Match Discussion: Round 6 vs Bulldogs @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[K-Man]

Well, we do show some ticker. There's something to work with, there's a team in there somewhere. But we shoot ourselves in the foot and we have zero attacking structure or composure.

But we're not a basket case. And that's something I guess.

 

[Matt23]

This is an absolute stich up

 

[perverse]

Um, Graham just knocked that on trying to catch it... did no-one see that? Anyone?

 

[Alex28]

The refereeing has been appalling. At least two penalties could have been given in that last set.

Utter bullshit.

 

[K-Man]

And yet again no shape at all. I seriously do not understand.

 

[slotmachine]

One that got away :-(

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

There was about 3 penalties that should have been given that set and a dogs knock on

 

[K-Man]

Um, Graham just knocked that on trying to catch it... did no-one see that? Anyone?

Saw it. But I have just given up on refs tonight. He dropped it cold.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

The ref would check that if it was a knights try

 

[perverse]

Honestly I don't even care that we lost this. 100% were given no chance by the refs.

 

[perverse]

Saw it. But I have just given up on refs tonight. He dropped it cold.

It was actually Eastwood, but yeah absolutely un f**king believable. This is rapid fire f**king us over.

 

[slotmachine]

On the positive side, we probably win games like this next year?

 

[K-Man]

In the end we still can't win a game because we simply cannot score a normal try from good field position. It's long range or kick or scrappy, but never ever a try from genuine attacking positions and creating numbers or doubt in the defensive line. Literally not once ever.

 

[perverse]

Yeah, usually I'm big enough to say that we should have been good enough to overcome the bad calls... but the game was in the balance there - and we were given no opportunity to win it. Disappointing, but I'm not really disappointed in the team tonight.

In the future we'll be a good enough team to beat the Dogs thoroughly if they play like that against us I hope, but we're not that team yet. We could have won tonight off our current ability if given the chance though, and that's what pisses me off.

 

[K-Man]

It was actually Eastwood, but yeah absolutely un f**king believable. This is rapid fire f**king us over.

Commentators didn't even bother calling it. It's almost funny how we're treated and nobody notices.

 

[macavity]

Commentators didn't even bother calling it. It's almost funny how we're treated and nobody notices.

We are expected to lose, so it isn't noteworthy when we are caused to.

 

[Burwood]

I actually thought Eastwood was standing in front of Graham- should have been ruled offside?

 

[Sydney Knight]

Getting beat by 10 or less is better than 50 but it's still hard to take and doesn't help get us away from another spoon.

Trying to stay positive but we just don't take our scoring opportunities and the opposition seems to take every half chance to score against us.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Well that's all our winning chances gone
Until we play the tigers and titans again

 

[K-Man]

Yeah, usually I'm big enough to say that we should have been good enough to overcome the bad calls... but the game was in the balance there - and we were given no opportunity to win it. Disappointing, but I'm not really disappointed in the team tonight.

In the future we'll be a good enough team to beat the Dogs thoroughly if they play like that against us I hope, but we're not that team yet. We could have won tonight off our current ability if given the chance though, and that's what pisses me off.

I honestly do think we lost the match in the 40th minute. We weren't good enough to cope with the turnaround. We started the second half meekly.

For 39 minutes we were easily the better team, even on the wrong side of a bad penalty count we were looking more dangerous and creating chances but fluffing them. And then that last minute of Newcastle doing what we do.