Match Discussion: Round 12 vs Manly @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[perverse]

Nice kick Crossland to get us a repeat set because not much happened there.

Also Best is getting plenty of early ball but has been handled so far.

It's no good giving him early ball if the rest of the team isn't doing work to give him some space.

 

[Jono078]

That was nice. Well done all involved.

 

[Tom155]

Finally! Had enough chances

 

[Alex28]

If we ever needed there is a bias against Newcastle by the referees, we’ve seen it this afternoon.

 

[perverse]

Tex passed that too early, but still enough space for Toa.

 

[Knight Tales]

Oh let us not forget Townsville. All good against 12 men but then it was all square again and it fell apart.

 

[Yosh]

Might sound very negative but Hoy's pass to Tuala was so so bad. Lucky Tuala caught it.

 

[Apey]

At the game. We stand too deep to create overlaps. Every defender just slides because they have no defensive decision to make on most of our players in the movement. We dont run at the line, even at an angle, we just stand and pass and deeply at that, so the defence only has to slide out.

Even with 1 less player just then we had to dive in a corner to score.

 

[Yosh]

As harsh as I have been over the past month, we have $2 million of our cap in the coach's box...

 

[Knight Tales]

The tragedy of this game is our middles are actually Winning and we have won possession. The two things you usually win games doing.

 

[Tom155]

Thought they screwed that up

 

[Knight Tales]

Yes bitches! Massive play. Watto used Saf as a decoy to hold off the defender by passing across him.

 

[perverse]

At the game. We stand too deep to create overlaps. Every defender just slides because they have no defensive decision to make on most of our players in the movement. We dont run at the line, even at an angle, we just stand and pass and deeply at that, so the defence only has to slide out.

Even with 1 less player just then we had to dive in a corner to score.

They just don't commit defenders. Tex could have taken it to the line and drawn the centres attention, but he shovels it onto Tuala way too early, with about 3 or 4 metres between him and the defense.

 

[Jono078]

Great pass and vision Watson, glad Sue was in position for that too.

This has been our best half in a long time.. I fear the second half will get ugly with going against the breeze.

 

[slotmachine]

Watson's ball playing is underrated now

 

[perverse]

Hey look, Watson took it to the line and a nice face ball sees us score. Imagine that.

 

[perverse]

Great pass and vision Watson, glad Sue was in position for that too.

This has been our best half in a long time.. I fear the second half will get ugly with going against the breeze.

Pretty sad, but true. We've been frustratingly bad with the ball, but at least we've found a way to score points against 12 men this time.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

How long has it been since we've had a lead at half time?
Watson should have been re-signed instead of Mann.

 

[Seage]

The sin-binning edict is articially evening contests. No way should we be in front.

 

[Jono078]

Watson's ball playing is underrated now

He's been super solid this year, it makes me wonder why we haven't offered him a contract but we did to Mann..