Match Discussion: Round 27 vs Dolphins @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton / Awabakal

[Tom155]

Best kept Herbie real quiet

Barely sighted today

 

[Nutz]

Hunter Street reunion anyone ha ha

 

[Woody90]

Obviously we’re not much chance next weekend but I reckon we’ll play a lot better. There was a lot of pressure on us today but nobody will expect us to win next week all the pressure will be on the Cows.

 

[Allstar Knights]

We brought a lot of intensity today and a power game. KP was the difference with executing points but forwards and Marz were absolutely outstanding.

 

[aqua_duck]

GTFOH Bennett!!!

AOB>Bennett, in the past 2 season head to head is 3-1 AOB and AOB has made the finals twice whilst Wayne is having another September off

 

[perverse]

AOB>Bennett, in the past 2 season head to head is 3-1 AOB and AOB has made the finals twice whilst Wayne is having another September off

Yes it's clear who the real master coach is. Has nothing to do with a bloke named Ponga!

 

[Woody90]

Genuine question - no AOB bait.

When is the last time we’ve been in the finals 4 out of 5 years?

I’ll give him credit I’m impressed he’s been able to keep the morale up with so many being tapped on the shoulder. We’ve 100% regressed this year but we were the only team fighting for the 8 that didn’t capitulate.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Ponga will get some flak for mistakes but man, when any player touches the ball that much it's going to happen.

With a real halfback...just imagine Ponga.

 

[Apey]

Can't believe we're the 8th best team after 27 rounds lol.

 

[Zoidberg]

Finals type game with not many points scored.
Impressed we held them to 0 for most of the game and we did enough to hold on when they threw caution to the wind in the last 20 minutes.
Well done boys.
Bring on the finals.

 

[aqua_duck]

Yes it's clear who the real master coach is. Has nothing to do with a bloke named Ponga!

I’m not at all saying AOB is the master coach, but at this point neither is old man Bennett

 

[ryan.a87]

Call me crazy…..but team lost a lot of momentum when Crossland went off

obviously coincided with them running out of gas

but makes you wonder if Crossland energy is a part of the reason for these last few wins

 

[Rod]

Pretty hilarious we're in the 8 but we've said all along that's at least a top 8 level defence and they showed it today. Mostly very good decisions and it forced the Dolphins into a bunch of mistakes late as they tried to push passes. TBH it's a good blueprint for finals footy.

Sometimes it's all Ponga but the forwards laid the platform today. Very good games from all of them. If they play as a unit like that we're a chance next week.

 

[perverse]

Pretty hilarious we're in the 8 but we've said all along that's at least a top 8 level defence and they showed it today. Mostly very good decisions and it forced the Dolphins into a bunch of mistakes late as they tried to push passes. TBH it's a good blueprint for finals footy.

Sometimes it's all Ponga but the forwards laid the platform today. Very good games from all of them. If they play as a unit like that we're a chance next week.

I would say the forwards had the game they did on the back of the insane work of Marzhew. That was an immense game from Greg.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Can't believe we're the 8th best team after 27 rounds lol.

Absolutely wild, man

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

I thought that was Elliotts best game for us, especially defensively.

 

[Alex28]

Can't believe we're the 8th best team after 27 rounds lol.

It was always in us. It says a damn lot about the boys resilience. Injuries, the start of a major restructure where some of them won’t be here in the future - they knuckled down and got it done.

Good on them.

 

[Apey]

Our defence has been pretty good all season. Especially how much we put it under pressure with our inept attack and kicking game.

We can give Cowboys a shake if we can get our attack right. As right as it can be with the players available.

 

[Alex28]

I’ll give him credit I’m impressed he’s been able to keep the morale up with so many being tapped on the shoulder. We’ve 100% regressed this year but we were the only team fighting for the 8 that didn’t capitulate.

It wasn’t bait. I just don’t know if we’ve ever done it to be honest. Perhaps not even during the Joey era…

Forget that - we made it consecutively from 1997 to 2003.

It certainly has to be our most successful stretch outside of that - as sad as it is.

We have the base of a pretty good squad. Need to get rid of a few and add a few, but the future is looking good.

 

[NK Arsenal]

Jack Cogger kicking game outstanding today