I caught up with a cousin in Sydney earlier in the day and was debating whether to go home early or stick around and find somewhere to watch the game. Seeing the Knights go back-to-back over a couple of cold ones would round out a nice Saturday arvo, but I knew there was the distinct risk of wasting 2 hours of my life to watch them out-derp the Warriors and throw away another 2 points...
Ended up in Cheers, comfy chair to myself and a few cheap Super Dry's through happy hour. It's true the Warriors are awful atm, but for the first time since I can't remember when, I never felt concerned that we'd lose this one. The Warriors have nothing in attack besides running one out then offloading. A team like the Storm, Roosters or Parra of late would've run riot against them today.
Mind you, there were some really stupid Knights errors today. It was bittersweet thinking how much larger that scoreline could've been if they'd shown more care in small things like playing the ball or Chanel sticking his leg out. A side like Parra next weekend would've capitalised on that and I hope Browny doesn't let the win gloss over those stupid errors too much.
It'd be easier to gauge the performance against a team who aren't as mentally fragile as the Warriors, but overall the boys looked more composed today and didn't resort to playing panic football with the pressure of going B2B at stake. The ladder position doesn't reflect it, but our future looks a hell of a lot brighter than half a dozen other teams atm (Bulldogs, Souths, Titans, Warriors, Raiders, Dragons).
Show more discipline in the little things than today and I wouldn't be surprised if they can trouble the Eels next weekend...
