Match Discussion: Round 23 vs Knights @ Campbelltown Stadium

[magpie4ever]

I thought Jennings played better tonight with his haircut ...he looked 10 years younger

Rob Jennings is only 23. Haha

 

[The unknown]

The 2 Roosters signings are so valuable atm. If only we persisted with Momi earlier and with his goal kicking we may have already been entrenched in the 8 by now

 

[Tiger05]

The 2 Roosters signings are so valuable atm. If only we persisted with Momi earlier and with his goal kicking we may have already been entrenched in the 8 by now

I reckon Momo is one of the most interesting players in the game. He appears to be slow and lacking physical impact. He also does so many things right. He deserves a wrap.

 

[The unknown]

I reckon Momo is one of the most interesting players in the game. He appears to be slow and lacking physical impact. He also does so many things right. He deserves a wrap.

His hit ups and defensive capability make up for it though. Knights right side attack was basically non existent because of him (and others of course)

 

[Wizardman]

His hit ups and defensive capability make up for it though. Knights right side attack was basically non existent because of him (and others of course)

Agreee with you both....very solid player who deserves a first grade spot for the rest of the season....and at centre.

 

[Front-Rower]

In reflection, last night we played against nothing in reality so it is really hard to take a form line out of the game. Though I will say Marshall at dummy half worked really well. I don’t think it was any coincidence that Brooks had his best game in a long, long time with the service and space he got from Benji.

I also thought we got a bit clunky in attack when Marshall moved back to 5/8th. The score when Reynolds finally got on ensured it was over and the knights just went further into submission.

If Marshall plays on next year it has to be at 9 IMO

 

[Tiger05]

His hit ups and defensive capability make up for it though. Knights right side attack was basically non existent because of him (and others of course)

It's not just his defence. He has been good offensively as well. Plus his goal kicking has been decent. He brings a lot to the game.

 

[Tiger05]

If Marshall plays on next year it has to be at 9 IMO

Good post but I don't agree with this. Benji was unreal all over the park and he has been unreal all year. He is a great player and we need him next year. He is 10 times the player Reynolds is.

 

[Das Hassler]

I reckon Momo is one of the most interesting players in the game. He appears to be slow and lacking physical impact. He also does so many things right. He deserves a wrap.

I'll offer it again. ..he's our new (now kicking extraordinarily well ) '05 Shane Elford.... That we landed these two who have trained and played in a premiership winning season under Robinson and Cronk is quite something...moreso that they actually WANTED to come

 

[Tiger05]

I'll offer it again. ..he's our new (now kicking extraordinarily well ) '05 Shane Elford.... That we landed these two who have trained and played in a premiership winning season under Robinson and Cronk is quite something...moreso that they actually WANTED to come

Elford is a great comparison.

 

[Pezz70]

If the cap doesn't prevent it, I would expect Bradley to start. I'd also expect Jennings will be spending all off season cutting and doing sprint training.

Bradley is not up to the top level, he needs vast improvement, I’ll go so far as to say unless we lose a couple to broken legs, without massive improvement he won’t play in NRL.

I’m not a fan of Jennings but he looks like he has lost a couple of kgs, and has had an attitude adjustment, was ok last night. Didn’t see a lot of ball in attacking positions because Brooks kept passing to Garner, which looked dangerous but was overused. Brooks was fantastic, tigers attack was a little deeper last night, and Newcastle’s line speed was non existent, Brooks exploited it. Particularly impressed with his ability to pull Mata’utia out of the line, really isolated him as a defensive weakness. There was a point there where someone giving Marshall credit for a Nofoaluma try on the last tackle, Benji’s play was a contributor but it was Brooks try, he noticed Newcastle players dropping back to defend a kick, had a quick run that out Newcastle at sixes and sevens and passed it to a flying Benjina, beautiful to watch.

Marshall was amazing, both at dummy half and in general.

Our young forwards are showing promise, a big off season of squatting and deadlifting will put a bit of bulk on the lads for next season. Clark and Mikaele are going great. Garner had a blinder, Matterson was starchy as usual.

Momirovski is settling in well, is a little slow but was strong in attack and defence and his goal kicking is coming along nicely. Mbye might find himself having to do 40 tackles a game from hooker, or the bench utility.

Reynolds was enthusiastic, his service was a little here and there, better than ET though, and will definitely get better.

We’ll finish 9th again this year

 

[Old Time Tiger]

Good post Pezz ^

Never been a fan of top 8 ( I know it’s all about the $$$’s) and I didn’t think it would happen but. If Parra beat Broncs next week and the Tigers can come out and beat Saints by a 23 point margin well its going to be one hell of an afternoon at a sunny Leichhardt in 2 weeks.

 

[Das Hassler]

Bradley is not up to the top level, he needs vast improvement, I’ll go so far as to say unless we lose a couple to broken legs, without massive improvement he won’t play in NRL.

I’m not a fan of Jennings but he looks like he has lost a couple of kgs, and has had an attitude adjustment, was ok last night. Didn’t see a lot of ball in attacking positions because Brooks kept passing to Garner, which looked dangerous but was overused. Brooks was fantastic, tigers attack was a little deeper last night, and Newcastle’s line speed was non existent, Brooks exploited it. Particularly impressed with his ability to pull Mata’utia out of the line, really isolated him as a defensive weakness. There was a point there where someone giving Marshall credit for a Nofoaluma try on the last tackle, Benji’s play was a contributor but it was Brooks try, he noticed Newcastle players dropping back to defend a kick, had a quick run that out Newcastle at sixes and sevens and passed it to a flying Benjina, beautiful to watch.

