Game day vs storms

[Ozzi_78]

Jesse will be fine next week.

 

[Ozzi_78]

Also let’s not forget, and this isn’t a direct dig cos he has been great but Will Kennedy made that game closer than it should have been in a 10 minute period of absolute dog shit.

 

[Get_Sharked]

I’ll try to watch the replay sometime today, but that one out at the stadium was a thoroughly entertaining spectacle.

Anyway.

AFB showed why we all got giddy when he signed back in 2023. The dude has been held back so far, playing far fewer minutes than he did at the Warriors — but seeing that motor for 60+ minutes was a sight to behold. Storm had no counter.

I thought losing Ramien was going to be the end of us as soon as Atkinson predictably came on rather than Talakai. Grim as it might be, I feel like Stonestreet’s injury saved us because it forced Fitzy’s hand and got Talakai out into the centres and he showed he hasn’t lost any of his ability out there. Beast.

And how good was Ronnie being Ronnie? I see a few blowing up about his passion in here, but why would you want a meek, docile winger when you can have a bloke who gets his team going? Blokes like Ronnie are worth their weight in gold in a team environment and he showed that — again — last night. The fact that Fitzy was agile enough to swap his side to put him on Coates surprised me — I’ve had Fitz locked as a pretty rigid systems guy, so that was refreshing too.

Anyway there were probably other things worth commenting on too, but I need to watch the game back.

 

[jc155776]

Also let’s not forget, and this isn’t a direct dig cos he has been great but Will Kennedy made that game closer than it should have been in a 10 minute period of absolute dog shit.

Yep but for the other 70 he was really good in attack, made some great last tackles , and bounced back for the second Atkinson try with some great ball playing. Ultimate confidence player, we have a few of them.

 

[Get_Sharked]

Also let’s not forget, and this isn’t a direct dig cos he has been great but Will Kennedy made that game closer than it should have been in a 10 minute period of absolute dog shit.

Ah yeah — that was f**king awful. Thought we were cooked, but then he set up that next try and it seemed to right his confidence. Thank f**k!

 

[Ozzi_78]

Yep but for the other 70 he was really good in attack, made some great last tackles , and bounced back for the second Atkinson try with some great ball playing. Ultimate confidence player, we have a few of them.

Yep called him out as the key to that try. All I was saying is we were better than 5 points better

 

[DJDL]

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I love watching a big number 8 go in under the sticks against the Storm.

 

[Frenzy.]

Also let’s not forget, and this isn’t a direct dig cos he has been great but Will Kennedy made that game closer than it should have been in a 10 minute period of absolute dog shit.

Can't get any more of a direct dig at someone than naming them and then describing their down time as absolute dog shit.

Your direct digs must involve eviscerating someone's intestines. LOL

 

[Frenzy.]

I’ll try to watch the replay sometime today, but that one out at the stadium was a thoroughly entertaining spectacle.

Anyway.

AFB showed why we all got giddy when he signed back in 2023. The dude has been held back so far, playing far fewer minutes than he did at the Warriors — but seeing that motor for 60+ minutes was a sight to behold. Storm had no counter.

I thought losing Ramien was going to be the end of us as soon as Atkinson predictably came on rather than Talakai. Grim as it might be, I feel like Stonestreet’s injury saved us because it forced Fitzy’s hand and got Talakai out into the centres and he showed he hasn’t lost any of his ability out there. Beast.

And how good was Ronnie being Ronnie? I see a few blowing up about his passion in here, but why would you want a meek, docile winger when you can have a bloke who gets his team going? Blokes like Ronnie are worth their weight in gold in a team environment and he showed that — again — last night. The fact that Fitzy was agile enough to swap his side to put him on Coates surprised me — I’ve had Fitz locked as a pretty rigid systems guy, so that was refreshing too.

Anyway there were probably other things worth commenting on too, but I need to watch the game back.

The best. Hope it rubs off a bit and the team develops that competitive, arrogant attitude. It helps win footy games and indeed, competitions. Looking directly at the Panthers now.

 

[Since 73]

Maybe a 64 blot romp against the Tigers wasn't the ideal prep Storm thought it was.

Up 6 nil.
Here we go again.

 

[Get_Sharked]

The best. Hope it rubs off a bit and the team develops that competitive, arrogant attitude. It helps win footy games and indeed, competitions. Looking directly at the Panthers now.

This is it. We have a team that is so talented, but too often mentally weak. Kennedy showed it for ten minutes last night. Channel that talent into focused arrogance — the knowledge that you’re better than the opposition and they can’t do anything about it — and you’ve got a balm for the yips. Kennedy has been playing arrogant footy this year, and his involvement in our last try seemed to right the ship. Having Ronnie out there can’t have hurt with any of that.

 

[SharkShocked]

Kennedy had one shocker with a dropped ball (1/100 he takes) and then some miscommunication with the replacement winger on a kick that held up a bit and then got knocked over for his trouble.

After that the entire right edge along with him put them to the sword for the lead extending try.

Pretty harsh criticism, bloke has been playing well above peoples expectations. If they were so mentally weak the last two weeks they would not have dialled back in and got the games back on their terms.

Ronnie was great, although he absolutely skates the thinnest of ice, wouldn’t have taken much for him to end up in the bin and start the match off under huge pressure with that attempted shot.

Bottle his enthusiasm and his energy and even his ability to get under the opposition skin. Needs to be a bit smarter at times too or it will undo us like it has before.

One thing I did like seeing was him at centre off the scrum, they’ve done it a few times and he can really burn the opposition.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Sifa’s silky hands are almost wasted in the pigs. Couple of try assists the other night. That flick pass he put on Atko’s chest was a thing of beauty

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Kennedy had one shocker with a dropped ball (1/100 he takes) and then some miscommunication with the replacement winger on a kick that held up a bit and then got knocked over for his trouble.

After that the entire right edge along with him put them to the sword for the lead extending try.

Pretty harsh criticism, bloke has been playing well above peoples expectations. If they were so mentally weak the last two weeks they would not have dialled back in and got the games back on their terms.

Ronnie was great, although he absolutely skates the thinnest of ice, wouldn’t have taken much for him to end up in the bin and start the match off under huge pressure with that attempted shot.

Bottle his enthusiasm and his energy and even his ability to get under the opposition skin. Needs to be a bit smarter at times too or it will undo us like it has before.

One thing I did like seeing was him at centre off the scrum, they’ve done it a few times and he can really burn the opposition.

Ronnie’s not a grub like Reed Mahoney…. Doesn’t do cheap shots. More an in your face pain in the arse like Mick Ennis with a bit of the Luai smart arse in him. The last time we had a genuine pest in the team was ‘16.

 

[bluefox68]

Ronnie’s not a grub like Reed Mahoney…. Doesn’t do cheap shots. More an in your face pain in the arse like Mick Ennis with a bit of the Luai smart arse in him. The last time we had a genuine pest in the team was ‘16.

Spot on - this is why Ennis loves him.

 

[bluefox68]

AFB being held back has to be strategic - to save him for the finals.
As long as he doesn’t LOSE fitness over the next few months.

ALSO…
The advantage of having to use a lot of players (while still winning) will also be a bonus down the track.
Players like Hiroti, Burns, Stonestreet will all be better for it.

 

[bad boy bubby]

AFB being held back has to be strategic - to save him for the finals.
As long as he doesn’t LOSE fitness over the next few months.

Jeepers, bluey, not sure if him playing for 67 mins with 20 hit ups, 246m, 118 PCM and 32 tackles is holding him back haha.