*Live* Parra v Penrith Game Day thread, March 11, 2018

[Noise]

It's a shame Trent Merrin-Fitzgibbons never became a thing.

or Temaire Martin-Fitzgibbon

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Harsh

 

[Joshuatheeel]

Def Alavaro and Mannah should not be together. But in saying that, apart from terepo most of our forwards our light weights as well. Evans didn’t impress me at all.

That’s why Sterlo said we should be investing in front rowers.

I don't get why Mannah / Alvaro shouldn't be together ? We lead by 14 when they were on together (and our half was having a HIA) and no tries were scored against us when either on of them was on the field.

Not sure there is much more they should be doing

 

[emjaycee]

I don't get why Mannah / Alvaro shouldn't be together ? We lead by 14 when they were on together (and our half was having a HIA) and no tries were scored against us when either on of them was on the field.

Not sure there is much more they should be doing

Because being on together also increases the likelihood of them being off together and that weakens our overall defence.

 

[hindy111]

I don't get why Mannah / Alvaro shouldn't be together ? We lead by 14 when they were on together (and our half was having a HIA) and no tries were scored against us when either on of them was on the field.

Not sure there is much more they should be doing

We lead cause had 78% of ball. Penrith kept dropping it.

Anyhows its one game on a hot day. Not a big deal. Need too win against a desperate Manly side.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

We lead cause had 78% of ball. Penrith kept dropping it.

They kept dropping it because we made it hard for them. Of course, our defensive style takes a lot out of us, hence our second half fades in general. It'll be less of an issue as the weather gets colder but in the heat it is obviously unsustainable.

 

[Noise]

I don't get why Mannah / Alvaro shouldn't be together ? We lead by 14 when they were on together (and our half was having a HIA) and no tries were scored against us when either on of them was on the field.

Not sure there is much more they should be doing

No one is arguing that they aren't effective together. The problem is that they will both come off at around the same time (25-30min mark). This means our middle defence goes to shit while they sit on the bench together.

I believe Arthur only started playing them together towards the end of last year (not sure which game exactly?) And if you look at our last 3 games (yesterday and our 2 finals in 2017) we got out to a lead and then that period before/after half time when Mannah/Alvaro go off the game turns.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Ordinarily Takairangi/Edwards would come on with one of the bench forwards. Moeroa goes to the middle and forms a three man group with the benchy and Nathan Brown. But because of Moses' HIA Takairangi came on at right half, meaning Moeroa had to stay at edge forward. I assume Brown had a rest because of the heat. It was a collection of factors that led to us replacing a highly effective middle defence with an ineffectual defensive middle.

 

[Bazal]

Def Alavaro and Mannah should not be together. But in saying that, apart from terepo most of our forwards our light weights as well. Evans didn’t impress me at all.

That’s why Sterlo said we should be investing in front rowers.

What? At 106kg Terepo is our smallest prop ffs....he's the lightweight, if anything.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

At 186cm he's not tall either. Only Mannah, Brown and Scott are shorter. Plus Ma'u and Edwards on the edges.

 

[hindy111]

My pack

8 Alvaro
10 Tepai
11 Manu
12Edwards
13 Brown

14Mannah
15Evans
16Taka
17Terepo

 

[Noise]

My pack

8 Alvaro
10 Tepai
11 Manu
12Edwards
13 Brown

14Mannah
15Evans
16Taka
17Terepo

I'd switch Mannah and Alvaro. I don't think BA will adopt the Kurt Gidley method of captaining a side from the bench

 

[hindy111]

Titams wonby 2 points with some luck and 60% of ball. Don't rate it at all. Shpuld of won by 20

 

[emjaycee]

My pack

8 Alvaro
10 Tepai
11 Manu
12Edwards
13 Brown

14Mannah
15Evans
16Taka
17Terepo

Somehow do not see BA dropping Scott before Round 6 (if at all)

 

[84 Baby]

Somehow do not see BA dropping Scott before Round 6 (if at all)

Why round 6?

 

[hindy111]

Somehow do not see BA dropping Scott before Round 6 (if at all)

If we are 0/4 I can see him gone

 

[Noise]

All this talk of heat being a factor....31 on the coast is forecast for Sunday

 

[Poupou Escobar]

FFS!

 

[emjaycee]

Why round 6?

Because I needed to pick some future point in time out of my ass and that seemed as good as any.

 

[forward pass]

We should have played two trials - the Newcastle trial was a bit too easy.

Yesterdays game was our second trial - we are ready to go now !!