I sat through that filth last night. The crowd was decent if not really spread out. Good atmosphere.
Tamou seemed to be played inspired. Garner was quality, as was Seyfarth. Madden & Liddle were also good. Toa was amazing and Gildart started to show why we signed him.
Laurie was very ordinary. So many dropped balls and bombing that try was just...frustrating. I did like that he seemed pissed off with himself by punching the ground, showing he at least gives a f**k.
Gildart gets that flick to Toa in the first half, or laurie holds the ball, or Simpkin finds a support bloke and we're celebrating a scrappy win.
Ziggy whoeverthef*ckhisnameis, wow, what a plonker. They checked decisions in trial games but this geek doesn't send it upstairs to review for Luciano's potential try - which swung the momentum. Cap it off he is smiling at the boos going off at halftime, surrounded by cops and security. Great look for the game, NRL.
Joffa was atrocious - running 20 metres sideways before going 1 metre forward. Twal was useless - no go forward at all.
Then we get to old mate Brooks. How many kicks of his went down the throat of the Warriors back 3. He had 10 minutes in prime field position to muster something, anything, to show why he "is worth something" and he came up with nothing. Again. In our great time of need. He can f*ck off to Newcastle for all I care - I've given that bloke far too many passes and I'm done with him.
I'm also surprised that Peachey was on the bench for so long last night. No point running both he and Simpkin on the bench, they're filling the same purpose. Need to get that sorted.
When Hastings returns, I'd be playing Madden at 7 with Hastings at 6, and Brooks can go back to the Magpies (or go to the Knights, Dolphins, wherever).
The next few rounds are bleak as well - Titans (a), Sharks (a), Eels (a), Souths (h). Goodness me we could be 0-7.