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  Fuuuuuui April 9, 2016 at 10:18pm

  He mentioned on Triple M that he normally has only been able to do the Captain's Run!
  How the hell he just slots in and direcst the players like he did today is beyond me.
  He said he'll be back to full-time training after the Manly game.
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    Dave > Fuuuuuui April 9, 2016 at 10:21pm

    That was kinda my point

    This week he was able to have 2 training sessions

    just like in the lead up to the Dogs game

    and those were the two games Parra has looked the best with the ball.

    In the other weeks he has only had the captains run (if that)

    and it shows out on the field even if it is only 1 more training session, and based on that imagine what would be possible with a full weeks worth of sessions
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  The Captain April 9, 2016 at 10:46pm

  Foz and Norman definitely had the combinations going today. I drool at the thought of keeping them together at the Eels for years to come.
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  The French Fullback #1 April 9, 2016 at 10:47pm

  Exactly right. He won't be doing much at all this week with a 5 day turnaround, just the Capt's run you'd think. Same for Manly as they played today albeit in NZ, pretty fair for both sides. Not only does his fitness help him train more, but he has more of a running game and poses a genuine threat to the defence like today. He wil keep getting better too which is great news. The little things he does are what we have been missing a lot - his tackles, kick pressure, cleaning up kicks, getting to dummy half and giving Normy the ball on 5th to kick when no-one else was there, his talk etc. He has given us a more solid side overall, and all of his attacking prowess is on top of that. Same with Beau Scott. They have given us so much competitive, tough play that we have lacked for years!
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    Dave > The French Fullback #1 April 9, 2016 at 11:25pm

    Well Manly can still complain about the travel disadvantaging them more

    but next Thursday will still be a lot fairing then when 1 team has a 5 day turnaround and the other has 7 or 8 days
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  El patrón MDV April 9, 2016 at 11:00pm

  I have never heard of Rocket Surgery
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    The Captain > El patrón MDV April 9, 2016 at 11:10pm

    You can only study it after you get your degree in Brain Science.
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  eels_brad April 9, 2016 at 11:12pm

  doubt we'll even have a field session this week,
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  Prof. Daz April 10, 2016 at 9:34am

  This strikes me as a case of hiding more than you reveal. Sure, Foz ran with the team twice and our attack looked slicker.
  
  But for me we also did other things, representing an adjustment in our attacking structure. We played deeper on the left, allowing Ma'u to run into the ball more. Also, Gordon was out the back, not quite a sweeper role, but as a support runner. Foz and Norman ran right to the line. Overall, we treated Jennings and Ma'u as the runners they are. The commentators noted Austin and Leilua (Sp?) were all at sea, unsure whether to slide in to cover Ma'u or out to cover Jennings. But on replay you can also see the winger with all eyes on Semi, thus staying out (expecting the cut out ball to Semi, like last year).
  
  Overall, that structure is simplicity personified. Everyone runs their channel at full speed. But three of those runners, Ma'u, Jennings and Semi, have to be double-teamed in defense, so do the numbers. Gaps will happen. We need to stop complaining about Semi getting the ball, because the fact Semi is so dangerous and Norman is so good with cut outs is going to keep wingers from jamming in, this always creating space.
  
  If our left side continues to play like they did against the Raiders, our attacking woes will be distant memories.
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  Rise of an empire April 10, 2016 at 1:16pm

  I can't wait to get on the hill at Manly this week & give it to them hope Foz has a blinder