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Post by crow on Oct 29, 2019 2:06:26 GMT 10
Nothing wrong with the North Shore private school look. I went to a North Shore private school. I do however have to say that there are a lot of arrogant assholes that did go to them.
The Eels have an awesome backline but dont have too many internationals. Sooner or later maybe all of them will be internationals.
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 29, 2019 10:54:19 GMT 10
Nothing wrong with the North Shore private school look. I went to a North Shore private school. I do however have to say that there are a lot of arrogant assholes that did go to them. The Eels have an awesome backline but dont have too many internationals. Sooner or later maybe all of them will be internationals. Really? I've always thought the world of the upper class areas. Envious!! I guess for those arrogant students, a life of privilege and wealth can go to your head. The Janitor coaching Internationals? LOL The 2020 Draw is out!! What do you think? Teams they play twice Bulldogs, Cowboys, Dragons, Wests Tigers, Broncos, Sea Eagles, Storm, Panthers, Rabbitohs. Teams they play once Titans, Warriors, Sharks, Raiders, Roosters, Knights. Day-by-day breakdown Thursday - 2, Friday - 5, Saturday - 8, Sunday - 8, Monday - 1.  |
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Post by crow on Oct 29, 2019 13:50:55 GMT 10
They have a lot of games away from home early, so dont feel to good about that. The janitor just cant get the job down away from Cumberland.
Play the Storm twice but play the Roosters once. Rounds 21 and 22 will be interesting, against the Rooster and Storm, both games at Bankwest.
Do they play Monday games again next season or is that just a one off?
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 29, 2019 18:55:52 GMT 10
They have a lot of games away from home early, so dont feel to good about that. The janitor just cant get the job down away from Cumberland. Play the Storm twice but play the Roosters once. Rounds 21 and 22 will be interesting, against the Rooster and Storm, both games at Bankwest. Do they play Monday games again next season or is that just a one off? Monday night games were scrapped for the 2019 season. The Eels v Wests Tigers game on the Monday would have been a one off, the Easter weekend. Not a tough start to the season, unless this years teams perform completely different in 2020. Round 7 is the first top 8 team from this year, then it's gets a little tougher with Sea Eagles, Storm and Rabbitohs. But the Eels do have a weakness and that is a coach who is paid one million a season for Janitorial duties. I still like the draw, but the Eels coach cannot motivate his players outside of Bankwest unless they are playing the terrible Titans. |
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Post by crow on Oct 30, 2019 3:50:30 GMT 10
I agree not a tough start with the teams we play, BUT, and the big BUT is, can they win away from home next season. If they can it is a very good start. The Tigers away game is at Bankwest, so that is good.
The Titans may do good next season, they will have a very good coach and the team is quite good, not exactly great but they will probably win more games next year.
The Knights are a bit of a question mark, an untried coach, but who knows may do a lot better than the janitor. The Warriors however, it is debatable who has the worst coach, the janitor or Kearney. Of course both have coached the Eels and the janitor was Kearney's assistant coach when he was there. So many questions, time will tell.
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Post by crow on Oct 30, 2019 4:11:54 GMT 10
How tough is your club's 2020 NRL draw?
Author
Dominic Brock NRL.com Sub Editor
The Titans, Warriors and Roosters will be tested by a tricky draw in 2020 while Manly and Wests Tigers have among the most generous fixture lists according to analysis of next season's NRL draw.
While footy fans will be taking a close look at five-day turnarounds, the expected travel toll and the Origin schedule for their club, there's a simple guide to how "hard" or "easy" a draw is: which opponents will your team face?
All teams will play 24 regular season matches, and in a 16-team competition that means your club will face six teams once and nine teams twice. Playing the previous season's wooden spooners twice obviously makes life a little easier than playing the premiers twice.
We've run the numbers across the 2020 Telstra Premiership draw, ranking the difficulty of each team's fixture list.
Each opponent was attributed a score out of 16 – premiership favourites the Roosters were worth 16 points while last-ranked Gold Coast were 1 point.
