Season 2022 covid thread.

[Mark from Brisbane]

Yup we used to fish for them off the wooden bridge near the netball courts with handlines and meatballs. We caught some massive ones too

I hate Eels , if one gets on my line it can **** off!!

 

[Mark from Brisbane]

At least the players don’t have to suffer those bubbles anymore , and flying direct into QLD, bussing to the venue , bussing back to the airport and flying home at 3am.

Jeez that must have been hard work.

 

[Shoe1]

There are 1000s of Eels living surprisingly close to Brookie. Curl Curl lagoon is full of them. When I was young they were the only thing that could survive in there.

The beaches lagoon eels are far superior to the type that live at parramatta.

 

[Dan]

Had a bad headache today but decided to take Nurofen instead of paracetamol...just so I wasn't related to para

 

[Kevinward777]

Honest question: why was the Covid discussion thread shut down?

I thought it was a pretty civil discussion in the general discussion thread and was interesting hearing others points of view and also their experiences with Covid.

If we can’t have civil discussions and hear others viewpoints (not aimed at Silvertials entirely) we end up living in echo chambers.

Seems a shame it was closed down.

Listen to those crickets...

 

[manly al]

Yup we used to fish for them off the wooden bridge near the netball courts with handlines and meatballs. We caught some massive ones too

Must be colonies of Eels in water courses all along the Eastern sea board , well in tropical and sub tropical sections at least . Have about 2 and a half K L M"s of a large fresh water creek and also a series of lagoons in and around my property here in Nth QLD and Eels seem to thrive here as well . Spend many hundreds of hours and with friends swimming in all sections of the creek in my younger years but never encounted one directly or noticed any under the surface so must be fairly benign creatures , Used to be annoying however when trying to do a bit of fishing there as they always seemed to be attracted to some baited hook before any fish . Tried to save as many as i could but some people maintain that they can be quite good eating with the right method of cooking and other ingredients . Certainly must have good survival instincts as used to occasionally irrigate from some of the lagoons and the water table would drop for some time before being replenished again from underground springs , Resident Eels would have some limited water for a while but seemed to have no problems surviving until the water table was restored to its original level again

 

[Kevinward777]

We may have differing view points mate but it’s interesting hear how/why/when you’ve come to your views.
That’s discussion right. Two people with opposing views discussing their own vantage points.

I don’t think anyone was advocating that Silvertailers follow a certain medical treatment or not abide by gov regulations - I saw the comments as just giving their viewpoints on why they’ve made the decisions they have.

Anyway….

Go Manly.

We agree on some things, while on others we don't. That's life brother. The thought police want us to all think, act, and speak the same. The closing down of the Covid thread reminds me of an NRL led investigation into the Broncos - sweep, sweep, nothing to see here folks.

And yes, go Manly. It's going to be a big year me thinks.

 

[Kevinward777]

With the emergence of yet another Covid strain being reported, I think it's a given that our entire squad will see a fair amount of game time this season. I am confident they will all do very well.

 

[Dan]

I heard today that Parramatta Eels are dropping the parra from their name so people don't keep associating them with the Parra eels

 

[Eagles4Life]

Listen to those crickets...

Perhaps the cricket discussion is in another forum? I wouldn't expect to find cricket discussion in the Rugby League Forum. Maybe it could be found near the General Covid Discussion thread, in the General Discussion Forum?

 

[Kevinward777]

Perhaps the cricket discussion is in another forum? I wouldn't expect to find cricket discussion in the Rugby League Forum. Maybe it could be found near the General Covid Discussion thread, in the General Discussion Forum?

Yeah, nah.

 

[Kevinward777]

Perhaps the cricket discussion is in another forum? I wouldn't expect to find cricket discussion in the Rugby League Forum. Maybe it could be found near the General Covid Discussion thread, in the General Discussion Forum?

Wait, is this a a footy thread? I though it was about how Covid might impact the upcoming season, fishing for eels in various waterways, and why we all hate Parramatta.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Wait, is this a a footy thread? I though it was about how Covid might impact the upcoming season, fishing for eels in various waterways, and why we all hate Parramatta.

Well we can all definitely agree on hating Parramatta.

 

[Shoe1]

Perhaps the cricket discussion is in another forum? I wouldn't expect to find cricket discussion in the Rugby League Forum. Maybe it could be found near the General Covid Discussion thread, in the General Discussion Forum?

I was looking for the cricket/covid thread too.

 

[simon64]

Seems that Nelson AS isn't the only one unvaccinated. The article doesn't name names but there are two players who might be barred from playing.

Canberra pair still unvaccinated as season creeps closer

The Raiders have confirmed that a duo of first-grade names are yet to be jabbed.

www.zerotackle.com

 

[Budgie]

Seems that Nelson AS isn't the only one unvaccinated. The article doesn't name names but there are two players who might be barred from playing.

Canberra pair still unvaccinated as season creeps closer

The Raiders have confirmed that a duo of first-grade names are yet to be jabbed.

www.zerotackle.com

A duo of first grade players? Seriously? 'Two' didn't cut it?

 

[Budgie]

We're either coming first or last here ...

How your NRL team is shaping up, as 80 per cent of players test positive to COVID

The Herald spoke to all 10 NSW-based clubs to find out how many of their players were yet to contract COVID.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Shoe1]

We're either coming first or last here ...

How your NRL team is shaping up, as 80 per cent of players test positive to COVID

The Herald spoke to all 10 NSW-based clubs to find out how many of their players were yet to contract COVID.

www.smh.com.au

fresh air and easy to social distance at Narrabeen

 

[Rosko]

Yeah. ‘Only’ 60% of our players have had Covid. So probably more are likely to contract it as soon as the season starts than other clubs.
Anyway, looks like the bloody thing will decide this year’s comp - not talent or injuries, or refereeing.

 

[Eagles4Life]

Yeah. ‘Only’ 60% of our players have had Covid. So probably more are likely to contract it as soon as the season starts than other clubs.
Anyway, looks like the bloody thing will decide this year’s comp - not talent or injuries, or refereeing.
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Your probably right @Rosko Each team's ability to play first grade level players each week will have a massive impact on deciding this year's comp. Depth is key in 2022. All clubs will be using their full squad this year, plus others who are sitting just outside the 30 because of Covid impacts. I think our 30 man squad stacks up pretty well though, with most fringe squad players capable of stepping up to first grade level.