Eels are in great shape to break title drought, but don't book the engraver just yet | PhilGould15
The SCG was bathed in blue and gold. The Eels had just won their fourth premiership in six seasons. Parramatta fans thought these glory days would last forever.
But is this their time? Are they the real deal? Should we order Price and Cronin new suits for grand final day so they can lead the celebrations? The Eels have played eight games for seven wins and one loss, to the defending premiers the Roosters. The Eels have scored 200 points, which ranked them second in attack at the start of the round. They've conceded only 92 points, which is the best of any team.
The Panthers led the Eels 10-0 on the hour mark in their match-up and were seemingly in control. A magic three minutes from former Panther Waqa Blake turned the game on its head in a twinkling and the Eels snuck home. While their record looks strong against other top-eight teams, the Eels could easily have lost all four of these matches. They struggled to maintain their performance for the full 80 minutes against any of them. They were heavily outscored during the final 20 minutes in three of those games.
Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe this is not a big enough sample of matches to be drawing such conclusions. But if I were Newcastle, playing host to the high-flying Eels in Newcastle on Sunday, the plan would be to nullify Parramatta’s fast start and take the fight into the final rounds; see who wants it the most at the back end of the contest.Simple plan. Simple mentality. Not easy to execute, of course. But it gives you something to work towards.
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