The eels have absolutely no chance this weekend. Their heads will be enormous after beating a Broncos team that played like it was round 1 of the normal season, not round 1 of the finals series.
The Eels were great on the weekend, but this is not surprising given they were playing in their brand new stadium in front of a home crowd in a sudden death match, against a team that didn't even look like they wanted to be there.
This weekend entirely different situation:
- A Storm team that was humiliated by an under dog at home and will be out to rectify that loss in front of their home fans.
- The Storm will turn the game into a wrestle which will turn the game into a situation where percentage plays matter (and the ability to withstand pressure and apply pressure)
- Mitchell Moses is a flat track bully, but will be shown up when the spotlight is put on him
So I'm left trying to work out which fan I would least want to be, a Broncos fan or an Eels fan:
- Broncos fans have the embarrassment of now losing by the biggest margin in a finals game ever. Then again their season is over and they probably never had expectations of making or winning the GF anyway.
- Eels fans had an amazing round 1 of the semi finals but now have egos the size of an elephant. They've built their expectations up to a ridiculous level (given their season could best be described as inconsistent).