Match Discussion: Round 4 vs Dragons @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[Spot On]

Isn't it a thing that most teams left side attack is their strong side, makes sense that right side defences will be weaker.

Having a bloke who tops the NRL for missed tackles on our right edge would have absolutely nothing to do with it though.

 

[Spot On]

https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nr...t/news-story/23d1e2d5fbb7f145d4bdc3f1816857f0

No 2 ways about it, this set was amature hour and sits on Pearce for mine. This is about calm game management and directing players on where they need to be. Pearce does have problems seizing the big moments unfortunately.

We all knew that. It has never been any different. He has some really good traits and skills but unfortunately needs someone else to do the match winning stuff when it really counts.

And yes, I do remember him kicking a field goal to win us R1 last year.

But out of 250 NRL games that has been extremely rare for a million dollar half and is why he was replaced at the Roosters.

He needs a halves partner who is capable of that type of play. It is like the Jarrod Mullen career. He's even kicking like him ffs.

Not good enough but it is what we are stuck with. I didn't expect anymore from him when it comes to closing a game out.

 

[slotmachine]

Pearce was in fantastic touch last year before injury. Legit form half of the comp. No idea what's changed other than the ill-fated ponga experiment

 

[mozza91]

He was limping early on Sunday and holding his hamstring. Could be carrying an injury.

 

[Spot On]

Apparently hurt his hammy before r1. Not sure if that was legit.

 

[perverse]

Mullens kicking was waaaaaay better than Pearce 2019. Pearce is absolutely diabolical at the moment.

 

[Spot On]

Both good at their best but poor short kicking game in general. It's amazing how much alike their games are.

No good at the clutch moments for either. Good defensively. Good long kicking game. Not much on ball playing. Running game comes and goes.

 

[mozza91]

Mullen throwing those long cut out passes to Ramien would be pretty handy now.

 

[Spot On]

... any pass to Ramien. Bloke must be getting very frustrated.

 

[WepnutV]

We got away with murder in that regard against the raiders. Gavet should have given away 10 penalties himself.

knights were laying all over the dragons aswell. dont know why not one penalty was blown.

 

[slotmachine]

Because the refs have put the whistle away for everyone. Your blokes were flopping late into tackles all game.

 

[Spot On]

There was furore last season when penalties were being blown. Now people whinge because they aren't.

I don't know why there can't be better balance with it all but it is what it is and we have to cop it sweet. Same as everyone else. Get in and hit hard and run hard and I think it becomes less of any issue. Don't do that and you get what you deserve.

 

[Yosh]

... any pass to Ramien. Bloke must be getting very frustrated.

Its the reason I would never want to play centre growing up. Amateur kids playing in the halves would rarely give any good ball to the centres. Would expect better from million dollar halves in the NRL though..

 

[Knight76]

Its the reason I would never want to play centre growing up. Amateur kids playing in the halves would rarely give any good ball to the centres. Would expect better from million dollar halves in the NRL though..

Imagine being a Winger then, may as well not even turn up!

 

[Johns Magic]

So 20 yr old Reed Mahoney can play 80 mins, make 50 tackles and put great kicks in to end sets late in the game all with career experience of about 12 NRL games.

Why can't we have that standard of hooker?

Maybe you should ask James Gavet

 

[Johns Magic]

He must be one out of the box hey.

Danny Levi - 23 yrs old, 70 first grade games, played for NZ. Not yet able to play 80 mins (apparently), no kicking game.

That young Mahoney bloke is a machine, an anomoly in an otherwise bland world of plain hookers who struggle to keep up for half a game of rugby league. In a era of bigger, faster, stronger - the attributes of NRL players wearing the number 9 jersey have defied human evolution and their job description is one that requires only freaks to fill the position for an entire game of NRL each week.

Yep, why would any club want to put years into developing a hooker with modern day 'hooker' skills??? Not an important position in a team??Just too hard? An immense gross straw clutch??

Hate to have a player with a skill set like Smith or Hodgson for 80 mins a week.

Would be dead set against a Cook or McInnes too.

Developing skills in a player to suit the position being played is just a f**king ridiculous concept in the era of professional sport.

Just easier to have a utility back fill the position part-time?

Throw the bank at Mahoney.

@Spot On just deliver the cheque straight to him personally please mate.

Try and get a hold of him before he backs away expecting contact.

 

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[Old dog]

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Didn’t understand what you said, lol