Match Discussion: Round 4 vs Canberra @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

[Tom155]

Simple Jack turned up today

Good for us

 

[Jono078]

What are the refs missing today? First head contact on Miller and now jumping in the air to launching into our halfback.

Thank f**k these things get reviewed and we get justice eventually.

 

[K-Man]

Well this next 10 minutes with Wighton off is the game for us. We can blow it out of the water right now if play smart and aggressive.

 

[perverse]

The Raiders are frustrated as hell right now. Can put them to the sword in the next 10 if we're up to it.

 

[Alex28]

Probably the second time Wighton should have been in the bin. Shoulder charge and jumped.

 

[Jono078]

To quote the great Josh Addo-Carr ... Let's trot baby!

 

[Alex28]

Wow.

Like, wow.

 

[perverse]

Yeah the Raiders are completely disintegrating here... and for once we're actually up to take advantage of it.

 

[slotmachine]

Raiders given up.

 

[Jono078]

I don't want to kick a man while he's down but far out, are we a better team without Ponga? I obviously know what skills he brings to the table, but we haven't looked this cohesive in a looooong time.

 

[K-Man]

That is very, very good. Credit where it's due, we are playing with real direction and intensity here. You do wonder why we can't approach our games like this on a consistent basis, but that's for another day. Genuinely outstanding 2nd half so far, if it was one of the top teams I'd be impressed, but it's us and I feel slightly baffled at how it's happening.

 

[Alex28]

I don't want to kick a man while he's down but far out, are we a better team without Ponga? I obviously know what skills he brings to the table, but we haven't looked this cohesive in a looooong time.

Ponga needs to fit in to this kind of play, not regress into an everything revolves around him play.

 

[perverse]

I don't want to kick a man while he's down but far out, are we a better team without Ponga? I obviously know what skills he brings to the table, but we haven't looked this cohesive in a looooong time.

Hard to say. We seem to actually be warming into the year nicely. It's going to depend how well Kalyn can slot in and play a team role.

If we're smart, we play Gamble in the 13 and let Hastings and Gamble control the show and let Kalyn just be Kalyn. No-one doubts his natural abilities... but it's yet to be seen if he can work within a system tbh.

 

[Jono078]

Yosh asked the question about commentators the other day and I said Warren Smith was good, well he's been atrocious today with player names, calling set restarts etc, it's actually one of the most error-riddled calls I've heard ever.

 

[perverse]

Yosh asked the question about commentators the other day and I said Warren Smith was good, well he's been atrocious today with player names, calling set restarts etc, it's actually one of the most error-riddled calls I've heard ever.

Vossy is the only one worth feeding in 2023.

 

[Tom155]

FMD Phoenix

You've been on 5 mins

 

[slotmachine]

f**king crossland

 

[Jono078]

Hard to say. We seem to actually be warming into the year nicely. It's going to depend how well Kalyn can slot in and play a team role.

If we're smart, we play Gamble in the 13 and let Hastings and Gamble control the show and let Kalyn just be Kalyn. No-one doubts his natural abilities... but it's yet to be seen if he can work within a system tbh.

To me it looks like Gamble has to be the 13 and after just seeing this Crossland error, Mann can be 14.

 

[Alex28]

Why is Crossland not playing NSW Cup?

 

[perverse]

That was a superb take from Marzhew. That was a very tough ball to take.

And there we go. Crossland makes his mark on the contest.