Knights v Raiders Trial

[perverse]

Not often you see an obstruction called there, although it was textbook.

 

[perverse]

One thing I will give Mamo, he's good at weaving through traffic at pace. Very agile.

 

[Frederick]

Great pressure by Mamo forcing the error

 

[perverse]

And that, right there, is why Feeney is a better fullback than Mamo. Just far superior ball playing, although that was certainly an ambitious face-ball from Mamo.

 

[Frederick]

If Feeney was still on we were in the corner there

 

[perverse]

I'm really excited to see our full strength spine develop over the next 12 months or so.

9. Levi
7. Hodko
6. Mullen
1. Feeney

Looks nuffy in 2016, but by 2017 that may not be the case. It's nice to have something to be excited about.

 

[Frederick]

And a Uate error to finish the game. Some things never change

 

[perverse]

Weird game there, but it was a trial. Canberra just dominated possession in the first half and scored a lot on the back off it... and we did similar to them in the second.

 

[Swarzey]

Disappointing finish but that was a great comeback. Pauli and the Saifiti brothers were really impressive up front and Fitzgibbon did well. Lamb did extremely well and will certainly push Mullo; at least he has time on his side and the club has wrapped him up for a few years to come. There's no rush. Hodkinson did well in his first game for the club.

Feeney will be a revelation this year; he'll just get better and better and better with each game he plays. Compared to his first few minutes, he was spectacular in the second half tonight.

I thought Uate had a good game. Didn't leak any points, some really strong carries.

A loss is a loss but we demolished this mob at the start of last year and it made no difference. We're a work in progress, I fully expect the first half of this season to be inconsistent, frustrating and everything in between but towards the end the experience will help the young kids.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Daniel Safiti was really impressive in that second half. Showed some ticker there with some run-ins with Barnett.

 

[perverse]

Also, it was Sione playing in the 13 apparently, not Chanel... so it was Sione that put that mad fotowork on to score off Feeney. Want to see more of that this year please.

 

[League_God]

How was Sione playing? I thought he was suspended...

 

[perverse]

Disappointing finish but that was a great comeback. Pauli and the Saifiti brothers were really impressive up front and Fitzgibbon did well. Lamb did extremely well and will certainly push Mullo; at least he has time on his side and the club has wrapped him up for a few years to come. There's no rush. Hodkinson did well in his first game for the club.

Feeney will be a revelation this year; he'll just get better and better and better with each game he plays. Compared to his first few minutes, he was spectacular in the second half tonight.

I thought Uate had a good game. Didn't leak any points, some really strong carries.

A loss is a loss but we demolished this mob at the start of last year and it made no difference. We're a work in progress, I fully expect the first half of this season to be inconsistent, frustrating and everything in between but towards the end the experience will help the young kids.

First half was shocking, but I think we saw a lot of things we needed to see in the second.

 

[Frederick]

Lots of positives to come out of the game.

Pauli Pauli will be a beast for us
Feeney looks to be our solution at fullback.
Fitzgibbon and the Saifitis should get plenty of game time this year.
Hodkinson definitely knows what he's doing.
Jeremy smith is ageless

Plenty of negatives too:

Snowden was as slow as ever (but we all know he starts slow and reaches top form about mid year)
Korbin didn't look right out on the fringes
Stockwell didn't look right in the middle
Rochow was average
Out of all of the outside backs, Nathan Ross looked the best. This worries me

 

[perverse]

How was Sione playing? I thought he was suspended...

Not sure, just read it at clown college. Might not be accurate... although I know trials don't count towards suspension anymore, so maybe they're allowed to play them? *shrug*... not even sure the info is accurate, and the stream was too shitty quality for me to notice.

 

[League_God]

I'm really excited to see our full strength spine develop over the next 12 months or so.

9. Levi
7. Hodko
6. Mullen
1. Feeney

Looks nuffy in 2016, but by 2017 that may not be the case. It's nice to have something to be excited about.

I couldn't agree more. I was convinced 30 mins that Feeney to fullback would work. Played great

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Don't know what to make of that. There's pressure on our reg fwds from last year for sure.
I wouldn't be taking any position for granted. These newer guys showed commitment and enthusiasm that our regs lacked in the first half and lacked last year.
It doesn't matter who you are - if you don't lift and commit your place is on the line.

 

[Frederick]

How was Sione playing? I thought he was suspended...

Sione and Tariq got special dispensation to play, since trial games no longer count towards suspensions

 

[Frederick]

Mickey Paea looked strong in his limited time on field too

 

[perverse]

Lots of positives to come out of the game.

Pauli Pauli will be a beast for us
Feeney looks to be our solution at fullback.
Fitzgibbon and the Saifitis should get plenty of game time this year.
Hodkinson definitely knows what he's doing.
Jeremy smith is ageless

Plenty of negatives too:

Snowden was as slow as ever (but we all know he starts slow and reaches top form about mid year)
Korbin didn't look right out on the fringes
Stockwell didn't look right in the middle
Rochow was average
Out of all of the outside backs, Nathan Ross looked the best. This worries me

Agree with all of this. Stockwell and Rochow were particularly lacklustre. Korbin looked very uncomfortable... I don't think he's a second rower tbh. He's got good footwork at the line, but I'm not sure he has the line-running ability... and he was a bit lost in defense a bit wider out too.