Match Discussion: Round 16 vs Dolphins @ HBF Park, Perth / Whadjuk

[Knight Tales]

NRL Physio says it is a 4-6 week recovery.

 

[Woody90]

Went and had a look at our stats because I feel like our makeshift middle forwards are doing much better than they’re getting credit for. Was interesting to read that we’re 2nd in the comp for post-contact metres (just behind the Raiders) despite having zero proper middle forwards left and also having the least possession of any team in the comp. Now obviously a lot of that is our outside backs chipping in to try and compensate for the forward injuries, but still the kids stepping up and the likes of Friz/Croker/Jones playing out of position in the middle are really doing a good job. As bad as we’ve been with the ball in hand (most games), things could have been so much worse when we lost all those middles.

 

[Zoidberg]

Just got around to watching a reply of the 2nd half… not sure about the Gags bin, it shouldn’t be an issue if you complete a tackle after the ball is passed. I saw one of those recently (possibly for us last week, not sure) where a player passed the ball, and was unable to backup as he was held onto by a tackler. No action taken.
Anyway, I didn’t realise they scored 2 tries while Gags was off. Makes the win a bit more impressive.

 

[Apey]

Went and had a look at our stats because I feel like our makeshift middle forwards are doing much better than they’re getting credit for. Was interesting to read that we’re 2nd in the comp for post-contact metres (just behind the Raiders) despite having zero proper middle forwards left and also having the least possession of any team in the comp. Now obviously a lot of that is our outside backs chipping in to try and compensate for the forward injuries, but still the kids stepping up and the likes of Friz/Croker/Jones playing out of position in the middle are really doing a good job. As bad as we’ve been with the ball in hand (most games), things could have been so much worse when we lost all those middles.

I was just about to share some of the stats from nrl.com in the around the grounds thread, some of them making for funny reading.