Well Panthers did well to make a game of it after losing Soward in the first half IMO. If he's gone for the year, so are our slim title chances. If he's fit, this game is a good loss to have. We hung in and led with him fit. Then lost due to Moylan being a terrible goalkicker and making one of the dumbest decisions a fullback could make.
Deadset Moylan was shocking today. I think he was a huge reason we lost... if he has a future in first grade, it's certainly not at fullback. For every brilliant thing he does, he has a pretty epic blunder in him aswell. If Sowards gone, now's the time to see if he can make it in the halves. But if he does get a run in the halves, we can't let him goalkick. That kick against the Bulldogs was a fluke. Since then he has sucked majorly.
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Oh and a lopsided penalty count without Soward certainly didn't help. Being kicked while down, but I think it's a loss that was needed. We were pretty poor against Dragons and winning while playing shit isn't necessarily the best thing long term. Sometimes a wake up call is better.