TLT Tuesday Vs Dolphins @ TIO Stadium Darwin Friday 8pm

[emjaycee]

We were getting $1.25m a year originally. Not sure if that's still the case.

I think it dropped to $1m when we dropped the Alice Springs trial match. Not sure what the latest renewal is worth though.

 

[Angry_eel]

Can someone explain to me why we're such heavy favourites?

 

[eels_fan]

Can someone explain to me why we're such heavy favourites?

Because the dolphins are frauds

 

[King-Gutho94]

Can someone explain to me why we're such heavy favourites?

Dolphins have had to dip into players outside there top 30 to fill a side this week.

They are missing Flegler, Hammer and Herbie there 3 best players.

Parra really should be winning this comfortably even with the Darwin factor.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

The thing that shits me about this whole Darwin charade (and yep it's a great weekend away for the travelling Eels fan) is that we constantly play a 'home' game against teams with more natural support in the region and who train in more similar conditions, and the overall market there is bugger all, so even if you corner it...so what? Make more sense to play in Christchurch or Hay even . Or just go to Adelaide and call it ParraMadelaide

I think the incentive for us is the massive cash payment from CUintheNT.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Surely we're going for the cash only.

ffs

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

We were getting $1.25m a year originally. Not sure if that's still the case.

Fair enough. I thought that's what we got for the whole 3 or 4 years.

 

[Noise]

Can someone explain to me why we're such heavy favourites?

Because they have 10 players missing through injury / suspension.

 

[Gronk]

The team was trimmed 24 hours out and whilst that has been quite meaningless 5 years ago, a hierarchical pattern has emerged where, I think, you can definitely guage who is “next man up”.

Injured Oggy was 19th man recently and now Makka has replaced him.


Parramatta Eels vs the Dolphins, 8:00pm @ TIO Stadium, Darwin

Eels team: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Morgan Harper 5. Sean Russell 6. Daejarn Asi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Blaize Talagi 18. Brendan Hands 21. Makahesi Makatoa

Players cut: 19. Kelma Tuilagi 20. Wiremu Greig 22. Maika Sivo

LINK

 

[Chipmunk]

Fair enough. I thought that's what we got for the whole 3 or 4 years.

I believe it was originally $5m over 4 years.

 

[yy_cheng]

The team was trimmed 24 hours out and whilst that has been quite meaningless 5 years ago, a hierarchical pattern has emerged where, I think, you can definitely guage who is “next man up”.

Injured Oggy was 19th man recently and now Makka has replaced him.


Parramatta Eels vs the Dolphins, 8:00pm @ TIO Stadium, Darwin

Eels team: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Morgan Harper 5. Sean Russell 6. Daejarn Asi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Blaize Talagi 18. Brendan Hands 21. Makahesi Makatoa

Players cut: 19. Kelma Tuilagi 20. Wiremu Greig 22. Maika Sivo

LINK

Do you think if it was in a colder climate, emu would be there?

 

[Angry_eel]

Do you think if it was in a colder climate, emu would be there?

Emu will drop the ball in this humidity

 

[oldmancraigy]

Bench use will be interesting tonight.

I doubt Hopgood gets asked to play over 60. Last year he played 45 in Darwin - the only time in his Eels career he has played less than 50 (did he get injured? I don't recall?)

Our starting middles will see leaner minutes I expect.

Most importantly: BA to have 20+ Mt Franklins

 

[the phantom menace]

The team was trimmed 24 hours out and whilst that has been quite meaningless 5 years ago, a hierarchical pattern has emerged where, I think, you can definitely guage who is “next man up”.

Injured Oggy was 19th man recently and now Makka has replaced him.


Parramatta Eels vs the Dolphins, 8:00pm @ TIO Stadium, Darwin

Eels team: 1. Clinton Gutherson 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Morgan Harper 5. Sean Russell 6. Daejarn Asi 7. Dylan Brown 8. Reagan Campbell-Gillard 9. Joey Lussick 10. Junior Paulo 11. Shaun Lane 12. Bryce Cartwright 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Luca Moretti 15. Ryan Matterson 16. Joe Ofahengaue 17. Blaize Talagi 18. Brendan Hands 21. Makahesi Makatoa

Players cut: 19. Kelma Tuilagi 20. Wiremu Greig 22. Maika Sivo

LINK

I think Maka has earnt it, with his Cup Minutes/performances this year

 

[King-Gutho94]

Bench use will be interesting tonight.

I doubt Hopgood gets asked to play over 60. Last year he played 45 in Darwin - the only time in his Eels career he has played less than 50 (did he get injured? I don't recall?)

Our starting middles will see leaner minutes I expect.

Most importantly: BA to have 20+ Mt Franklins

He got sinbinned didn't he for a hipdrop that wasn't a hipdrop.

Then Haas hipdropped RCG and stayed on.