Monday, April 19, 2004
Player Ratings: Parramatta vs Manly
Apologies for the late player ratings, but the time for the Fox game was incorrect and we were not able to watch the game till it was replayed today.
1. Luke Burt - 6 (35)
Managed to grab hold of a charging Soloman Haumono long enough for the cavalry to arrive but on another occasion made an awful attempt at tackle. Relatively quiet game.
2. Matthew Peterson - 6 (25)
Allowed Scott Donald to get on his outside, which directly resulted in Manly's first try and was lucky that Manly was unfairly ruled a strip when he lost the ball hitting the ball up from the scrum. However, he was typically enthusiastic and those mistakes aside, contibuted fairly.
3. Junior Langi - 9 (20)
1Eyed Eel's man of the match. Put through a smart grubber for Peterson's try and then put a great step on the opposition before sending Stapleford away for another four pointer. Also made at least two try saving tackles, so that's 24 points difference he made to the team. Also worked hard to get back and do some bullocking dummy half runs early in the tackle count. No mistakes, no missed tackles. The best performance by a pack all year.
4. David Vaeliki - 6 (32)
Solid performance capped off by scoring the match winning try.
5. Eric Grothe - 7 (40)
What a try, breaking a tackle then running the length of the field. Was a constant handful, but still needs to cut those couple of handling errors, he seems to make in every game
7. Adam Dykes - 6 (43)
Not his best game for the Eels. Good work out of dummy half, but his kicking game was a little off and he made a couple of errors that relieved the pressure when the Eels were on the attack.
9 - John Morris - 6 (37)
Morris wasn't quite on his game either. Allowed his kick to be charged down which resulted in the Steve Menzies try and also contributed a couple of key errors. May have been named at half back but played his usual hooking game.
8. Michael Vella - 4 (35)
Left the feel early but his involvement in the early minutes was satisfactory.
? - Shane Muspratt - 6 (6)
Gave Parramatta more options. His hit-ups were satisfactory but showed touches of class like a nice grubber into the in goal and great vision to send a cut out pass across to David Vaeliki for the final try. Made good use of limited time on the field.
10. Chris Armit - 6 (20)
Despite suffering a knee injury did plenty of work in attack, making good, hard yards. Has just about cemented his spot in the top grade and Cannings is going to have trouble making his way back at this rate.
11. Nathan Hindmarsh 8 (45)
Only a couple of uncharacteristic handling errors cost him getting a nine. Workload was again unbelievable making 42 tackles and his 15 hit ups yielded 112 metres. Was a constant handful and has become the game's pre-eminent expert at stripping the ball in one-on-one tackles.
12. Nathan Cayless 7 (41)
Cayless was again a little consistent. Dropped the ball, then created a try, missed a tackle that resulted in a try then scored one himself. Was particularly damaging in attack this week.
13. Luke O'Dwyer - 6 (27)
O'Dwyer's defence was terrific and really filled the shoes of Daniel Wagon in that regard. Was very successful in containing the ball and racked up 27 tackles. Like most in the team made a couple of errors, but he is getting more involved and 1Eyed Eel will predict now that he'll start at centre next week.
14. Dean Widders - 6 (26)
Solid game from Widders, who only didn't start because of an administrative stuff-up by the coach.
15. Craig Stapleton - 9 (39)
Best forward on the park. His 15 hit ups generated a massive 136 metres. Finally got plenty of minutes and kept working the whole game and didn't let it affect his rock solid defence. Admittedly, 1Eyed Eel has been a big fan of Stapleton all year so we may be a little biased but we think he must be the starting prop week in, week out.
16. Adam Peak - 5 (25)
Considering he almost pulled out due to Asthma, this wasn't a bad performance. Always seems to have one brain explosion every game, this time being a needless penalty for a late tackle that verged on a cheap shot.
17. Fui Fui Moi Moi - 7 (7)
Was only on the park for a handful of minutes but made his presence felt with a couple of barnstorming runs and some damaging defence. Is absolutely the impact front rower that will lift Parramatta to greater heights.
