Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Player Ratings: Eels vs Storm
Wade McKinnon - 7 (20)
Backed up well all day and was rewarded with a try. Tried hard and his only real problem seems to be positional play on kicks.
Matt Peterson - 6 (43)
Scored a good wingers try in the corner and generally contributed his usual enthusiasm. Was even difficult to blame his for the tries that his opposition winger scored after he was left two-on-one on multiple occasions.
Eric Grothe - 5 (56)
Unusually quiet and didn’t have an impact. Looked like he’d scored but was pulled down by a sensational covering tackle that Luke Burt should have been watching.
Luke Burt - 4 (49)
The only time we noticed Burt was when he was missing conversions or tackles. Has had enough time to prove himself in the centres.
Junior Langi - 5 (37)
Didn’t see much ball. Not sure, that's an altogether bad thing.
Daniel Wagon - 6 (56)
Some crunching defence, made 30 tackles and created a try. Did miss half a dozen tackles though, which let his game down.
Chris Thorman - 5 (10)
Started well and offered promise but struggled to assert his place when Dykes came on. Made some mad choices like his decision to make a rash charge down the blindside on the final tackle, which resulted in a turn over at a key point.
Michael Vella - 8 (43)
Fantastic performance from Vella. Magnificant offload resulted in Wade McKinnon's try and his attack was punishing. Made 17 hit ups that yielded 132 metres, easily the best in the team
John Morris - 4 (51)
Very ordinary again.
Justin Tsoulos - 7 (19)
Justified his promotion to the starting ranks with some good runs and was surprisingly busy in defence but the Eels players need to better prepared for his offloads
Nathan Hindmarsh - 7 (68)
Wasn't vintage Hindmarsh, he seemd to toil away rather than being his blockbusting self.
Craig Stapleton - 7 (60)
Parra’s Mr. Consistency was once again consistently good.
Dean Widders – 7 (47)
Did a lot of work and was probably Parramatta's most dangerous player in the first half, but seemed to go missing in the second stanza.
Chris Armit - 5 (34)
Didn't get a lot of game time but only managed three hit ups.
Adam Peak - 5 (45)
Has been a great as a member of the starting team but struggles to get into the game off the bench. Solid performance.
Fuifui Moimoi - 6 (13)
Once he got into the game, his hit ups were excellent.
Adam Dykes - 6 (62)
Did some wonderful things that sparked Parramatta's attack but failed to provide desperately needed direction when he came on
Referees - 0
Clark and the video referee should be shot. Still befuddled how both Parramatta tries were disallowed and the Grothe "played at" ruling was a shocker that changed the game.
Backed up well all day and was rewarded with a try. Tried hard and his only real problem seems to be positional play on kicks.
Matt Peterson - 6 (43)
Scored a good wingers try in the corner and generally contributed his usual enthusiasm. Was even difficult to blame his for the tries that his opposition winger scored after he was left two-on-one on multiple occasions.
Eric Grothe - 5 (56)
Unusually quiet and didn’t have an impact. Looked like he’d scored but was pulled down by a sensational covering tackle that Luke Burt should have been watching.
Luke Burt - 4 (49)
The only time we noticed Burt was when he was missing conversions or tackles. Has had enough time to prove himself in the centres.
Junior Langi - 5 (37)
Didn’t see much ball. Not sure, that's an altogether bad thing.
Daniel Wagon - 6 (56)
Some crunching defence, made 30 tackles and created a try. Did miss half a dozen tackles though, which let his game down.
Chris Thorman - 5 (10)
Started well and offered promise but struggled to assert his place when Dykes came on. Made some mad choices like his decision to make a rash charge down the blindside on the final tackle, which resulted in a turn over at a key point.
Michael Vella - 8 (43)
Fantastic performance from Vella. Magnificant offload resulted in Wade McKinnon's try and his attack was punishing. Made 17 hit ups that yielded 132 metres, easily the best in the team
John Morris - 4 (51)
Very ordinary again.
Justin Tsoulos - 7 (19)
Justified his promotion to the starting ranks with some good runs and was surprisingly busy in defence but the Eels players need to better prepared for his offloads
Nathan Hindmarsh - 7 (68)
Wasn't vintage Hindmarsh, he seemd to toil away rather than being his blockbusting self.
Craig Stapleton - 7 (60)
Parra’s Mr. Consistency was once again consistently good.
Dean Widders – 7 (47)
Did a lot of work and was probably Parramatta's most dangerous player in the first half, but seemed to go missing in the second stanza.
Chris Armit - 5 (34)
Didn't get a lot of game time but only managed three hit ups.
Adam Peak - 5 (45)
Has been a great as a member of the starting team but struggles to get into the game off the bench. Solid performance.
Fuifui Moimoi - 6 (13)
Once he got into the game, his hit ups were excellent.
Adam Dykes - 6 (62)
Did some wonderful things that sparked Parramatta's attack but failed to provide desperately needed direction when he came on
Referees - 0
Clark and the video referee should be shot. Still befuddled how both Parramatta tries were disallowed and the Grothe "played at" ruling was a shocker that changed the game.
