Match Discussion: Round 13 vs Manly @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Here we go

 

[Haffa]

That’s better. Target Johns all day.

 

[perverse]

We don't deserve to be leading... but the fact that we are shows how weak and there for the taking Manly really are today.

 

[Haffa]

That was backwards if it’s Luai or Walker.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

That was backwards if it’s Luai or Walker.

Or Parramatta

 

[Tom155]

Did we even contest that?

 

[perverse]

That was backwards if it’s Luai or Walker.

It was more forward that Crosslands tbh. It's annoying when you're a team that they always seem to catch the forward ones for, but that's just where we're at. It ain't a hard thing for a ref to blow the whistle when we have the ball.

 

[Tom155]

Try for Manly

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

f**k. Off. Crossland.

 

[aqua_duck]

Does that count as a try assist for Phoenix?

 

[Jono078]

So what's up with AOB's bench usage this week?

Only benchie we've used so far is J Saifiti. D Saf is about to play the entire first half.

Can someone explain to me how this is smart? Why aren't we bringing on fresh legs to not only punish manly, but not let Manly's fresh guys get on top of our fatigued forwards?

No amount of sports science will make it make sense to me.

This is just criminal to me:

 

[perverse]

Did we even contest that?

The only bloke that wanted anything to do with it was one of the shortest blokes in the team.

 

[Haffa]

No words.

 

[Nuke]

More fuel for the fire of the anti-Crosslands here.
I feel for him, but the bloke seems like a victim of circumstance sometimes.

 

[perverse]

Does that count as a try assist for Phoenix?

It's the closest he's got to one for a while.

 

[perverse]

More fuel for the fire of the anti-Crosslands here.
I feel for him, but the bloke seems like a victim of circumstance sometimes.

At least he can tackle.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

It's like you can almost guarantee if they get in our 20, the opposition will score

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Deliberate time wasting should be a penalty...

 

[perverse]

Underwhelming.

 

[aqua_duck]

More fuel for the fire of the anti-Crosslands here.
I feel for him, but the bloke seems like a victim of circumstance sometimes.

Some players have a knack of being at the right place at the right time, things they touch turning to gold, etc, etc poor Phoenix has the opposite effect, that being said he should not be a starting hooker in the NRL, that is solely on AOB