Match Discussion: Finals Week 1 vs Canberra @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

[Woody90]

He does already live in NZ though, to be fair.

Ahhhh I see.

 

[perverse]

Can’t blame this one on AOB. He’s not the one out there dropping the balls which the Raiders have scored off.

If it's a coaching victory for Ricky to have the Raiders up for this game, the opposite is equally a failure imo.

 

[aqua_duck]

The stats are so one sided that you’d expect Canberra to be up by 20+
completions: 20/24-11/17
Run metres: 955-557
Post contact metres: 262-143
Missed tackles: 8-22
Offloads: 5-1

 

[Alex28]

Hold onto the ball, keep our fair share of it, we can win this.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Hastings out. Crossland to 6 and Mann to 9 I reckon.

 

[Loose Cannon]

3 of those is Gagai alone.

And didn’t slide for their last.

Also, given he dropped his try, best option was to straighten and commit the 2 in cover, Dom’s unopposed.

His head isn’t in it.

 

[K-Man]

Hastings should not have been picked when Clune had done such a solid job and is a legitimate backup with form and fitness. It was a poor call. We panicked in advance. I don't think we will have the smooth attack to get this done now, lost it in the first half which is so disappointing.

 

[Alex28]

If it's a coaching victory for Ricky to have the Raiders up for this game, the opposite is equally a failure imo.

This forum has been busting to blame him for something.

Never disappoints.

 

[perverse]

This forum has been busting to blame him for something.

Never disappoints.

I mean there's a lot of people to blame for what happened in that first half. Just calling a spade a spade.

 

[perverse]

That was a f**king awful set.

 

[Tom155]

Ordinary to say the least

 

[Alex28]

Wighton has to go.

 

[Tom155]

awful

 

[Alex28]

How do you go on report but there is no penalty?

 

[K-Man]

This is not the type of game we win unfortunately. It's a street fight, made to order for the Raiders and we have walked right into it.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

More like Jack Bighton amirite

 

[Willie Ray]

good ball Fitzgibbon

 

[Tom155]

yes

 

[Alex28]

Just got to hang on to the ball.

Keep the faith!

 

[K-Man]

Good from Mann, we need to bring something different since we clearly miss a halfback.