Match Discussion: Round 1 vs North Qld @ Allegiant Stadium, Paradise / Las Vegas NV

[Zoidberg]

f**king intercept your kidding me

Did a lot to try and give the Cows a chance to snatch a win.
Would’ve been a Newie classic with them down to 12 men.

 

[aqua_duck]

Not a great kick from Smith but Dom made it work

That’s the value of contesting kicks, something that AOB just never wanted us to do for some bizarre reason.

 

[Tom155]

Now we wait to see how bad Sharpe’s injury is

 

[Frederick]

Screaming. Crying. Throwing up

Just glad to put the AOB era behind us

 

[perverse]

Yeah look that wasn't perfect but what a shot in the arm to start with a win. The most important thing I can see from the off season is that they're found some belief again.

It really shows the class of Dylan and KP that they could go out there and perform together like that with basically no time together on the field - barely even training together. Very exciting to see them grow together.

 

[Woody90]

Awesome!

We never play well in round 1 either!

 

[perverse]

So who is still keen to get rid of KP? He was the heart of that performance in every sense.

 

[Frederick]

Coach has no clue.
Brown is a 6 not a 7.
Cowboys by 46 and the Knights to be HUMILIATED for the world to see.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

I really hope anyone here who took our trial form as evidence of that we'd produce today has learnt their lesson

 

[Zoidberg]

We were on the front foot in the opening 25 which helped us look good, but we lost an easy 20% after Sharpe went off.
250 days since our last win apparently, so good to get up here.
1 game at a time.

 

[Zoidberg]

So who is still keen to get rid of KP? He was the heart of that performance in every sense.

Just happy to see the attack was working with KP, Brown and Sharpe early on. That was probably my biggest question.

 

[Tom155]

In really hope anyone here who took our trial form as evidence of that we'd produce today has learnt their lesson

One game mate, too early to claim victories either way

 

[Knight Tales]

Had Fletcher stayed on we would have absolutely torn them to bits. That was an impressive first up effort.

 

[Rod]

Back in the winners circle fellas, enjoy. I'm having a beer or two here at 4am.

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Just happy to see the attack was working with KP, Brown and Sharpe early on. That was probably my biggest question.

3 best players in the roster, not a question of if, only when.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Very good first win. Sharpe gone after 20 and we blew a few genuine try scoring chances. Pack punched above its weight. They also fought back from a couple of momentum swings which is rare.

Cowboys look fairly ordinary though for mine. Not much doing outside of Dearden.

 

[perverse]

One game mate, too early to claim victories either way

lol, old mate starts celebrating after one game and criticizing everyone else for having a different opinion after... one other game. Druss, we won mate - enjoy it with the rest of us. lol.

I think one of the big question marks going into the year was can the spine work? I believe the answer is that with KP running the show, it absolutely can. Still big quesiton marks over the foward pack long term, but they held their own today - so that's another tick for now. The third big question for me was - will the new coach make an impact? Well, I think we saw a much easier team to support today than we have seen since 2023. Tick, tick, tick.

There was some shocking decision making at times out there, especially from our outside backs. They need to have calmer heads and I hope more experience attacking with the footy will get them there.

All in all, I'm chuffed with that. Dylan wasn't explosive today but his work moving the ball around was class and his long kicking was something we haven't had since Mullen. Really happy, there's a good chance I'll enjoy this year of footy. The era of AOB will quickly become a distant memory.

 

[Frederick]

Stop the count!

 

[perverse]

Stop the count!
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Get used to it boys, safe to say we don't lose one til origin.

 

[Tom155]

lol, old mate starts celebrating after one game and criticizing everyone else for having a different opinion after... one other game. Druss, we won mate - enjoy it with the rest of us. lol.

I think one of the big question marks going into the year was can the spine work? I believe the answer is that with KP running the show, it absolutely can. Still big quesiton marks over the foward pack long term, but they held their own today - so that's another tick for now. The third big question for me was - will the new coach make an impact? Well, I think we saw a much easier team to support today than we have seen since 2023. Tick, tick, tick.

There was some shocking decision making at times out there, especially from our outside backs. They need to have calmer heads and I hope more experience attacking with the footy will get them there.

All in all, I'm chuffed with that. Dylan wasn't explosive today but his work moving the ball around was class and his long kicking was something we haven't had since Mullen. Really happy, there's a good chance I'll enjoy this year of footy. The era of AOB will quickly become a distant memory.

Big occasion with the opener in Vegas and trying to impress a new coaching staff hopefully played a part and it will calm down as we get into the season