2024 R9 Sun - Newcastle 14-8 Warriors @ McDonald Jones

[Grapple]

Warriors are a shambles. Boring footy team with no attack, more so since Metcalf went down.

 

[dogslife]

Does CNK know how to pass to his right?

 

[Matiunz]

The Warriors have been smelling their own farts this season.

Bit of de ja vu isn’t it? Pretty much the kiss of death once anyone in the Aus press talks them up

 

[Woody90]

Something seriously wrong at the Wahs to go down to Titans and Knights with their outs in consecutive weeks.

I’ll happily take another win, especially when nobody gave us a hope of winning a game when Ponga went down, but we’re not good. Tough but not good.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

I think partly it’s just cos we’re running all the same plays again and everyone knows it’s coming.

The other part is Niukore or even Curran were much more threatening than Capewell or Ford playing on the right edge. Teams are having no problems sliding off on to CNK/Berry/DWZ, and when we do go to the front man Capewell/Ford are plodders who don’t threaten the line anyway.

He’s probably too fat now. But when Bunty first come into first grade, he killed it running off SJ on the right edge in attack. Remember him scoring a double against us, yes it was 2016 and we stank - but fella ran a good hole.

 

[gerg]

Our attack is absolute shit

Don't know where it's gone? Johnson barely took on the line once, neither did TMM and CNK isn't a playmaker so not sure where your creativity is coming from.

 

[Matiunz]

I think partly it’s just cos we’re running all the same plays again and everyone knows it’s coming.

The other part is Niukore or even Curran were much more threatening than Capewell or Ford playing on the right edge. Teams are having no problems sliding off on to CNK/Berry/DWZ, and when we do go to the front man Capewell/Ford are plodders who don’t threaten the line anyway.

Would have preferred to keep Curran over the Capewell we got

 

[Matiunz]

Woul

I think partly it’s just cos we’re running all the same plays again and everyone knows it’s coming.

The other part is Niukore or even Curran were much more threatening than Capewell or Ford playing on the right edge. Teams are having no problems sliding off on to CNK/Berry/DWZ, and when we do go to the front man Capewell/Ford are plodders who don’t threaten the line anyway.

Would have preferred we kept Curran over the Capewell we got

 

[Wb1234]

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That is so stupid

 

[Matiunz]

Don't know where it's gone? Johnson barely took on the line once, neither did TMM and CNK isn't a playmaker so not sure where your creativity is coming from.

It’s been said SJ is playing injured and wouldn’t be playing if there was literally anyone else but with Metcalf and CHT out there’s not too many options.
TMM looked good against the bunnies then the ball pretty much stopped coming left and it was all through SH since then

 

[edabomb]

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That is so stupid

Basically means there is no deterrent to tackling an attacker that catches the ball in the air in the ingoal. Giving away 6 again will always outweight conceding a try, and it didn't appear sin bin was considered at all.

 

[Apey]

Our attack is absolute shit

Both teams were very average with the ball. Our commitment in defence got us over the line. Definitely wasn't our kicking game which was embarrassing.

 

[Apey]

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That is so stupid

Pretty much confirms what I said - They introduced this as a rule for player safety a few years ago, but they know it's a dumb rule so they refuse to give a penalty try for it.

They don't give penalty tries for tackles in the air, not sure why anyone in here expected they'd start today.

 

[Penrose Warrior]

Pretty much confirms what I said - They introduced this as a rule for player safety a few years ago, but they know it's a dumb rule so they refuse to give a penalty try for it.

They don't give penalty tries for tackles in the air, not sure why anyone in here expected they'd start today.

It is a dumb rule, because if Marzhew can't tackle DWZ, he scores untouched. There's my suggestion for a guaranteed try (or penalty) - kick it from close proximity straight to your winger on the 2m line, he leaps towards the try line, other winger can't in theory touch him.

 

[mozza91]

Shout out to the Warriors fans at the game. Were really vocal and started a few Warriors chants. Had a chat with a couple of blokes at half time and they were legends.

 

[Reflector]

Another manufactured "close game".

Can't wait for Origin!

 

[Mr. Shaman]