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eels_fan said:
We haven’t lost back to back games all season, and we’ve never lost back to back games at Commbank/Bankwest so we’ll either beat Penrith or buck our trend.

results this weekend have favoured us so far with Manly losing. Would be nice for storm to do us a favour and beat Souths (surely they won’t lose 4 in a row… that would have to be close to their biggest slump in Bellamy’s tenure).

Losing to Penrith next week also won’t be terminal, provided roosters beat manly and sharks account for Souths. If that happens, we’ll be in the same position we were going into this round despite back for back losses.

the key is the manly game. That is must win. We lose that and it’s over. Bulldogs goes without saying that we have to win. That should be enough. Bellamy will rest a bucketload in the final round of their finals spot is guaranteed which it should be.
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Manly has a very good home record this year .... it will be a tough game
 
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Glenneel said:
Not a bad side but don't expect anything to happen. BA just doesn't do anything radical.

What about for next year buy Tessi Nui off Broncos or Cowboy's Drinkwater and put at fb and move Gutho to centre? Adds speed to side at fb and usually centres don't have to be that fast. And a new coach, Flanaghan is proven and doubt sponsors would be too worried if he improved side which I think he will especially in defence. Just my 2 bobs worth.
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I'd be shocked if BA had the balls to make such changes, but imo, the side I listed:

Has a better person for a leader (Matterson is well-spoken, and has great values, as well as being someone who sets a good example)

Offers more versatility in attack

Offers more punch off the bench

Gives Mahoney a rest


It's a no-brainer to me, but I doubt Supercoach changes a thing.
 
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Soto said:
I do like it and I posted a similar side the other night.
Do we expect almost a copy paste of the same 17 from the day? You bet.
Will he have the kahunas to make necessary changes? Probably not.
Mahoney is in need of a break. Is it for a game or be subbed halfway through each half? Not sure but he looks tired, banged up and seeing him more on the floor than ever.
Simonsson and Penisini need a spell in reserves. Guth has been out of position so many times this year its not funny.
Centre or I'm not joking hooker. Too slow for fullback.
Opacic needs to come back for his defence and actually does know how to run lines.
Waqa back to the right wing.
Maka out. JA out.
I like the inclusion of Greig. It's between him and Nrown.
I will say Kaufusi has actually been one of our better forwards.
Probably prefer Papalii at Prop instead of Nuikore. Paps defence leaves him wanting at times.
Let's hope BA does make changes. He has been too loyal to the players who continuously are not producing.
It's up to him to get this right.
At the moment the selection of the team is not right.
The balance is not right.
We need to energy from the bench which we don't get apart from kaufusi at times.
Cartwright will also bring it.
Greig with a 10-15 min spell in both halves should bring energy as well.
We need to ambush teams from the start. High energy, enthusiasm and commitment from the outset.
So often when you see we have started slowly its set the tone for us to be picked apart..Dogs, souths, Broncos.
We also need to also do more than just one out garbage. Teams are numbering up and belting us as it's so predictable and know it's coming.
We need to do a shitload more dummy half running.
The hooker if it's Mahoney or Rein need to a) tighten up the ruck and lead the defensive line.
I just hope we can still do something this year.
The GO button needs to be pressed now
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I feel like starting both Paulo, and RCG, is great if we get even possession, but once they go off, our power game dives off a cliff.

Starting them both is insane, imo.
 
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Soren Lorenson said:
Nope
www.foxsports.com.au

Cheap trip paying off big: Price tag for Latrell’s US trip revealed

Cheap trip paying off big: Bunnies’ bargain price tag for Latrell’s US trip revealed
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Eels: want to fly Moimoi's family to the game for a milestone match for the big man.

NRL: it counts against your cap.


Souths: want to fly Mitchell to the USA for experimental treatment for his injury.

NRL: all above board - nothing to see here.


I f**king hate the NRL. It's a joke.
 
Chipmunk

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Eelementary said:
I feel like starting both Paulo, and RCG, is great if we get even possession, but once they go off, our power game dives off a cliff.

