Valheru
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I have a fair bit to say on this one....
Obviously the first 25 minutes was disastrous and Penrith were perfect. We went set for set for 4 minutest then toops inexplicably dropped that easy catch and it was downhill from there. We actually defended the ensuing set quite well but Klein managed to find a 6 again in the last tackle which was pedantic at best and then from there the game was over 15 minutes later.
I was very disappointed in the starting pack who just seemed unwilling or unable to match the Panthers intensity, add that to the errors and we had no chance in the first half. I think the one play that sums up the difference in effort in the first half was the Watson charge down. Look at the wide view and all the Penrith players immediately rush back whisky literally no one for us did and therefore we couldn't score off the back of it.
Having said that. From the 25 minutes mark was much better and we win the last 55 minutes 10-8. We went back to set for set with them and we found ourselves making metres and creating opportunities. The 2nd half in particular was very good, we came out with intensity and purpose and got ourselves back in to the game. Should have been within 8 if not for Klein but at the end of the day you can't allow yourselves to go down by 22.
I thought defensively we were fine. There was nothing egregious I their tries with two kicks (one off the post) and two of the other tries not even missed tackles, just good play by Penrith to force one and ones.
Going through the whole team yesterday...
Teddy - tried his guys out
Toops - made that terrible error. Also made another off the Cleary floater but that went 2m backwards, no idea why they didn't challenge that.
Sualli'i - thought he was good
Manu - a shadow of himself
Young - did his best
Keary - worked to a standstill by Penrith forwards
S smith - impossible to judge. He has been thrown in to the deep end in the toughest of circumstances.
Collins - very disappointed. His club and origin form are worlds apart
Watson - tackles to a stand still. I think we need to start ZDC
N Butcher - just doesn't have it at finals level
Crighton - worst game of the season. Looked shocked that he got driven back in a tackle and capitulated thereafter.
Sitilli - the only starting forward that has a crack. Ran hard all night.
May - extremely disappointed
Leniu - turned momentum but it was too late
Whyte - phenomenal
Wong - really promising performance, have it to Penrith forwards
ZDC - N/A
I can't say enough about the 3 on the bench. When they were on we looked the better side.
On to next week now. I saw enough yesterday to think we will be fine next week. Sharks winning today is the ideal scenario.
3 Whyte
2 Leniu
1 Wong
Obviously the first 25 minutes was disastrous and Penrith were perfect. We went set for set for 4 minutest then toops inexplicably dropped that easy catch and it was downhill from there. We actually defended the ensuing set quite well but Klein managed to find a 6 again in the last tackle which was pedantic at best and then from there the game was over 15 minutes later.
I was very disappointed in the starting pack who just seemed unwilling or unable to match the Panthers intensity, add that to the errors and we had no chance in the first half. I think the one play that sums up the difference in effort in the first half was the Watson charge down. Look at the wide view and all the Penrith players immediately rush back whisky literally no one for us did and therefore we couldn't score off the back of it.
Having said that. From the 25 minutes mark was much better and we win the last 55 minutes 10-8. We went back to set for set with them and we found ourselves making metres and creating opportunities. The 2nd half in particular was very good, we came out with intensity and purpose and got ourselves back in to the game. Should have been within 8 if not for Klein but at the end of the day you can't allow yourselves to go down by 22.
I thought defensively we were fine. There was nothing egregious I their tries with two kicks (one off the post) and two of the other tries not even missed tackles, just good play by Penrith to force one and ones.
Going through the whole team yesterday...
Teddy - tried his guys out
Toops - made that terrible error. Also made another off the Cleary floater but that went 2m backwards, no idea why they didn't challenge that.
Sualli'i - thought he was good
Manu - a shadow of himself
Young - did his best
Keary - worked to a standstill by Penrith forwards
S smith - impossible to judge. He has been thrown in to the deep end in the toughest of circumstances.
Collins - very disappointed. His club and origin form are worlds apart
Watson - tackles to a stand still. I think we need to start ZDC
N Butcher - just doesn't have it at finals level
Crighton - worst game of the season. Looked shocked that he got driven back in a tackle and capitulated thereafter.
Sitilli - the only starting forward that has a crack. Ran hard all night.
May - extremely disappointed
Leniu - turned momentum but it was too late
Whyte - phenomenal
Wong - really promising performance, have it to Penrith forwards
ZDC - N/A
I can't say enough about the 3 on the bench. When they were on we looked the better side.
On to next week now. I saw enough yesterday to think we will be fine next week. Sharks winning today is the ideal scenario.
3 Whyte
2 Leniu
1 Wong
