Trial game: Sat 27 Feb | Eels v Panthers: 7.30pm (AEDT) at Panthers Stadium

[Noise]

Did Moses near the line?

That’s the only one I could think of but with players hanging onto him I don’t know if it would be counted. Regardless if that was the only one it’s f**king pathetic.

 

[Chipmunk]

There was a lot of similarities with last year's trial in that game.

I can see there being a lot of similarities with last season also.

 

[hindy111]

So across our NRL and NSW cup side we manage one try off a mistake by the fullback. And we didn't look like scoring or making any sort of line break or in roads. It is just a trial but our structures and style looks the same. 5 hit ups and a bomb or 4 hit ups and a spread with Gutho throwing the money ball.
No creativity. No speed or exciting players in the backline. I dont like to take to much out of trials as we are more a physical style of side and we aren't going to use that in a trial.

Panthers did looks faster, stronger and more skilfully across the park. But I dare say we will build our wins on effort and aggression.

 

[Angry_eel]

I'm calling Waqa Mr Anti Climax from now on

 

[Noise]

How to defend a Parra attacking play: Hold and then slide, Parra will eventually run out of space.

 

[Avenger]

It was reported and spoken about all off season of the need to give Mahoney a rest and rotate him with another 9. What does BA do? Put Lussick on with 7 min to go. Either he is that stubborn or just f**king stupid.

My gut feeling says is this will be BA's last year with us. He will be boned by mid year. We looked shit. Tom Opačić was the best player on the field.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

To be fair, we also watched our attack last year and we haven’t really seen anything to suggest it has changed.

I believe that we finished in the Top 4 last year? I'd panic after a couple of weeks in the actual season. But there are people (not you) have have a habit of starting the whiteanting process pretty early. It's a trial against a team that made the grand final FFS.

 

[Happy MEel]

I might be on my pat malone tonight, but I thought at least Moses had a dig and was willing to put his body on the line. He looked more dangerous than Drown.

 

[TheParraboy]

im calling it

We wont win the comp in March...

 

[JokerEel]

I might be on my pat malone tonight, but I thought at least Moses had a dig and was willing to put his body on the line. He looked more dangerous than Drown.

Agree when he made that line break tonight usually he would have offloaded the ball.

 

[Avenger]

I believe that we finished in the Top 4 last year? I'd panic after a couple of weeks in the actual season. But there are people (not you) have have a habit of starting the whiteanting process pretty early. It's a trial against a team that made the grand final FFS.

I like being proven right when my legendary gut tells me we have overrated garbage players that are stealing a living. BA will be boned by July.

 

[JokerEel]

Brown
RCG
Blake
Lane

All disappointing tonight lots of grabbing in defence.

 

[Avenger]

Moses is still clueless inside the opposition 20. He is as composed as a virgin with a full mongrel in a brothel.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Thought it was a decent effort, defence was pretty good. First try was just a bit of individual brilliance, second was a just a poor effort by Lane ( why didn’t he just make the tackle).

Ref was ok for a trial but didn’t call much

thought we have made a few adjustments to our attack ( edges running with a bit more depth, cutting back in, playing edge to edge. Mose running into the line more, we didn’t worry about offloads which will change round 1).

Our middles didn’t play big minutes in the first half ( and didn’t play with a lot of energy, which is expect in a trial) panthers got a little on top when they went off.

A few of the boys look liked they were only giving 75%. Paulo offered no ball playing like usual.

Looked like BA was trying to push a few of the boys fitness wise, lane, Mahoney, kaufusi, keegan, IP, Tom a bit more then I thought they would get.

Sivo looked safer under the ball. Fergo looks fit.

No try’s on the edge except for last but does that count?

 

[Happy MEel]

Moses is still clueless inside the opposition 20. He is as composed as a virgin with a full mongrel in a brothel.

I want him to be more erratic and just play heads up footy attacking the opponent’s line. We sure as shit can’t run a shift on either side, so we may as well play to his strengths.

 

[Avenger]

I’m starting to think I want him to be more erratic and just play heads up footy. We sure as shit can’t run a shift on either side, so we may as well play to his strengths.

He's played over 150 games is heading into his 'prime' at 26 yet still doesn't know the type of halfback he wants to be.

 

[Noise]

Thought it was a decent effort, defence was pretty good. First try was just a bit of individual brilliance, second was a just a poor effort by Lane ( why didn’t he just make the tackle).

Ref was ok for a trial but didn’t call much

thought we have made a few adjustments to our attack ( edges running with a bit more depth, cutting back in, playing edge to edge. Mose running into the line more, we didn’t worry about offloads which will change round 1).

Our middles didn’t play big minutes in the first half ( and didn’t play with a lot of energy, which is expect in a trial) panthers got a little on top when they went off.

A few of the boys look liked they were only giving 75%. Paulo offered no ball playing like usual.

Looked like BA was trying to push a few of the boys fitness wise, lane, Mahoney, kaufusi, keegan, IP, Tom a bit more then I thought they would get.

Sivo looked safer under the ball. Fergo looks fit.

No try’s on the edge except for last but does that count?

The first try was down our right edge.

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Don’t fret guys I’m sure we’ll go better in the next trial against Brissy!

 

[Happy MEel]

Thought it was a decent effort, defence was pretty good. First try was just a bit of individual brilliance, second was a just a poor effort by Lane ( why didn’t he just make the tackle).

Ref was ok for a trial but didn’t call much

thought we have made a few adjustments to our attack ( edges running with a bit more depth, cutting back in, playing edge to edge. Mose running into the line more, we didn’t worry about offloads which will change round 1).

Our middles didn’t play big minutes in the first half ( and didn’t play with a lot of energy, which is expect in a trial) panthers got a little on top when they went off.

A few of the boys look liked they were only giving 75%. Paulo offered no ball playing like usual.

Looked like BA was trying to push a few of the boys fitness wise, lane, Mahoney, kaufusi, keegan, IP, Tom a bit more then I thought they would get.

Sivo looked safer under the ball. Fergo looks fit.

No try’s on the edge except for last but does that count?

No tries on the edge as they seemed to target Lane when he shifted to the middle.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

It was reported and spoken about all off season of the need to give Mahoney a rest and rotate him with another 9. What does BA do? Put Lussick on with 7 min to go. Either he is that stubborn or just f**king stupid.

My gut feeling says is this will be BA's last year with us. He will be boned by mid year. We looked shit. Tom Opačić was the best player on the field.

why would he interchange Mahoney in a trial, it’s about getting match fitness. Lussick has already played a trial last week plus the NSWRL.

You want Mahoney, “redlining” a bit to get him ready for round 1......