Match Discussion: Finals Week 1 vs North Qld @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba

[Tom155]

all she wrote

 

[Woody90]

It felt like Gagai dropped the game, not just the ball. And so it turned out. This one hurts. We genuinely could and possibly should have won this game.

That’s the kicker I think we were the better side for most of it.

 

[Jono078]

Bitterly disappointing end.

Ponga’s average pass to Gagai was the turning point.

 

[Burns]

We had this one.

Ponga's miss, Gagai dropping the pass - they need to get away from footy for a bit, that'll haunt em

 

[perverse]

Honestly, Kalyn put that game on a platter for his teammates today, and they weren't good enough to just do their jobs.

 

[perverse]

Bitterly disappointing end.

Ponga’s average pass to Gagai was the turning point.

It wasn't the best pass, but at this level, in these games, you catch them. You just do. You catch harder ones. You catch everything to win in these games. It's just the way it is.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

It felt like Gagai dropped the game, not just the ball. And so it turned out. This one hurts. We genuinely could and possibly should have won this game.

I knew it as soon as he dropped it we'd lose

 

[Reflector]

Honestly, Kalyn put that game on a platter for his teammates today, and they weren't good enough to just do their jobs.

That’s been the story too many times in the regular season as well…

 

[Loose Cannon]

Gagai’s handling/security has been ordinary for weeks. He’s been ordinary. Still, Kalyn should have put it on Gamble’s chest.

 

[Tom155]

Need more threats in the spine other than Ponga, Brailey/Crossland/Cogger/other just don't cut it

Kills us repeatedly

 

[Zoidberg]

Again a loss that came down to execution in attack. Defended our arses off but couldn’t do enough to get points.
Probably how our year deserved to end. Still disappointing not to keep going.

 

[Tom155]

Gagai’s handling/security has been ordinary for weeks. He’s been ordinary. Still, Kalyn should have put it on Gamble’s chest.

Definitely fallen off the past month or so, shame he's been good up until then

 

[Woody90]

They tried really hard, can’t knock that. Nobody gave us a chance in hell of winning a game so makes it that much more disappointing to go so close, especially when either team would have easily beaten the Sharks next week.

At the end of the day we just don’t have the cattle. A quality halfback gets us home today. The clubs doing the right thing with the clean out and I hope finishing in the 8 doesn’t take them away from that goal.

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Honestly, Kalyn put that game on a platter for his teammates today, and they weren't good enough to just do their jobs.

yep that's my take-away. Clear the decks and give the lad a team he can win a GF with.....or he'll go elsewhere and do it.

 

[Nuke]

And from here on, ladies and gents, I could not give two s#!+s who wins any further game in 2024. I don't care. Season over.

When's the cricket start?

 

[perverse]

Gagai’s handling/security has been ordinary for weeks. He’s been ordinary. Still, Kalyn should have put it on Gamble’s chest.

He's been playing too angry. The mistakes creep in when he loses his head.

 

[Loose Cannon]

Some great efforts out there tonight. Obviously Ponga, but very happy with Marzhew and Jones particularly, and Fletcher Sharpe has a huge future. We’re just not clinical enough.

 

[Rod]

Hard to swallow given we were the better team for the majority of the game. But when you base your gameplan around defence and scoring the odd try you need to take the opportunities that are presented.

That Gagai drop will haunt everyone for a while, was essentially a 12 point turnaround once they scored that arsey try up the other end.

Also don't like to complain about refereeing too much but it was bog ordinary today. If a team as bad at challenging as us goes 3/3 you know you've fked up somewhere.

 

[Seage]

Infuriating to have two near identical games against the Cowboys up there this season, managing to derp defeat from the jaws of victory and hand it to a team that are absolute pretenders and don't deserve. We probably didn't deserve a better ending to the season either, but it would make it easier to take if we came out, looked lethargic and got dismantled from the get go, rather than take it from us like that.
Hopefully the Panthers can destroy everyone else remaining. And I'm sure even that won't be a polular opinion.

 

[macavity]

So many sliding doors moments and all went against us.

Did us proud, just didn’t get there.