Stats do paint a picture, just depends on what you are looking at
http://www.nrlstats.com/season/nrl/thescore1047.html#results
This is the possesion flow from the game against the cowboys.
Damage was done first 10 minutes.
Out of the First 11 sets of the game we only had the ball for the first set, Dropped the ball which then led to a try, then nothing until we got some ball down their end and made it 12 - 6, this is where we should of slowed the game right down and made it boring, until the possesion came back to a 50 - 50, Finchy and Timmy should of kicked the ball out more, just to rest up and get our heads back in the game.
Last week we came out all guns blazing and took a 10 - nil lead early on, and then knights got some possesion back and made it close, this is what we have to learn to do grind away when we are under the pump.
We made 309 tackles missed 27 tackles
They made 238 missed 28 tackles.
by this alone it shows if we get 50 - 50 possesion we are allot better that is obvious, but our starts are pathetic and this is what needs to be rectified for upcoming games.
Titans, and Manly 2 massive games for us and if we do not win them then we have no chance at the end of the year, this is why.
1. we want a top 2 finish or even top 4 finish, then home games are vital.
Titans do not travel well, and we have to beat them
Manly they are a team that will fight for a top 4 spot so we need to beat them.
They both are disciplined teams and we need to be able to match the enthusiasm and skill levels just to be in the game, then if we do all this correctly then we will be back on track.
2 - 2 at the start is ok, better than 0 - 4 or 1 - 3, so now we need a solid home victory to boost confidence then smack manly because we have the bye the week after.