1. Luke Burt - 6 (35)
Managed to grab hold of a charging Soloman Haumono long enough for the cavalry to arrive but on another occasion made an awful attempt at tackle. Relatively quiet game.
2. Matthew Peterson - 6 (25)
Allowed Scott Donald to get on his outside, which directly resulted in Manly's first try and was lucky that Manly was unfairly ruled a strip when he lost the ball hitting the ball up from the scrum. However, he was typically enthusiastic and those mistakes aside, contibuted fairly.
3. Junior Langi - 9 (20)
1Eyed Eel's man of the match. Put through a smart grubber for Peterson's try and then put a great step on the opposition before sending Stapleford away for another four pointer. Also made at least two try saving tackles, so that's 24 points difference he made to the team. Also worked hard to get back and do some bullocking dummy half runs early in the tackle count. No mistakes, no missed tackles. The best performance by a pack all year.
4. David Vaeliki - 6 (32)
Solid performance capped off by scoring the match winning try.
5. Eric Grothe - 7 (40)
What a try, breaking a tackle then running the length of the field. Was a constant handful, but still needs to cut those couple of handling errors, he seems to make in every game
7. Adam Dykes - 6 (43)
Not his best game for the Eels. Good work out of dummy half, but his kicking game was a little off and he made a couple of errors that relieved the pressure when the Eels were on the attack.
9 - John Morris - 6 (37)
Morris wasn't quite on his game either. Allowed his kick to be charged down which resulted in the Steve Menzies try and also contributed a couple of key errors. May have been named at half back but played his usual hooking game.
8. Michael Vella - 4 (35)
Left the feel early but his involvement in the early minutes was satisfactory.
? - Shane Muspratt - 6 (6)
Gave Parramatta more options. His hit-ups were satisfactory but showed touches of class like a nice grubber into the in goal and great vision to send a cut out pass across to David Vaeliki for the final try. Made good use of limited time on the field.
10. Chris Armit - 6 (20)
Despite suffering a knee injury did plenty of work in attack, making good, hard yards. Has just about cemented his spot in the top grade and Cannings is going to have trouble making his way back at this rate.
11. Nathan Hindmarsh 8 (45)
Only a couple of uncharacteristic handling errors cost him getting a nine. Workload was again unbelievable making 42 tackles and his 15 hit ups yielded 112 metres. Was a constant handful and has become the game's pre-eminent expert at stripping the ball in one-on-one tackles.
12. Nathan Cayless 7 (41)
Cayless was again a little consistent. Dropped the ball, then created a try, missed a tackle that resulted in a try then scored one himself. Was particularly damaging in attack this week.
13. Luke O'Dwyer - 6 (27)
O'Dwyer's defence was terrific and really filled the shoes of Daniel Wagon in that regard. Was very successful in containing the ball and racked up 27 tackles. Like most in the team made a couple of errors, but he is getting more involved and 1Eyed Eel will predict now that he'll start at centre next week.
14. Dean Widders - 6 (26)
Solid game from Widders, who only didn't start because of an administrative stuff-up by the coach.
15. Craig Stapleton - 9 (39)
Best forward on the park. His 15 hit ups generated a massive 136 metres. Finally got plenty of minutes and kept working the whole game and didn't let it affect his rock solid defence. Admittedly, 1Eyed Eel has been a big fan of Stapleton all year so we may be a little biased but we think he must be the starting prop week in, week out.
16. Adam Peak - 5 (25)
Considering he almost pulled out due to Asthma, this wasn't a bad performance. Always seems to have one brain explosion every game, this time being a needless penalty for a late tackle that verged on a cheap shot.
17. Fui Fui Moi Moi - 7 (7)
Was only on the park for a handful of minutes but made his presence felt with a couple of barnstorming runs and some damaging defence. Is absolutely the impact front rower that will lift Parramatta to greater heights.