Starting them both is insane, imo.
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I think we need to come up with better overall rotation of all of our forwards. We essentially have 9 players who are all very capable contributors, who I think should all be in our Top 17. 4 players who only play in the middle in RCG, Junior, Brown and Kaufusi, and 4 players who can play both on an edge and a middle in Lane, Papali'i, Matterson, and Niukore. We need to somehow get into system that rotates all these players around for 8 interchanges a match, including using the second 4 on both the edge and in the middle. We need to be smarter with use our interchanges...at the moment it is the dumbest thing I've ever seen.
 
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Eelementary said:
Eels: want to fly Moimoi's family to the game for a milestone match for the big man.

NRL: it counts against your cap.


Souths: want to fly Mitchell to the USA for experimental treatment for his injury.

NRL: all above board - nothing to see here.


I f**king hate the NRL. It's a joke.
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Would it have counted in our cap if we wanted to fly Moi Moi to the US for treatment? I suspect not.
 
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Has a better person for a leader (Matterson is well-spoken, and has great values, as well as being someone who sets a good example)
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Changing the captain would have an individual effect on the new and old captains, and possibly change the way referees treat our team (though we are currently the least penalised team in the NRL). But changing the captain wouldn't really change who is (and more importantly isn't) influential within the group. I think our leadership dynamics will change in a hurry when Hodgson arrives but otherwise it's the sort of thing that evolves very gradually in an organisation. Replacing the coach would no doubt have an effect but at most clubs there would be key players more influential than any coach, especially a new one. The coach needs to keep them onside or convince the club to get rid of them. Plenty of coach sackings would be the end result of this kind of personality clash.
 
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Player succession plan.

We need to start to rebuild this roster as well as pissing off our well and truly cooked coach and his team of no body assistants. The only assistant I would keep is Ennis and only because he gives us media cred.

Back to my main point.

We need to rejig the roster and I don't care who we let go other then our 6 and 7 and 8 and 10 and probably in that order.

I would make a massive play and I mean massive for the next superstar in waiting Joseph Suaalii. Around $1.2m+ and TPA's it could go as high as $1.4m

I think if we did that it would be very hard for the Roosters to compete money wise considering all the other stars they have in there lineup and need to look after.

He is only 19 years old and already in the top 10 players in the NRL. If he continues in the same vain(trajectory)and I can't see why he shouldn't baring injury, he will probably be the number 1 player in the NRL by the time he is 22-23 years old. All the other current super stars will be getting older too so he will be coming of age around then and killing it like no one else. Think of how Inglis, Hayne, Turbo or Latrell were at 18-19 and how much they improved by the time they were in their early 20's. He is a born leader too. You just see it in his temperament.

Pros that may get him here are he is best mates with Penisini and he comes from the West so is not adverse to the area and it doesn't hold a stigma to him like it might do for other Rooster types. His whole family still live out west.

Cons that may stop him from coming here. We are Parra and we don't think like winners, so we wouldn't even consider such an audacious signing. We are Parra.

I would make this offer right now seeing that he has a player option in his favour for both 2023 and 2024. If we did by some miracle sign him, I would tell Gutho to find another club immediately unless he wants to play NSW Cup all next season. There is no place for him here anymore and any other players that need to be speared to fit him in.

This is the way you restructure your roster and bring in superstar players whenever they are available, in positions that you need a superstar player in. Otherwise we will be stuck with a mediocre team that has no X factor player or genuine game breaker when the chips are down that we can consistently rely on. Suaalii is such a player and as he matures will become one of the best leaders in the NRL too. You can see it in his temperament.

We need to seriously take this approach and make it happen no matter who we upset or lose frankly. He is the player that we need to build this club on for the next 10+ years. If we don't we will struggle, guaranteed for the next 5 -10 years to find a star of his note. A Turbo, Latrell, Teddy type of player. He is the next off the rank. The only reason he isn't already signed up and unavailable is because of the funny circumstances he left the Rabbits and frankly it is an embarrassment that we didn't make a huge play for him then. Not saying we would have gotten him back then, but we should at the very least made a very competitive offer to at least be in the picture, but nothing at all that I can see.

Speak to his manager and see what type of offer would persuade him to leave the Roosters and come over to the Eels. Everyone has a price. The question is can we afford to not find his?

We need to start behaving like a winner. The road to failure is littered with excuses.

No excuses!!!!!!!!!
 
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