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The Australian: Martin Gabor
The truth hurts’: Eels defend Brad Arthur and vow to bounce back following horror loss in Darwin
Brad Arthur’s position as Eels coach has come under fire following their shocking second half in Darwin, but the players know where the blame lies.
Parramatta’s senior players say the pressure should be on the team and not coach Brad Arthur after he called them a “part-time team” following their second-half capitulation against the Dolphins that has raised question marks about his future.
The Eels were embarrassed in Darwin last week, conceding eight tries in 25 minutes as the weakened Dolphins tore them to shreds.
The Dolphins raced away with eight tries in 25 minutes to embarrass the Eels. Picture: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images“If you watched the second half, it looked like we didn’t know each other and we hadn’t trained together,” veteran prop Reagan Campbell-Gillard said on Tuesday.
“It’s not panic stations, but it’s a bit of a wake-up call for the whole team.
“It was a little embarrassing to see the 40 minutes in that second half. We’ve addressed it and we’re looking forward to this week.
“Things weren’t going well for us. We’ve sat down, watched it and nullified where we’ve got to fix it.”
The fallout from Friday’s loss has involved some very honest chats amongst the playing group who have vowed to take the pressure off their coach by not letting him down ever again.
Brad Arthur is under pressure but appeared in control at Tuesday’s training session. Picture: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images“Brad has copped it for 12 or 13 years. It’s not his fault. The onus is on us,” Campbell-Gillard said.
“Being one of the senior players here, I’m more than happy to cop the brunt of it. I’m sure our other senior boys are willing to put their hand up as well.
“It’s not nice to see what’s happened to Brad given what he’s done for this club. He’ll always put his hand up and face the media and take the brunt of it, but for the performances we’ve been dishing out, we have to (take responsibility).
“There’s a lot of honesty at this club and no beating around the bush. It’s very straight down the line.
“If you can’t take any criticism and judgment, then I think you’re in the wrong sport. It’s about holding everyone accountable and making sure everyone is accountable for their actions and how they played.”
Clint Gutherson is expecting a big turnaround after some honest chats this week. Picture: NRL PhotosSkipper Clint Gutherson sat next to Arthur after the game last week and said on Tuesday that the Eels let their fans down with a performance that came just a fortnight after they conceded 41 against Canberra.
“Everyone respects what he says and what he does. We’re letting him, the coaching staff, the club and the fans down at the moment. It’s on us,” he said, confident they’ll produce a proper 80-minute performance against Manly this week.
“You never want to hear that from your coach, but the truth hurts sometimes and you’ve got to hear it.
“If you’re not willing to hear what the bad things are and you just want to hear the good things, then you don’t really last too long in the game.
“He’s really challenged us this week to get back to doing all the little things right.
“You can’t get all the highs all the time. It’s like any other job – if you’re not doing something right, then someone has to pick you up on it.
“It shouldn’t take this long for Brad to have to say it after a game for it to get a reaction, but that’s what it is.”
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Get Steve Waugh in to talk to them about mental fortitude. That was a man who accepted nothing but the best.
Love this idea
It won't take that long, and that's all that is required.
But BA called them a part time footy team. So if they even turn up this week, what does that prove? String together a few games, and play shit once again. Beat the teams you are expected to lose to, and get beat by the ones you aren't.
A lot of players should have been dropped, but aren't. Rinse and repeat, we've seen it all before. The whole joint needs a clean out, coach and the bloody players!!
Imagine hiring a assistant that was sacked from two clubs for not being able to score enough points. If Arthur's a clown then Barrett's the flower on his shirt that squirts the water. We can't keep him if Arthur goes. It needs to be a trifecta of Arthur , Barrret and Oneill if we make moves. Actually a quad , that fuckstick useless try hard nobody Rogers needs to go too.
How about Anotonolli - the so called defence coach ???
And Murphy - everyone's best friend
And Cayless - probably the most useless coach ever to be handed a team sheet...
If Bennett ever decided to join us ... There will be absolute mass sackings.
Funny but all those blokes you mentioned maybe responsible..... but what you cannot deny that everyone of them would know at least 10 times more than the you about Rugby league !.....yes it is funny isn't it!
You would fuckimg hope they knew more than everyone on this site with it being their profession FFS .. what I'm concerned with is them not knowing as much as their counterparts at the other clubs .
Bloke at your local servo knows more about fuel than you but I bet you still whine about his prices,
Yeah I didn't think it needed explaining but obviously did. Maybe we use more pictures than big words next time ?
Says the man with Homer as his avatar, it does need explaining Hugo because you are criticising professionals and showing no respect in the process....Wiz is much more interested in toilet training and is unquestionably qualified as an expert in "shit". He is concerned that they don't know as much as their counterparts....given that they are actually all experienced from professional clubs how would you go about such an analysis Mr Wizard?
PS Your concerns have been duly noted by the way!
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