Match Discussion: Round 8 vs Sydney @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[NoSchitSherlock]

Needed a grubber there.

 

[Knight Tales]

We should be square on the scoreboard. Roosters are playing very average right now.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Like at the end of our sets, do we have a plan? We seem to have plan and that's why we end up with stupid kicks (excluding generally poor execution of the kick).

Above everything tonight, effort and all.. Our lack of cohesion, plan and structure is my biggest gripe.

We look like we're about to do something decent and then it just breaks completely down - way too often for NRL standard.

the more i watch the more you see that we legit don’t have halves, there isn’t any plan, i would bring in Sisagi or Crossland next week, boot Tuala to Reserves and move Mann to centre

 

[The Axe of Druss]

How does Tuala still get a 1st grade gig?

To weak and slow for NRL and quite often too dumb. Nearly every week he's costing us yardage and trys

 

[slotmachine]

We should be square on the scoreboard. Roosters are playing very average right now.

They're playing as good as they need to.

 

[K-Man]

If this is our level of attacking structure and intent then we are no chance of playing finals football. What even is our style of football? Hit it up through the middle then pass to Ponga and hope? It's so underwhelming. No creativity whatsoever.

 

[Jono078]

I still hope the Roosters get 50 because I don't want to hear AOB say he was proud of us keeping them to one try after conceding 20 points in the first 15 minutes.

 

[Rodney Rude]

Another week, another flogging.....

Glad I jumped off the titanic a few weeks back

 

[slotmachine]

f**k off you useless merkins

Why is Barnett kicking, green thinks it's a good idea to dump the ball to him

 

[Burns]

Ponga will go to Union anyway. Not sure it’s worth out while in the grand scheme of things keeping him here long long term

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Just get it to Best early you f**king idiots!

 

[Rodney Rude]

O Brien is a fraud. Can’t coach for sh*t.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Green gets tackled more on the 4th than Pearce does

I didn't think that was possible but here we are

 

[Tom155]

oh boy

 

[Jono078]

Ponga had one beauty of a try assist, but outside of that don't be fooled - this has been one of his worst games.

I feel for Jones and Saulo too - come on when it's too late, that must be so deflating. Let them on early so they have the feeling of having an impact on the game.

Jones came on early a few weeks ago and we saw how that went.

 

[slotmachine]

Entertaining play at least.
Shame its the opponent's

 

[Rodney Rude]

Change to either Penrith, Souths or Melbourne and you won’t ever have to put up with sh*t like this ever again.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Pongas 1v1 defence at the back is near the worst in the comp. It's extremely worrying

 

[slotmachine]

Pongas 1v1 defence at the back is near the worst in the comp. It's extremely worrying

I can't think of many worse.

Dufty and isaako maybe.

 

[K-Man]

If AOB is frustrated it should be with himself. There are so many elements of our performance that suggest this is not a very well coached team. We've got nothing. Brian Smith had a roster half as good as this one, but he got the team playing to its full potential. I watch us now and almost every single pass or kick is 100% telegraphed and obvious way before it happens. Apart from everything else we're just boring, we don't demonstrate any willingness to play some football.