Rumours and Stuff

[Gazzamatta]

Gutho needs to work on his defense. Ive been drilled for pointing it out before but I reckon its borderline poor. I even reckon French defense just as well.

Front on hes pretty good on a break away but hes easily beaten when some skill is put on him. One terrible effort last night when the offload produced the Bunnys 2nd try. Id love to see Bev get a run in the NRL side again. I think he got a bad wrap because of his wing play. Hes a fullback and I reckon hed go ok. Once BA marks your card its generally game over unfortunately.

 

[Incorrect]

Peats imo

Respectfully disagree. Peats not an out an out hooker like Mahoney IMO, and his service not quite as good. And Peats' tendency to get injured has hurt his teams as much as himself over the years... Mr Durability he ain't.

 

[IFR33K]

If Mahoney gets isolated on the try line, means one of the 3 middle forwards or markers (if we even have any being close to the line) aren’t doing their job, no hooker is going to stop a middle forward one on one 1 m or so from the try line.

Additionally leading line speed on the try line is difficult, if he leads it by himself he leaves a hole in the line.

My thoughts as well. Like all hookers he’ll be targeted all match. Simple numbers game, he’s bound to miss a few eventually!

 

[Soren Lorenson]

Its because we have the slowest play the ball in the known universe. Did you see Guthos first effort last night? I went for a coffee and he was still laying there when I got back. I think only Sivo regularly fights to get to his feet.

And poor old Moses gets caned for trying a quick one.

 

[Bazal]

If Mahoney gets isolated on the try line, means one of the 3 middle forwards or markers (if we even have any being close to the line) aren’t doing their job, no hooker is going to stop a middle forward one on one 1 m or so from the try line.

Additionally leading line speed on the try line is difficult, if he leads it by himself he leaves a hole in the line.

So why does it only seem to happen later in the game? He had help last night from Paulo but as the main tackler still got trampled.

He is clearly getting fatigued. Four times in 12 matches is a problem. It doesn't mean he isn't a good player.

 

[EelsFan05]

If Mahoney gets isolated on the try line, means one of the 3 middle forwards or markers (if we even have any being close to the line) aren’t doing their job, no hooker is going to stop a middle forward one on one 1 m or so from the try line.

Additionally leading line speed on the try line is difficult, if he leads it by himself he leaves a hole in the line.

Yep. His inside and outside defenders need to identify that there is going to be a prop running straight at him inside the ten meters. It's resulted in to many tries already this year.

 

[IFR33K]

And poor old Moses gets caned for trying a quick one.

Worst decision I’ve seen in a long time.

 

[EelsFan05]

And poor old Moses gets caned for trying a quick one.

If that was any other team last night it would have been a penalty. In my opinion he was right to try it. Just like the Sivo 'knock on' would have been play on and let the video ref decide.

 

[Gary Gutful]

f**k no. Your mate @Gary Gutful is more affluent than I am, go hit him up. Maybe he's more effluent, I dunno. Who gives a shit?

Effluent is more accurate.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

So why does it only seem to happen later in the game? He had help last night from Paulo but as the main tackler still got trampled.

He is clearly getting fatigued. Four times in 12 matches is a problem. It doesn't mean he isn't a good player.

No he didn’t get trampled at all, Manu didn’t make sufficient, contact to hold him up or line speed, if anything Mahoney was helping Manu:

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Front on hes pretty good on a break away but hes easily beaten when some skill is put on him. One terrible effort last night when the offload produced the Bunnys 2nd try. Id love to see Bev get a run in the NRL side again. I think he got a bad wrap because of his wing play. Hes a fullback and I reckon hed go ok. Once BA marks your card its generally game over unfortunately.

I get the impression he doesn't like Kane Evans, though that merkin keeps finding his way back into the team.

 

[Gazzamatta]

I get the impression he doesn't like Kane Evans, though that merkin keeps finding his way back into the team.

He was good last night. Started with lots of energy. Can he do it again next week? Hope so. Gotta give him the benefit of the doubt which im very reluctant to do. Lol.

 

[Eelogical]

Effluent is more accurate.

No wonder I don't eat fish and chips from the Bay.

 

[Gary Gutful]

No wonder I don't eat fish and chips from the Bay.

If you are after some dessert, I can recommend a polly waffle at Woody Point.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I bet you f**ken can.

 

[Eelogical]

If you are after some dessert, I can recommend a polly waffle at Woody Point.

No such thing, unless you're suggesting a floater from Chelmer.

 

[hindy111]

I think hindy111 misses all the tackles most fullbacks miss but only calls Gutho out on it because he isn't a Penrith player and as our Eels are his teams greatest rival, he needs to lay the boot in.

Just pointing areas he can improve. Tiola try he should of stoped.

 

[hineyrulz]

f**k no. Your mate @Gary Gutful is more affluent than I am, go hit him up. Maybe he's more effluent, I dunno. Who gives a shit?

I already hit him up, all he offered was a free golf lesson. I think it was really just a euphemism.

 

[emjaycee]

Front on hes pretty good on a break away but hes easily beaten when some skill is put on him. One terrible effort last night when the offload produced the Bunnys 2nd try. Id love to see Bev get a run in the NRL side again. I think he got a bad wrap because of his wing play. Hes a fullback and I reckon hed go ok. Once BA marks your card its generally game over unfortunately.

I reckon we wont be seeing Bevan in the Blue and Gold again... at least not for the next few years.
Personally I think this is a shame because as far as raw talent goes, I would place him as the best to come through at Parra since Jayne. Unfortunately, he is limited to only really being able to play FB in the modern game and that's not available to him in our current squad and he did his dash with his little hissy fit last year.

 

[emjaycee]

Just pointing areas he can improve. Tiola try he should of stoped.

The Tutola try should have been stopped when we had 3 or 4 players on their #17 and let him pop an offload 1 metre out from our tryline.
FFS we limited them to 5 offloads all game (to our 16) and that one was one that shouldn't have been allowed.