Rumours and Stuff

[Avenger]

I'm not suprised. I saw him in a trial and I said. Lane is set for a big year.

You did and he has never been on the shit list.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Agreed. Those kicks were shit and the missed goal wasn’t great, but we have an ELITE half who is prepared to miss the birth of his first born to get us a premiership.

He also got two LBAs and nailed the sideline conversion just a couple of minutes after the missed penalty. That four point lead meant we could lay all over the merkins inside our 20 in those final minutes.

 

[Gazzamatta]

In many respects, Lane and Papali'i's HIA probably gave them a break they wouldn't ordinarily have got. This must have helped us in the back end of the game.

Said the same to my young bloke. Master stroke by BA. Oh wait!

 

[Gazzamatta]

He also got two LBAs and nailed the sideline conversion just a couple of minutes after the missed penalty. That four point lead meant we could lay all over the merkins inside our 20 in those final minutes.

Yep. It was massive.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Like BA said in the presser, it wasn't him that won the game, it was the players. Just like how he didn't lose all those week two games in previous years.

 

[JokerEel]

Of Course the world is going to end Today! Can't have the Eels break the drought first!

 

[oldmancraigy]

Like BA said in the presser, it wasn't him that won the game, it was the players. Just like how he didn't lose all those week two games in previous years.

It's because we became a bigger club this year.

 

[Gazzamatta]

It's because we became a bigger club this year.

Yeah. Amazed how we gathered all those resources these past few weeks.
Our players were always good enough. Something changed and Im so pleased it did.
One more hurdle.
Lets go boys.

 

[the phantom menace]

Something changed = motiviation = at least partly (if not much more) a coach's job.

 

[Eelementary]

I think it is fair to say that Brad Arthur had a plan, which was to get the team to peak at the right time.

So losing a few games, here and there, was inconsequential to the overall plan.

Evidence to me of this are:

* our ability to win our round 25 game to secure a top 4 spot

* the magnitude of the improvement in our attitude, defence, and attack, over the last 6 weeks

* our ridiculous levels of fitness

* our amazing professional attitude


I think Brad has done a great job (I didn't think so 2 months ago), and I think he deserves a Premiership.

Let's go, Eels!!!

 

[Chipmunk]

I think it is fair to say that Brad Arthur had a plan, which was to get the team to peak at the right time.

So losing a few games, here and there, was inconsequential to the overall plan.

Evidence to me of this are:

* our ability to win our round 25 game to secure a top 4 spot

* the magnitude of the improvement in our attitude, defence, and attack, over the last 6 weeks

* our ridiculous levels of fitness

* our amazing professional attitude


I think Brad has done a great job (I didn't think so 2 months ago), and I think he deserves a Premiership.

Let's go, Eels!!!

I think it would appear that everyone in the joint knew they had a team capable of something special the moment they beat the Storm and the Panthers earlier in the year. Throughout the season all they did was just enough to ensure they could get themselves into the position they're now in.

I suspect they had been waiting for last week for the last 12 months and had then been waiting all season for last night.

Credit where credit is due.

 

[Eelementary]

I think it would appear that everyone in the joint knew they had a team capable of something special the moment they beat the Storm and the Panthers earlier in the year. Throughout the season all they did was just enough to ensure they could get themselves into the position they're now in.

I suspect they had been waiting for last week for the last 12 months and had then been waiting all season for last night.

Credit where credit is due.

Absolutely.

Two months ago, I honestly thought Brad had reached his peak.

It's pretty clear he was working to a plan, and we are seeing the benefits now.

 

[Enamoured Eel]

A little off tangent, but how many of the current team would everyone place in their team of the NRL era?

I would have Brown, Moses, Mahoney, Campbell-Gillard and Paulo in there. Potentially Gutherson, Lane, Papali’i and Matterson pending next weeks performance.

 

[Eelementary]

A little off tangent, but how many of the current team would everyone place in their team of the NRL era?

I would have Brown, Moses, Mahoney, Campbell-Gillard and Paulo in there. Potentially Gutherson, Lane, Papali’i and Matterson pending next weeks performance.

I know we have had a few fullbacks more talented than Gutherson in the NRL era, but he'd make my side - never stops, inspirational, and just a defensive workhorse.

 

[JokerEel]

A little off tangent, but how many of the current team would everyone place in their team of the NRL era?

I would have Brown, Moses, Mahoney, Campbell-Gillard and Paulo in there. Potentially Gutherson, Lane, Papali’i and Matterson pending next weeks performance.

Thats is a tough one!

Hayne
Sivo
Lyon
Freshy
Semi
Brown
Moses
Reg
Reed
Paulo
Hindy
Ice
Matto?

Lane
Marata
FuiFui
Gutho

 

[emjaycee]

The first comp goes for 25 rounds and is a prelim to the main event which only 8 teams enter.

BA and the team did enough throughout the year to get us to the final of the main event.

 

[Chipmunk]

A little off tangent, but how many of the current team would everyone place in their team of the NRL era?

I would have Brown, Moses, Mahoney, Campbell-Gillard and Paulo in there. Potentially Gutherson, Lane, Papali’i and Matterson pending next weeks performance.

The question is who else have you got in the team? Obviously The Plane, Hindy, and Semi pick themselves.

If you're talking about 17 players then both RCG and Paulo would be in there, but you can't leave out Cayless, we did go to two GF's and plenty of Prelim Finals with him as Captain. Fui also has to get a game.

Gutho gets a run somewhere surely, even if it is the 14.

 

[Eelementary]

The first comp goes for 25 rounds and is a prelim to the main event which only 8 teams enter.

BA and the team did enough throughout the year to get us to the final of the main event.

He has done an amazing job to get us firing at the right time of the season.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Absolutely.

Two months ago, I honestly thought Brad had reached his peak.

It's pretty clear he was working to a plan, and we are seeing the benefits now.

That broncos loss at home I had us done.

There was a period of 2-3 months there the vibe just looked off even while we were winning.

In hindsight looks like they were conserving themselves for the last 6 weeks.

I think that Manly win at Brookie was crucial yes manly have collasped since but we were down by 6 points with 20 mins and stormed home. That was a mature win as Manly probably through the last bit of the kitchen sink emotionally at us that night and we won without Moses.

 

[Chipmunk]

Thats is a tough one!

Hayne
Sivo
Lyon
Freshy
Semi
Brown
Moses
Reg
Reed
Paulo
Hindy
Ice
Matto?

Lane
Marata
FuiFui
Gutho

I think I'd have Gutho at left centre ahead of Vaeliki. In that team, Brown and Gutho could probably swap around a bit on the left side. Cayless has to be ahead of Niukore. I'm sure there is others we're all over looked.