Match Discussion: Round 1 vs Warriors @ Mt Smart Stadium

[Mr_Knightside]

I'm calling it now. We must score first in the second half or it's game over and we could get pumped by 30.

 

[Pedge1971]

Need to come out and play like it is a new game. The other mob can implode under pressure as well. When we complete our sets we look good.

I think we lost a lit when our middle starters went off.

 

[perverse]

I'm calling it now. We must score first in the second half or it's game over and we could get pumped by 30.

Technically we need to score at least thrice in the second half. And not have the warriors score again. Not sure we've got that in us unless the Warriors collapse worse than we did, regardless of whether we can cross first or not. If the Warriors cross again it's all over. We need to be near perfect I think.

 

[Sydney Knight]

After the Parra Monday night loss last year I stopped getting my hopes up for a win even when we had a lead. At the 20 minute mark I started to think about a winning and got crushed again.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

It happens so often with us, most games we start well but capitulate after 20 minutes.

 

[perverse]

Our line speed is gone after 5 minutes in the second half.

 

[K-Man]

Good to see we still wouldn't know a repeat set if it slapped us in the face.

 

[perverse]

And another dropped ball. Apparently Browny said Great Job! at halftime.

 

[K-Man]

We really did look sharp early on when it was like bringing the training ground to the game. As soon as things got real we capitulated in every single department.

 

[K-Man]

And Phythian gone. Just love being a Knights fan.

 

[perverse]

Looked like Phythian grabbed at his thigh there. Not good the way he went down. There goes one of those things we had to look forward to this year.

 

[Tom155]

Pythian gone

 

[Johns Magic]

f**king hell, Phythian gooooooone and it looks long-term.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

It wouldn't be a Knights game without an injury to one of our key players...

 

[perverse]

My god is this real? They shouldn't get paid this week at this point.

 

[K-Man]

Does anything at all ever go our way? It's cruel. One of the few bright spots and now we have to get used to the incredibly underwhelming Pete Mat at fullback.

 

[perverse]

Well... and then we go and do that. We're still in the match somehow. Soft try to Stockwell there.

 

[macavity]

He actually looked like he would do a job for us.

Couldn't really tell what he had done - wasn't knee?

 

[K-Man]

Phythian is a point of difference too. He looks like a really pure footballer. Pete Mat is very average and will offer nothing in terms of creativity.

This injury is extremely disappointing.

 

[Johns Magic]

Sam Stone take a bow - a loose ball and you dived on it.