Proud as Punch... Perspective.

No Foran, Norman, Radradra, Scott, Jennings, Watmough (how much salary cap is that?)

Peats and Paulo moved on. (That makes the tally 8 players out of the 17 that started the 2016 season) 

So many players out of position.

A number 7 that has been at the club 2 weeks, a 5/8 that hasn't played their since he was 14 and started the year as a 21 year old, nervous winger coming back from a knee reconstruction, yet they are still creating tries.

No luck, and again the referees killed us.

Another enormous effort and pride in the jersey for the full 80mins. The boys didn't deserve to concede that last try.

All heart today. Well done again boys and BA.

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  • Yeah I agree mate, it was another solid effort, when you add Peats, Watmough & Paulo to that where playing with less then half the salary cap!

  • Can't knock the effort I think the score didn't reflect the game.
  • Well said burty good blog. All things considered, they've exceeded all expectations. So much courage to keep doing what they're doing, having to deal with the distractions.

    MAX - your job is to re-sign BRAD ARTHUR. Period
  • Dont forget kaysa ,i will be wearing my parra tshirt proudly again this week !!!
  • Absolutely Bert...all heart. Been like that all year for this amazing bunch Love em lots.

    Was great to hear a bit of credit where it's due too.
    Listening to the fox commentary, (think it was Kevi Walters) he couldn't praise them enough for their efforts and never say die attitude.
  • what still bugs me to this day is whether we actually needed to let go of Peats to get under the salary cap. If that merkin Foran was honest with us about his intentions i dare say we would have kept Peats. Same with Paulo. Couldn't he bloody well inform us a few weeks earlier that he was gonna walk mid season? what, so letting go of Morgan watmough paulo and pauli weren't enough to stay under the cap this season??......hmmmm, okay. I don't really recall the Bulldogs of 2003 losing anyone and Storm only lost Inglis after there scandals. Greeenturd's hatred of our club is to blame for the dessimation of our squad.

    • I agree whole heartedly. Our penalty has far outweighed anything dished out previously to suggest otherwise is idiotic.

      Interestingly, I was reading an article the other day and it claimed that we had unfairly assembled a 'SUPER STAR SIDE' by cheating the cap. If I remember correctly, in the preseason few if any of the so called experts thought we had a 'SUPER STAR SIDE' - we really only had one marquee player signed in Foran.

      To achieve to what this side has in recent months with all the off field crap, leaking factions, disgruntled ex employees, media bias and agendas, as well as a heavily depleted side, is nothing short of miraculous. BA should have a statue put up outside the new ground after its built.
  • Is there any way we can get a letter or something together where we can all sign showing our appreciation to Brad and the team for showing heart and pride in the Eels jersey, it would be great if we could get all 20K+ members to sign.
    • I second that idea, it might not seem like much, but they deserve our appreciation, even if only in a small way

  • I think it was about 67th minute I realised we weren't going to pull this one out of the fire, the game was gone. Those last 13 minutes you hope that they don't put any more on you. That last try was cruel.
    Now the season is mathematically over, I only hope the last 7 games is done without having too many put on us. That would be cruel to a group of players who have done us proud in the most trying of circumstances.
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