Does anyone else feel like a win/loss this weekend will dictate our season.
Personally, I think a win here would be massive. It would put us as 3-2 with a fairly soft draw. This would be a great result considering the teams we have versed, and would put us in the early finals picture
Conversely, I think a loss will be dire. I'm not too sure why to be honest, I just feel like it will put to sleep any finals run aspirations despite how early in the year it is.
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Noise will get loud if we finish 11th or lower this year. Parra sells papers, turmoil sells more papers. We are not an overly liked club to the average NRL fan so seeing us in turmoil sells. If we miss the 8 Ryles is under pressure from media.
With the club he has til 2028 minimum. He will see out his contract, but by end of next year he will be extended as you cannot have a coach go into a season unsigned for the following, it is recruitment suicide both internally and externally.
By the end of 2027, a few kids should be starting to pop up ready for FG, a collection already debuted and a collection in Cup. That's his hope at the moment.
Then again look at the opponents we have faced, tough opponents that will get him battered and bruised.
More likely he is struggling to find the motivation to play behind such a pack of absolute plodders.
If I'm parra, if Ryles has a bad year I'll sack him bring Ivan and Nathan in. It's the only chance at winning a comp.
Yeah like no other club would want that either. Why can't another top team or Perth do it? Cause they wont leave. Ivan ain't doing much with this squad in 2027 with that idea.
It is not make or break but if we get done and Gold Coast beat us, then perhaps.
I just don't know how our soft pack are going to contain the tigers monster pack. I think junior has to start at 13 and big sam to start. Teacum brown to the bench to.
We're already broken. Twice we've been lapped. We're just making up the numbers now. Finals would be a massive, massive achievement.
I hope we get there but since when has making the 8 been a massive achievement? I'm old enough to remember when winning the comp was the realistic goal.
No, it's round 4, no need for the early season dumps.
Last year we were 7-0, we lost against the Tigers and we thought we were done, Origin came around and we began to pick up some form and came home strong. This year we've had the hardest draw to start the season, and we're 4-2, yes, we have some defensive issues, but we are showing some good signs in attack, we've just have tough games against the best teams in the comp.
Tigers are playing well and are sadly not easy-beats this year, so this isn't like getting done against the wooden-spoon team as your blog suggests. This is a game where we need to see some defensive resolve and fortitude. I'm looking forward to it.
I reckon Eels will win by 10 points. Man of the Match Papali
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