The Autopsy

Lets start positiveNice start when we get a roll on we could be threatening.Hayne did wellMannah and alvaro put in a solid 1st half.Bev was good on kick returnsNegatives ill just put a few down as there's a few.Second half what happenedat half time.The big men destroyed us. Up the middleand on the edges this is a real worry.The left edge in attack and defenceThe bench zero impact beau matagi and evens offered nothing im on record as saying matagi shouldn't be in the 171st game will not define the season but a improvement is needed.A friend said to be eels will be like the 17 panthers i really hope not i hope were not believing our own hype.Ill leave to you wise lot to give your positives and negatives

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  • positive: its round one and we have the resources necessary to fix the problems.. edwards, terepo, will smith and gutho can all help improve the bench and beyond

    Negatives: It takes something real big for BA to change his team ... this is the bloke who has debuted one player since 2016 after all
    • That is a worry the lack of debuts especially when u consider the like of Stone,Mahoney, Marata are all young players with alot of wraps. Actually i think marata will leave before the season is done he is ready for grade.
    • BA needs to start looking to the future... Manu and scott arent the players they were 3 years ago.. theyre older and slower... moeroa has had too many chances and still hasnt delivered... he is not even half the player of bill kikau who has only been in first grade barely two seasons

      We need to start playing marata or we will regret it... i dont mind if we lose a few more close games in the early season so long as we see some fresh new faces trying new things
  • I have said elsewhere that the only bench player that showed any real worth was Taka, Matagi and Evans not ready for NRL and should be at Wenty, Scott to me seems too old, while he did some good bits on defence he seemed to lack where he was at last season.  I also am not convinced that King is an 80 minute player either, and time for a uitlity on the bench for that reason, either Smith or Pritchard to share the 9 spot.  That said King was ok in many areas but also seemed to tire towards the end of each half.

    No doubt the coach will make them very aware of where they were outplayed and out muscled, the eels bench was simply not up to the power and finese of the panthers main forward pack that were put on the bench to start.

  • My opinion is it is round 1 so no need panic. 3 tries each and we lost by goal kicks. On top of that we played with man in sin bin for 10 mins. Their first try wfor waqa before half time came after breakdown of play and defence didn't recover and another came when we had player in singing and another player down injured so 11 in defence. Not to mention ball hit ref just before try so a few of our players may have switched off leading to us being on back foot.

    Overall effort will improve with better match fitness and wouldn't to expect see us play as flat as we did in the 2nd half again.
    Penrith will be hard to beat at home, so I would have been more upset losing to side like tigers, raiders or knights who I expect struggle as year goes on.
    French looks lot stronger this year however seemed hesitant at times so expect him improve as season goes on and sees open space.
  • Penrith had a bunch of kids running at old blokes. 

    BA has been told - time and time again that we need to promote the kids in this club but he sticks with old blokes. He has also been told that we need some size. 

    Thats OK. He is the coach and its his decisions. 

    I think hes a great coach but his forwards REALLY let him down today. Goodness knows what the cowboys with their arsenal of giants will do to us. 

    • I agree FH, Stone again was great for Wenty and Mahoney is just slaying it.

      Both should be in the side by seasons end, but won't because BA doesn't like giving young blokes a run..

      Marata will get pinched and go to the Sharks while we have old man Beau plodding around on bare tires.

      BA has done a lot of great things at this club but bringing the youth through has not been one of them. Twal being lost was a crying shame when our middle forwards are a weakness.

    • Watched the game with Slugg and he asked if I could post his thoughts as he can't get an internet connection at Westmead Rehab. He agrees with you FH. he said he has been saying all off season that we haven't bought any players who would improve our forward roster and that we have not improved 1%. 

    • If James makes one run at Scott and the company that's it. ...

  • Penrith did get a huge leg up when they needed it most, some the calls against us were purely mystifying. 

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