GAME DAY THREAD - SHARKIES vs. THE RIFF in VEGAS

[Stake Removed]

Hynes isn’t a big time player

Totally agree
Normally the more pressure you put on someone the better they are he is the polar opposite

 

[roboshark]

Penrith first real game this year and we still can't get them. Very disappointing

 

[Griffoshark66]

Forget the numbers on their backs, he is clearly playing 7.

We play much better with him at first receiver. f**k more direct and fast. Old jittery Joe just clogs the whole thing up. So f**king annoying to watch.

 

[Stake Removed]

A great game.
We're not far off.
We haven't scored more than a try against them for years.
Hard game people, against the best team of the NRL era, I'm impressed.

I am not we won't improve on last year, we have too many dumb players and dumb mistakes in us

 

[Frenzy.]

fmd man.. as if we were ever a chance from that position regardless of the kick

There's more chance if the kick is long with Pebbles outside to chase. It was a total misread and a poor option. Even if you are going to kick short make it a chip not a frikkin grubber. He's supposed to be a superstar

 

[Stake Removed]

Penrith first real game this year and we still can't get them. Very disappointing

Exactly and some hadn't even had a hit out.
Next time someone says we need to give a player time to come back from injury, look at this game the Panthers had players straight back in and they perform

 

[Stake Removed]

Just not good enough. Got into a position to win and our million dollar halfback just can't do it. Until he's gone we won't win one.

A million dollars player and when it counts it's last person you want with the ball

 

[Generalzod]

Penrith first real game this year and we still can't get them. Very disappointing

I know your disappointed but at least we gave them a run for their money, normally we would have had the flood gates open, it wasn’t a bad effort, saying that if we had a better halves we could have won this match.

 

[SharkShocked]

A great game.
We're not far off.
We haven't scored more than a try against them for years.
Hard game people, against the best team of the NRL era, I'm impressed.

Yeah. I didn’t think it was too bad for the first hit out of the year. They are still insanely physical and quick off the line which will contain most teams.

A little bit worrying that some of the silly behaviours still exist. But put that down to the bright lights of Vegas and the bullshit of an exhibition game hype.

Reckon we need a bit more zip / speed though.

 

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I know your disappointed but at least we gave them a run for their money, normally we would have had the flood gates open, it wasn’t a bad effort, saying that if we had a better halves we could have won this match.

Our best kicking half back plays flegg

 

[Poss]

The unforgivable 1%ers are still there. The great teams don’t fail to find touch, kick off on the full or drop the kick off. That was frustrating. All up, was a quality game and we’re not far off. Excited for the year

 

[Quicksilver]

Totally agree
Normally the more pressure you put on someone the better they are he is the polar opposite

I don't believe that to be true.

 

[Weaponhead]

Adjustments to bench rotation needed. BHU and Tom can't be on together. Too slow.

 

[Craigshark]

Missed a big opportunity targeting Alomoti in that set where trindall went himself and died with it on the last. Had to go left to Hynes there and I reckon we score.

they are just too physical. Learn a lesson and move on. I wish Wilton would become as physical as Martin.

 

[DJDL]

We were a Cameron McInness off load to AFB away from going under the sticks and leading with ~5 to go.
Need to take our chances. There were plenty of others too.

 

[Generalzod]

What

a

qhunt

of

a

kick!!

Yeah even my wife said he is paid the big bucks to perform a kick like that lol

 

[Surely]

Good game , we'd be title favourites if we had a half back

 

[Cheese sandwich]

I'd like to be excited and say we got close to the premiers etc etc but it's the same dumb shit, switching off and errors from the same players for the last 3 or 4 years.

 

[SharkShocked]

We were a Cameron McInness off load to AFB away from going under the sticks and leading with ~5 to go.
Need to take our chances. There were plenty of others too.

And that’s after doing our best early in the second half to give them an insurmountable lead with some stupidity.

 

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I don't believe that to be true.

When you are on a million bucks you should