2019 R11 Fri - Knights 38-12 Roosters @ McDonald Jones

[billygilmore]

People can laugh but that's sometimes the sort of humiliating loss that can help you as the much hyped defending Premiers.

It strips away the veneer and leaves the players in no uncertain terms about the enormity of the challenge ahead.

Our poor start to last season which included some awful losses I believe galvanised the team.

Let's hope this has a similar effect.

And speaking from a purely neutral perspective, this is the turbo charged jolt that the fairly weak 2019 season desperately needed.

It was looking like a dull 3 team comp. But suddenly a new contender has emerged. And maybe when injuries clear up the Raiders, Sharks and Sea Eagles will join the fray too.

The ultimate challenge for the Knights now is to play like that every week. There's NO EXCUSE not to do so because they're clearly capable.

The loss they had to have, thanks Keating

 

[billygilmore]

Billy "3 points" Slater still doing what's best for qld, even in retirement. Some very strategic Mythchell praise tonight, desperately hoping Freddy has a brain shart and picks the dud for nsw.

Honestly if the blues don’t pick him it’s a conspiracy against QLD

 

[billygilmore]

Add in overly optimistic and you have yourself an Eels fan

I should change this to a pre season panthers fan to be honest

 

[aqua_duck]

Honestly not sure why anyone thinks Latrell is a 5/8th

 

[TheFrog]

Should have happened after the head slam

I suppose the MRC will look at it, but I thought he lifted the shoulder into RCG's jaw and he got away with that, so seems he's got a Neddy Smith green light.

 

[Haffa]

Honestly not sure why anyone thinks Latrell is a 5/8th

I have no idea why they’d want to force him to move there. He’s the best centre in the comp when he gets the ball.

 

[Tommy Smith]

Honestly not sure why anyone thinks Latrell is a 5/8th

Only Latrell thinks Latrell is a 5/8th.

He's the worlds best centre by a million miles but he wants to play a more important position.

It'd be like Jerry Rice wanting a crack at QB.

It's just silly.

Know your place, Latrell!

At centre you're Latrell the GoaT.

At 5/8 you're just Latrine.

 

[billygilmore]

Honestly not sure why anyone thinks Latrell is a 5/8th

Didn’t Inglis play a game or 2 in the halves ? Can’t complete the single white female without following the great man

 

[lockyno1]

Didn’t Inglis play a game or 2 in the halves ? Can’t complete the single white female without following the great man

Inglis won a Clive Churchill Medal at 5/8th

 

[mozza91]

That was erotic. The best I’ve seen us play in years.

Losing Keary was a big blow but we’d of still won if he stayed on. Our forwards totally outclassed theirs.

The week off will do wonders for the guys carrying injuries too.

Love the pissing and moaning from the Chooks fans in this thread too. You deserved that loss for your arrogance in resting Cronk. Hope for your sake it doesn’t start a slump.

 

[Pedge1971]

This thread is starting to smell a lot like the "If Cronk joins the Roosters the 2018 competiton is over" thread.

It's rnd 10. We're missing our half, 5/8 and hooker and playing teams playing the game of their lives in b2b weeks.

And you're all ejaculating.

Fair play. But see you in September fellas let's see who's got the stiffy then

Have a f**king sook Tommy.

 

[Pedge1971]

Geez the Knights are softies.

Have another sook Tommy!

 

[Pedge1971]

Lol at all you rainbow flag waving pussys.

Go follow AFL that's the game for you if you didn't like that tackle.

Third sook and counting.. .

 

[Pedge1971]

If he'd hit Ponga in the head he would've gone to sleep like Buderus did in the 2013 Prelim.

Not putting it down as a sook. But geez the arrogance has gone to bitter lemon. One loss eh Tommy?

 

[Pedge1971]

Latrell Mitchell could have played in a dinner suit tonight.

I reckon he went well. Keep him at 5/8 on 1.2 and bench Cronk eh Twent?

 

[Pedge1971]

Worst game of Latrell's career?

Nah. He is actually a worse fullback than 5/8. But love the thread where all 4 Rooster fans reckon he will kill it anywhere.

Bet Fitler loved the switch from Twent tonight

 

[Pedge1971]

Pearce for Origin for mine....

Dont you dare Qlder!

 

[Pedge1971]

You know you're having an off night when you make Edrick Lee look awesome

2 in a row mate. Maybe play Coops?

 

[Pedge1971]

You're just jealous because you're stuck with Plodesco.

Nah Hutty has Dufty..

 

[Pedge1971]

This is why it’s so hard to go back to back. Every game is a grand final for the opposition and the injuries pile up due to the intensity of playing that game every week

And our f**kwit coach rests our best player who announced his retirement in front of the team during the week declaring something like: "you thought my training and preparations over the last 15 years was intense, watch me in the next 20 weeks!"

Robinson was happy to throw the game...