Match Discussion: Round 7 vs Parramatta @ McDonald Jones Stadium, New Lambton

[Jono078]

Did you watch our reserves?

Absolutely no one is pushing any of our NRL 17

I did. It's now at the point though where you have to give someone an opportunity and say take it if you dare, rather than constantly rewarding Crossland with games where he's clearly getting worse by the week.

 

[perverse]

Ah yes, Edrick showing off the patented Newcastle Knights Dickfingers™

 

[Silent Knight]

I think you're over-rating the personnel in the team to be honest. It's not very good on paper either.

Ponga, Gagai, Friz, Best, Lee, Klem and Dsaf have class. On their day they’re very good players.

 

[aqua_duck]

Did you watch our reserves?

Absolutely no one is pushing any of our NRL 17

i would rather play with a 3 man bench

 

[Seage]

If this is Ponga focused, committee to winning and striving to be the best like he claimed, I'd hate to see when he's checked out.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Ponga, Gagai, Friz, Best, Lee, Klem and Dsaf have class. On their day they’re very good players.

Lee hasnt been good since 2020

Hes slow and shit right now

 

[Tom155]

Any guesses on the score Melbourne will put on us next week?

 

[The Axe of Druss]

If this is Ponga focused, committee to winning and striving to be the best like he claimed, I'd hate to see when he's checked out.

Strange take tbh

Ponga has been one of the only players i cant fault much today. Hes had sweet f**k all to work with

 

[Loose Cannon]

I don’t think it’s fair on O’Brien to be required to name a 24 man squad come Tuesday. I got 3 names in and tapped out.

 

[perverse]

Ponga, Gagai, Friz, Best, Lee, Klem and Dsaf have class. On their day they’re very good players.

"On their day" is the problem. Lee looks like his best days are behind him, Safs have always been inconsistent and don't seem interested at all this year, Best still very young and very inconsistent. Ponga is a flat track bully.

That leaves you with Gags, Friz and Klem as 3 players you can rely on for a good, commited performance against any team in front of them. 3 players out of 17 we have to run out every week.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Any guesses on the score Melbourne will put on us next week?

Has any RL team ever scored 1000 points?

 

[Silent Knight]

Lee hasnt been good since 2020

Hes slow and shit right now

Pre-injury he was an Origin rep. He’s only been back a few rounds so it’s going to take time for him to reach where he was before. I’m willing to give him benefit of the doubt for now. We’ve got bigger problems than Edrick.

 

[Tom155]

Lee hasnt been good since 2020

Hes slow and shit right now

Yep good on him making it back but he’s a shadow of the player he was

 

[Jono078]

"On their day" is the problem. Lee looks like his best days are behind him, Safs have always been inconsistent and don't seem interested at all this year, Best still very young and very inconsistent. Ponga is a flat track bully.

That leaves you with Gags, Friz and Klem as 3 players you can rely on for a good, commited performance against any team in front of them. 3 players out of 17 we have to run out every week.

So what you're saying is the coach is at fault because he can't get this team to perform consistently.

Agreed.

 

[perverse]

So what you're saying is the coach is at fault because he can't get this team to perform consistently.

Agreed.

The coach and the rest of the recruitment staff responsible for putting together this sham of an NRL squad together.

 

[slotmachine]

Alpha Male dan saifiti has 6 runs for 48m, and his brother not much better.

Shades of dan tolar and ak47

 

[Seage]

Strange take tbh

Ponga has been one of the only players i cant fault much today. Hes had sweet f**k all to work with

You obviously missed his goal line effort with crossland before. And again, if he's the capatain, and apparently given the whole squad and town a lift with his signature, and they produce this?
If you think he has been good you must think he's on the Blue and Yellow team.

 

[Jono078]

I've never seen so many offloads against us where we've had at least 3 tacklers... Wtf are they doing? Big kumbaya hugs each time?

 

[perverse]

Alpha Male dan saifiti has 6 runs for 48m, and his brother not much better.

You would actually drop both of them if you had any depth in the squad. They have gone off a cliff this year. I've never seen an Origin player go so far backwards so quickly.

Having said that - you need to have the ball to make metres.

 

[The Axe of Druss]

Not one forward running for over 100m

f**k this team