8 rounds left....we need....

[legs 11]

6 wins to scrape into the 8......can't see that happening....tell me i'm wrong, but its looking as bad or worse than last year, on the table anyways....[bring back bluey and mark graham]

 

[JJ]

To be better than we are


After the game RTS said something like, "we clocked off, we're better than that" - RTS is great, but how much evidence is needed to conclude we actually aren't better than that

 

[Beavers Headgear]

Think you are in about the same spot, good thing is signs of effort are there, just a lack of skill

Post match this weekend I've been surprised at how much "good effort, we were close, can't win in Perth" etc comments there have been, that is just accepting mediocrity

I've seen the Breakers travel to Perth and win high intensity, close championship games at 3am NZ time. Some of those guys are over 7 foot heading to Perth and don't use that as an excuse

 

[Rich102]

Don't know if we are better or worse than last year.
What I do know is we are not just about there. Not close.
And nothing about the players we have signed so far makes me confident we will be any better next year.
Hope i am wrong.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Not buying the Perth excuse anyway. We didn't fade in the back end, we actually finished the stronger team. We just got outplayed in the middle quarters.

Re the season it could go one of three ways. We dig in and scrape into the eight, we dig in and narrowly miss it, or we shit the bed post origin and slump to 13th/14th.
If it's one of the first two scenarios then I'm not going to hang it on Kearney of the players, but rather acknowledge that our recruitment has been off and we've been undone by our lack of forward power up front, and hopefully something can be done recruitment wise to fix it. If we shit the bed then heads can roll.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Don't know if we are better or worse than last year.
What I do know is we are not just about there. Not close.
And nothing about the players we have signed so far makes me confident we will be any better next year.
Hope i am wrong.

Agree, the lack of forward recruitment worries me. We need cattle up front, badly.

 

[ozbash]

We need...

A coach
A 6
A forward pack that doesn't rely on one or 2 of the pack having a go
To get over the novelty of having a team in the NRL

A f**king miracle, really.

 

[Rich102]

Add to that list an owner who has a clue about running a sporting franchise.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Add to that list an owner who has a clue about running a sporting franchise.

Not many of them with deep pockets lining up to buy though.

 

[TheDMC]

8 rounds left....we need....

...to choose which other club to support come finals time.

 

[ozbash]

http://m.nrl.com/drawresults/telstrapremiership/ladder/tabid/11375/default.aspx


Interesting..

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

After 8 rounds, we become free men.

 

[Philip_Smith007]

6 wins to scrape into the 8......can't see that happening....tell me i'm wrong, but its looking as bad or worse than last year, on the table anyways....[bring back bluey and mark graham]

Need some big wins in that 6 wins for our points differential not to be an issue.

Games to come:
Panthers (h)
Cows (a)
Sharks (h)
Knights (a)
Raiders (h)
Rabbits (a)
Manly (h)
Tigers (a)

6 wins is tough, Cows, Sharks and Manly would all have to be off to get them.
Panthers, Rabbits and Raiders tough ask on their day as well.
Knights and Tigers only confident, but still no certainty.

 

[ozbash]

Another gem ...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-powerful-lessons-inside-melbourne-storms-formula-edward

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Another gem ...

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/7-powerful-lessons-inside-melbourne-storms-formula-edward

To be compared to John Wooden is to reach a level of greatness in coaching. I think Bellamy has proven to be great.

 

[ozbash]

Agree mate but the club as a whole has encompassed Bellamy ' s levels of greatness and set it as a standard... for everyone.

2nd best isn't an option and it's something we could learn from.

 

[Blair]

Agree mate but the club as a whole has encompassed Bellamy ' s levels of greatness and set it as a standard... for everyone.

2nd best isn't an option and it's something we could learn from.

Taking on his assistant should've been a good start.

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I think we're also st the point where we're starting to need other results to go out way. Standard fringes of the 8 stuff.

 

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

If Manly beat panthers and Storm beat eels we are 2 points outside the 8

 

[TheDMC]

If Manly beat panthers and Storm beat eels we are 2 points outside the 8

Penrith and St George both have a pretty nice run home.

We are fooked.