Week 1 finals - game day thread Eels v Knights

[eels_fan]

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Not sure in what world Waqa or Penisini were not better than Josh Morris….

How RCG didn’t make it is pretty perplexing too.
Connor Watson? Haha

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Issue for them is Klemmer is on 900k. Frizzel 800k. Both are on decline. Klemmer looked like an old man this year.

I disagree about Frizell. He's as good as ever, but he is 30 soon. He won't be at his peak for long. As for Klemmer, he still has awesome leg drive, and he's not even 28. I think it's more a case of the game leaving him behind than being in decline. If the NRL let the ruck slow down again he would go back to being an elite forward.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

You think he's sulking?

 

[hindy111]

I disagree about Frizell. He's as good as ever, but he is 30 soon. He won't be at his peak for long. As for Klemmer, he still has awesome leg drive, and he's not even 28. I think it's more a case of the game leaving him behind than being in decline. If the NRL let the ruck slow down again he would go back to being an elite forward.

Frizzel was constantly a top 3 2nd rowers in the game at his best. Now I put him as just a little better then Marata. I'd rather Papali. Next year he may slip to the same level as Marata.Still a good but not worth 800k.
Klemmer started NRL at 18. I don't care how old he is. His body has be punished for 9mseasons now.. He is paid as what he was. The best prop in the game. Now he isn't in top 10. I've seen plenty of props come into Nrl at young ages and by the time they are 26/27 they look shot. He is still NRL level. But not worth anywhere near his price tag.

 

[Gazzamatta]

There was a moment in last weeks game Dunster had to step in. Sivo most likely barrels into corner and scores.

Or fails to go low and gets bundled out.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Sivo will miss a month or two.

Whoever gets the start could get the jump on him with a great start both individually and as a team

Sivo only got a start because Gennings was injured. He may well have never made NRL. Sliding doors!

 

[Gazzamatta]

Frizzel was constantly a top 3 2nd rowers in the game at his best. Now I put him as just a little better then Marata. I'd rather Papali. Next year he may slip to the same level as Marata.Still a good but not worth 800k.
Klemmer started NRL at 18. I don't care how old he is. His body has be punished for 9mseasons now.. He is paid as what he was. The best prop in the game. Now he isn't in top 10. I've seen plenty of props come into Nrl at young ages and by the time they are 26/27 they look shot. He is still NRL level. But not worth anywhere near his price tag.

*JFH?

 

[hindy111]

*JFH?

Down on form. New rules suit him. He is fast and mobile. RCG and JNR have more grunt and skills. JFH has more line speed and fitness.
But on age he was 20 and wheened into NRL. Klemmer was throw in and used as a battering ram.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Down on form. New rules suit him. He is fast and mobile. RCG and JNR have more grunt and skills. JFH has more line speed and fitness.

Hes been enormous but hes been owned these past 2 weeks and this is after a few games off. Huge clash Sat night. Hes soft again and Eels may surprise.

 

[Happy MEel]

Dunno if I’d consider Gutho a small frame. He’s 6’3’’ and 96kg.

Sean Russell will be plenty big enough once he fills out.

Gutho’s certainly not a big frame and Russell probably will be big enough once he fills out. My concern is whether he will fill out sufficiently by the start of next season.

 

[strider]

There was a moment in last weeks game Dunster had to step in. Sivo most likely barrels into corner and scores.

or gets pushed out

 

[Twizzle]

or gets pushed out

or throws one of those brain fart passes into the field of play, straight to the opposition

 

[Joshuatheeel]

I reckon Sivo finishes all the tries that Russell would, but doubt Russell finishes all the ones Sivo does.

And after a few games, reckon Russell wouId finish a few of the long distance opportunities Sivo gets but stops mid run for a rest.

Russell wouId also give us the option to shift the ball a bit more in our half because of his speed.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

On Russell (188 cm / 90kg) he is already as big as Dunster (187cm / 90kg).

And Russell has only had one NRL offseason. So wouIdnt surprise if he put on 3-4 kg after another offseason. He has age on his side. Plus his training program may be adjusted too, if the club see him as a winger / centre next year rather then a fullback.

And obviously a very small sample size but Russell is already potentially as good as Dunster in metres per run:

Dunster (13 games), 2021 averages 9.08 m per run (12 runs / 109m per game)

Russell (2 games) average 9.5 per run ( 9 runs / 86 m per game but did make 121 m in his first game against the dogs).

additionally Dunster has shown a big improvement after a few games, so Russell wouId obviously improve too.

 

[yy_cheng]

I remember russel scoring a try and he dived way before the tryline to let momentum bring him over and to prevent the defenders pushing him into touch.

So he has some smarts

Sivo just tries with brute force and I reckon the more injuries he gets, the more of a cat he'll be

 

[Soren Lorenson]

I reckon it will be a good part of next season until we see him back anyway (Sivo). He seems to need a long lead up time to get back to fitness. By then Russell might have proved his worth and the Tigers can take Sivo off our hands.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

On Russell (188 cm / 90kg) he is already as big as Dunster (187cm / 90kg).

That's an old measurement for Dunster. He would be about 95kg these days.

 

[hindy111]

That's an old measurement for Dunster. He would be about 95kg these days.

Remember this show?

 

[hindy111]

That's an old measurement for Dunster. He would be about 95kg these days.

Yes they must measure them when do profile and it never gets updated. Bit of a shane. Albeit someone should email the club asking for annual updates.

 

[Gazzamatta]

Yes they must measure them when do profile and it never gets updated. Bit of a shane. Albeit someone should email the club asking for annual updates.

Dear MON. How big is Penisini?