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

[lingard]

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

Why would he take a dog to a brothel?

 

[hineyrulz]

Why would he take a dog to a brothel?

For some doggy style.

 

[Bandwagon]

Cause he can't dog it at games on account of he's playin'

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I mean Arthur once played Kenny Edwards at dummy half once sums up what he thinks of the position.

fake news .....that was forced on BA due to salary cup issues...that year BA didn’t have a full squad of players and had no other options

https://www.theroar.com.au/2014/06/03/eels-struck-hooker-crisis/

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.nrl.com/news/2014/03/17/peats-i-let-my-eels-teammates-down/amp/

 

[Cumberland Eel]

Why would he take a dog to a brothel?

maybe it’s a full service dog!

 

[hindy111]

Nathan *Jeff Robson* Cleary would be nothing without his 6 who is the creative half. The best trick shot chin boy has is “turn it inside” to a forward.

Everybody seems to acknowledge this except you.

Very silly. Has won 3 state of origin at 23 and taken his side to a GF. And won dally m halfback of the year.
You'd have to be quite a poor judge of NRL not to rate this kid as an excellent player. He is closer to Andrew Johns then Jeff Robson. I think by end of his career he might go down as one of the best in the current era.

 

[hindy111]

I'll apply benefit of the doubt given it was a trial and you don't want to be showing your hand yet. But it really did feel like a carbon copy of how we finished of the home and away season last year. @hindy111 mentioned it earlier, we just don't have that x-factor I feel. If you look through our best 17, there's not one player who would put opposition teams on notice consistently like a Papenmerkin, or Cody Walker, or even an AJ Brimson. Moses does something resembling it once every 8 or 9 weeks, but that's about it. I keep waiting for Dylan Brown to explode, and he might yet, but right now he's pretty stock with a great defensive technique and that's about it.

Think we really need to try something different unless there's a whole new attacking structure unveiled in a couple of weeks. I would have given Waqa a run at fullback when Gutho came off last night. If Rankin is our lock for fullback if Gutho goes down with injury that's very worrying. I'd throw Waqa in there and bring Penisini in to the centres in that scenario.

W.Smith offers more then D.Brown in attack. D.Brown is a kid. It night not be until 2024 till we see him at his best.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

I think we'll see Rheed run a fair bit more this year. and I think he'll be encouraged to do so.

You reckon he'll be playing fewer minutes?

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

He used to run all the time in the 20’s, I mean Arthur once played Kenny Edwards at dummy half once sums up what he thinks of the position. A tackling machine that leads the line speed is all he wants. No wonder why IDG was his wet dream.

Yes let's hope one of these bench hookers is alright. Can't say I've noticed them really.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

W.Smith offers more then D.Brown in attack. D.Brown is a kid. It night not be until 2024 till we see him at his best.

Probably true.

 

[strider]

Very silly. Has won 3 state of origin at 23 and taken his side to a GF. And won dally m halfback of the year.
You'd have to be quite a poor judge of NRL not to rate this kid as an excellent player. He is closer to Andrew Johns then Jeff Robson. I think by end of his career he might go down as one of the best in the current era.

I think cleary is another cronk .... and cronk turned out f**kin awesome

 

[Bandwagon]

You reckon he'll be playing fewer minutes?

Possibly, don't think so though.

 

[hineyrulz]

fake news .....that was forced on BA due to salary cup issues...that year BA didn’t have a full squad of players and had no other options

https://www.theroar.com.au/2014/06/03/eels-struck-hooker-crisis/

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/www.nrl.com/news/2014/03/17/peats-i-let-my-eels-teammates-down/amp/

He has also played our fullback there and let’s not forget Ray Stone and Will Smith. More fake news???


Dummy half is almost the most important position on the park and time and time again he has shown he doesn’t place any great value in it. No wonder we have struggled to score points in all his time at the club even though he has some great attacking players at his disposal.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I expected them to dent the line at least once.

A Top 6 team that ‘dents’ the line at least once a game. Man, you have low expectations.

 

[Gary Gutful]

The frighten8ng part is although the Tigpies were only playing Manly, they moved the ball well and looked willing to take it up hard and play at the line. We really need to develop some sort of attacking plan with the players we have, the disappointing part is that although it was a trial, there didn’t seem to be any movement at the line and the attack looked ponderous.

What does that ‘some sort of attacking plan’ look like with the players we have?

 

[Gary Gutful]

Surely an 8 season coach is capable of that???

Capable of what exactly????????????

 

[Gary Gutful]

Perspective!!!

Most people on here think you are referring to their sunglasses.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Why would he take a dog to a brothel?

He’s confusing him with Mitchell Pearce.

 

[Obscene Assassin]

Ha ha ha Gee, tigers look on fire, everyone is saying! Their attack shits on ours ..Liddle is a great running hooker ....then actually look at the manly side:

1. Morgan Harper 2. Christian Tuipulotu 3. Brad Parker 4. Moses Suli 5. Reuben Garrick 6. Josh Schuster 7. Kaeo Weekes 8. Taniela Paseka 9.Cade Cust 10. Martin Taupau 11. Jack Gosiewski 12. Curtis Sironen 13. Morgan Boyle 14. Tevita Funa 15. Josh Aloiai 16. Sean Keppie 17. Toafofoa Sipley 18. Andrew Davey 19. Jack Birt 20. Ben Trbojevic 21. Tolu Koula 22. Zac Saddler 23. Daniel Ala 24. Sione Fainu 25.Dylan Smith 26. Alec Tuitavake 27. Jonah Palota Kopa 28. Zane Harris

https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2021/02/25/sea-eagles-squad-to-play-wests-tigers-in-nrl-trial/

the spine has less then 25 NRL games combined. They had 5 of their starting back line out (Tommy, Foran, cherry, Walker, JT). Oh yeah they also had their best forward out (Jake).

While tigers were close to full strength.

Then:

Manly have taken to the second half with a team consisting of mostly reserve grade players, while the Tigers have close to their full strength squad out on the field (with 1 player out).

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.nine.com.au/live-blog/cea47084-9bc9-45ed-adae-d0862d781334

No f**ken wonder the tigers looked like world beaters........

Yet we play the comp favourites who were close to full strength...and basically only lose 12 to nil (before the sides got chopped and changed, and yes we weren’t great but not terrible, attack wasn’t great, but it’s a trial) and it’s sack BA, we are shit, our attack is shit , etc etc etc etc

Perspective!!!

The grass is always greener with some

 

[Gary Gutful]

Very silly. Has won 3 state of origin at 23 and taken his side to a GF. And won dally m halfback of the year.
You'd have to be quite a poor judge of NRL not to rate this kid as an excellent player. He is closer to Andrew Johns then Jeff Robson. I think by end of his career he might go down as one of the best in the current era.

No chance. Get your hand off his chin.