Week 1 finals - game day thread Eels v Knights

[the phantom menace]

With today's game we sadly went from being a team that others might fear, based on the Melbourne win and first half fill ins holding Penrith... to one than Penrith probably wouldn't be too worried about.

Big task for Arthur to lift this side again for next week (and any further weeks we might have in us), since Ferguson is still a liability that Panthers should target, Niukore and Paulo might get rubbed out for a week, and Papalii and N Brown looked to be carrying injuries.

 

[hindy111]

Lussick will be back I hope. Matterson surely gets nod also.
Makatoa isn't at Kafusi level imo either. Unsure what we do with Stone. His defense is awesome.

 

[TheParraboy]

Ray Stone

50 tackles no misses

 

[Bandwagon]

How do these brain dead f**ks on Fox legitimately think that is not a penalty try? ..... this is how they rule em always now .... f**king brainless merkins ... Flanno, cronk, braith ... dumb as dogshit

Comparing to the Radley decision is dumb, Radley literally had defenders on him, this one the f**king line was open, and the bounce was kind, 99 times out of a hundred he scores there.

 

[the phantom menace]

With that defence, Stone's almost pushing for #13, if Nathan Brown's leg is giving him troubles.

 

[hindy111]

Yeah we were garbage from 22-10. They had their minds on next week and could've lost it.

Gee we've missed RCG since the fifth minute of the Roosters game.

It was more we had no luck for 15mins. The charge down, the over turn for Jnrs shoulder charge. A few 6 agains.
Knights played well. Ponga threw two sublime passes. The kick they also put in for a try was perfect.

 

[IFR33K]

Ray Stone

50 tackles no misses

lm not his biggest fan but those stats are impressive

 

[strider]

FFS ... quit the doom and gloom merkins. Finals is never easy.

Next week is a totally different game. Whoever turns up for it wins.

 

[hindy111]

lm not his biggest fan but those stats are impressive

Better then Makatoa. Surely Kafusi comes back and Matterson.

 

[Bandwagon]

All the force in the Jnr shoulder charge was generated by lane pushing him sideways with the hit. It's contact to the head, but low grade for mine.

 

[hindy111]

FFS ... quit the doom and gloom merkins. Finals is never easy.

Next week is a totally different game. Whoever turns up for it wins.

I'm meant to work next Saturday night. f**k what should I do?

 

[IFR33K]

It was more we had no luck for 15mins. The charge down, the over turn for Jnrs shoulder charge. A few 6 agains.
Knights played well. Ponga threw two sublime passes. The kick they also put in for a try was perfect.

On the plus side, we can improve a little and Moses is in good form. We need mr tik tok to chime in.

 

[Gary Gutful]

We weren't winning enough for my liking.

 

[IFR33K]

All the force in the Jnr shoulder charge was generated by lane pushing him sideways with the hit. It's contact to the head, but low grade for mine.

We’ll need to fight the Paulo charge, if there’s one.

 

[The Predictor]

Well, that was rubbish, I’m sure the Panthers feel their prayers have been answered!!!

 

[Bandwagon]

TBH I think we were just a bit rusty in attack from the week off, it's not like we were clicked into gear beforehand despite the Storm win, we'll be better next week for the run.

 

[The Phelan Folly]

FFS ... quit the doom and gloom merkins. Finals is never easy.

Next week is a totally different game. Whoever turns up for it wins.

Some of these merkins are just professional whingers. Take that away from them and they might just be forced to confront the empty void that is their existence.

 

[Suitman]

FFS ... quit the doom and gloom merkins. Finals is never easy.

It's not doom and gloom mate, it's just people saying it how they saw it.
Really, we were very average to poor today and everyone has the right to say so.
Yes, finals are never easy, but surely we should have been better today than what we were - against a very poor team.

 

[The Predictor]

Considering how we were rated, and considering the opposition, and considering the expectations, that was one of our worst performances of the season.
So lacklustre, so lacking enthusiasm, against one of the worst teams ever to play semi final football.
A massive improvement is needed next week., tactically, mentally and physically.
Seriously, today's performance was rubbish and not finals standard.

They were horrendous

 

[Gary Gutful]

Showed plenty of grit. It wasn't pretty but its a finals win.

We are a chance of beating the Panthers. The effort was good. Execute better and we will be fine.