The shadow of last year's grand final loss can be the fuel that pushes Parramatta to win a title or the fire that burns their dreams down. On Thursday night, their journey to one of those destinies begins.
abc.net.au/news/parramatta-eels-must-put-2023-grand-final-behind-them/102041696It's a hell of a thing, losing a grand final, and it plants an idea inside a team, one that grows to either define them as they rise to the next challenge or destroy them as they collapse under a pile of what ifs and maybes.
Could the Eels have prepared better? Should they have gone into camp before the game, like Penrith did, instead of treating it like any other match? Should they have tried a few more trick plays early, "Normally I watch the games again the night after but this was a heartbreaker, so it's harder to watch.
"But you don't forget about it. It's a motivation, it gives them team the drive and desire to be there again and not lose it this time around. The Panthers are a good example of that. They lost the 2020 grand final to Melbourne before rebounding to take the next two titles.
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