LIVE GAME Preseason Challenge v Eels

[Carefactor]

That's It,

Im Buying Grand Final Tickets tomorrow for sure

Ill get the tee-shirts printed 👍

 

[Demps]

Lomax usually has a field day against the Tigers.
Was well contained last night.

Looking forward to our next game against Parra to see how he performs.

Anyone see him slam Galvin though?

 

[Furious1]

Lomax usually has a field day against the Tigers.
Was well contained last night.

Looking forward to our next game against Parra to see how he performs.

Anyone see him slam Galvin though?

Yeah the slam.
I think it will be harder for Lomax in the centres, but next time we see him it will be with Moses and Brown so would expect it to be better than last night.

 

[Demps]

Yeah the slam.
I think it will be harder for Lomax in the centres, but next time we see him it will be with Moses and Brown so would expect it to be better than last night.

Exactly right.
Need a strong game plan for that game.

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Why am I rewatching a trial? 🤔😂

 

[bptiger 0]

Even as Galvin's biggest fan, we might honestly be better served with:

6. Latu
7. Luai
13. Galvin

Or even

6. Bird
7. Luai
13. Galvin

14. Latu

But I don't see Galvin being happy playing outside of the halves.

Latu at lock , his defence last night was great , with his pace he could be great at lock

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Which starting forwards did not play for the eels last night?

 

[Demps]

Which starting forwards did not play for the eels last night?

Jnr Paulo

 

[LARDS]

Tristan Hope > TDS

Agree Would not be surprised to see Tristan debut round 1

 

[Tom Shines]

My verdict:

We don't need to worry too much about depth this year, a solid hit out by our new buys and our young guns. Handling:

I wouldn’t go that far ….

The depth at hooker , halves and prop is fine ,,

I’m not as excited about the other positions … really need a second rower to fall into their laps now ,,,, the depth at 13 and wing looks a little skinny …

Real shame about Naden ..because our centers are weak,,,who knows what is happening with Olam? Toa never does anything , and whilst Doobie went ok yesterday ..we all know he has consistency and defence issues …

Still -Pretty happy with the guys they have brought in - Even Bird who I was concerned about ….They look fitter and their defense has improved ( more required though) .,,

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Jnr Paulo

They certainly missed another big boppa last night. We don’t have another power forward to come. Paulo - past his best for me though

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Doohie defence on first try was shocking mis read and then didn’t follow when he could have had a second attempt easily - was woeful. Their fullback is slick. Douhie stood out in attack and kicked very well. He is a first grade competitor but must fix his defence/defensive effort as 90% of us know

 

[supercoach]

No I think it was fractured big difference

Wasn’t it Moltzen who fractured his knee cap?.

 

[Spartan117]

Thought Latu looked really dangerous out wide tonight.

Latu looked better when Gakvin was off,

This indicates a commendable mindset that knows when to take charge.

A lot of our players are still very young, tons of improvement to come.

 

[Spartan117]

May was exceptional. He and Pole looked great and then Hunt came on for Pole and boom, more impact. May looks like he could play 3 games straight and not get tired. Phenomenal front row talent. He will be better than AFB because he is a bit more aggressive. There will be the odd game where Benji simply can't take him off and he will play 80 minutes

Fitness is critical

That's evident in all the top teams.

 

[rex2ce]

Latu has that soft touch of class that only comes naturally to a few. Personally I have no doubt that with Api at 9, Luai at 7, Latu becomes the best option at 6. Our attack would be scintillating, smooth and straight.

I know that won't happen because it means Galvin will sign elsewhere,and like everyone else I don't want to lose him. He is a top talent and top competitor. Not to mention a local junior. This is going to be an interesting time to see how Benji keeps both Latu and Galvin happy. Lachlan looks a hell of a lot stronger this year and a move to the pack could be sooner than we first thought (maybe only another year before he could handle it). Would he be happy with that though?

We looked great when both Latu and Bird were on.

Think Galvin is a Parra junior

 

[cktiger]

Think Galvin is a Parra junior

Tiger junior, although went to Parra… who told him he wouldn’t make it.

 

[Vicious]

Scored 30 points with an at times clunky attack and we blew a few more great opportunities.
So our attack won’t be a problem, just need to somehow improve our defence.

 

[Needaname]

Funny I’ve been critical of To’a in the past but I’ll admit he put in a decent stint last night. Had a lot of involvement despite not getting much ball. If he can play that way and add his to that his breakout plays can be a good thing.

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

How many mins did Royce play?