Tonight meant nothing

Before you all go and commit hari-kari,

As soon as I saw the rain tonight, I feared for this match and indeed if I could ever bet against Parramatta it would have been tonight.

You combine the wet weather with Jarryd coming off State of Origin, the disrupted preparation amidst the Timana Tahu drama and you were never going to see Parramatta's best football tonight.

We've played one decent game of wet weather footy in the last two seasons and it came off a Jarryd Hayne blinder. Jarryd doesn't back up particularly well from rep footy - I think its as much a psychological comedown as it is a physical thing but he was ordinary after the last Origin match as well.

None of these are excuses. There just facts. If you're a punter, its these kinds of factors you look for when youre looking for value bets.

So I'm not at all surprised about tonight. I'm not pissed off. I just accept we're got young halves who aren't ready to take a game like this by the scruff of the neck. I except Jarryd was unlikely to play up to his usual standard and when you put those two factors together it means we were always going to struggle to score points and it was always going to come down to a bounce of a ball.

So go ahead and vent. But then build and bridge and get over it. Tonight meant nothing.

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Tinkerbell June 21, 2010 at 10:14pm

1Eyed - I am so glad that you write so beautifully.

All I can do is tell people to keep the faith and that we will come good.

You seem to be able to get everything I am thinking and present it in a perfectly structured article.

Thank you for this blog - the game was horrible to watch, but again one of those games with unique circumstances, that we should simply move on from.

We can turn this around - the talent we have is still there and we will be better next week. : )
- 1Eyed Eel > Tinkerbell June 21, 2010 at 10:19pm
  
  Haha. No, the boys can't expect not to cop a server after that performance. I'm certainly not saying it wasn't woeful, just not unexpected.
- Parraeels12 > Tinkerbell June 21, 2010 at 11:10pm
  
  I agree Tinks we will be better next week, ( we cant possible get worse:) )
  
  In saying that, i have fulfilled my stalking duties of the week and read on Haynes twitter that he wasnt feeling too good after origin ( mentally and physically) so i knew he wouldnt be up for a big game tonight. Good on him for backing up though because i think its easier to back up within 2 days of origin than it is within 5 days!!.
- Camo73 > Tinkerbell June 22, 2010 at 6:28am
  
  I'm with you.
  Losing to the Sharks, Raiders, Sharks and Knights could be very costly come September.
Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" June 21, 2010 at 10:18pm

Winners can laugh 1Eyed - the rest of us commit Hurried Curry.

If we look at our dismal perfomances in the wet then lets all pray for a drought and 12 more clubs being caught rorting the cap.

We have absolutely no consistency at all and we never know which players will turn up for the game.

Balmain went from premiers to the spoon in the following season (or almost the spoon) and if my memory serves me correctly we have seen the dogs do the same.
Not feeling comfortable at all.
- 1Eyed Eel > Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" June 21, 2010 at 10:22pm
  
  I actually don't think we're that hard to pick. We need certain things to be going right for us and it largely comes down to our ability to play second-phase football. If we get out 12-1 again this week I'll double down my bet,
- ŦōmMýþØΨ-Parra Till I Die! > Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" June 22, 2010 at 8:52am
  
  Hurried Curry? is that a quick dish
Chris Johnstone June 21, 2010 at 10:19pm

Agreed......

A big hug to all you guys from us Parra fans down here in the Nations Capital and let's smash the donkeys next Sat at home....

I want to see a big crowd there!!!
YDIDISAYIDO June 21, 2010 at 10:21pm

Tonight was deflating. Had the match in control but just couldn't find that extra gear.
blueNgold June 21, 2010 at 10:24pm

Yes we're definetely a horse who doesn't appreciate heavy tracks. Wet weather form is horrible.

I think the defeat would have been a lot more easier to accept If we had of been beaten by a team that handled the conditions better than we did. Newcastle didn't however, they were absolutely woeful, yet we still found a way to get beaten.

I still have faith in our squad, and us as a team to still compete for this competition, but these games that we continue to squander are not only costing us competition points but must be affecting us mentally also.