Match Discussion: Round 16 vs Warriors @ Scully Park

[aqua_duck]

As much as I'm unhappy with our performance across the board, the Warriors have been excellent today. They are playing much more like a finals team than we have lately. Absolutely slaying us in the ruck.

They're not even doing anything outstanding, we're literally just allowing them to make 8-9m before contact every run and then failing to stop the offloads too

 

[Yosh]

Frustrating to watch... Let's at least make a game of it. Let's attack and try to score at least. Why not try a short drop out? Why not pass it out wide in our half and try to go around them at least once...

 

[Apey]

Sorry, the severe and traumatic mental scarring this team has inflicted on me over the years has left me somewhat jaded.

I've seen this all before. Many times.

60 mins in and we've never been in the game. Razors are allowed now.

 

[perverse]

Knights: 3 repeat sets in ??

3 months-ish. Yep.

 

[Haffa]

Warren Smith is an insufferable prick

 

[macavity]

Dropped that

 

[perverse]

They're not even doing anything outstanding, we're literally just allowing them to make 8-9m before contact every run and then failing to stop the offloads too

Their completions, control of the ruck and line speed on the back of that have been pretty outstanding imo. Many tiers above us.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Why don't we try something different? Go for a short kick off ffs

 

[K-Man]

We deserve to lose and we will lose. Simple as that. We’ve got a serious problem with complacency and lack of intensity in games we start as favourite. Same thing over and over again, and the worst part is you can usually tell in the first 10 minutes.

 

[Jono078]

As much as I'm unhappy with our performance across the board, the Warriors have been excellent today. They are playing much more like a finals team than we have lately. Absolutely slaying us in the ruck.

Yes they have been, can't take that away from them. But we didn't turn up right today. All those errors and Mann having his worst game this season did not help. Not one player from the Warriors has looked poor today, that's what we need heading into the finals, each player putting in their best effort and playing as a team.

I think today is on AOB. Don't like how he's used the bench and he has to take ownership for why this is continuing to happen.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

That was BS. Fair ball contest.

 

[Haffa]

What was Barney doing there?

 

[Jono078]

We do we try crash ball plays after making a break and having the opposition on the ropes?

 

[Yosh]

Screwed it up but at least we tried something!! More please.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

How the f**k was that a penalty

 

[Haffa]

Not getting any calls today

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Ugh...I dunno why we bother sometimes..

 

[Knight Vision]

heartless performances like this are all too common

yep. That's what hurts more than losing

 

[K-Man]

Why would we give them the ball back with 3 consecutive dropouts without even trying a 50-50 short kick? Change it up, try something. So passive. They run it back to the 30m line or better anyway.

 

[perverse]

Yes they have been, can't take that away from them. But we didn't turn up right today. All those errors and Mann having his worst game this season did not help. Not one player from the Warriors has looked poor today, that's what we need heading into the finals, each player putting in their best effort and playing as a team.

I think today is on AOB. Don't like how he's used the bench and he has to take ownership for why this is continuing to happen.

I'm not trying to take any blame away from us, just highlighting the fact that teams well below us are capable of much better football than we're playing. There's no excuses for us not coming out and doing likewise.