Dame gay v Titans.

[Chimp]

Overall ok performance. Still feel they have a tendency for dumb football which cost them. For example, at 24-12 Hynes for a small bomb from about 30m out towards the right sideline about 5-10m from Titans tryline. I’m sure this was aimed to just lock the Titans in the corner. Instead, Nikora (I think?) bats the ball back directly to Brimson who makes a half break before getting tackled around the legs by Katoa. Would have been bad enough giving momentum, but then Katoa has his over-reaction to a small tap of the foot to gift the Titans field position. Ultimately, Titans score.

They’ll learn, hopefully, that there are times for competing those kicks and times to just lock down defensively.

Add stupid/pointless last tackle penalties or set restarts to our list of dumb stuff, and that’s becoming a bit of a bad habit.
Sure Klein is keen as mustard to ping us late in the count, but we know that, so should be extra clean.. alas no… those are the ones that really give me the shits, and would do even more so if I were on the team. You’ve just busted a bollock for 5 tackles and they’ve gone nowhere, then you give a pointless high tackle/grapple/hold down….

 

[Stake Removed]

Add stupid/pointless last tackle penalties or set restarts to our list of dumb stuff, and that’s becoming a bit of a bad habit.
Sure Klein is keen as mustard to ping us late in the count, but we know that, so should be extra clean.. alas no… those are the ones that really give me the shits, and would do even more so if I were on the team. You’ve just busted a bollock for 5 tackles and they’ve gone nowhere, then you give a pointless high tackle/grapple/hold down….

The players should know by now, you want to be getting off the player faster as you get later in the tackle count

 

[Ozzi_78]

It’s a fine line. Get up too fast to please the ref and you’re going backwards and losing momentum. Stay on too long and get pinged. Best way is to ensure multiple players in the tackle to naturally take longer to peel off. The good clubs do it well.

 

[DJDL]

Add stupid/pointless last tackle penalties or set restarts to our list of dumb stuff, and that’s becoming a bit of a bad habit.
Sure Klein is keen as mustard to ping us late in the count, but we know that, so should be extra clean.. alas no… those are the ones that really give me the shits, and would do even more so if I were on the team. You’ve just busted a bollock for 5 tackles and they’ve gone nowhere, then you give a pointless high tackle/grapple/hold down….

Too true. The one which really stood out for me was late in the first half. We had them on their own 20 metre line on the 4th tackle and some braniac decides it's time to try a strip. I can't recall who it was, but that kind of thing frustrates the shite out of me.

 

[coolumsharkie]

Too true. The one which really stood out for me was late in the first half. We had them on their own 20 metre line on the 4th tackle and some braniac decides it's time to try a strip. I can't recall who it was, but that kind of thing frustrates the shite out of me.

Hynes.

 

[Weaponhead]

Hynes.

It was definitely Trindall (even though he wasn't on the field)

 

[roboshark]

Gee our defence has turned to absolute rabble the last month or so

 

[roboshark]

Down to 7th after tomorrow

 

[chewsta]

Angus chrichtons head is the size of a carton of beer.

 

[shaggs]

Angus chrichtons head is the size of a carton of beer.

Is take him in a swap for either of our edges

 

[chewsta]

Is take him in a swap for either of our edges

In a heartbeat!

 

[Chimp]

In a heartbeat!

Same. Give him Nikoras money, plus maybe another $100k