2016 Perth Test - Australia 26-6 New Zealand @ nib Stadium

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

SKD surely didnt help our halves today

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Does it really matter? He doesn't do anything.
Blood Martin! At least Thomas tried things, so he deserves to keep at it.

SJ tried things, but none of them came off. Throwing Martin to the Wolves and becoming a no man band rather than a one man band isn't really the answer.

 

[Pete Cash]

I hope joe tapine can get a game. The kiwis pack is going to be hard to crack but he migjt get a run against scotland

Will be good for his development

 

[Light Reflections]

Nice pre game statement.

Tell me more about how awful Gillett, Cordner, Merrin and the Friz are.

They grabbed their Kiwi counterparts by the pussy.

lmao spot on, they were all f**king great.

I thought the Kiwi pack were supposed to dominate ours. hahaahaha

 

[DiegoNT]

2 tries
1 try assist
Most run metres off all players today.

Can't wait to hear how shit he is and how undeserved it is.

Cordner unlucky though

 

[Pete Cash]

Nice pre game statement.

Tell me more about how Gillett, Cordner, Merrin and the Friz are awful.

They grabbed their Kiwi counterparts by the pussy.

Mate truer words have never been spoken. Australia smashed the kiwis pack and the australian back row was great.

 

[Arucard]

SJ tried things, but none of them came off. Throwing Martin to the Wolves and becoming a no man band rather than a one man band isn't really the answer.

That's putting a downer on Thomas' effort tonight. Johnson continually offers nothing. Better we have another option ready for the World Cup next year, with Martin having a go already if he gets called on.

 

[Tommy Smith]

2 tries
1 try assist
Most run metres off all players today.

Can't wait to hear how shit he is and how undeserved it is.

Cordner unlucky though

2nd most run metres behind Godner

No issues with GI as MotM for me. He makes it look so effortless at centre.

He's the best centre I've seen and I find it hard to believe there's ever been a better one but for maybe Puff the Magic Dragon.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

That's putting a downer on Thomas' effort tonight. Johnson continually offers nothing. Better we have another option ready for the World Cup next year, with Martin having a go already if he gets called on.

I thought they both sparked NOTHING tonight. But like faith said and I agree, theyre the best we got. Martin growing hairs on his balls and Hinganos not in the squad. Apparently the next experienced 6/7 is Tohu Harris!

 

[Light Reflections]

Don't blame Johnson, only so much one man can do on his own. Leuluai is an absolute passenger.

 

[DiegoNT]

2nd most run metres behind Godner

No issues with GI as MotM for me. He makes it look so effortless at centre.

He's the best centre I've seen and I find it hard to believe there's ever been a better one but for maybe Puff the Magic Dragon.

Stat site i looked up had Inglis at 160+m and Cordner at 141m. Either way both were great and worked well for each other

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

That's putting a downer on Thomas' effort tonight. Johnson continually offers nothing. Better we have another option ready for the World Cup next year, with Martin having a go already if he gets called on.

TL always puts in effort, but what did he really produce? Anything of note? Threw a nice pass, looked busy, but that was about it. Everyone talks about how SJ needs an organising half next to him to perform, so what's TL's role exactly? If it's not to organise, and it's not to create......???

Outside of having our first choice spine we're going to struggle, that's just the unfortunate reality.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Mate truer words have never been spoken. Australia smashed the kiwis pack and the australian back row was great.

Add Papalii to that rotation (and Fifita perhaps) then come World Cup time that's an Aussie pack with the power and aggression to more than match the Kiwis.

I don't rate the selections of Fergo and Dugan. But Boyd was an inspired choice and recognised what Australia needed to combat the Kiwis.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Don't blame Johnson, only so much one man can do on his own. Leuluai is an absolute passenger.

Was the same with the Warriors all year. SJ is the easy one to blame when he doesn't pull a rabbit out of his hat, but one guy can't win a game of league on his own.

 

[TheFrog]

He's the best centre I've seen and I find it hard to believe there's ever been a better one but for maybe Puff the Magic Dragon.

Sludge was pretty good too.

 

[Arucard]

Was the same with the Warriors all year. SJ is the easy one to blame when he doesn't pull a rabbit out of his hat, but one guy can't win a game of league on his own.

He hardly touched the ball when we were on attack in the Aussie 20. Just showing up for the last to put in one of his hopeless kicks. That isn't good enough. And yet he gets a free pass because he's Shaun Johnson.......

 

[TheFrog]

Was the same with the Warriors all year. SJ is the easy one to blame when he doesn't pull a rabbit out of his hat, but one guy can't win a game of league on his own.

Pffftt!! He did against us in the 90th minute!

 

[dogz08]

thurston just refused a photo with someone!! what a great role model...

 

[TheFrog]

Note that they are showing a head-only shot of Yvonne. She looked more than a tad chubby at the Mervs. I just wonder if there is something we aren't being told???

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

He hardly touched the ball when we were on attack in the Aussie 20. Just showing up for the last to put in one of his hopeless kicks. That isn't good enough. And yet he gets a free pass because he's Shaun Johnson.......

Free pass? He cops more criticism than just about any Warriors player, except maybe Manu.

There's only so much he can do (and that goes for any half) if the forwards aren't going forward and he has no supporting cast around him to provide alternative threats. especially when our dummy half play was very slow and sloppy tonight.