The best fends from the 2019 season
Going through each club's schedule and adding up the totals for their fixture lists gives us this ranking of each club's draw difficulty, from hardest to easiest.
1. Titans (222 points)
2. Warriors (220)
3. Roosters (217)
4. Broncos (216)
=4. Bulldogs (216)
=4. Dragons (216)
7. Storm (213)
8. Rabbitohs (211)
9. Sharks (209)
10. Knights (208)
11. Raiders (207)
=11. Cowboys (207)
=11. Eels (207)
=11. Panthers (207)
15. Wests Tigers (206)
16. Sea Eagles (202)
One thing that stands out is that the schedule appears more even across the board than in previous years. The last time we ran these numbers a couple of years ago the gap between the toughest draw (234 points) and easiest (170) was much wider than next season's edition.
The Gold Coast's start to the season is just about as daunting as it gets, with games against each of last year's grand finalists the Raiders and Roosters plus the Eels, Broncos, Storm and Sea Eagles in the opening six rounds.
Across the season, the Titans have seven matches against predicted top-four opponents and just five against clubs tipped to finish in the bottom four.
The Gold Coast themselves are one of those clubs, and obviously can't play themselves, so it's no real surprise to see them at the wrong end of this list.
More surprising perhaps is the fact that NRL giants the Roosters and Broncos both feature among the four toughest fixture lists.
After winning back-to-back premierships the Roosters have been allocated two games against each of the other premiership favourites (Melbourne, Canberra and Manly), 13 games against teams expected to play finals football and just five against bottom-four opponents.
It's a similar story for Brisbane, with six games against top-four sides, 13 against top-eight and five against bottom-four.
The Warriors are the only club that will face all four of the Roosters, Storm, Raiders and Sea Eagles twice each. At the other end of the scale, Manly have just five games against top-four ranked sides and 11 against top-eight sides.
There are no easy games in the NRL but the Wests Tigers have one of the more comfortable starts to the new campaign with matches against bottom-eight sides in the opening four weeks of the season, while in the first eight rounds the Eels only face one team that played finals football in 2019 – and that's a Broncos team that Parramatta thumped in the first round of the playoffs.
Newcastle have the toughest first half of the season, with games against the Roosters, Raiders, Sea Eagles, Rabbitohs (twice) and Sharks (twice) by round 12, but have the easiest run home of all clubs. Don't be surprised to see their fortunes turn later in the season if they struggle early on.
Meanwhile, Canberra has the most generous fixture list through to the first bye round and the trickiest second half of the year.
Why would the Evil Empire have the easiest draw, just just straight up sucks.
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 30, 2019 18:42:07 GMT 10
I agree not a tough start with the teams we play, BUT, and the big BUT is, can they win away from home next season. If they can it is a very good start. The Tigers away game is at Bankwest, so that is good. The Titans may do good next season, they will have a very good coach and the team is quite good, not exactly great but they will probably win more games next year. The Knights are a bit of a question mark, an untried coach, but who knows may do a lot better than the janitor. The Warriors however, it is debatable who has the worst coach, the janitor or Kearney. Of course both have coached the Eels and the janitor was Kearney's assistant coach when he was there. So many questions, time will tell. Kearney is worse than the Janitor. Warriors are not a real great club. Although, next year could be completely different to this year. I'm hoping Storm and Roosters will be weaker and the Raiders crumble, because they got so close, but failed. Bulldogs Round 1 should be a win. Can't see the Dogs rebuilding during the off season. |
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 30, 2019 18:45:49 GMT 10
