Round 26 - Parramatta Eels v South Sydney Rabbitohs GAME DAY THREAD

[Poupou Escobar]

@Poupou Escobar im going to need ur floor and curtains next weekend

ffs

 

[robert gower]

why is he playing Vava ?

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Just my opinion but we can't afford a leader in the finals who just does OK. As a captain alone , Cam Smith eats Tim Tams for morning tea.

If you're relying on just one leader you're f**ked. We have plenty of them, which is why we've gone so well this year.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I also think that you know what you'll get with Matagi. He'll always run hard. He's not the biggest, so it doesn't always come off, but he always runs hard and one charge like that can swing a game. Plus he's got a passing game and an offload so he offers some variety. On the other hand Vave can be hit and miss. Like tonight, he had that early run in broken play that was deadset 20m+ but only made 6 runs for 66m in the match. It was a good early run, but then he dropped off. Matagi at least keeps running hard even if he gets belted.

And if he only needs to play 20 minutes we could get him some KFC vouchers.

 

[hindmarshisgod]

We're making up the numbers.

We are at best a bottom 8 team. Tonight proved it.

We are getting shallacked by melbourne

 

[ash411]

We're making up the numbers.

We are at best a bottom 8 team. Tonight proved it.

We are getting shallacked by melbourne

Except we're not though, we're in the top 4. Fair Dinkum every game we don't put 50 on a team people start writing us off

 

[Eelpout]

If we lose to Melbourne, we will most definitely have one of the Sharks, Panthers or Cowboys the following week.

If we beat them, in the preliminary final we will most likely play the Broncos or the Roosters. If not one of those two, it will be the Eagles or the Dragons to get in the grand-final.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If Kaysa were to come onto the bench who do you think would drop off?

Matagi or Vave

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

We're making up the numbers.

We are at best a bottom 8 team. Tonight proved it.

We are getting shallacked by melbourne

We won 16 games and lost 8. How is that not a top 8 side?

 

[Bazal]

We won 16 games and lost 8. How is that not a top 8 side?

People don't seem to understand...the last time we won this many games, we were minor premiers.

Yeah I think we've overachieved, but to say we're making up the numbers is ridiculous. Only takes four more weeks of overachieving to win the competition. Not that I think we will. But we can.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

People don't seem to understand...the last time we won this many games, we were minor premiers.

Yeah I think we've overachieved, but to say we're making up the numbers is ridiculous. Only takes four more weeks of overachieving to win the competition. Not that I think we will. But we can.

Definitely overachieved. The F/A shows that. But with the same logic almost everyone bar Melbourne is making up the numbers. And yep, 3 or 4 games to go just means it's a crapshoot. We're a chance.

 

[Eelementary]

The 2006 1 vs 8 game comes to mind.

I maintain we won that game....Delaney scored 100%

Was 100% a try.

 

[Bazal]

Holy shit....

Maybe it's the booze, but it's just sunk in that we are top four. Haven't made the 8 since 2009 and when we do it, we're top 4.

Holy shit....

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

Holy shit....

Maybe it's the booze, but it's just sunk in that we are top four. Haven't made the 8 since 2009 and when we do it, we're top 4.

Holy shit....

The fan response is bizarre. But I understand it. As Eels fans we've been conditioned.

 

[natheel]

Except we're not though, we're in the top 4. Fair Dinkum every game we don't put 50 on a team people start writing us off

The thing I like about us is we just find ways to win. May not be pretty but we get the job done

 

[hineyrulz]

Top 4 top 4 top 4!!!

 

[84 Baby]

We're making up the numbers.

We are at best a bottom 8 team. Tonight proved it.

We are getting shallacked by melbourne

"We've gone from suck to stink"
"Yeah that's the spirit"

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Definitely overachieved. The F/A shows that.

Maybe not, yeah Broncos / storms F/A is great but look at the Roosters / sharks the next the best sides

Our F/A is 39, Roosters is 68 and Sharks 61. Yeah I know that they still have a game in hand but they aren't massively better then ours considering our start to the year and injuries.

Additionally the difference between us and the rosters could just be attributed to their flogging of us. Take that game out and their isn't much difference between us and them.

 

[84 Baby]

If you take our game against the roosters, we are better then them. But you can't unfortunately.

I reckon we overachieved but probably only by a couple of spots at most. I reckon it's down to a couple of other teams underachieving and BA getting the boys able to find ways to just win games

 

[Joshuatheeel]

If you take our game against the roosters, we are better then them. But you can't unfortunately.

I reckon we overachieved but probably only by a couple of spots at most. I reckon it's down to a couple of other teams underachieving and BA getting the boys able to find ways to just win games

Of course you can't take away the game, but it shows how one game can make the impression we are worse then we are.