Next Weeks Team VS Sharks

I dont think we need wholesale changes, but we need a few because we are starting to become extremely pedestrian in attack with the exception of Hayne and sometimes Mateo

Going into the Sharks game we need to bite the bullet and make a couple of subtle changes and set the tone for the rest of the year. The 3 game window where you can use the "match fitness, early season jitters" mentality is over. Its time to lift our game.

We are sitting at 1/3, and we have the Sharks and Canberra in the next 2 weeks. 2 games we SHOULD and CAN win, but it starts with the basics and playing to our strengths! We can easily be 3/5 (which most of us should be happy with after being 2/7 last year) in 2 weeks time.

1. Hayne

2. Inu

3. Tahu

4. Reddy

5. Grothe

6. K Keating

7. Mortimer

8. Mannah

9. Matt Keating

10. Fui Fui

11. Hindmarsh

12. Smith

13. Mateo

14. Mitchell/Humble

15. Cayless

16. Poore

17. Oake/Horo/Pele

We need to bite the bullet and give Mitchell or Humble an opportunity. We cant blood them against a Melbourne or a Dragons team. Ando should tell them whoever trains the house down this week gets an opportunity, same with the final bench spot. If Pele wants it, he should step up and give Ando no choice but to pick him

I think we are lacking confidence - we are such as confidence team - and if we smash the sharks next saturday, i have no doubt we will kick start our season.

GO THE EELS!!

"I have zero sympathy for May. No excuse at all. The Nrl must read the room. If not , Penrith should make an example of him. The game will survive without May . But young man need to understand that violence against Women is not on - ever. "

"That's one guy! He has as much chance to be rubbish as he has of being worth a FG spot.
We need more. Surely there's a bloke or 6 who can't crack the US Olympic sprint team we can get to develop. "

"I think the knights will be looking to move ponga and his $1.5m per year contract on, they are getting as much or more out of a younger far cheaper player."

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PARRAMATTA'S ORIGINAL 2015 COACH March 27, 2010 at 12:29pm

well that comeback last week should have kick started but same old same old we just turn up in boots and we will win yeah
Djl March 27, 2010 at 12:34pm

Yer i thought they would of treated last weeks game vs manly like a loss but just turned up with the same attitude im so over it. I hate waiting all week and get excited about watching the game only to be very dissapointed.
HKF March 27, 2010 at 12:45pm

I like this side i would go the same way but give robson a go off the bench as i dont think humble/ mitchell are ready for nrl yet if one or two of the halves/hookers gets injured thats when they get their chance.
Johnny Suede March 27, 2010 at 12:57pm

Do we need a back on the reserves bench? Could we just not have four big blokes as 14-17? Most of our backs can - and do -play the full 80 minutes and Ben Smith could easily revert into the backline if someone got injured.
eels_brad March 27, 2010 at 1:02pm

I was thinking of that originally, but then thought "what would he offer from the bench??"

Robson isn't a spark or explosive type player ala Kingston who will exploit tired markers, or a strong ball runner.

I am fairly certain Ando will play him off the bench, but what do we gain by playing him instead of Mitchell/Humble and what, If anything, do we lose by not playing him?!

I guess my point is, other than first grade experience, what does he bring to the table skill wise (from a bench position??) and is that enough to warrant a spot in our team??for me that answer is No
- HKF > eels_brad March 27, 2010 at 3:13pm
  
  I was thinking the same thing but at least you know he isn't going to have a shocker.
  Maybe have 4 forwards on the bench than u could shift KK to hooker to give Mk a rest and Mateo to 5/8 that would give us the spark around the ruck and a ball player in the halves against tired defence.
eels_brad March 27, 2010 at 1:04pm

MK isn't cut out for 80mins just yet. I'm not turning this blog into a MK bash thread, as I see him as having value to our team, but until he can bring spark and positive play to the team for 80mins, there has to be someone on the bench who can slot in for him.
graeme March 27, 2010 at 1:11pm

mateo cayless poor back to wenty
Johnny Suede March 27, 2010 at 1:16pm

Shit, I wouldn't want to be playing Wenty that week!!!!!!!
- graeme > Johnny Suede March 27, 2010 at 1:27pm
  
  johnny those 3 been the worst players ive seen so far this yr mateo is offering us nothing and is it me or do we become nervous when we have tony archer as a ref for our game seems to me we lose evertime we get him as the ref

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