How tough is your club's 2020 NRL draw? Author Dominic Brock NRL.com Sub Editor The Titans, Warriors and Roosters will be tested by a tricky draw in 2020 while Manly and Wests Tigers have among the most generous fixture lists according to analysis of next season's NRL draw. While footy fans will be taking a close look at five-day turnarounds, the expected travel toll and the Origin schedule for their club, there's a simple guide to how "hard" or "easy" a draw is: which opponents will your team face? All teams will play 24 regular season matches, and in a 16-team competition that means your club will face six teams once and nine teams twice. Playing the previous season's wooden spooners twice obviously makes life a little easier than playing the premiers twice. We've run the numbers across the 2020 Telstra Premiership draw, ranking the difficulty of each team's fixture list. Each opponent was attributed a score out of 16 – premiership favourites the Roosters were worth 16 points while last-ranked Gold Coast were 1 point. The best fends from the 2019 season Going through each club's schedule and adding up the totals for their fixture lists gives us this ranking of each club's draw difficulty, from hardest to easiest. 1. Titans (222 points) 2. Warriors (220) 3. Roosters (217) 4. Broncos (216) =4. Bulldogs (216) =4. Dragons (216) 7. Storm (213) 8. Rabbitohs (211) 9. Sharks (209) 10. Knights (208) 11. Raiders (207) =11. Cowboys (207) =11. Eels (207) =11. Panthers (207) 15. Wests Tigers (206) 16. Sea Eagles (202) One thing that stands out is that the schedule appears more even across the board than in previous years. The last time we ran these numbers a couple of years ago the gap between the toughest draw (234 points) and easiest (170) was much wider than next season's edition. The Gold Coast's start to the season is just about as daunting as it gets, with games against each of last year's grand finalists the Raiders and Roosters plus the Eels, Broncos, Storm and Sea Eagles in the opening six rounds. Across the season, the Titans have seven matches against predicted top-four opponents and just five against clubs tipped to finish in the bottom four. The Gold Coast themselves are one of those clubs, and obviously can't play themselves, so it's no real surprise to see them at the wrong end of this list. More surprising perhaps is the fact that NRL giants the Roosters and Broncos both feature among the four toughest fixture lists. After winning back-to-back premierships the Roosters have been allocated two games against each of the other premiership favourites (Melbourne, Canberra and Manly), 13 games against teams expected to play finals football and just five against bottom-four opponents. It's a similar story for Brisbane, with six games against top-four sides, 13 against top-eight and five against bottom-four. The Warriors are the only club that will face all four of the Roosters, Storm, Raiders and Sea Eagles twice each. At the other end of the scale, Manly have just five games against top-four ranked sides and 11 against top-eight sides. There are no easy games in the NRL but the Wests Tigers have one of the more comfortable starts to the new campaign with matches against bottom-eight sides in the opening four weeks of the season, while in the first eight rounds the Eels only face one team that played finals football in 2019 – and that's a Broncos team that Parramatta thumped in the first round of the playoffs. Newcastle have the toughest first half of the season, with games against the Roosters, Raiders, Sea Eagles, Rabbitohs (twice) and Sharks (twice) by round 12, but have the easiest run home of all clubs. Don't be surprised to see their fortunes turn later in the season if they struggle early on. Meanwhile, Canberra has the most generous fixture list through to the first bye round and the trickiest second half of the year. Why would the Evil Empire have the easiest draw, just just straight up sucks. No excuses from the Janitor in 2020. The 4th easiest draw!! If the Janitor can win away games, then maybe top 4? |
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Post by crow on Oct 31, 2019 3:14:04 GMT 10
I dont know if Kearney is actually worse than the janitor? The Eels had a better team than the Warriors when they came last. I would say toss of a coin who is worse.
I wouldnt think the Eels are certain winners against the Dogs, the Dogs have a lot of money to spend and may get some good signings, plus they beat the Eels at Bankwest with a lousy team.
The janitor really had no excuses for next season, and nowhere to hide, unless one of his toilets overflows and he gets buried in shit. Do you honestly think the janitor is good enough to turn around those away game losses next season?
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Post by crow on Oct 31, 2019 5:00:59 GMT 10
Changes to Eels Athletic Performance Department
Author
parraeels.com.au
Timestamp
Wed 30 Oct 2019, 05:39 PM
The Parramatta Eels Club has made some changes to its Athletic Performance Department.
Parramatta Eels rehabilitation coach Brendan Inkster has been promoted to Head of Athletic Performance, replacing Lachlan Wilmot who recently departed the Club to pursue another career opportunity.
