Match Discussion: Round 3 vs Panthers @ Campbelltown

[Frederick]

DSaf ran for 229 with 74 post contact mtrs......1 of his best games....herculean effort. I think the only time he's ran more than the Klemmernator

Both twins have gone from 1st gear last year under Brown to 6th under O'Brien

Dunno what he's done with them, but they're both playing out of their skin

 

[slotmachine]

O’Brien is pretty restrained in his presser but he said that he wanted Tex to get more ball than he did and that he was the one he thought was seeing the game best at the end and may have pulled it out of the bag.

Interesting he says that about the debutant and not the 100 game 5/8th

 

[Knight Vision]

NRL.com has klem on 252 Dan 232

always a big difference between Fox and NRL stats, I'll tend to go with the NRL more so.

 

[Knight Vision]

Both twins have gone from 1st gear last year under Brown to 6th under O'Brien

Dunno what he's done with them, but they're both playing out of their skin

both are look much fitter and mobile I reckon and they both seem to have been on a diet of angry pills which is great to see.

 

[Reflector]

Both twins have gone from 1st gear last year under Brown to 6th under O'Brien

Dunno what he's done with them, but they're both playing out of their skin

I'm beginning to wonder if hiring bald former Dragons players as coaches is ever a good idea?

 

[Seage]

Gee a lot of people in here are unfair on Edrick. Think he has done plenty of clutch things for us.

 

[Knight Vision]

Gee a lot of people in here are unfair on Edrick. Think he has done plenty of clutch things for us.

I dont think he had a bad game at all.....but boy oh boy that Bradman Best looks special and Hoy had a cracker for a debut.

Randell most tackles in a debut in NRL history also.....even young Jones did himself proud.

 

[Frederick]

both are look much fitter and mobile I reckon and they both seem to have been on a diet of angry pills which is great to see.

They've finally worked out how to use their big frames. Both constantly breaking contact in tackles and finding their fronts

 

[Frederick]

I dont think he had a bad game at all.....but boy oh boy that Bradman Best looks special and Hoy had a cracker for a debut.

Randell most tackles in a debut in NRL history also.....even young Jones did himself proud.

It'll probably get lost in all the plaudits for Randell, but Jones made 51 tackles too

 

[Knight Vision]

They've finally worked out how to use their big frames. Both constantly breaking contact in tackles and finding their fronts

I think they might have trimmed a few kilo off their frame?

Couple of times there I mistook JSaf for Herman, he just looked faster off the mark same as DSaf, not taking anywhere near as much time to pick up some speed going into the line and their legs are pumped higher going through the line.

 

[Knight Vision]

It'll probably get lost in all the plaudits for Randell, but Jones made 51 tackles too

yeh none of the debutants looked out of place which is want we want in the squad. They'll be hungry for more.

Jeez I cant wait to see Frizell in the pack ....they'll be a handful for any opposition.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

A lot of the fundamental aspects of that performance need to become benchmark minimum standards from now on.

We'd have been thrashed by 50+ under those circumstances last season. O'Brien has changed something in a huge way.

 

[Joel-22]

I've always been a fan of Hymel Hunt, but he's also gone to another level it seems.

190 metres today 71 of which were post-contact.

He's the sort of no-frills player all premiership winning sides need.

 

[Frederick]

A lot of the fundamental aspects of that performance need to become benchmark minimum standards from now on.

We'd have been thrashed by 50+ under those circumstances last season. O'Brien has changed something in a huge way.

He's brought the culture that's made Melbourne and Sydney so successful for so long with him.

I loved his mantra for the pre-season:
"Be comfortable with the uncomfortable"

We all know that the knights of old would have hung their heads at 14-0 and that would've been all over, Red Rover. But that team today grew in stature as the game went on. Even if we lost I would've been immensely proud of them

Nathan did a good job of cleaning up the mess that Wayne left us in, but he wasn't the man to take us any further. He didn't exactly ooze confidence, and the squad clearly didn't respect him. You can see they respect AoB and are responding to the way hes challenging them. He's come in with a clear view of where he wants to take the club, and with more performances like today, we sure as shit won't be missing the finals this year

 

[Apey]

Edrick Lee was typical rocks and diamonds really. Taking SKD's mantle. Gave away an 8 point try but also set up one nobody else on the team would have.

 

[Seage]

We all know that the knights of old would have hung their heads at 14-0 and that would've been all over, Red Rover. But that team today grew in stature as the game went on. Even if we lost I would've been immensely proud of

Nah, Knights of old somehow would have led 14-0 at half time, before a Browny team talk inspired us to a 66-14 loss.

 

[Spot On]

Both twins have gone from 1st gear last year under Brown to 6th under O'Brien

Dunno what he's done with them, but they're both playing out of their skin

Put simply, they are fitter than they have ever been.

So are most of the squad.

 

[aqua_duck]

Said this after the tigers game but honestly when J Saf is on the field he can't even notice when D Saf has come off.

 

[Seage]

Tim Glasby was awarded the 3 Dally M points! Is that a wind up? Genuinely thought he was our least effective forward.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Tim Glasby was awarded the 3 Dally M points! Is that a wind up? Genuinely thought he was our least effective forward.

Set up the second try, made numerous off loads, around 100m, and almost 60 tackles, off the bench and with a HIA in there for 20 mins.