Match Discussion: Round 23 vs Canterbury @ Cbus Super Stadium

[mozza91]

Dogshit performance. But the 2 points are all that matters.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

How long since we've won that many in a row?

 

[Loose Cannon]

Anyone know How many possessions for Best?

 

[slotmachine]

Elephant in the room - where is Kalyn Ponga? Hasn't been sighted for weeks.

He's been completely MIA the last few but for the whole year his defence and basic FB play has been balls.

 

[Jono078]

How long since we've won that many in a row?

6 in a row in 2019. But then we won 1 out of 8 after that..

 

[Knight Tales]

The only bright light is no Dan or Friz and KP had little impact on getting the result. Other than that it was all dog shit.

 

[Loose Cannon]

He's been completely MIA the last few but for the whole year his defence and basic FB play has been balls.

Wont be exercising his “get out” PO if that stupidity clause has any validity.

 

[Jono078]

The only bright light is no Dan or Friz and KP had little impact on getting the result.

This sounds like what AOB will say in the post-game conference

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Elephant in the room - where is Kalyn Ponga? Hasn't been sighted for weeks.

Too heartbroken over Watson

 

[slotmachine]

Can't wait for Kurt Mann to be playing the Watson role next year. That will be great

 

[Knight Tales]

This sounds like what AOB will say in the post-game conference

Maybe. I think Ponga is carrying an injury and the club is hiding the extent of it.

 

[Allstar Knights]

Elephant in the room - where is Kalyn Ponga? Hasn't been sighted for weeks.

Games like today and last few weeks is why people think he's overrated and it's hard to argue. Has all the ability but he doesn't turn up every week like a player of his salary should.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

We absolutely sucked but at least we're all complaining about ugly wins instead of 50 point hidings...

Searching for positives shouldn't be this hard after a victory.

 

[Yosh]

Maybe. I think Ponga is carrying an injury and the club is hiding the extent of it.

I hope for the love of God that is the case!

 

[aqua_duck]

We can blame Ponga all we want back he's simply not getting the ball in any situation where he can take advantage of anything, there were at least 3 occasions where he got the ball 4th man in, was looking to do something and the decoy completely over runs the play and he has to surrender

 

[Jono078]

We can blame Ponga all we want back he's simply not getting the ball in any situation where he can take advantage of anything, there were at least 3 occasions where he got the ball 4th man in, was looking to do something and the decoy completely over runs the play and he has to surrender

That's fair, but it's the other side of the game that is more concerning for some.

 

[perverse]

We can blame Ponga all we want back he's simply not getting the ball in any situation where he can take advantage of anything, there were at least 3 occasions where he got the ball 4th man in, was looking to do something and the decoy completely over runs the play and he has to surrender

It's also his job to make sure he gets the ball, being captain and one of the leadership group and all.

I really don't buy that excuse tbh. He had ball tonight, and plenty of cases where he could have gone looking for it.

Also his defence - tackling, ball cleanup, positioning, has been atrocious.

 

[perverse]

For what it's worth - I'm not trying to blame Ponga alone. He is a part of it, though.

 

[Jono078]

Yep I'm done with AOB now.

"We had a good completion rate in the first half and showed real patience". That does not matter if you don't play good football!

He just said we've got the right staff in place to help us get better at training now... Why now, what happened all year?

EDIT: Sorry, think he meant Seibold and defense. Not sure about attack.

 

[Allstar Knights]

The amount of times we actually had some shape to spread the ball and didn't, was just bizarre. I think we had all of Watson, Klemmer and Barnett all going to the line with the ball with shape to pass to the halves so we could start shifting the ball, and they hogged it every single time. Also Pearce going short every single time to Barnett.