Forgive me, I need to get this off my chest!
Yes the cattle is a problem, we knew that in probably every game we have won this year, just the same! I am/was devastated last night, the effort against Titans was probably a low point of the season ......so far? BUT I actually saw some effort in last nights game !!!!.....that's why it hurts more than normal after a loss. Yes I know people will laugh at that but what I cannot accept is the execution....lack of focus and the giving up of the ball
......The inability to realise with Melb making so many errors, there was a real opportunity to beat them. Even at 10 - 4 after half time and us butchering 2 tries in 5 minutes, we could still win this game with 20 minutes to go!
Now Melb were atrocious as well, I said to my wife that Bellamey must be thanking god his team was playing Parramatta.
I can get over most things Parramatta and have made horrible statements about them in the past, but there was something special in that game....a new level of ineptness, not courage or passion, just a junior team making errors that confounds me. I think I am writing this blog to purge myself.....I think we hit a new low.....I can only imagine what Ryles and his staff must think, like, its not like it was bad coaching, you couldn't coach a side to drop balls, miss tackles and position themselves as badly as they did.
Player's that excelled previously like Volkman and TDS showed why they are fringe players, I have no doubt now that we will see Pezet back in the side ahead of Volkman. Volkman only has to look in the mirror with a lot of his mates if they ever manage to be honest with themselves about being First Grade Footballers.
Oh! Parra, why have you forsaken us! LOL..... there are worse things of course...... to our knowledge no one died in that game, but you never can be sure if we lost a few supporters during it!
I know a few old blokes up in heaven who would be pretty grumpy this morning.
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The number1 of 1st grade players currently playing throughout the NRL that either played 1st grade or were in the junior development systems at the Eels is mind boggling. Normally such a large turnover of aplayers is due 1 of 2 things. Regular success can cause salary cap pressure or a total clean out expecting new signings to be better than the players you let go. You know something has gone totally wrong when you can so many former Eels players who would walk into the current Eels side. Just as an exercise, I bet we could come up with a 19 man side of former Eels players that would demolish the current Eels side.
But people on here would never allow our juniors to develop and remain in the system. We seem to go off course and think it's a fantastic idea to spend a million dollars plus on koloamatagi or Farnsworth (two of the most recent examples). Ryles has been at the helm 18 months or thereabouts and people are claiming we need a complete restructure of the entire organisation. No patience, none at all
Kolomatangi took the worst team in the comp ahead of us.
Galvin picked the Dogs over us for less.
The worst team in the comp had no issues grabbing Drinkwater the above mentioned and now Metcalfe in the space of what 6 months.Meanwhile the sleeping giant rolls over breaks wind and signs Harrison Edwards & Jaydn Sua for next year.
Now I'm not saying restructure but FFS what I am saying whoever is or isn't in charge or the Recruitment and retention is doing a shithouse job.I mean we've only had one of the poorest back 5s in the comp for 5 years.
That time and patience your preaching Mitchell Moses doesn't have that time if we continue putting bums around him at 1.3 a season if anything the mentioned committee should blowing there load trying to put the mentioned around Moses especially.Fark me I'd take Farnworth for a mil tomorrow and not bat a farken eyelid considering we've got absolutely nothing in his class in the outside backs and are relying on the Penisini Russell Kelly types fark yes I'd spend a mill a smile like fark doing so I bet even Mitch breaks a smile on a signing like that to.
And your point is what exactly?
There is a clear lack of determination from most of the players to dominate on the field. Lack of Alphas?
The team generally seems disinterested in following the ball in attack.
There is a lack of accountability and the players are not being confronted for their lack of commitment.
The coaching staff need to hire a retired Sargent Major to the training staff to inflict toughness and determination to the playing group. The players philosophy on the field is a reflection of the ineptness of the training staff.
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