Rumours and Stuff

[Gazzamatta]

I think we’re out of form, but still won a few games during that period. Don’t let recency bias cloud your assessment of the team and coach though. We are solid, and I expect us to finish top six. It’ll be a bad sign for the group (including the coach) if we miss the eight. Maybe sacking the coach would be required to shake the merkins up, but that’s expensive.

Tldnr

 

[Gazzamatta]

If a dude provides value over three seasons why not give him a contract for that long? Longer contracts provide certainty for everyone. Also I see Simonsson as more of a fringe first grader than a genuine backup. Like Opacic and Cartwright. The form of others can determine whether these guys play reserve grade.

Tldnr

 

[emjaycee]

Why would we sign a back up for 3 seasons when we have plenty of other back ups at a similar level already signed with the club?

Might have been come concern about how Sivi would return from his ACL?

 

[Incorrect]

I can’t wait!!! It will be very exciting!!

Lucky for my kids they don't follow rugba league and they know what a disappointment Parra are to their soon to be middle-aged balding father.... They don't really know who Brad Arthur is, but they know they hate him....

 

[Happy MEel]

I think we’re out of form, but still won a few games during that period. Don’t let recency bias cloud your assessment of the team and coach though. We are solid, and I expect us to finish top six. It’ll be a bad sign for the group (including the coach) if we miss the eight. Maybe sacking the coach would be required to shake the merkins up, but that’s expensive.

Well based on your own metric of the quality of a team (points differential) we’re a bottom 8 side across 19 rounds. That’s a decent sample size.

 

[Happy MEel]

Lucky for my kids they don't follow rugba league and they know what a disappointment Parra are to their soon to be middle-aged balding father.... They don't really know who Brad Arthur is, but they know they hate him....

You’ve taught them well.

 

[Incorrect]

In all seriousness to all you merkins, I've actually had a good day today reading everyone's opinions. There's obviously factions but we all want this team to succeed.

The day it all comes together and we actually win a premiership, I hope you all get cryogenically unfrozen in 2107 so we can all bury the hatchet and raise a glass....

 

[gaffer]

Whilst I agree with those changes, they seem entirely fanciful. Only one I can actually see happening is Rein on the bench for JA

rein should start and let the future bulldog rotate with him

 

[Eelogical]

In all seriousness to all you merkins, I've actually had a good day today reading everyone's opinions. There's obviously factions but we all want this team to succeed.

The day it all comes together and we actually win a premiership, I hope you all get cryogenically unfrozen in 2107 so we can all bury the hatchet and raise a glass....

That soon? Having said that I thought I'd have uncorked my 1986 Cronin and Price ports by now. Well passed their use by dates, I wouldn't even give @hineyrulz a slurp.

 

[84 Baby]

We don’t have any other choice ffs

How do?

 

[gaffer]

if he wasn't bald he'd certainly be grey

 

[Legal Eel]

Teams stopped taking us lightly.

Inexhaustible.
Incorrigible.
Unbeatable.

Your next seven months until the 2023 season are going to be so blissful - just endless hours of trolling Parra fans day after day after day, for months on end….

Congratulations.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Garrick’s from Wigers

Na, steelers junior

 

[Eelementary]

I feel like going nuts tonight:

1. Russell
2. Sivo
3. Opacic
4. Gutherson
5. Blake
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. Campbell-Gillard
9. Mahoney
10. Niukore
11. Lane
12. Papali'i
13. Matterson (C)

14. Rein
15. Greig
16. Paulo
17. Cartwright

 

[Johnny88]

Whoever reached out to Canterbury on behalf of Brad Arthur this week may want to hit the phones again – the Eels are clearly making up the numbers should they be there in September.

Given the way they are playing, there is no guarantee they will be. They have lost three of their past six games and they face a taxing draw leading into the finals.

Arthur has had to live with renewed speculation over his future at the club and it won’t go away after their performance against the Broncos.

He has another two years on his deal but anyone and everyone will tell you he needs to go deep into the finals to ensure he has a contract next season.

It’s starting to feel like it might be time to move on for both parties. The Eels look stale and uninspired. They seemed bereft of ideas against the Broncos.

Arthur has done a sterling job for the past decade but sometimes the magic wears off. The message stops finding its target.

Clearly, Walters’ message still resonates. After the Broncos were battered at CommBank Stadium three years ago, Seibold was asked whether he would apologise to the fans.

“I am not going to apologise mate,” Seibold bristled.

“I have worked damn hard this year. If I am not good enough then I would rather be in the arena failing than standing outside throwing stones.

“We’re in a sport where you want to win, I want to win. We work hard and make a lot of sacrifices. We want to win. We’re not here to make up the numbers and come eighth every year.”

No need to apologise this time round. This Broncos side is certainly not making up the numbers. They’re in with a chance. A red hot one at that.

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[emjaycee]

I'm a truth teller.....

I'm 5 beers in on a Friday night....wait till my missus and kids hear what I've got say circa 9:15pm!!!!

How'd it go?

 

[strider]

How'd it go?

its 10:30 ... he is passed out in the bath tub by now

 

[yy_cheng]

I feel like going nuts tonight:

1. Russell
2. Sivo
3. Opacic
4. Gutherson
5. Blake
6. Brown
7. Moses
8. Campbell-Gillard
9. Mahoney
10. Niukore
11. Lane
12. Papali'i
13. Matterson (C)

14. Rein
15. Greig
16. Paulo
17. Cartwright

I reckon it will be

1.gutho
2.sivo
3 blake
4 will
5 simonssen
6 db
7 mm
8 rcg
9 rheed
10 paulo
12 pap
11 lane
13 matto

14. Maka
15 kaufusi
16 marata
17 ja

 

[Poupou Escobar]

It wouldn’t have been expensive if we didn’t rush to re-sign the merkin last year.

Did we rush to re-sign him? I don’t think our management rushes into anything. I’m sure Arthur is the best value coach they could get.

 

[Eelementary]

I reckon it will be

1.gutho
2.sivo
3 blake
4 will
5 simonssen
6 db
7 mm
8 rcg
9 rheed
10 paulo
12 pap
11 lane
13 matto

14. Maka
15 kaufusi
16 marata
17 ja

That's exactly what he will do.

I was looking to shake things up a bit.