The NRL Tackle: Parramatta Eels coach Brad Arthur under fire after South Sydney defeat
After yet another mystifyingly poor performance from his Eels, it’s coming to a point where Brad Arthur needs to justify he’s the man to end Parramatta’s epic premiership drought.
Lost in the celebration of Latrell Mitchell’s stunning return for South Sydney was the fact this was another serious setback for Parramatta’s premiership campaign.
And Brad Arthur just can’t continue to escape scrutiny for these ridiculously inconsistent performances that are tearing apart the Eels’ best chance to win a title in more than a decade.
We’ve seen over the weekend how Justin Holbrook is the latest NRL coach fighting to save his job with Gold Coast on the bottom of the ladder and going backwards fast.
But for different reasons Arthur’s position is also coming to that point where he needs to justify that he can be the man who can lead this club to that long awaited premiership.
And it’s no good having a team capable of beating heavyweights Penrith and Melbourne when they can’t back it up against the Bulldogs and Wests Tigers, or a Souths team that was admittedly pumped by Latrell’s return but nevertheless humiliated in their most recent game against St George Illawarra.
You also can’t ignore this is Arthur’s ninth season and Parra are yet to make it past week two of the finals on his watch.
Arthur said after the game that effort wasn’t the issue against Souths.
But how does he say that when in the next breath he pretty much blamed the performance on a lack of effort from certain individuals, saying “on different weeks we’ve got different blokes owning their jobs”.
-Paul Crawley
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Hahaa im not getting involved on that one, Chief. Curious on what Brissy's thoughts are around a possible shift from the Eels in regards to the great coach, BA.
Fair enough, so you'd stick with BA over Ciraldo or Woolf for '23?
Surely Ciraldo isnt demanding 5 years, know it was reported but find it hard to believe thats true.
Pretty much Brissy you'll be stuck finding the same amount adulation after a win.I beginning to think some around here look foward to losses and every instance under the sun is dug up.
For some giving praise after a win seems like there talking out the side of there mouths.
We should unconditionally praise BA. And give him another 10 years. Heil BA!
I wonder if any insiders at the Roosters tip the media off on illegal payments lol
Ha ha ha in "more then a decade" ... 37 years bloke ffs
Well we did make the GF in 2009. You don't agree that was a good chance to win a GF?
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