Knights Vs Bulldogs - Finals Week 1 '13

[K-Man]

McManus saves his worst career game ever for today.

To be fair was hit in an illegal high tackle by Ennis (who else) in his first touch. No penalty, still dazed and being targeted 20 minutes later.

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Lucky try to us right there. Hanging in by the skin of our teeth

 

[RABK]

f**k you roberts, terrible kick

 

[Frederick]

f**k yes Uate!

 

[RABK]

haha wtf happened there. Did Uate run through with a machete in hand?

 

[Chicken_Hunter]

Another lucky try for us. Will be hard to win from here.

 

[Jono078]

Ladies and Gents!

AKUILA "THE THRILLER" UATE is back!

 

[Frederick]

Just heard the Newcastle chant on TV. f**king awesome

Keep it up boys!

 

[Jono078]

Good boys! I agree with taking the 2 here.

 

[K-Man]

Tap and go!!! AAAggghhhhhh crap. I HATE this kick for goal. Hate it. Put us down for a 7-point loss.

We should be riding this wave and looking for another try, not trying to make up for Roberts' horrible first kick.

 

[K-Man]

Good boys! I agree with taking the 2 here.

Can't agree at all. Attacking opportunities will be at a premium against this forward pack. We need to take our chances.

 

[Jono078]

Reynolds you absolute grub, straight out of the Michael Ennis school.

 

[Jono078]

Here we go, they'll get a penalty here and score again off a head high shot.

 

[Jono078]

Good half boys!!

 

[Jono078]

First half I'd say Jeremy Smith, Rochow, Mullen and Leilua our best.

 

[Frederick]

So I wonder if Ennis was belatedly put on report for his high shot on McManus at the start????????

 

[RABK]

Leilua our best by a margin i'd say - some real tough metres when we were going nowhere. Smith 2nd best.

McKinnon has been excellent since coming on.

 

[Jono078]

So I wonder if Ennis was belatedly put on report for his high shot on McManus at the start????????

Fair call! We should get an extra sub too.

 

[Rod]

McManus should have lain down, would have got a penalty for sure. Instead we suffered at the other end.

Anyway shaky first 15, after that we seemed a lot more comfortable.

 

[K-Man]

Ennis has done at least three things that should've been penalties:

1. The high shot on McManus
2. Caught totally offside at marker, and you could hear Knights' players screaming it at the ref
3. After that no penalty for offside, he pushes our player just as he's trying to play the ball.

Some players and teams thrive off the knowledge the refs will only ever blow so many penalties in a game. They'll never let it get ridiculous. And if you can give your penalties away at 'good' times, like early in the tackle count or when defending your line under pressure, they all add up the same in the stats column.

If I was a coach these days I'd actually encourage my team to give away penalties at appropriate times because it can save you being penalised at more important moments later on.