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Our Season Starts From This Week

Posted by Glenn Lifetime Eel on June 28, 2017 at 9:52am

How we play in the next 9 games will define our season. Currently we sit at a 8-7 record plus 1 bye. Not a great stat plus we are the only team in top 8 with a negative F & A. From the modelling I've done Parra should finish on 32 points, in other words win 6 of the last 9. But our team doesn't play on paper and we are talking about Parra here. Our next 9 games will show whether we are contenders or pretenders.

We have an easy draw playing only 3 games against a top 8 team, one against the Storm with SOO players missing, with nearly all at our home ground and on Thursdays or Fridays. If we can't make the finals with all these advantages then Frankie Fong is right, BA is a bush coach.

Well Parra it's up to you now, don't let us down again, it starts on Thursday against the Dogs. The fans deserve and expect to see their players play in the finals for the first time in 8 long years.

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Longfin Eel June 28, 2017 at 9:57am

It's the lower placed teams that I'm more worried about. Parra has often struggled against teams they are expected to beat, regardless of who the coach is. That's probably one of the reasons why we don't put cricket scores against these teams either. The players know what to do, it's in their hands now as to how committed they are.
Big D June 28, 2017 at 10:00am

It is also to our advantage that Dragons and Cowboys (for different reasons) may stagnate. On the flip side Panthers and Raiders could potentially be flies in the ointment.
- Alistair Shaw > Big D June 28, 2017 at 12:07pm
  
  I've said Canberra were over rated all year ( too big a team and Ricky never keeps a team at top for very long ), but the Panthers have some talent and will probably overtake the Dragons
Michael Ericson June 28, 2017 at 10:20am

I think if we beat the dogs and understrength Storm to be 24 points with 7 games to go we could finish as high as third because some pressure will be off us. If we lose against the dogs or storm then we could drop our bundle because we haven't been a team that handles pressure well. That's why the players were talking about how important the next two games are earlier in the week.
Thooper Dooper Maltese Sparrow June 28, 2017 at 10:32am

I'm tipping the Eels to do what they do best tomorrow night and play the Bulldogs back into form.

Dogs by 68.
- christeel > Thooper Dooper Maltese Sparrow June 28, 2017 at 11:13am
  
  Better if you do 69
- Alistair Shaw > Thooper Dooper Maltese Sparrow June 28, 2017 at 12:13pm
  
  Pull that needle out of your arm, the puppies don't the right artillery to hurt us. Eels 13+
slip June 28, 2017 at 10:55am

If BA can't beat the Dogs, then we'll send him packing back to the bush!!
- Muttman > slip June 28, 2017 at 11:19am
  
  No excuses tomorrow night. None at all.
  I'm backing our Bush coach to spank one of the game's elite super coaches tomorrow night. The Kennel will be going crazy.
Johnny pannuci June 28, 2017 at 11:27am

HOPE WE BEAT THE DOGS!