Post Match Warriors v Eels - [Round 26, 2025]

[Bay39er]

How did TSS go?

You watched the “high quality game” so how do you think TSS went

 

[CWC]

We knocked it on in the aerial contest I thought

I think Berry grounding it even if he knocked it on first would scrub the fox try tho

 

[Neo]

It’s weird I wonder if the shape would be there by this time of the year and if Metcalf was the 7, if so I’d probably want to get Linnane at 6 when he’s ready for more pace, if not I’d have Metcalf at 6 next year, but I think it’s the former unfortunately he got hurt before progressing the game plan

I thought the Sharks game (easyy one to pick cos it was our best win of the year) showed the space that Metcalf created for others. When he was lurking out the back Clark and Vaimauga could off load and create space through the middle. Hopefully multiple backline threats creates more room for the Halasimas, Labans etc

 

[Beastmode]

Bro hasn't been watching the NRL the last few years

Sorry mate
I’m new to league
Aye @Wrighty ????

 

[Beastmode]

And what’s with CHT habitual fake pass every time he’s about to hit the line that NO ONE ever falls for????

It makes him even slower and unable to break the line. His strength is not speed so he should park the dummy passes and practise the skip pass or flick pass which I thought he did well a few time during the game.

 

[CWC]

And what’s with CHT habitual fake pass every time he’s about to hit the line that NO ONE ever falls for????

It makes him even slower and unable to break the line. His strength is not speed so he should park the dummy passes and practise the skip pass or flick pass which I thought he did well a few time during the game.

He’d dummy to the touch judge if he gets the chance

 

[Mr Drag]

And what’s with CHT habitual fake pass every time he’s about to hit the line that NO ONE ever falls for????

It makes him even slower and unable to break the line. His strength is not speed so he should park the dummy passes and practise the skip pass or flick pass which I thought he did well a few time during the game.

We are missing the speed of Metcalf in our halves!

 

[Beastmode]

We are missing the speed of Metcalf in our halves!

If we he had Metcalf with SJ in the halves
Could have been something special

 

[Beastmode]

Fuck I’m still irritated yeah

Could have walked away with a fluke win last night and I’d be sitting here laughing at all youse complaining about how bad we are

Instead we got fucked over again by the ref and I have to join the bandwagon

 

[Stalefish540]

If some of the lazy big boys got back into position quickly CNK wouldn't be having to take so many hit ups.

There were times last night where he had to take 2 or 3 in the same set as others were ambling back onside

Every team does this, it's coached according to Willy Mason.

It's a symptom of the speed of the modern game, and add in the reduced interchange. He said commentators have no idea, and that it does his head in when he hears them mention it.

Middle defends hard, gets tackle 2-3 to get back on side at least in defensive yardage sets with the opposition coming off their line and then kicking deep. If you watch every single NRL game, it's what every team does.

 

[WAH MAN]

I have always wondered why a prop doesn’t drop back on the 5th for this exact reason, not to take the first but certainly the second hit up

Basically through the prop sized wingers we used to churn out. And it's normalized to have back threes pulling extra weight in the carries department.

Where we seem to fall down is that our bigs still seem gassed. Whether season fatigue or not as fit as needed. I don't know.

*Edit - what stalefish540 said above

 

[WAH MAN]

Fuck I’m still irritated yeah

Could have walked away with a fluke win last night and I’d be sitting here laughing at all youse complaining about how bad we are

Instead we got fucked over again by the ref and I have to join the bandwagon

Happens when your supremacy is let down by the system.

Losing sucks

 

[Zaggo]

Every team does this, it's coached according to Willy Mason.

It's a symptom of the speed of the modern game, and add in the reduced interchange. He said commentators have no idea, and that it does his head in when he hears them mention it.

Middle defends hard, gets tackle 2-3 to get back on side at least in defensive yardage sets with the opposition coming off their line and then kicking deep. If you watch every single NRL game, it's what every team does.

Yep - does my head in hearing clueless old buggers at the ground whinge about the lazy forwards not being back.

The back 3 will take the first 3 hit ups, so why bother racing back only to run back to where you already were?

 

[Victor_Radley's_Scrotum]

I knew this was made up as I doubted you had 30 friends (joke)

That's true, but also if there was a real dinner party you would be the first name on my invite list!

 

[jumpman5xl]

He's doing fine. Developed his footwork and is pulling off some amazing ball playing. Pompey is looking the most likely to score in that back line.

Not saying hes been bad just saying being a little more explosive, would be a top tier centre.

 

[jonesy101]

I've thought our fowards have looked pretty fit all season and every single game we've played, bar maybe round 1, we've had dominance for large periods of the second half of the game. It used to be a predictable fade in the second half a few seasons back. The biggest challenge the squads had this year is that it's missing the gift of youthful speed in the backline.

 

[jumpman5xl]

Pompey is having a tremendous season he deserves his flowers this season.

Hes had a great year. One of the few to be available every game. Just saying if he was more explosive, would be a top tier centre.

 

[Bay39er]

Every team does this, it's coached according to Willy Mason.

It's a symptom of the speed of the modern game, and add in the reduced interchange. He said commentators have no idea, and that it does his head in when he hears them mention it.

Middle defends hard, gets tackle 2-3 to get back on side at least in defensive yardage sets with the opposition coming off their line and then kicking deep. If you watch every single NRL game, it's what every team does.

Many are criticising CNK’s kick returns and suggesting that the metre stat is of no value The point I was making is that without CNK’s carries on kick return we would never be in any position on the field to start a worthwhile attack

 

[3rdstriker]

Hes had a great year. One of the few to be available every game. Just saying if he was more explosive, would be a top tier centre.

I Think our whole team as a collective lack explosivness, its pretty remarkable what webby has acheived with this team.

 

[Ref]

I Think our whole team as a collective lack explosivness, its pretty remarkable what webby has acheived with this team.

Which makes me ask why Taine is not out there. TBF he has given several exciting forwards a crack.