TheRev
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NSW Cup Notes:
Although it was 52-16 in the end, the win wasnt quite as dominant as it seemed.. it was tit for tat early before some things came off for us, 1on1 brilliance from Tamale etc.. and the Magpies errors omg.. just unforced errors again and again.. coupla lucky calls for us also.. dont get me wrong we were by far the better side against the team coming last... who probably have quite a few playing 1sts atm.
Usual performance from everyone, but some individual comments:
o Ben Johnson had some rly good moments in defence and attack.. seems to be growing into his reserve grade position.. maybe a T&T next year dunno.. depends if were keeping Max.. but i think Johnson can play both sides..
o LKT chiming into the line nicely, seems to get the decision right most of the time.. and a good 1on1 tackle... my only criticism is hes kinda chunky, so he doesnt have the acceleration to make the most of his fancy footwork.. if he was faster he would destroy teams.. but next year probably hes the 6 where he doesnt need quite as much and lets see where it goes.. one of his best games though, the position forces his involvement.
o Nu Brown was pretty good at 6 again.. left foot kicker... and goalkicks were much more reliable than Glover which made a huge difference... like he was a big part of this win today.. hes probably a better 6 'today' than LKT is for us, but hes also probably gone end of season.
o RyanC was the lock and made huge PCM, defies his frame, but on report for a bit if a dumb shoulder charge tackle in the 2nd half... will hurt the team if hes suspended.
o Tonga came on with 30 to go, coupla good runs but the ball keeps getting dropped by both teams and no momentum... I think Ive seen 1 run with a head of steam in 3 games... he is slow to get going so the timing is rly important of that run and pass.
o SFinau was solid.. of the 4 tries.. 1 was an intercept, 1 was a weird one where Tamale ran the length and wanted to improve the position so he stopped before scoring and had to pass it to him, just did his job.. heavily strapped on that leg, but seemed to come thru ok.. almost got chased down by Naden on his intercept but got it done.. hes just quick enough imo for a winger.. and obviously a lot more than we have currently in 1st grade.
Although it was 52-16 in the end, the win wasnt quite as dominant as it seemed.. it was tit for tat early before some things came off for us, 1on1 brilliance from Tamale etc.. and the Magpies errors omg.. just unforced errors again and again.. coupla lucky calls for us also.. dont get me wrong we were by far the better side against the team coming last... who probably have quite a few playing 1sts atm.
Usual performance from everyone, but some individual comments:
o Ben Johnson had some rly good moments in defence and attack.. seems to be growing into his reserve grade position.. maybe a T&T next year dunno.. depends if were keeping Max.. but i think Johnson can play both sides..
o LKT chiming into the line nicely, seems to get the decision right most of the time.. and a good 1on1 tackle... my only criticism is hes kinda chunky, so he doesnt have the acceleration to make the most of his fancy footwork.. if he was faster he would destroy teams.. but next year probably hes the 6 where he doesnt need quite as much and lets see where it goes.. one of his best games though, the position forces his involvement.
o Nu Brown was pretty good at 6 again.. left foot kicker... and goalkicks were much more reliable than Glover which made a huge difference... like he was a big part of this win today.. hes probably a better 6 'today' than LKT is for us, but hes also probably gone end of season.
o RyanC was the lock and made huge PCM, defies his frame, but on report for a bit if a dumb shoulder charge tackle in the 2nd half... will hurt the team if hes suspended.
o Tonga came on with 30 to go, coupla good runs but the ball keeps getting dropped by both teams and no momentum... I think Ive seen 1 run with a head of steam in 3 games... he is slow to get going so the timing is rly important of that run and pass.
o SFinau was solid.. of the 4 tries.. 1 was an intercept, 1 was a weird one where Tamale ran the length and wanted to improve the position so he stopped before scoring and had to pass it to him, just did his job.. heavily strapped on that leg, but seemed to come thru ok.. almost got chased down by Naden on his intercept but got it done.. hes just quick enough imo for a winger.. and obviously a lot more than we have currently in 1st grade.
