1.Dylan Pythian (5/10) The best kicker in the side by a country mile. Did some good things in attack and defence also dropped an absolute sitter 20ms out from their try line. The best player we've had in the no. 1 jersey since captain derp went to ESL. Would have given him higher points had he not got injured.
2.Nathan Ross (8.5/10) Our best back and draws with Barnett to be our best. Strong carriers, safe in D and under the high ball. Should Take Dane's centre position if things don't change.
3.Dane Gagai (2/10) Honestly hard to give him a point let alone 2 then I remembered his tackle on Mannering which caused a turnover. Tried way too hard to make something out of absolutely nothing causing him to throw dumb passes. Everything he touched turned to shit.
4.Pete Mata'utia (5/10) Did some good things, some good runs, showed great enthusiasm and spirit for his try. Also made some f**king awful decisions in defence.
5.Ken Sio (6.5/10) Thought he was great for his first game back in the NRL. Nothing spectacular but safe.
6.Brock Lamb (3/10) Did well defensively for the first 20 mins of the game. After that he was abysmal. Showed absolutely nothing in attack and got worse and worse defensively as the game went on.
7.Trent Hodkinson (3/10) Passenger. He kicked the ball twice (?) three times tops.
8.Daniel Saifiti (6/10) Not his best game but we functioned best with him on the field. A bit of match fitness and he and Jacob could be anything.
9.Danny Levi (7.5) Very good. In for a big year. Still needs to work on his wrestle a bit. Had difficulty getting players off their feet a few times.
10.Josh Starling (6/10) Good solid player. I'd prefer to be in a position where he was coming off the bench. Didn't miss a tackle. Solid signing.
11.Sione Mata'utia (6/10) Still adjusting to the backrow. Overall was pretty good though.
12.Jamie Buhrer (6.5) Did some great stuff in defence. I'd have given him a 7 had he not stood and watched while Lamb was trampled for the Hoffman try.
13.Mitch Barnett (9.5) Close to the best player on the field. 135 metres, 49 tackles with 0 missed, 1 try assist.
14.Luke Yates (8/10) Great on debut. Has a big first grade career ahead of him.
15.Jack Stockwell (6/10) Looked a little bit off the pace at times. Overall he was fairly solid though.
16.Sam Stone (3/10) Looked like a child playing with men. He is incredibly underdone. He may have a very long and successful first grade career but f**k me he looks like a stick insect at the moment. Needs to gain at least 10kgs
17.Jacob Saifiti (6.5) Hard to seperate Jacob and Daniel. I think he outplayed Daniel today though coming up with 0 missed tackles and less metres overall but more metres per run.
Side vs. Titans
1.Pete Mata'utia
2.Jacob Gagan
3.Dane Gagai
4.Nathan Ross
5.Ken Sio
6.Brock Lamb
7.Trent Hodkinson
8.Daniel Saifiti
9.Danny Levi
10.Josh Starling
11.Sione Mata'utia
12.Jamie Buhrer
13.Mitch Barnett
14.Luke Yates
15.Jack Stockwell
16.*The best forward in our Cup side*
17.Jacob Saifiti
