Coates out for 3 months Achilles injury

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- - Parra-all-the-way > Randy Handlinger February 20, 2026 at 12:09pm
    
    that would be funny as!
    - Poppa > Parra-all-the-way February 20, 2026 at 12:23pm
      
      Hope we win, hate to see you blokes with "blowtorches" coming out of your arses if we lose.
      
      I'll stick with Coryn's angle, just go out and win and leave the bad blood on the ground.
      
      We all saw what happened to the Broncos this morning, anything can happen and giving any team motivation is not the smartest approach.
      
      Always leave room for the "rat" to escape, they can be nastie if you don't leave them an excuse/way out.
      - Randy Handlinger > Poppa February 20, 2026 at 12:32pm
        
        pussy...that's loser talk.
        
        It also means the Rat remains in your kitchen
        
        Because they know your so unjust.....But when they catch you up
        They will kick you up
        Because you someone they cannot trust
        There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do?
        There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna go?
        I'm gonna fix that rat that's what I'm gonna do,
        I'm gonna fix that rat
  - MeelK > Randy Handlinger February 20, 2026 at 2:32pm
    
    I love that idea. I'd go one step further though, a blow torch cutout in one hand and a big mobile phone cutout in the other with a picture of Abdo's ugly face on it.
Prof. Daz February 20, 2026 at 1:10pm

Eels will need everytihng to go their way and then some to knock off Storm in Round 1?

The last time the Storm lost in R1 was in 2001 to the Dogs.

Eels R1 games vs Storm: 18-56 (2025), 12-16 (2023).

That said, historical quirk: Eels play Storm and Broncos R1 and R2 iin 2026 and the Eels last played those two in R1-R2 in 2021, beating Broncos in R1 (24-16) and beating Storm in R2 (16-12).
- MeelK > Prof. Daz February 20, 2026 at 2:21pm
  
  We should have won that 2023 game...
KENDOZA February 20, 2026 at 1:15pm

We will beat these pricks. But don't be suprised if the refs favour melbourne. Even with coates out they have a strong roster no excuses
Prof. Daz February 20, 2026 at 1:19pm

Anyone attending AAMI for R1?

I will be there. You will know it's me as I will have a blowtorch
- Randy Handlinger > Prof. Daz February 20, 2026 at 1:59pm
  
  Do it
  
  please
  
  Do It
Mr 'BringBackFitzy' Analyst February 20, 2026 at 1:57pm

Well would you look at that, exactly 12wks is what's required to receive salary cap dispensation from the NRL. Farking crooks!!

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"I love that idea. I'd go one step further though, a blow torch cutout in one hand and a big mobile phone cutout in the other with a picture of Abdo's ugly face on it."

"Hope you are right. Would love to see how we come out of Melbourne game, though under strength we are still travelling and it is a bastard of a place to play at."

"No because we beat a full strength broncos side in peak season. They make many mistakes we capitalised on it we win. Also that broncos side we beat was better than what they dished up. Just have to kick early and get Walsh in all sorts."

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