Rd19: Parra v Raiders @ CBUS stadium GAME DAY THREAD 22/7/21

[Chipmunk]

High chance them or Knights are 8th. If both have a fit 17 they will be hard to beat imo.

I think the Raiders will make the Top 8. Not sure who the other one will be.

 

[hindy111]

On a positive. Penisini is a lock in for a centre spot in 2022.
If Russel and Naiduki have big off-season they may also be in line.
I'm unsure what to do with Waqa. He creates a lot from bombs and carries the all strongly but the rest of his game looks so unnatural.

 

[JokerEel]

BA really needs to make some changes to our attack Moses and Drown need to link up more in attack not both stand on either sides of the field..

Mahoney tonight didn't engage the markers like he did last week..

 

[hindy111]

Our defense has been good of late. But if we don't do much come finals coaching staff needs a big shake up.

 

[hineyrulz]

Why can't they watch a better game where we win to see if we're a contender? What's so special about tonight's game? It was a nothing game for us with our most important player missing. We have far more important games coming up.

Nothing game??? LOL then you mention the games to come, this game was massive for us to keep our top 4 buffer over Manly and the Roosters. The BS, dribble and deflection you post after ever loss is always entertaining. Almost exciting even.


With what we dished up tonight i can see us struggling to win 2 from our last 6 and giving Manly every chance to knock us out of the top 4.

 

[hindy111]

Nothing game??? LOL then you mention the games to come, this game was massive for us to keep our top 4 buffer over Manly and the Roosters. The BS, dribble and deflection you post after ever loss is always entertaining. Almost exciting even.


With what we dished up tonight i can see us struggling to win 2 from our last 6 and giving Manly every chance to knock us out of the top 4.

I said this 5 weeks ago. We won't stay in top 4. Manly are a better side.

 

[Jake the snake]

Roosters will beat us next week

 

[hineyrulz]

I said this 5 weeks ago. We won't stay in top 4. Manly are a better side.

Much better coached side.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

I think the coaching staff will see him missing tonight and continue to overlook our deficiencies that are still there when he plays.

I think the coaching staff know we have deficiencies. Every club has them. Even the Storm and Panthers do.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nothing game??? LOL then you mention the games to come, this game was massive for us to keep our top 4 buffer over Manly and the Roosters. The BS, dribble and deflection you post after ever loss is always entertaining. Almost exciting even.


With what we dished up tonight i can see us struggling to win 2 from our last 6 and giving Manly every chance to knock us out of the top 4.

Yeah I thought we'd miss the top four even before this game. We play a few teams better than us in the coming weeks, and a few at about our level. We are missing Moses and have no home advantage for the rest of the year. We are behind the eight ball. I hope we stay as tough as we were tonight. We're going to need it.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Much better coached side.

They have two of the best spine players in the game. Just throw them the ball and tries appear. I agree Hasler can coach but how much coaching is required for that?

 

[Chipmunk]

I think the coaching staff know we have deficiencies. Even the Storm and Panthers do.

Well some of the deficiencies I'm seeing we've had for 3 years. You'd think the coaching staff wouldve fixed them by now, because most of them aren't related to the talent of the overall playing squad.

 

[hineyrulz]

Yeah I thought we'd miss the top four even before this game. We play a few teams better than us in the coming weeks, and a few at about our level. We are missing Moses and have no home advantage for the rest of the year. We are behind the eight ball. I hope we stay as tough as we were tonight. We're going to need it.

So much adversity!!! I think the club should just pack up and go home, it's not much point playing on. The NRL just isn't fair.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well some of the deficiencies I'm seeing we've had for 3 years. You'd think the coaching staff wouldve fixed them by now, because most of them aren't related to the talent of the overall playing squad.

How could you, an outsider, identify any deficiency in our team independent of the strength of the squad?

 

[hineyrulz]

I think the coaching staff know we have deficiencies. Every club has them. Even the Storm and Panthers do.

If the coaching staff know we have deficiencies why are they incapable of fixing them??? And it's not like the problems are new.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

If the coaching staff know we have deficiencies why are they incapable of fixing them??? And it's not like the problems are new.

Fixing deficiencies is done through recruitment, or else why pay so much for players if coaching can just turn them all into world beaters? There is always an opportunity cost. That opportunity cost leads to other deficiencies. That's why teams have strengths and weaknesses.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

So much adversity!!! I think the club should just pack up and go home, it's not much point playing on. The NRL just isn't fair.

Life's unfair mate. Why should footy be any different? Just enjoy the contest, but be prepared for us to lose. It happens.

 

[Chipmunk]

How could you, an outsider, identify any deficiency in our team independent of the strength of the squad?

Because they're glaringly obvious.

I suspect the deficiencies are also among the coaching staff

 

[Hindmarshisgod2]

I think the coaching staff know we have deficiencies. Every club has them. Even the Storm and Panthers do.

Our biggest deficiency is our coaching staff

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Because they're glaringly obvious.

They might be obvious but how do you know it's got nothing to do with the players?