Match Discussion: Round 3 vs Rabbitohs @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[perverse]

Next two weeks will be interesting against Penrith and Cronulla. I just don't see much happening with this team. Efforts there is spades compared to last year, but eh.

No team running Brendan Elliott at fullback is going to be world beaters. They're doing the best they can with the ability and experience they have at the moment. It's up to Brown to plug the remaining gaps in the roster. I'm starting to believe 2018 onwards could be pretty good, though.

 

[Dave_]

CvC definitely. SOO is still a long stretch, possible but very remote chance. If he's doing the same thing this time next year he'll be bashing the door down, though.

He's aggressive but it seems to be controlled. I was so impressed by how he reacted to Gurgess. We've had aggressive players in the recent past but usually they're all bark and no bite ala the Sims boys. This guy is the goods and I'm sure opposition teams are going to hate playing against him

 

[Dave_]

On another note, aren't Souffs just the grubbiest of grubs...they don't need to play that way with the roster they have but they're obviously just a bunch of boneheads

 

[perverse]

He's aggressive but it seems to be controlled. I was so impressed by how he reacted to Gurgess. We've had aggressive players in the recent past but usually they're all bark and no bite ala the Sims boys. This guy is the goods and I'm sure opposition teams are going to hate playing against him

I've never seen a young loose cannon pull it all together so fast. Honestly if he keeps this shit up, he'll be our next captain.

 

[slotmachine]

The way he baited gurgess then didn't throw a punch was top shelf stuff. Then the rag doll, Jesus

 

[Swarzey]

A year ago that side would have had 40 piled on them in the second half alone. Can't fault the attitude. Seeing the team lift whenever someone had a good hit was fantastic; not just in defence but their response whenever we forced an error or celebrating a try like Sio's. The Lamb, Sio and Levi mistakes really stand out as the costly ones as well as the feed against us but some kind of f**kery must have happened for the ball to get out on their side so quickly. Expected Hokko to have kept a cool head about it but I guess him blowing up over it says something.

Frustrating, we lost it ourselves really. Thought our forwards didn't stand up like they had the first two rounds which is a shame. Still, the attitude was there and it stopped us from getting pumped. Buhrer and Barnett are f**king Gods; I thought Lamb played well minus his monumental f**k up.

 

[Dave_]

No team running Brendan Elliott at fullback is going to be world beaters. They're doing the best they can with the ability and experience they have at the moment. It's up to Brown to plug the remaining gaps in the roster. I'm starting to believe 2018 onwards could be pretty good, though.

Yeah but like you said, you can only piss with the dick you've got. Fullback is definitely the biggest concern imo but the rest of our issues can be fixed by gaining experience and with every game, Lamb, Levi etc are getting better. We've got a few wins in us this year no doubt.

I'd rather be in our position with a team full of young blokes and no names but with smart coach who's nurturing a strong culture who actually has a plan and good direction than have a team full of superstars but a questionable coach like the Warriors. We're heading in the right direction quicker than I thought

 

[perverse]

I'm still not sure on Lamb. His D is atrocious. He needs a Tony Carroll next to him, or to harden up.

 

[slotmachine]

Buhrer and Barnett are basically in our best three every week. Will be so good when kostjaysn is back

 

[perverse]

Buhrer and Barnett are basically in our best three every week. Will be so good when kostjaysn is back

I couldn't split them for KOTW this week until Barnett made that massive play to force the dropout. Geez he's a gun.

 

[perverse]

We need Toups on the bench next week. I wouldn't say no to calling up Mataora or someone with a bit more size and experience instead of Stone and Yates, too. Is Pauli nearly ready to go? I like both Stone and Yates for different reasons... but Stone isn't quite ready and Yates is just too small - as much as I hate it.

 

[perverse]

Also what the f**king f**k @ Hodko? Did a couple of good things today at least, but f**k me dead he cost us any chance of winning it with 10 to go with 2 epic brainfarts in a row. How you lose a scrum against the feed in this day and age, I'll never know... and lipping the ref while you're still in the match? Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb.

 

[Swarzey]

Thing is, I don't think he would have lashed out if there wasn't a legitimate reason for it. Nearly every week there's a scrum called back because the opposition hooker tried to rake the ball before it even went in. Maybe to be critical of the decision but not to get himself binned with that kind of comment.

 

[perverse]

Thing is, I don't think he would have lashed out if there wasn't a legitimate reason for it. Nearly every week there's a scrum called back because the opposition hooker tried to rake the ball before it even went in. Maybe to be critical of the decision but not to get himself binned with that kind of comment.

He's a bloody origin rep, and he was wrong... there were still 10 minutes in the f**king game. Plenty of time. Zero composure in that moment. Sometimes you've just gotta take their shit and eat it, that was one of those times. It was the single biggest dumb play in a match full of dumb plays.

 

[Pedge1971]

I couldn't split them for KOTW this week until Barnett made that massive play to force the dropout. Geez he's a gun.

I thought Sione was great in the 1st half when our middle was struggling. A shame he went off, we lost a lot with that.

 

[Mr_Knightside]

I was at the match today and here's my take on it:

10/10 for effort
0/10 for execution

That being said if it was last year it would have been:

0/10 for effort
0/10 for execution

So at least we've dramatically improved in the attitude department. If we turn up every week like that I don't see us coming last.

 

[perverse]

I thought Sione was great in the 1st half when our middle was struggling. A shame he went off, we lost a lot with that.

Thought he had a very mixed day to be honest. Some good moments and some bad ones. One of his worst games for us, certainly in the forwards. I say one of his worst games for us because I generally think the quality of his games are pretty decent even when he's not at his best... but yeah was pretty up and down today for mine.

 

[Pedge1971]

Hodko didnt lose that game for us. Our first 20 mins with dumb mistakes did. If Hodko was Thurston he would have got a penalty let alone being put in the bin.

We lost today through inexperience and size. I agree with Peverse on that. I thought we got a bit outgunned in the first 15 in the middle and we got back in but we lost the game in the 1st 15 of the 2nd half.

But geeze we had a dig! I like what I saw in that regard.. .

 

[Spot On]

I thought Sione was great in the 1st half when our middle was struggling. A shame he went off, we lost a lot with that.

100% agree with this. He was very good.

 

[Pedge1971]

Thought he had a very mixed day to be honest. Some good moments and some bad ones. One of his worst games for us, certainly in the forwards. I say one of his worst games for us because I generally think the quality of his games are pretty decent even when he's not at his best... but yeah was pretty up and down today for mine.

He made a few errors and yeah I get that. But when we were getting bashed in the middle early he was the on taking the hit ups and making yards as well as lots of work on defence. I thought our front row was missing in 1st 20 mins.