Match Discussion: Round 19 vs Sydney @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

[Yosh]

Hope they spend a few hours a week training without Ponga. Deadset made of glass.

Looking at it in slow motion, he got slapped hard across the jaw by a big man. I've seen huge lads just crumble after a light tap to the jaw. It's very random but it can do serious damage.

 

[Jono078]

At least O'Brien has got his excuse for the week

Delayed reply, but AOB had his excuse when he ruled Kurt Mann out.

 

[Sydney Knight]

Long line of gun junior halves who just couldn't step up at FG level. Lamb, Cogger, Hoy and Crossland. Do we have even any halves in Flegg that could give some hope in 2 or 3 years time?

 

[Zoidberg]

They have hit us high like 8 times in 40 minutes. Surely one of them needed to get 10 in the bin?

Middles looked strong. But too side to side without any real attacking weapons out wide.

We don't look competitive at all. Tried hard for 15 minutes then just rolled out the carpet.

Meh again this week. Don't know what's more predictable anymore, our team playing like under 8s and losing or AOB excuse filled post game conference.

I get it but it won’t make a difference.

 

[Yosh]

15 miss tackles to their 4.
0 linebreaks to their 4.
200 less metres run with more possession.

Watson couldn't get a try assist after making a break for years playing for us. Half a season back at the Roosters and he was so composed.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Long line of gun junior halves who just couldn't step up at FG level. Lamb, Cogger, Hoy and Crossland. Do we have even any halves in Flegg that could give some hope in 2 or 3 years time?

Liam Sutton from Flegg looks good but not sure if he's going to make it

 

[slotmachine]

KP getting concussed from love taps now, shut him down for the year

 

[Johns Magic]

Looking at it in slow motion, he got slapped hard across the jaw by a big man. I've seen huge lads just crumble after a light tap to the jaw. It's very random but it can do serious damage.

Sorry I don’t buy it. It was soft as.

Maybe he does have a problem. But if this was Origin last week there is no way he would have come off for an HIA or shown any signs.

He seems all too happy to milk injury and then fail the HIA early in a Knights game.

 

[Jono078]

15 miss tackles to their 4.
0 linebreaks to their 4.
200 less metres run with more possession.

Watson couldn't get a try assist after making a break for years playing for us. Half a season back at the Roosters and he was so composed.

Where you getting your stats from? NRL.com paints a worse picture..



Lachlan Fitzgibbon has missed as many tackles as the whole Roosters team.

 

[Jono078]

KP getting concussed from love taps now, shut him down for the year

It seriously might come to that. You can't have these continual HIA's and then not have time off to really recover.

He's won the best thing he can this year, why risk him for the remainder of the year. We've invested too much in him to risk further damage this year.

 

[Yosh]

Sorry I don’t buy it. It was soft as.

Maybe he does have a problem. But if this was Origin last week there is no way he would have come off for an HIA or shown any signs.

He seems all too happy to milk injury and then fail the HIA early in a Knights game.

It hurts to see our marquee, captain and best player look more interested for 3 games a year for QLD than he does weekly for us. However, I understand because I hate AOB...

Pastrami looking good. All our props have looked good today.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Not even his most ardent supporters can damage control the "Ponga is soft" narrative now. I almost dislike seeing him in the team as much as I despised Darius Boyd. Both cut from the same cloth imo.

 

[Jono078]

AOB calm at half time and instructed "get back to attacking structures and just be better".

Excellent stuff.

 

[Tom155]

Overall just be better brilliant advice AOB

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

AOB calm at half time and instructed "get back to attacking structures and just be better".

Excellent stuff.

Awe inspiring stuff

 

[Loose Cannon]

Sorry I don’t buy it. It was soft as.

Maybe he does have a problem. But if this was Origin last week there is no way he would have come off for an HIA or shown any signs.

He seems all too happy to milk injury and then fail the HIA early in a Knights game.

6 mil for a medically enforced retirement in your 20’s.

 

[Seage]

Another rousing halftime speech by AOB has done the trick. Penalties, forward passes from the halfback. Sure that was the message.

 

[Jono078]

6 mil for a medically enforced retirement in your 20’s.

Not bad. Will help the podcast and brewing business out. Could open a smoothie joint on Darby st too.

 

[Johns Magic]

Not sure I’d take Danika Mason’s words as gospel

 

[Jono078]

Lol.