Eels Falling Away Quickly
After belting heated rivals the Sea Eagles in round one, the Eels have only managed two wins since, and now sit at the bottom of the table.
Most fans saw the Eels struggling without their superstar number one, who has since moved to America to chase his NFL dream, but fans could be forgiven for looking toward 2016 already.
They’re far from out of contention, however following a clever recruitment drive, they would expect to have made a little more impact than just the three wins thus far.
Anthony Watmough has unfortunately been one of the recruitment disappointments, while Will Hopoate has failed to step in and replace Hayne as hoped.
They need more from the likes of Sandow and co in weeks to come, but Brad Arthur needs to make some tough decisions, like dropping De Gois from the bench.
Nathan Peats is a brilliant player and the Eels lose quite a bit when he is off the field.
For the life of me I don’t understand the practice of carrying a second hooker
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