Parramatta Eels Club General Manager, Football, Mark O'Neill said, "Brendan has done a fantastic job since joining us one year ago. The work he and our performance staff did this year to get the best out of our players on a consistent basis is a testament to his ability and level of professionalism."
Trent Elkin will now take on the role of NRL Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach.
Trent has previously worked with the Bulldogs, Eels and Sharks before being banned from NRL in 2013. However the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) cleared Trent of all charges and he is a welcomed addition to the Eels Athletic Performance Department.
Trent Elkin might be alright, but it seems that the Eels like to hire dodgy characters?
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 31, 2019 11:20:57 GMT 10
I dont know if Kearney is actually worse than the janitor? The Eels had a better team than the Warriors when they came last. I would say toss of a coin who is worse. I wouldnt think the Eels are certain winners against the Dogs, the Dogs have a lot of money to spend and may get some good signings, plus they beat the Eels at Bankwest with a lousy team. The janitor really had no excuses for next season, and nowhere to hide, unless one of his toilets overflows and he gets buried in shit. Do you honestly think the janitor is good enough to turn around those away game losses next season? No, I don't think the Janitor is good enough to turn those losses around. He just keeps saying the same thing, we're not playing our best!! We all know that Captain obvious, but why are they not playing their best?? I remember Ricky Stuart in a press conference this year after losing a game, saying - there's a few players that I have to deal with. He didn't mention those players, but gave everyone an insight to the problem. Our coach gives us nothing!! |
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Post by Electric Eel on Oct 31, 2019 11:25:18 GMT 10
Changes to Eels Athletic Performance Department Author parraeels.com.au Timestamp Wed 30 Oct 2019, 05:39 PM The Parramatta Eels Club has made some changes to its Athletic Performance Department. Parramatta Eels rehabilitation coach Brendan Inkster has been promoted to Head of Athletic Performance, replacing Lachlan Wilmot who recently departed the Club to pursue another career opportunity. Parramatta Eels Club General Manager, Football, Mark O'Neill said, "Brendan has done a fantastic job since joining us one year ago. The work he and our performance staff did this year to get the best out of our players on a consistent basis is a testament to his ability and level of professionalism." Trent Elkin will now take on the role of NRL Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach. Trent has previously worked with the Bulldogs, Eels and Sharks before being banned from NRL in 2013. However the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) cleared Trent of all charges and he is a welcomed addition to the Eels Athletic Performance Department. Trent Elkin might be alright, but it seems that the Eels like to hire dodgy characters? The Prince of Peptides.  Maybe Trent can fix the Eels bad defence, cause the Janitor can't. |
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Post by crow on Nov 1, 2019 3:33:50 GMT 10
Trent is not a coach, he just tries to get the players fit, which is all well and good. They get fit enough but then they have a janitor who is clueless dealing with football matters and tactics. Plus, he sure as hell does not get them mentally right, when it comes to the big name teams. We have a problem Will Robinson? The problem is a janitor that cant coach.
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Post by Electric Eel on Nov 1, 2019 18:47:42 GMT 10
Trent is not a coach, he just tries to get the players fit, which is all well and good. They get fit enough but then they have a janitor who is clueless dealing with football matters and tactics. Plus, he sure as hell does not get them mentally right, when it comes to the big name teams. We have a problem Will Robinson? The problem is a janitor that cant coach.  Dr Smith's expression sums up the Janitors coaching. Maybe Trent can feed the players some A grade dope that can't be detected during drug testing? I think that's only fair, considering the Janitor can't improve their defence. LOL The Eels need a tough forward who can also lead. Haven't had this player since Cayless and Pay. |
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Post by crow on Nov 2, 2019 2:24:36 GMT 10
Oh my poor aching back!!!!
Maybe Trent can throw his ideas quietly in the players ears, from what he has learned elsewhere, and players go with it. Surely they all know the limitations of the janitor.
Tim Mannah sure wasnt the answer in the tough forward stakes who can lead. I still think Mannah should have played in the last game of the regular season against the Evil Empire. That was dirty of the janitor not to pick him.
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