Whilst it isn't a terrible draw I don't think it is as easy as people think. The eels play 13 games against top 8 teams from this year, no other club plays more, we have tough away games in the first 4 rounds against the storm and manly plus a home game against arch rivals the dogs who are on the cusp of signing ben hunt. We also have a tough run at the back end of the season.
Lot of talk about Eels playing 13 games against top 8 teams of this year. Let's be honest, of the top 8 teams of this year, Panthers/Storm/Roosters were miles ahead. The other 5 were average at best (lucky even) and the Roosters will be interesting given how many players have left or still injured for a good half of the season.
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6.34 out of 10
Why
Cause it wasn't quite 6.35 and slightly better than 6.33
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8.75 out of 10
Based on last year's form:
Better than what we usually get given
Whilst it isn't a terrible draw I don't think it is as easy as people think. The eels play 13 games against top 8 teams from this year, no other club plays more, we have tough away games in the first 4 rounds against the storm and manly plus a home game against arch rivals the dogs who are on the cusp of signing ben hunt. We also have a tough run at the back end of the season.
I rate it 7 out of 10
Lot of talk about Eels playing 13 games against top 8 teams of this year. Let's be honest, of the top 8 teams of this year, Panthers/Storm/Roosters were miles ahead. The other 5 were average at best (lucky even) and the Roosters will be interesting given how many players have left or still injured for a good half of the season.
7/10
7/10
The first month is tough. Having back to back home games only twice is tough also.