Match Discussion: Round 18 vs Canberra @ GIO Stadium Canberra, Bruce / Ngunnawal

[mozza91]

Has embarrassing loss written all over it doesn't it.

Don't forget Raiders are understrength too.

They’ve only got 2 or 3 players missing who’d make their best 17. Not that understrength tbh.

They’d need another 3 or 4 out for it to be classified as an embarrassing loss.

 

[Haffa]

Good guys vs Bad guys.

Gods Country vs Inbred Nations Capital

Milkshakes vs Textas

Greatest Fans in the Game vs Fair-weather Brumbies fans.

A must win game for us.

 

[Apey]

They’ve only got 2 or 3 players missing who’d make their best 17. Not that understrength tbh.

They’d need another 3 or 4 out for it to be classified as an embarrassing loss.

Yeah true, Ricky bamboozled me by naming the same players, just in different positions.

 

[mozza91]

Yeah true, Ricky bamboozled me by naming the same players, just in different positions.

Super coach!!

 

[Dr Dr Gimedanews]

Ricky will have em pumped, and with a lot of Knights discards that wont be too hard.

 

[Knight Tales]

Will be interesting to see how much our attack changes now Kalyn is back. There is an opportunity to have him play a rover style of game. If he can pin that down consistently and effectively I think we make the finals. Pryce may just give him enough time and space by digging into the line .

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

I reckon Ponga will help us on the left edge.
Last game I saw opportunities there if we had Ponga in the line.
He also tends to go to dummy half a bit and I reckon we'll see more of that as he eases in.
Might see both Sharpe and Ponga on at the same time with Sharpe doing the traditional fullback role of adding in behind the backline on the right.

 

[macavity]

Raiders always seem to lift against us. Their style (grubby) throws us too.

 

[Yosh]

Might be a little too pessimistic but I'm worried that we might start relying too much on Ponga again. A little less worried now Pryce is in the team because he looks like a lad who wants the ball and do something with it and not just pass it on to Ponga.

I hope our offloads and support game done drop off worse than it already is. Get Crossland, Pryce, Ponga and the like sniffing around for offloads.

Anyways great news our captain and star player is back. Let's go on another 10-0 run baby!!

 

[Nuke]

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Anyways great news our captain and star player is back. Let's go on another 10-0 run baby!!

I'd prefer a 13-0 run + the bye (including the win last weekend) if that were being offered..!

 

[Knight Tales]

For us to be any chance of making the finals we will have to start with a statement down there in Canberra. The draw remaining is pretty good. The toughest sides we face are all currently wobbly. The question becomes do we take advantage of that or do what we usually do. Give them too much respect and play them back into form.
Remarkably our best performances this year have been losses. Against Storm and Panthers. That is where we need to be every week. If we do we will make the finals. And hopefully O’Brien can drive this home. That is the level we need to play at. Cos those losses will be victories most weeks.

 

[SamSepi0l]

If we play like last week, we win.
If we try and play a gritty, through the forwards, set-for-set style, we lose.

 

[mozza91]

If we play like last week, we win.
If we try and play a gritty, through the forwards, set-for-set style, we lose.

I reckon if we play like the last 3 weeks we’ll win. Even if we play like we have the last few months bar the Bulldogs game we’ll probably win.

 

[Yosh]

We haven't been terrible this year apart from the Bulldogs games. Lost by 2-8 a couple of times to the top sides. We need to attack from the get go. We are too conservative with the ball until we are too many points behind. Hopefully Pryce and Ponga means we attack from the first minute.

It's only happened a couple of times but we seem to counter attack from our end by having the centre come back quickly and get on the outside of the winger for a lone break. Want to sdr more of this!!

 

[Old dog]

Rumour that Ponga is out.
likely sad outcome Cogger to bench?

 

[Apey]

Rumour that Ponga is out.
likely sad outcome Cogger to bench?

Rumour where? On the surface it seems a little dumb to name him then decide not to play him.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Rumour that Ponga is out.
likely sad outcome Cogger to bench?

I think we'll win whether KP is playing or not.

 

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[Rod]

A bit odd to name him in the first place then but as long as it's only delayed by a week or so and not a re-aggravation..

Would be great to win this one without him and have him return when we're .500.

 

[PhilGould]

The plan was for Sharpe to come on in the halves with Hastings playing some hooker according to the source on the other forum. Shows how Cogger is viewed at the moment if they thought a fullback made more sense in that role while he's available.

Said the other day I was told that he's right off it behind the scenes, specifically the coach, and based on this it seems the feeling is mutual.