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Now everyone knows that the best players and coaches are the ones in the stands, or perhaps on forums 
Foxsports have 2 guys who at least like what Hastings had to say:
New halfback Jackson Hastings put in a solid performance on debut for the Tigers, but signalled a desire to shift the attitudes of his team moving forward.
“You say it’s a good performance but you can’t play for 40 minutes, we’re trying to get the club out of that stage where 40 minutes isn’t good enough. We played a really good half of footy and we played a poor half of footy,” Hastings said after his side’s loss.
“Although we played OK in patches, it’s extremely disappointing to lose and it’s not really good enough in the end so bitterly disappointed.
“It’s an honour to be back here. I’ve been through all the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs and had to play some really good footy for four years to get an opportunity. As I said just then I’m really proud to be back but extremely disappointed to lose that game. I thought we played well for a half and disappointing in the second 40. A lot to work on and a lot to take out of it.
“It was definitely the one that got away — if you look at who Melbourne had out. We just need to capitalise on our opportunities, we created plenty. We dropped too much ball in the second half and, we went from 90 per cent completion to 50 per cent and as all you boys know in the NRL that’s not good enough.”
Tigers favourite son and Fox League expert Benji Marshall asked where the Tigers went wrong in this game, and Hastings was honest in his answer.
“Defensively, the tries were way too soft, not getting off our line, letting a quality player like Jahrome Hughes skip through the middle and not completing. They’re the simple parts of footy... we did it brilliant in the first 40 and then it flipped on its head,” Hastings explained.
“You can’t give a champion side like Melbourne that sort of field position or ball otherwise they’ll make you pay and that’s what they did.”
Hastings, who returned from the English Super League after a turbulent first spell in the NRL, was praised with Marshall and Cooper Cronk.
Tigers fans will be hoping that the desire their side showed in Round 1 will continue and if Hastings continues to lead the troops around the park he will win the hearts of the merger club’s faithful.
“That is the change in the attitude that the club needs and the type of character of person you want around your club. As you say losing is unacceptable and they had the opportunities to win that game,” Marshall explained.
If I look back to the scoreline and how they were playing, if they just kept that pressure on top of Melbourne they would have gotten through.”
“I’m with you Benji, I like what Jackson said there. I think he seems like a guy that’s very comfortable in his own skin now. I didn’t know Jackson before he left and not much now, but as a guy that played a good first half, he knew exactly what happened,” Fox League’s Cooper Cronk said in reply.
“He doesn’t need the coach to tell him the good, bad or indifferent. He’s got a good-levelled head on his shoulders and I like his approach.”
www.foxsports.com.au
Foxsports have 2 guys who at least like what Hastings had to say:
New halfback Jackson Hastings put in a solid performance on debut for the Tigers, but signalled a desire to shift the attitudes of his team moving forward.
“You say it’s a good performance but you can’t play for 40 minutes, we’re trying to get the club out of that stage where 40 minutes isn’t good enough. We played a really good half of footy and we played a poor half of footy,” Hastings said after his side’s loss.
“Although we played OK in patches, it’s extremely disappointing to lose and it’s not really good enough in the end so bitterly disappointed.
“It’s an honour to be back here. I’ve been through all the trials and tribulations, the ups and downs and had to play some really good footy for four years to get an opportunity. As I said just then I’m really proud to be back but extremely disappointed to lose that game. I thought we played well for a half and disappointing in the second 40. A lot to work on and a lot to take out of it.
“It was definitely the one that got away — if you look at who Melbourne had out. We just need to capitalise on our opportunities, we created plenty. We dropped too much ball in the second half and, we went from 90 per cent completion to 50 per cent and as all you boys know in the NRL that’s not good enough.”
Tigers favourite son and Fox League expert Benji Marshall asked where the Tigers went wrong in this game, and Hastings was honest in his answer.
“Defensively, the tries were way too soft, not getting off our line, letting a quality player like Jahrome Hughes skip through the middle and not completing. They’re the simple parts of footy... we did it brilliant in the first 40 and then it flipped on its head,” Hastings explained.
“You can’t give a champion side like Melbourne that sort of field position or ball otherwise they’ll make you pay and that’s what they did.”
Hastings, who returned from the English Super League after a turbulent first spell in the NRL, was praised with Marshall and Cooper Cronk.
Tigers fans will be hoping that the desire their side showed in Round 1 will continue and if Hastings continues to lead the troops around the park he will win the hearts of the merger club’s faithful.
“That is the change in the attitude that the club needs and the type of character of person you want around your club. As you say losing is unacceptable and they had the opportunities to win that game,” Marshall explained.
If I look back to the scoreline and how they were playing, if they just kept that pressure on top of Melbourne they would have gotten through.”
“I’m with you Benji, I like what Jackson said there. I think he seems like a guy that’s very comfortable in his own skin now. I didn’t know Jackson before he left and not much now, but as a guy that played a good first half, he knew exactly what happened,” Fox League’s Cooper Cronk said in reply.
“He doesn’t need the coach to tell him the good, bad or indifferent. He’s got a good-levelled head on his shoulders and I like his approach.”
‘Change the club needs’: Legends buy Tiger’s words; problem Kevvie actually welcomes — Talking Pts
‘Change the club needs’: Legends buy Tiger’s words; problem Kevvie actually needs — Talking Pts
www.foxsports.com.au
