's the rule apparently but. It's the second time the same player has an issue, it's play on.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Smith was terrible tonight. He's a back up half or utility as far as I'm concerned. His positioning was terrible all night for kick returns.

He was nowhere near Auva'a's dropped bomb that led to his sin bin.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The loss we had to have....

Probably. But I was hoping it would be in Brisbane.

 

[jk13]

so u reckon it's possible to make perenara competent without dredging up his past failures as a player?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We were pretty woeful against the team they replaced as well. Lucky win

Yeah we certainly tend to let our effort match our odds.

 

[hybrideel]

He was doing it easy off the back of quick play-the-balls though. Our middle was buggered after ten minutes in both halves. We did well to miss so few tackles but just making that many tackles had us fingered.

The Knights' top tackler (Buhrer) made 36 tackles. We had three blokes make over 50.

According to the NRL site we missed 43 tackles, but champion stats has 26. Which to believe

 

[Chipmunk]

Yeah we certainly tend to let our effort match our odds.

When was the last time we won a game when paying $1.50 or less to win

 

[parraitdoesmatta]

When was the last time we won a game when paying $1.50 or less to win

Last week against the bulldogs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think we'd still probably make the 8 if we lost all our games.

It's certainly possible. I don't think the Dragons or Raiders will get to 30 points, which leaves us in eighth spot.

 

[Eelogical]

We're not contenders and I didn't think we were before tonight either. This group should be satisfied with a Top 8 finish though. The way they played tonight they probably are.

Even if we make the Top 4 I don't see us as contenders this season.

HA! Hell, I don't think any Parra supporter saw us as serious legit final 8 contenders leading into this year. We all hoped and expected that would be the case but after the lean years preceding 2017 and all the bullshit that went along with it most of us would have been happy with at least a shot at the 8. And here we now are. A few games shy of the finals and we get bent over by a team with nothing to prove other than trying to avoid the spoon and look forward to their 2018 as a better season for themselves and their fans. I am of the opinion, and I assume there are many who would agree that where we are on the table is an enviable position to be in.

 

[jk13]

If u look early in his career the signs were there. His eyes here r saying, I'm gonna f**k para good and hard when my shitty career is over

 

[Chipmunk]

Last week against the bulldogs

I'm pretty sure we were around the $1.60 mark last week.

 

[84 Baby]

We were pretty woeful against the team they replaced as well. Lucky win

Serious question. Are you big fella? Your as much of a death riding pessimist

 

[Eelogical]

Kodos to the Knights? Bloody hell, now they'll be a powerhouse too.

Mate, it's Friday night...........................

 

[Chipmunk]

It's certainly possible. I don't think the Dragons or Raiders will get to 30 points, which leaves us in eighth spot.

Certainly possible, but given that Dragons and Raiders also play Panthers then unlikely that two of those three will finish on 30 points. Panthers also play Cowboys and Manly too.

 

[Eelogical]

It was disappointing to see we honoured timmy 200th game literally. It looked like they were all concussed and should have been taken to the HIA. Like tim has been for the last 2 years.

Perhaps they talked about timmy too much in the lead up instead of focusing on the team.

Trying to look for a positive but maybe this was the wake up call needed before the finals.

Though pissing away a top 4 spot is completely unacceptable and typifies the weak mentally still at the club

Relax, It's the concussion round.

 

[Chipmunk]

Serious question. Are you big fella? Your as much of a death riding pessimist

No