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Fitzgibbon just folds in half and hits the deck on contact.
Needs some of the crazy pills Martin taupau is on.
Needs some of the crazy pills Martin taupau is on.
Agree 100% and coach said as much in press conference.
Rare insight from a souths fan.
What? Souths were robbed against Brisbane it went on for a week and then nobody spoke a word about it. There was nothing done at all. Newcastle aren't the only side that get f**ked over by refs.
Canberra were also robbed the week before by the referees because there's always going to be human error in the game. There wasn't anything done about that?!
Referees make mistakes and not sending it up to the bunker was a massive mistake. Everybody knows you guys were robbed of the 2 points but you guys actually kept up with manly the whole game. The fact that you guys didn't get the 2 points isn't the be all and end all. You literally kept up with a top 4 side the entire game and deserved to win it. Just like Souths, Newcastle put in inconsistent performances week in week out. If both of our teams were consistent each week then it wouldn't be as big of a problem as it seems.
Mate you're not wrong about the fact that both sides are inconsistent and can focus on getting better in that area. But the problem is not only do we have to play well enough to beat the other team but we have to play well enough to overcome poor refereeing decisions as well, and for a young team with plenty of players still finding their feet that's a tough ask.
Also it may not seem like the 2 competition points is that important in the grand scheme of things but it certainly is to our coach who's job will definitely be in question by the end of the season if we don't chalk up a few more wins. We've had a few close games this year where a few of those 50/50's in our favour would have made the difference and we could have 4 or 5 wins on the board by now if those go our way. I'd be feeling pretty sick in the stomach if I was Nathan Brown, his job could be on the line sooner or later and f**k ups from the refs like last night definitely don't make his job any easier.
Saifitis tend to twist and turn. That can be good for offloads if there is actually someone there. It can slow the play the ball down a bit though when they get their orientation back.
I wouldn't want to take away the strengths our players have but I think all our fwds can drive better when they need to.
Any further news on the Aku try? That photo needs to be put on the front page of the NRL site... The Knights need to be all over this BUT our owners are the NRL so they won't shoot themselves in the foot by trying to sue themselves...
Nathan brown is a class coach. It's smart that he doesn't lose his cool like some coaches do. I have a lot of respect for the knights theyre going through the worst right now but most of the time they're their own worst enemy. There's been a lot of times Newcastle haven't been able to execute games this year and it's cost them. These are all vital lessons going into following seasons. I still feel like you guys need hodkinson in the first 17. The inexperience does show on the field at times. Stuff like taking too long to make penalty decisions, giving the pack direction, motivating hard defence it's all what experience brings to the table. Good luck for the season though guys hopefully both of our teams can avoid the spoon!
Experience is a terrific thing, but being experienced whilst being a passenger isn't going to help the team. When Hodkinson was in the team, he wouldn't take the line and barely kicked the ball. He was a halfback who let inexperienced second rowers play more of a leading hand than himself whilst he was going missing in games. Basically all he was is a goal kicker and that's it... Not a bad investment for 12K per week...
Any further news on the Aku try? That photo needs to be put on the front page of the NRL site... The Knights need to be all over this BUT our owners are the NRL so they won't shoot themselves in the foot by trying to sue themselves...
I think you'll find the knights generally aren't too hard done by by the refs though. Every supporter of every team thinks that refs are out to get their teams when frankly it's not true.
Nathan brown is a class coach. It's smart that he doesn't lose his cool like some coaches do. I have a lot of respect for the knights theyre going through the worst right now but most of the time they're their own worst enemy. There's been a lot of times Newcastle haven't been able to execute games this year and it's cost them. These are all vital lessons going into following seasons. I still feel like you guys need hodkinson in the first 17. The inexperience does show on the field at times. Stuff like taking too long to make penalty decisions, giving the pack direction, motivating hard defence it's all what experience brings to the table. Good luck for the season though guys hopefully both of our teams can avoid the spoon!