Was out there at the games today and it was very hot - I was standing at the back of stands in full shade, joining most folks who were avoiding the sun. It might have "only" been 28 degrees when I arrived at 10am, but it felt much hotter due to the humidity. By the time I left the ground it was 37 degrees.
Both teams accounted for themselves well, but were shown up by technically better Eels sides that have probably played together much more than our boys. Lots of handling errors for both teams, but the Eels capitalised better. Parramatta won the SG Ball and lost in the Semis of Harold Matts last year - they're both very, very good teams, and our boys did well to stay with them for as long as we did. SG Ball should probably have continued on and closed out an upset, but that loose pass after scoring was just an absolute coach, crowd and momentum killer.
There were some dubious calls against us - as noted several times by the Parra fans we were standing near - but the boys just weren't quite up for the whole 60/70 mins in the heat today. Plenty of Warriors talent on show though, which bodes well for the future! Looking forward to see how much these two teams improve by the end of the season.
Both teams accounted for themselves well, but were shown up by technically better Eels sides that have probably played together much more than our boys. Lots of handling errors for both teams, but the Eels capitalised better. Parramatta won the SG Ball and lost in the Semis of Harold Matts last year - they're both very, very good teams, and our boys did well to stay with them for as long as we did. SG Ball should probably have continued on and closed out an upset, but that loose pass after scoring was just an absolute coach, crowd and momentum killer.
There were some dubious calls against us - as noted several times by the Parra fans we were standing near - but the boys just weren't quite up for the whole 60/70 mins in the heat today. Plenty of Warriors talent on show though, which bodes well for the future! Looking forward to see how much these two teams improve by the end of the season.