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Eels didn't play their natural game

Posted by 1Eyed Eel on October 4, 2009 at 11:19pm

For all the cut and thrust of analysis over why the Grand Final went the way it did, I fully agree with Jarryd Hayne's post-game assesment. "I think at the end of the day we probably gave (the Storm) too much respect, in the fact that we didn't play our natural game," Hayne said. "We knew they were a tough team and I think maybe we didn't throw the ball around enough," he said in an AAP article. "When we threw it around we looked dangerous, that's our play, that's how we roll, that's how we play footy. We didn't do it and when we did do it we looked dangerous. It's tough but what are you going to do now? FULL STORY: http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-sport/remember-pain-of-storm-win-hayne-told-20091004-ghxw.html

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Steve-o October 4, 2009 at 11:20pm

even tho saying i cant wait for next year is a cliche... I cant fukin wait for next year!!!!!!!
Ross October 4, 2009 at 11:26pm

I think that Turners run after he was called held and release in the 4 th minute, which unsettled our backline and let in their first soft try (And for some reason was not called back??), got a lot of our blokes thinking... Hell.. how did they do that so easily? That immediately put them on the defensive.. and robbed the confidence we needed.. and got back once they realised we were not going to be park walked by Melbourne. Too much respect.. Which I am sure no player there tonight will give them again.
- Johno > Ross October 5, 2009 at 8:15am
  
  Hey, Im glad Im not the only one who heard that! It is the calls like that that really stuff a game for one team.
  - Slaytanic > Johno October 5, 2009 at 12:00pm
    
    Yeah, I heard that on the sports ears, Archer called "2nd", and the bloke just got up and ran. wtf
    - Johno > Slaytanic October 5, 2009 at 7:56pm
      
      I watched the game again today, for some reason that f*cks me, and he said "Held, release". Letting Turner run again gave them 15m, allowed them to get close enough to get a repeat set and then they scored. Thankyou Archer! It bugs me that it draws a penalty all year, but because it is Melbourne Storm and a GF they won't blow the whistle!
Make Parra Great Again October 5, 2009 at 9:37am

But we made bad calls of judgement that we payed for, Inglis's try where no one caught the ball, that was poor reading in a big game.. there are many others.. Lowrie's kick with a few minutes to go, on the 5th tackle, why was the ball given to him??? He should have known not to be standing there, did you see Dallas Johnson standing 1 pass of the ruck on a 5th tackle??
- Johno > Make Parra Great Again October 5, 2009 at 7:57pm
  
  Goodbye TAMMY!
- Johno > Make Parra Great Again October 6, 2009 at 4:37pm
  
  We did but on the Lowrie kick, why weren't we given a penalty two plays earlier for Tolman laying in the ruck and slowing the play the ball down?