5-eighth Dylan Brown claims Parramatta should decide to their “boring” type of soccer to stay within the winner’s circle long-term this season.
Final season’s runners-up have gained solely two of their first six video games to start the yr however have been aggressive in all of their losses, three of which got here towards 2022 finalists.
The Eels overcame a Wests Tigers comeback to clinch victory on Easter Monday and Brown stated Parramatta’s gradual second half had proved they have to not develop into too cute too early in video games.
“We went away from our kind of footy, which is the boring kind of footy,” he stated.
“Brad (Eels coach Brad Arthur) drains it into us: Kick to the corners and simply dig up.
“We do not have that fancy stuff. We will do this fancy stuff, however you have to earn the fitting, which I really feel like we did not do (towards the Tigers).”
It was this no-frills type of footy that clinched a 17-16 win over reigning premiers Penrith earlier within the season.
That night time, the Eels accomplished at 95 p.c, conceded fewer penalties and used Mitchell Moses’ lengthy kicking recreation to maintain the stress on the Panthers.
“In the event you return to that recreation, it was a really ‘boring’ recreation,” Brown stated.
“You are feeling such as you did not do a lot apart from simply sort out, sort out, sort out, which is what we’re good at. We have a really match group.
“I again our group to go towards anybody when it is that type of footy.”
Arthur’s recreation plan doesn’t come naturally to Brown, who’s at his most deadly enjoying what’s in entrance of him and tapping into his inventive streak.
“It is one thing I am nonetheless studying,” Brown stated.
“Simply understanding the timing of the sport and simply being conscious, the notice of the sport.
“I’ve acquired to again myself.”
It was halves accomplice Mitchell Moses that impressed the Eels’ newest win however Brown is poised to return to his dynamic finest now that Shaun Lane is again from damage.
The second-rower cast a fruitful mixture with Brown on Parramatta’s left edge final season and was finally named the membership’s participant of the yr.
The pair have been quiet in Lane’s first recreation of the yr on Monday however Brown believed their double act could be pivotal to the Eels’ success once more this season.
“I feel it’s going to be massive,” he stated.
“(Lane) is a really sensible participant. He is educated within the recreation and he is an enormous physique. He is a variety of our go-forward and he helps our edge transfer ahead quite a bit.
“We do not need to deliver ‘Laney’ in and make his job loopy, we do not need him to go and do all these wonderful issues, we simply need him to do his job.
“That is what Brad’s all about: Every particular person doing his job. And like I stated earlier than, enjoying that boring footy.”
