Rumours and Stuff

[Noise]

We leaked 104 points after 5 games last year against inferior opposition. After 5 games this year, we’ve leaked 105.

Don’t get me wrong, our defence concerns me, but that’s probably not the best comparison.

No. We have scored 105. We have leaked 124.

 

[Tooooks]

No. We have scored 105. We have leaked 124.
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Ahhh, my bad. Looked at the wrong column. Cheers for that.

 

[eels_fan]

Do you watch the part of the game where we dont have the ball?

I watched us defend like champs with 12 men saving multiple tries against the roosters. they cracked us in both sin bin periods after 9mins. We had effort on effort plays to stop tries. Even the commentators who usually never praise us were saying how brilliantly we were working as a team to defend.

The Manly & Sharks game neither team valued defence.

we conceded 2 tries in normal time to storm and Penrith - that’s pretty bloody good and doesn’t point to a poor defensive system.

when judging our defence you have to take into account who we’ve played.

 

[Noise]

Yea our defence is really good

 

[Gazzamatta]

I watched us defend like champs with 12 men saving multiple tries against the roosters. they cracked us in both sin bin periods after 9mins. We had effort on effort plays to stop tries. Even the commentators who usually never praise us were saying how brilliantly we were working as a team to defend.

The Manly & Sharks game neither team valued defence.

we conceded 2 tries in normal time to storm and Penrith - that’s pretty bloody good and doesn’t point to a poor defensive system.

when judging our defence you have to take into account who we’ve played.

Fair comments. Maybe the new D Coach is making gradual progress. We live in hope but our numbers are awful. I still reckon our major problem is technique and our inability to slow the ruck.

 

[King-Gutho94]

Fair comments. Maybe the new D Coach is making gradual progress. We live in hope but our numbers are awful. I still reckon our major problem is technique and our inability to slow the ruck.

Grant Atkins thought we were slowing the ruck down the other night.

 

[King-Gutho94]

We will bash the Tigers.

We should flog them.

Knowing us we will probably be the first team to lose to the tigers but be the first team to beat Brisbane in round 8.

It's just the bipolar of the side.

 

[IFR33K]

Unfortunately only 2

I think he’s been solid the past two weeks. Waqa is more of a concern. Hasn’t beaten anyone or created anything for a while now.

Also, sivo when we had fergo would run for 150 plus meters with a powerful display. That’s seems like an age ago.

 

[hineyrulz]

Sivo hasn’t been the same player since Brad Parker stole his soul.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Grant Atkins thought we were slowing the ruck down the other night.

The wrestling needs to occur before merkins hit the ground. That means getting numbers into the tackle early, which requires toilers.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Sivo hasn’t been the same player since Brad Parker stole his soul.

*cannonballed his knee

 

[Tooooks]

Compare Sivo’s runs to some hard working wingers. Guys like To’o, Turuva, Kiraz, Marzhew etc fight for every metre, keep their legs pumping, never give up until they’re taken down. Sivo should be a weapon returning kicks. Unfortunately, he isn’t.

 

[Noise]

The wrestling needs to occur before merkins hit the ground. That means getting numbers into the tackle early, which requires toilers.

Yep, too often we try and wrestle when the players hit the deck.

 

[Avenger]

Compare Sivo’s runs to some hard working wingers. Guys like To’o, Turuva, Kiraz, Marzhew etc fight for every metre, keep their legs pumping, never give up until they’re taken down. Sivo should be a weapon returning kicks. Unfortunately, he isn’t.

Agree. I'd take every single one of those wingers before Sivo.

 

[T-Boon]

The way we are defending is anyone confident we will actually beat the Tigers? I reckon it’s a toss of the coin.

You would think they would spend a good bit of the week working on their left side attack knowing that our D there is always horrific.
It’s our game to lose but I don’t have any confidence at all with this team.

 

[hineyrulz]

*cannonballed his knee

 

[EelsFan05]

The wrestling needs to occur before merkins hit the ground. That means getting numbers into the tackle early, which requires toilers.

Yep, got to keep them upright for as long as you can then put them on the ground.

 

[Stagger eel]

Good to have you back Stagger. Don’t be a stranger on here and hope to have a beer with you again at some
Stage during the season.

likewise mate and thank you …

make sure @emjaycee shouts this time…

 

[Gazzamatta]

Grant Atkins thought we were slowing the ruck down the other night.

I think the trick is to persist. The guy works to a pattern. We need to do something King cause what we are doing isnt working.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think the trick is to persist.

This is how the top sides do it. At halftime they whinge about the penalty/restart count and get away with it all second half.