Match Discussion: Round 11 vs Parramatta @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

[Nuke]

Now we definitely need to win to keep Gamble in/Cogger out of the team.

Parra by 16

This makes me laugh, but immediately sad too, because I know that it's probably accurate.

 

[Alex28]

We're not.

We could be.

 

[mozza91]

Actually looking forward to the game now Cogger has been dropped.

I wonder how long it’ll take for them to destroy my optimism?
I’m predicting 3 seconds after we send the kick off well over the dead ball line on the full.

 

[Woody90]

Looks like Best is out now with a hamstring

What’s the bet we’ll lose and AOB will use injuries as an excuse even though we’re playing the side coming last?

 

[aqua_duck]

Looks like Best is out now with a hamstring

What’s the bet we’ll lose and AOB will use injuries as an excuse even though we’re playing the side coming last?

Sounds like it could be a long term one too unfortunately

 

[Alex28]

Looks like Best is out now with a hamstring

What’s the bet we’ll lose and AOB will use injuries as an excuse even though we’re playing the side coming last?

Has he actually used that as an excuse?

He only raised it when we won a few weeks ago. Never raised injuries as an excuse when we were losing. Regularly says “next man up”.

 

[Apey]

Best's hamstrings must be made of tissue paper.

 

[Woody90]

Never raised injuries as an excuse when we were losing. Regularly says “next man up”.

He mentioned the middles being out enough times he certainly was. He also directly said we’ll start winning games when we get our middles back which is basically saying we’re losing due to injuries.

 

[Yosh]

I hate Best's hamstrings....

 

[SamSepi0l]

I don't buy the excuses thing. He said he was confident we'd do better when our middles came back. That we knew we were a bit thin there and then copped all our injuries in that area. None of that is an excuse it's just fact. And.. We did better when Jsaf, Elliot etc returned.

I get people are unhappy with the guy but deadset..

 

[mozza91]

Best’s hamstring injury is entirely on Obi. If he recovers quickly it’s all McDermott.

 

[Old dog]

This is a real crunch game, if we win move away from spoon, if we lose then real danger of spoon

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

The footy gods are so cruel ..

"You can have Gamble back BUUUUUT... Best is out for 2 months"

 

[Old dog]

Could see Cogger back at 7 with Gamble left centre in coming weeks, please no, find a centre

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Could see Cogger back at 7 with Gamble left centre in coming weeks, please no, find a centre

Mate, please... We're depressed enough as it is.

 

[perverse]

lol, there's a lot of blokes who would get a run in the centres well before Gamble. Lucas would end up there before Gamble, and that's ignoring a few in Cup.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

What I don't understand is surely they knew about Best last night when they updated the team?
Did Best do his hammy this morning or something?

 

[The Axe of Druss]

I don't buy the excuses thing. He said he was confident we'd do better when our middles came back. That we knew we were a bit thin there and then copped all our injuries in that area. None of that is an excuse it's just fact. And.. We did better when Jsaf, Elliot etc returned.

I get people are unhappy with the guy but deadset..

Have we heard the same from Bennett whos side has much bigger injury concerns than ours?

No, cause its not what good coaches do.

You give your players an excuse publicly they'll buy into that excuse

 

[macavity]

CURSED.

We are f**king cursed.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Could see Cogger back at 7 with Gamble left centre in coming weeks, please no, find a centre

In what world is moving Gamble to left centre an option?

Shit bad enough without making up scenarios that will never happen