Match Discussion: Round 5 vs Sharks @ Southern Cross Group Stadium

[K-Man]

Hodko shitting me to tears. They're having a dig, though.

It's all we have left isn't it? Having a dig is now the bar. Because actually playing exciting football is simply not possible.

 

[perverse]

Yeah, I find it hard to hang too much shit on our pack, last week aside. They're unfashionable, but they get us into enough scoring opportunities that we should be doing much better. Giving them so much ball is killing us, again.

 

[Rudderriffic]

Tbf, the Sharks have had the lions share of possession. Alot of that is because of ill-discipline though

 

[perverse]

It's all we have left isn't it? Having a dig is now the bar. Because actually playing exciting football is simply not possible.

Pretty much, yeah. This is as good as it gets as a Knights fan. We're at the summit right now, enjoy that crisp, clean air while you can.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

35% possession and only 8 points down at half time. Any one of us would have taken that before the game started.

 

[K-Man]

I'm not sure I know what Brown's attacking philosophy is. We don't offload, we don't have any set plays, we don't use our fullback at all, we don't play ad lib footy, we don't try to build pressure with repeat sets, our back rowers kick more than our halves.

I actually just don't know what we are trying to do when we have the ball in decent field position.

 

[True blue knights]

Update boys was listening to the local triple mmm station earlier and they say bird is heading back to newcastle for another chat with brown tmw.i think it was girdler that made that comment.

 

[perverse]

35% possession and only 8 points down at half time. Any one of us would have taken that before the game started.

Absolutely, as I said they're having a dig. Goal line defence has been the best of the year, or past couple of years even. They're certainly making sure they get plenty of practice, too.

 

[perverse]

I'm not sure I know what Brown's attacking philosophy is. We don't offload, we don't have any set plays, we don't use our fullback at all, we don't play ad lib footy, we don't try to build pressure with repeat sets, our back rowers kick more than our halves.

I actually just don't know what we are trying to do when we have the ball in decent field position.

Seems to be let the 11 and 12 do all the everything, and the 6 kicks.

 

[Silent Knight]

Did Gaz just call Captain Plod a strike weapon? Gaz's nose is more of a strike weapon.

 

[K-Man]

Tbf, the Sharks have had the lions share of possession. Alot of that is because of ill-discipline though

I'm a strong believer in defence starts with attack. Stats like poor possession don't just happen for no reason. They have forced four line dropouts. We panic on the last tackle. We don't build pressure. We don't score points on the back of good play.

And eventually all that leads to mistakes like penalties and missed tackles. It's the build up.

 

[Pedge1971]

Did Plodko just kick it?

 

[Pedge1971]

Gagan terrible today.

 

[Zoidberg]

We get held down in tackles for so long, it's bloody ridiculous

 

[Pedge1971]

We get held down in tackles for so long, it's bloody ridiculous

Agree. No consistency at all.

 

[Pedge1971]

Great last tackle option Plodko

 

[K-Man]

Do you think we know that passing side to side is not "attacking"?

Another ripper of a set inside the 20.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Why dont we get the ball to our outside backs when we are in their 20? Why do we just do inside balls to a forward?

 

[Zoidberg]

f**k

 

[K-Man]

I'm flat out done with Hodko. I can't cope. Whatever it takes we have to get rid of him.