Valheru
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I can not tell you how frustrated I was watching this game. We needed absolutely everything to go our way to win and the boys started well and were int he fight. Then what small chance we had to win was ruined by this ridiculous crack down that yet again we were on the wrong side of. Penrith probably come over the top of us anyways, they didn't need the help.
Sitilli and Walker being scratched pre-game was obviously not ideal either
I thought, yet again, the boys were valiant in an extremely difficult situation. Once the binning happened, the momentum never shifted and Penrith attacked relentlessly. A lot of other teams would have conceded 50 plus and I reckon we did well to keep working in defence until the end.
Melbourne next and call me stupid but I am feeling a bit bullish about this one. We are at the SCG where we almost always play well, Storm are due a loss and they had a few injuries out of the other night. As we showed in our first meeting with them, we certainly won't let them run over us regardless of who we are missing.
One final point, we are at emergency levels with Lam IMO, he just offers nothing. I think we have to pull the trigger on Manu 6, Walker 7 and Sualli 4 for the remainder of the season. Sualli has had a tough introduction to first grade but I would rather lose and continue his development than continue with Lam.
3 Teddy ( thought his positioning was superb on those kicks and he saved a few tries)
2 JWH
1 Baker
Sitilli and Walker being scratched pre-game was obviously not ideal either
I thought, yet again, the boys were valiant in an extremely difficult situation. Once the binning happened, the momentum never shifted and Penrith attacked relentlessly. A lot of other teams would have conceded 50 plus and I reckon we did well to keep working in defence until the end.
Melbourne next and call me stupid but I am feeling a bit bullish about this one. We are at the SCG where we almost always play well, Storm are due a loss and they had a few injuries out of the other night. As we showed in our first meeting with them, we certainly won't let them run over us regardless of who we are missing.
One final point, we are at emergency levels with Lam IMO, he just offers nothing. I think we have to pull the trigger on Manu 6, Walker 7 and Sualli 4 for the remainder of the season. Sualli has had a tough introduction to first grade but I would rather lose and continue his development than continue with Lam.
3 Teddy ( thought his positioning was superb on those kicks and he saved a few tries)
2 JWH
1 Baker