Great game to watch, great tries by the warriors, although the Johnson one was piss poor defending. Nothing to say about the Locke try though, pure brilliance from Maloney and great speed by the fullback.
Were it not for the individual spark brought in those two moments, Parker's radar being off, and some disgraceful refereeing in the last 15 minutes of the game, it would have never been that close really imo.
I thought Wallace did a great job guiding us through the park. Being at the game I paid special attention to his interaction with the player group and he was very active correcting positional play, talking to all the players around him, who just nodded and went about their business. It's important in light of Locky's retirement, to have a half that has the ear of the players on the paddock. He generally made the right decisions, he's taking on the line, isn't forcing the pass and had a good kicking game, with a good try assist to Reed and the field goal as the cherry on top.
McGuire and Gillett were monsters last night, especially the former who took on most of Hannant's minutes, while the latter's speed and agility for a big man, is crucial in the ruck defense and attack on the fringes. He did both so well.
The rest of the team played well, but Parker, Reed, Hodges, Thaiday and Lockyer deserve special mention. Despite his weak attempt at tackling Berro and being caught in no man's land in Johnson's try, Beale had a very strong game and showed great pace to score his try. He keeps this up and I'll gladly eat all the humble pie he dishes out!
Both me and my kid have no voice left, but it was more than worth it!
3- Wallace
2- McGuire
1- Gillett
