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Post by Electric Eel on May 24, 2020 17:49:49 GMT 10
Round 8, 2010: Parramatta 26 d Canterbury 10
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Hayne train puts Parra on track
Will Swanton May 01, 2010
Eels 26 Eels 10
RIGHT on cue, here comes Jarryd Hayne. It was just before the beginning of the 2009 representative season that Hayne snuck into a phone box and put on his Superman cape. This season he'd been struggling to leap small defenders let alone buildings in a single bound but the electrifying Dally M winner last night scored his first try in 11 matches as Parramatta trumped Canterbury 26-10.
Hayne was put in to space by Kris Keating in the 64th minute. He set sail towards the right corner, scored, spread his arms wide and did the aeroplane straight towards a gathering of Eels faithful among the 31,991 crowd. Hayne was mobbed by his teammates because even though they know they can be very good when he's operating at less than full steam, they know they can be great when he's firing. That sprint to four-point nirvana might be a turning point of the season. Rep season is again approaching.
Are the Eels back? Not quite. But they're getting there. Their triumph was Parramatta's third win on the trot and camps them in the top eight. Hayne's confidence could spread like wildfire if it's genuine. Every successful individual and team in professional sport has gone through a period when the magic disappears. They scratch and claw and try their guts out for months without finding it again - but then it comes back in one instant. One cover drive for Ricky Ponting. One flicked-off-his-toes-half-volley-winner for Roger Federer. For the Eels it might be Luke Burt pulling off the try every kid practises in the backyard: grubber, balls sits up, try time.
Of concern to the Eels will be prop Fuifui Moimoi being placed on report for a hit that left Blake Green in ga-ga-land. Moimoi's first collision of the match broke Jarrad Hickey's arm. Jamal Idris was a powerhouse for the Bulldogs while Keating was a constant menace.
The Eels led 8-0 at half-time. Krisnan Inu had opened the scoring by juggling a cross-field kick from Keating and getting the ball down in the corner despite the best efforts of Junior Tia-Kilifi to keep him at bay. Even more telling than the half-time scoreline was the offload statistics - 14-3 to the Eels. The higher the offloads each week, the closer these Eels will be to rediscovering the magic of the late 2009 Eels. Idris and the Eels Timana Tahu had a torrid man-on-man battle in the centres. There were verbal exchanges, physical exchanges, just one of those great duels when two guns take a disliking to each other.
Burt passed 1400 career points. What a gem. He will never play a Test, never field million-dollar offers from the AFL or Super 14 franchises, never be as flash as Hayne or revered like Nathan Hindmarsh. But here's what he will do. Burt will continue to be one of the most dependable players in the NRL and for that reason he's invaluable.
In the 27th minute, Burt scurried from dummy half and grubber-kicked ahead. Bulldogs captain Andrew Ryan and Bryson Goodwin both missed the clean-up and Burt was running free. The ball sat up like it was waiting for him to come through and score. He grabbed the pigskin, planted it and the Eels were on their way.
Joel Reddy capped a storming game with a 43rd minute try; Idris scored from a Mick Ennis charge-down before Superman's 50-metre sprint.
Burt's debut as a 19-year-old way back in 1999 came on the opening night of the stadium at Homebush. Cathy Freeman's 400m dash ended up being unforgettable in this concrete jungle. Superman's sprint last night might also be worth remembering.
SMH.com
Hayne train puts Parra on track
Will Swanton May 01, 2010
Eels 26 Eels 10
RIGHT on cue, here comes Jarryd Hayne. It was just before the beginning of the 2009 representative season that Hayne snuck into a phone box and put on his Superman cape. This season he'd been struggling to leap small defenders let alone buildings in a single bound but the electrifying Dally M winner last night scored his first try in 11 matches as Parramatta trumped Canterbury 26-10.
Hayne was put in to space by Kris Keating in the 64th minute. He set sail towards the right corner, scored, spread his arms wide and did the aeroplane straight towards a gathering of Eels faithful among the 31,991 crowd. Hayne was mobbed by his teammates because even though they know they can be very good when he's operating at less than full steam, they know they can be great when he's firing. That sprint to four-point nirvana might be a turning point of the season. Rep season is again approaching.
Are the Eels back? Not quite. But they're getting there. Their triumph was Parramatta's third win on the trot and camps them in the top eight. Hayne's confidence could spread like wildfire if it's genuine. Every successful individual and team in professional sport has gone through a period when the magic disappears. They scratch and claw and try their guts out for months without finding it again - but then it comes back in one instant. One cover drive for Ricky Ponting. One flicked-off-his-toes-half-volley-winner for Roger Federer. For the Eels it might be Luke Burt pulling off the try every kid practises in the backyard: grubber, balls sits up, try time.
Of concern to the Eels will be prop Fuifui Moimoi being placed on report for a hit that left Blake Green in ga-ga-land. Moimoi's first collision of the match broke Jarrad Hickey's arm. Jamal Idris was a powerhouse for the Bulldogs while Keating was a constant menace.
The Eels led 8-0 at half-time. Krisnan Inu had opened the scoring by juggling a cross-field kick from Keating and getting the ball down in the corner despite the best efforts of Junior Tia-Kilifi to keep him at bay. Even more telling than the half-time scoreline was the offload statistics - 14-3 to the Eels. The higher the offloads each week, the closer these Eels will be to rediscovering the magic of the late 2009 Eels. Idris and the Eels Timana Tahu had a torrid man-on-man battle in the centres. There were verbal exchanges, physical exchanges, just one of those great duels when two guns take a disliking to each other.
Burt passed 1400 career points. What a gem. He will never play a Test, never field million-dollar offers from the AFL or Super 14 franchises, never be as flash as Hayne or revered like Nathan Hindmarsh. But here's what he will do. Burt will continue to be one of the most dependable players in the NRL and for that reason he's invaluable.
In the 27th minute, Burt scurried from dummy half and grubber-kicked ahead. Bulldogs captain Andrew Ryan and Bryson Goodwin both missed the clean-up and Burt was running free. The ball sat up like it was waiting for him to come through and score. He grabbed the pigskin, planted it and the Eels were on their way.
Joel Reddy capped a storming game with a 43rd minute try; Idris scored from a Mick Ennis charge-down before Superman's 50-metre sprint.
Burt's debut as a 19-year-old way back in 1999 came on the opening night of the stadium at Homebush. Cathy Freeman's 400m dash ended up being unforgettable in this concrete jungle. Superman's sprint last night might also be worth remembering.
