Rumours and Stuff

[Poupou Escobar]

Data is the raw results. Evidence becomes the accepted analysis of said data. Do you think I can do a random survey of eels fans opinion of BA and call it evidence? f**k no. The stats would be raw data. Nothing more.

Data + analysis = evidence

The analysis either makes sense or it doesn’t. If it does it’s evidence. Evidence against the argument might also exist but first it needs to be supported by data and make sense.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Snore

A compelling argument

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Moron

Again, doing your analysis enormous credit

 

[Poupou Escobar]

You are absolutely certain Hands trained exclusively as a hooker in the off season, when he wasn’t a starter in first grade and then was demoted to Reggie’s where he played in the halves.

I call absolute bullshit as everything points to the counter argument.

He’s a utility. It would be a disservice to him to play him only at hooker.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

For a so called legal person, you sure are crap at rebuttals

ffs

 

[Poupou Escobar]

He knows not to waste his time in rebuttal.

That’s for sure. He’d get destroyed, like the rest of you.

 

[84 Baby]

In other news, how big of f**ks are the Balmain Tigers backers? Get bailed out by Wests and the NRL and now they want to try and go it alone. Receiving a white elephant upgrade from Albo too.

 

[lucablight]

Management is itself a resource, and when it stems from the club’s ‘ownership’ structure it is indeed inherent.

Just like the Panthers, we made a huge change. But where they went out and got a huge funding injection from James Packer, we changed our constitution to increase stability on our boards. The result is that in the previous 22 years (an arbitrary number based on the 11 that people think is so relevant), we won 6 finals matches in the first 18 years and 4 in the most recent 6 years since the change in management structure. 2024 is the outlier in this recent period of strength. Years before 2018 don’t belong to the current board. Dumping it on the coach is just scapegoating. He is only the coach, but his record (including finals) since 2019 proves his quality. His record pre-2019 was due to being at a weak club.

Very adhoc justifications. Phil Gould took over in 2011 and received funding from Packer in 2012. Penrith didn’t go on their run until 2020 (didn’t win the premiership until 2021).
Did we not have the resources to be premiership contenders during the 2010s or was the club mismanaged despite the resources available?

 

[lucablight]

We don’t know the truth. Our interpretation of the evidence is just an assessment, the quality of which varies between individuals. For example I am very smart and meticulous, so my assessments are more likely to be accurate than someone who is a lazy dumb merkin who complains about stats.

I respect the fact that you don’t always buy into the consensus view but ironically you can end up being dogmatic when it comes to defending your own views.

 

[oldmancraigy]

In other news, how big of f**ks are the Balmain Tigers backers? Get bailed out by Wests and the NRL and now they want to try and go it alone. Receiving a white elephant upgrade from Albo too.

I don't really understand how it would work for them....

If they bailed on the West's venture, then that wouldn't mean West's are done, just that Balmain is out of it...
They would have to win an NRL licence for themselves to get back in, right?

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[Soto]

Poor Salmon from finalists to wooden spooner

Fish rots from the head down...makes sense

 

[JokerEel]

I don't really understand how it would work for them....

If they bailed on the West's venture, then that wouldn't mean West's are done, just that Balmain is out of it...
They would have to win an NRL licence for themselves to get back in, right?

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

www.foxsports.com.au

So the West Tigers this year got rid of a lot of their problems with the current administration, Only for Balmain morons to cause more shit

Would love to see them pull out of the JV and Wests just in the competition playing out of Cambletown..

 

[Gherkin]

They should permanently move to Campbelltown regardless. One of the fastest growing regions in Australia. Heaps of juniors in their local comp and Group 6.
Their whole ownership structure is a bit weird though. Wests Ashfield are owners but Wests Campbelltown/Lumeah have nothing to do with it?

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Let Balmain pull out of the venture, don't give either side an NRL licence. Give the NRL licence to a better area. 3 birds, 1 Ray Stone.

 

[Twizzle]

That’s for sure. He’d get destroyed, like the rest of you.

oh piss off

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I don't really understand how it would work for them....

If they bailed on the West's venture, then that wouldn't mean West's are done, just that Balmain is out of it...
They would have to win an NRL licence for themselves to get back in, right?

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

‘It hasn’t worked’: Balmain weighs up bombshell Wests Tigers split as joint venture pushed to brink

www.foxsports.com.au

To be fair the Balmain chaps, they actually came up with this idea 5 years ago, but they've been stuck at the Rozelle Interchange ever since.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

I hate to quote Fitzy but,

Two 2nd rates teams will make a 2nd rate joint venture.

Still happy we didn't go with them; I mean they would want to back out now from that as well.

The delusion of people living in the so called "Inner West"

 

[lucablight]

I hate to quote Fitzy but,

Two 2nd rates teams will make a 2nd rate joint venture.

Still happy we didn't go with them; I mean they would want to back out now from that as well.

The delusion of people living in the so called "Inner West"

I thought he wanted to merge with them to get rid of the Eels mascot.

 

[MarkInTheStands]

I thought he wanted to merge with them to get rid of the Eels mascot.

Yeah but after they stood him up at the altar. . . .

 

[MarkInTheStands]

2024 Pacific Championships Draw Announced

The National Rugby League (NRL) has today announced the draw for the 2024 Pacific Championships to be played in four countries across four consecutive weekends in October and November.

www.nrl.com

Sun 10 November @ Commbank Stadium
4 Games
Pacific Cup Men - Final
Pacific Cup Women - Final
Pacific Bowl Men - Promotion Relegation Game
Pacific Bowl Women - Promotion Relegation Game