Pressure mounts on SuperCoach

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

"I dont have an issue with taking a game somewhere and think the NRL should make every team take 1 game to regional centre or somewhere to grow the game. I also think it helps with team bonding as they go away and do footy clinics for kids so are…"

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- - - - Nightmare Off-Season > Cʜɪᴇғ - July 4, 2022 at 4:09pm
        
        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.
        
        Nightmare Off-Season July 4, 2022 at 4:22pm
        
        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.
        
        Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 4, 2022 at 4:53pm
        
        Coryn Hughes July 4, 2022 at 4:14pm
        
        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.
        
        Bob Smith July 4, 2022 at 4:27pm
        
        We should unconditionally praise BA. And give him another 10 years. Heil BA!
        
        Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 4, 2022 at 4:50pm
        
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        Snakey - Sack Dylan Brown July 4, 2022 at 7:59pm
      - Coryn Hughes > Raptor Jesus July 4, 2022 at 4:18pm
        
        I wonder if any insiders at the Roosters tip the media off on illegal payments lol
Parra_Greg July 3, 2022 at 6:40pm

Ha ha ha in "more then a decade" ... 37 years bloke ffs
- MeelK > Parra_Greg July 4, 2022 at 3:48pm
  
  Well we did make the GF in 2009. You don't agree that was a good chance to win a GF?