Match Discussion: Round 3 vs Roosters @ Allianz Stadium

[Burns]

Ross has been mighty mighty mighty ordinary

 

[Frederick]

Our support play tonight has been pretty bad. Plenty of half chances but noone there to capitalise

 

[Haffa]

Ross won’t be in FG within a year.

 

[Frederick]

Griffins got a boot on him

 

[Misanthrope]

Our support play tonight has been pretty bad. Plenty of half chances but noone there to capitalise

Our support play tonight has been pretty bad. Plenty of half chances but noone there to capitalise

That’s the most unforgivable element of this performance. We could have been in it up to our necks with adequate support play and more level heads when making breaks.

 

[Frederick]

Silly by sione

 

[Jono078]

Our support play tonight has been pretty bad. Plenty of half chances but noone there to capitalise

It's been a problem with the Knights for so long now and it shits me to tears. Brown needs to ensure that next week everyone is backing up Ponga. He's is creating so much and if he had numbers around him I think we'd be getting plenty of opportunities to score.

 

[Tom155]

FFS

 

[AusKnightRKO]

Ross what the fk are you doing....

 

[Frederick]

Why is Ross so far behind Moga??

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Moga should not play next week. Needs an early lesson and needs to be dropped.
Brown needs to set the standard early.

That was f**king terrible.

 

[slotmachine]

moga has been shit but he has a point, ross needs to be there

 

[Tom155]

Moga wtf are you doing???

 

[Haffa]

moga has been shit but he has a point, ross needs to be there

100% on Ross.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Moga also needs to look where he’s passing.

And now he’s sin binned.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

100% on Ross.

If you pass the ball into the sideline, it’s 100% on the person passing the ball, regardless if other players are out of position.

 

[slotmachine]

I'm going to watch mad dog and midley highlights for the next week to remind myself what having centres with half an idea feels like.

SOS Ramien.

 

[Frederick]

It's been a problem with the Knights for so long now and it shits me to tears. Brown needs to ensure that next week everyone is backing up Ponga. He's is creating so much and if he had numbers around him I think we'd be getting plenty of opportunities to score.

Not just Ponga. Whenever the roosters have made a half break there are players coming from everywhere to support. The break by ponga early broke down from a bad pass by ponga. The second break by ponga broke down because Ross wasn't in position outside his centre who had made a clean break. Ross needed to be up with Moga, not 5 steps behind. Griffin made a clean break in behind the ruck, but noone was there in support. Sione poked his head through and had his arms free, but noone was there to support. And again with Moga late in the game...Ross wasn't there with him.

I have a feeling losing Watson so early hurt more than we thought as Watson's strength is in his support play.

The game provided a reality check big time. We're nowhere near the top, but have enough in us to avoid being down the bottom. We're a middle of the road team who is improving. Combinations and understanding and trust amongst the team will come with each game they play.

 

[Frederick]

I don't know why Ross is getting a free pass from everyone...probably because he's "Tha Rossdawg", but he was out of position all night tonight, in attack and defense

 

[PhilGould]

Sione backs up a good performance last week with one of his worst. Had no idea what he was doing in defence. Ross was awful as well.

There's a lot to work on obviously, but overall this performance didn't worry me too much. A team with Tedesco, Keary and Cronk can and will put 40 on any team when they're getting the luck of the bounce like that.