The Parramatta Eels have reached their lowest point since 1972. Club stalwarts Nathan Hindmarsh and Luke Burt will retire as part of a Parramatta team that has played their worst season in 30 years. It is not the finish they expected. It was a Greg Inglis inspired Rabbitohs that dismantled the poor Parramatta Eels outfit.
The Rabbits got off to a good start when a cross-field bomb landed in the hands of Matt King and it was 6-0. Parramatta remained on the back foot and this time Greg Inglis muscled his way over and suddenly the score was 14-0. A penalty goal added the extra 2. The match evened out slightly with the Eels forwards beginning to make progress. With Joseph Paulo on the field the Eels had a spring in their step. Paulo showed his ball-playing skill and threw a perfectly timed pass to a sprinting Jake Mullaney. Mullaney broke into the back-field, drew Inglis and threw the final pass to club legend Luke Burt who scored try number 124 in his career. That however was the last Eels highlight of the afternoon.
The second half resumed at 14-6, the Eels finishing the first half stronger. However, Greg Inglis began showing why he was picked at fullback for Queensland, in place of the injured Billy Slater. On returning a Sandow kick, Sandow attempted a shoulder-charge and Inglis sat him flat on his back. Nearly everything Inglis touched turned to gold. He left a trail of carnage behind him every time he carried the ball as players desperately tried to tackle him. The score kept ticking over when scoring machine Nathan Merritt crossed. Then it was Dylan Farrell's turn and the scored read 24-6. Inglis then ran through a gaping hole in the defence and pushed the Rabbits' lead out further. Merritt crossed for his second before Everingham crossed on full time.
The Rabbbits' attention turns to next week as they concentrate on the Top 4, whilst the Eels turn their attention to sending Luke Burt and Nathan Hindmarsh out as winners next week. The Eels may have the wooden spoon but next week will be a celebration of 2 wonderful careers that have captured the hearts and minds of all Eels fans. This week they wore the Luke Burt jersey and next week they will wear the Nathan Hindmarsh jersey. I sure as hell hope that the team turns up next week and commits to getting both Burt and Hindy over the line and get the win in their final ever match in the blue and gold.
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Maybe we can hop that the auditors will find out that we've massively overspent our salary cap and we'll be stripped of the spoon due to our indiscretions!
The record books will show 'No wooden spooners for 2012' :)
You got to laugh about it. I was born in 1972 when we last got the spoon. A nice 40th birthday present for me huh!?
and to top that off, the frigging coach pisses off just when they get the spoon...lets hunt down Kearney, strip him and shove the spoon up where the sun doesn't shine!
C'mon Burty - get a nice 125 b4 stumps.
Hopefully the refs do NOT have an agenda next weekend and allow both teams the rub of the green and just LET IT RIP.
And to all you people who think Souths are all about themselves - guess again.
They handed us the spoon in a very well thought out way.
No point giving the spoon to us with a sloppy scrape over the line win - NO - they gave it to us in a most convincing way.
Now - there's consideration for you.
Thank you Mr Rusty for thinking so well of us
Shouldn't you be asking these questions in the ANCIENT history section of the Crow v SE22 stats blog Sinny?
Are you still upset because we let Arthur Beetson go as well?
Plus this season is defenitely Mullaney. Had a blinder with sticky looking on.
Absolutely no chance Hayne will play fullback next year now, Mullaney is the type of support player stuart loves at fullback and he will play hayne at 6 - no question now.
Notice both Roberts and particularly Sandow were having turns at DH last couple of weeks.
Roberts to 14 Michael?
Kelly to 7 - Hayne (ugh dare I say it) to 6 - Sandow to 9 - N Smith to 14 - Roberts to 15 .
Bet none of you thought of that.
That is because it is hard to go any worse after getting the spoon
It is obvious - the harder you hit the bottom - the higher you will bounce back up. LOL
To dare to dream to be playing at the back end of September "next year"
Next year - Next year - Next year X 9........................................................ *sigh*
after watching parra yesterday, we must say,there is players in that side who should not wear the blue and gold.
as a long term parra supporter end the season now.
stop the rot,time to move on guys,we do need some tough forwards it showed yesterday bad.
on the good note south got the spoon not that long back,so ricky and hes new staff surely will improve the eels.
better years ahead for the eels.
Anderson didn't have control of the recruitment towards the end of his tenure. Hence the letting go of Mateo, Inu and Kingston. That was the Board's doing and according to Cayless, Auckland offered Inu and Mateo an enormous offer that couldn't be matched.
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