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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Lol you expect a weeks training to make a difference?
FINALS WEEK 1 - PARRAMATTA EELS V NEWCASTLE KNIGHTS
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logicalfallacy
Ben Rogers
Knights will win i reckon! I'm strangely confident. That is about our best side. Parra are under pressure.
Sammyyy
Knights 2013
Well sounds like one week was all Parra needed to beat the storm
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Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
If you are not planning on success, you are planning on failure!
The Doncs got two gifted tries, first from an offside player and a knock on in the air, third from a very dodgy late tackle call to grant them the ball back so the field goal was the real difference. And we had five of our starting six forwards out and Ponga and Junior only played the first half without a lot of effort.
So I am with logical expecting a big improvement.
The Doncs got two gifted tries, first from an offside player and a knock on in the air, third from a very dodgy late tackle call to grant them the ball back so the field goal was the real difference. And we had five of our starting six forwards out and Ponga and Junior only played the first half without a lot of effort.
So I am with logical expecting a big improvement.
Still_Nutty
Josh Smith
And just on the field goal, the play before had a forward pass that was worse than the dubious one they pulled up on Connor Watson at the other end only a couple of minutes earlier...just sayin'
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And just on the field goal, the play before had a forward pass that was worse than the dubious one they pulled up on Connor Watson at the other end only a couple of minutes earlier...just sayin'
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The ref for that game was probably the worst I have ever seen...who the hell was he?
I'm pretty sure he's played superman in a couple of movies
The funny thing was when watching the game I said to the Mrs is this clark kent
Yeah, I said much the same. He looks like the Henry Cavill version.
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
The case for the four underdogs in the opening week of the finals
The finals are here, and we’ve got four mouth-watering matchups to look forward to! In this week’'s edition of Game Plan, Anthony Seibold joins Zac Bailey to make a case for how each of the four underdogs can claim victory in the opening round of the 2021 Telstra Premiership finals
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Seibold sums up why he thinks the Knights finished in 7th - which he puts down to effort off the ball mostly. He gives several examples that mostly involve Brailey and Jones. Knights section starts on 14 minutes.
danknights
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
We're going to win this! Lesssgo
I'm pretty pumped we got thisWe're going to win this! Lesssgo
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Ex-coach Hagan says another Eels upset not beyond Knights
"You sense there is still another level. We just need to see it right now before it's too...
Michael Hagan's take on the game.
I'd forgotten how boring Hagan can be.
He basically says we need to go to another level, and he thinks we can.
HarVeeGee13
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
The case for the four underdogs in the opening week of the finals
The finals are here, and we’ve got four mouth-watering matchups to look forward to! In this week’'s edition of Game Plan, Anthony Seibold joins Zac Bailey to make a case for how each of the four underdogs can claim victory in the opening round of the 2021 Telstra Premiership finals
Seibold sums up why he thinks the Knights finished in 7th - which he puts down to effort off the ball mostly. He gives several examples that mostly involve Brailey and Jones. Knights section starts on 14 minutes.
My favourite example of this came in the Titans game which sealed our spot in the finals. Go watch J Saf’s defensive efforts in the first few tackles of the set in the lead up to the Titans’ field goal attempt. Starting at about 3 minutes left after Ponga & Clifford fluffed their lines and surrendered the ball 30 metres out from the Titans’ line. J Saf makes the kinds of efforts most fans are not likely to notice, which will never show up on highlight reels, but I think he may have literally forced the Titans to take their shot from a good 20 metres further back than they otherwise would have.
I think stuff like this is why everyone at the club has insisted J Saf has been our best forward this year, and to me there’s been no clearer example of the difference between the O’Brien era and the previous ones. A team which would take shortcuts and would wilt when things got hard, is now one which busts its arse when it comes to the one percenters.
Would be nice if we could score some points too though
Treadly
Anthony Quinn
Yeah HVG that's been my take this year. Much better most of the time in effort areas. When we lack there we get belted.
And yes some points.....please. does it feel to anyone else that they are often frustrated in attack and trying too hard.
Relax and play heads up footy - we have tough forwards and so many that can run great lines - ponga, Pearce, cliff, watto, Best. Come on fellas.
On and our most confident runner - Mann
And yes some points.....please. does it feel to anyone else that they are often frustrated in attack and trying too hard.
Relax and play heads up footy - we have tough forwards and so many that can run great lines - ponga, Pearce, cliff, watto, Best. Come on fellas.
On and our most confident runner - Mann
Billy
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
DAVID KLEMMER: Why playing finals is so different this time
Everyone's excited and confident about where we're at and what is possible going forward.
Klem article where he points out that the difference between this year and last year is that last year the young squad was smashed in the pre season and smashed again during the covid lockdown and then played 18 straight games, so they were baked by the time of the finals and were just happy to make them.
This year they come into the finals in very good shape and are keen to make an impression.
KnightsUnite
Banned
Hope he is right, and hope he plays...DAVID KLEMMER: Why playing finals is so different this time
Everyone's excited and confident about where we're at and what is possible going forward.www.newcastleherald.com.au
Klem article where he points out that the difference between this year and last year is that last year the young squad was smashed in the pre season and smashed again during the covid lockdown and then played 18 straight games, so they were baked by the time of the finals and were just happy to make them.
This year they come into the finals in very good shape and are keen to make an impression.
Doubts over Him and DSaf for Sunday
Hope we dont have another Bulldogs final where all our injured players were done in the first 20...
alexwilliams
Trent Estatheo
Klem has already told O'Brien he's playing regardless
Frank McWilliams
Danny 'Bedsy' Buderus
Saying you are playing and doing so at your most acceptable level are two different things, first tackle in wrong place and your out and team is a man down. Am worried about DSaf, Sue missing last week injured and Klem injured last week.