Marshall was amazing, both at dummy half and in general.

Our young forwards are showing promise, a big off season of squatting and deadlifting will put a bit of bulk on the lads for next season. Clark and Mikaele are going great. Garner had a blinder, Matterson was starchy as usual.

Momirovski is settling in well, is a little slow but was strong in attack and defence and his goal kicking is coming along nicely. Mbye might find himself having to do 40 tackles a game from hooker, or the bench utility.

Reynolds was enthusiastic, his service was a little here and there, better than ET though, and will definitely get better.

We’ll finish 9th again this year

Agree all points ...Bradley in particular..oscillating on your last (9th)

 

[WA Tiger]

Exactly and that is the problem. As exciting as this win was, I keep thinking back to the game

Haha if momo had played from the start of the year, and kicked, we would be on the 8. Amazing

s we lost by 1 or 2 points (3 from memory) due to goal kicking. Had we got those in the bank we'd be deep in the 8....oh well spilt milk now.

. There were No kicks under pressure yesterday..he’s not proven just yet ...The question is can Madge overcome the should have could haves ...If he can he learns from them and we forget them...if not then we can dwell on them ...We still need Mbyes kicking for the last minute pressure kick to win against the sharks

 

[TheDefinitionOfMadness]

That intercept by mono really highlighted the lack of pace in our backline. To get the ball going forward with the opposition going the other way at pace, only making 60 metres and having a front rower as part of the run down, and having no one push up in support to take it to the house, is poor.

Still on cloud 9 from the win but we still have a long long way to go.i can't think of a team with a back one as close to as slow as ours. Our fastest would be thommo and he's no speedster

 

[WA Tiger]

Good post but I don't agree with this. Benji was unreal all over the park and he has been unreal all year. He is a great player and we need him next year. He is 10 times the player Reynolds is.

Benji was 10 x better than anyone else last night ...He was floating last night...but once again no pressure ..That was Reynolds first game back last night for a while so go easy on him..I havnt heard anything bad about him yet so that’s good ...Madge is thinking outside the square for a change using both Benji and Reynolds.. Benji could go to hooker if we get a gun 6 down the line and then can offload Reynolds but for the moment we are covered for the run in.. .....Be interesting to see next week how much that win was because of our “experiment” or just soft opposition....

 

[WA Tiger]

I liked how Benji was forced to run at times

 

[Pezz70]

The other thing people are going on about is the try scored after Marsters ‘contested’ the bomb that Ponga knocked on. I can see the controversy in it, it probably shouldn’t have been a try but....... have a look at Lino underneath, he hampers Marsters run, then goes into the challenge backwards pushing Marsters out of an actual chance to take the ball or mount a proper challenge. Blockers and escorts have to be ruled out it’s getting ridiculous. In my opinion Lino’s infraction was every bit as illegal as Marsters and took away any fair challenge that Marsters may have been able to make.

 

[Pezz70]

Benji was 10 x better than anyone else last night ...He was floating last night...but once again no pressure ..That was Reynolds first game back last night for a while so go easy on him..I havnt heard anything bad about him yet so that’s good ...Madge is thinking outside the square for a change using both Benji and Reynolds.. Benji could go to hooker if we get a gun 6 down the line and then can unload Reynolds but for the moment we are covered for the run in.. .....Be interesting to see next week how much that win was because of our “experiment” or just soft opposition....

C’mon let’s not over exaggerate , Benji had a good game, showed off his experience and nous. You talk of no pressure and I agree but occasionally they are great sort of games to have, the Tigers were really clicking last night with some beautifully executed plays, the games are good in that they are tougher than anything you can get on the training paddock but they give you the opportunity to try out plays in a more competitive environment, it can only be of benefit, it was probably 3 weeks too late for us though. St George are very much in the same boat as Newcastle and Cronulla aren’t at their best either (yeah they lapped the Warriors but they were diabolical), they’re great games to take into the finals pity we don’t have an extra 2 or 4 points under our belts

 

[WA Tiger]

C’mon let’s not over exaggerate , Benji had a good game, showed off his experience and nous. You talk of no pressure and I agree but occasionally they are great sort of games to have, the Tigers were really clicking last night with some beautifully executed plays, the games are good in that they are tougher than anything you can get on the training paddock but they give you the opportunity to try out plays in a more competitive environment, it can only be of benefit, it was probably 3 weeks too late for us though. St George are very much in the same boat as Newcastle and Cronulla aren’t at their best either (yeah they lapped the Warriors but they were diabolical), they’re great games to take into the finals pity we don’t have an extra 2 or 4 points under our belts

. O geez not you with the “If only would have should have.” too....As in life it’s “can we overcome” ...This is a script already written.....We are just going to find out if we had the balls to do it .....Everyone appeared pumped and ready to break down walls yesterday and with that will come good ref calls and it will overcome any weaknesses eg lack of gun players ....I agree with u that yesterday was important ...the perfect training run with some pressure ..that feeling of crushing and embarrassing the opposition would have been a new feeling for the boys but invaluable for next 2 weeks ...having touched that ..