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  Johno February 11, 2010 at 2:57pm

  We should be better this year now that Mr Fairleigh is no longer our defensive coach.
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  Djl February 11, 2010 at 3:00pm

  with poore and shackleton we have bigger men to monster the opposition.
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    Camo73 > Djl February 11, 2010 at 3:15pm

    I think having Peter Sharp back at the Eels was the best off-season recruitment decision.
    Our defence will be much better this year.
    
    Thinking about our defence, I still have fond memories of the game against the Knights in 2001 (the game we won 40 -0, not the GF!). Ben Kennedy was running at first receiver 100km/h and it looked like there was nothing that could stop him. Mick Vella had other ideas. He sprinted off the line and put a huge shot on Kennedy, knocking him backwards. Now that is committed defence!!!
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    David > Djl February 11, 2010 at 7:10pm

    Fitness will be very important in 2010. Every team's fitness has gone up 2 notches this season. We need to smash that by even more.
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  Tinkerbell February 11, 2010 at 3:13pm

  This may be a post which shows how little I know about football, but I think that our defence has almost always been amazing.
  
  I know the point you are making refers to the metres gained up the middle, but I think that is largely the result of our forward pack not being as dominant as some of the other packs of the NRL.Perhaps now with Justine Poore (we want more) and some our other guys like Super Mannah gaining a bit more experience, this shouldn't be so much of a problem. It has never really been our style anyway to box other teams in their corners.
  
  The defence on our own line however is a different story. Parramatta show grit, determination and guts when we are camped on our own line. I am always so proud when we manage to keep teams out for so long, and I can only see this improving!
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    Djl > Tinkerbell February 11, 2010 at 3:42pm

    ur right u do no little lol jk
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  Normo February 11, 2010 at 7:18pm

  Agreed, very happy to have Peter Sharp back, our defence should be solid. If your defence is soolid then yoou put yourself in a position to win every game.
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  MAXFORCE ELECTRIFYING EELS 2010 February 11, 2010 at 8:39pm

  Our forward pack speaks for itself , add the big hits from hayne ,tahu ,inu ,reddy and grothe in the backline and i cant wait to smash any team we play .
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  Craig February 11, 2010 at 8:44pm

  Teams will be s%&t scared to spread the ball once Tahu & inu start running out of the line and smashing a few, and moi moi's defence was getting better.