Match Discussion: Round 8 vs Cowboys @ 1300SMILES Stadium

[Swarzey]

I can't be the only one that's worried about Lamb surely?

Think it's still too early to be concerned. He's 20, with 11 first grade games, a backrower in the halves beside him, no leadership in the team.

Massive ask for the kid to excel so soon.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Ffs pete

 

[Tom155]

Hold the f**king ball pete

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Thanks for the heart attack Pete

 

[slotmachine]

Hopefully the luck stays with us in the second half.

Our goal line defence is pretty impressive. The issue is we do too much of it and get run over

 

[perverse]

We did good that half. Sione hasn't been a superstar half, making sensible decisions when he has the ball, but it just shows how much Hodko has been actively f**king up more than anything.

Siones D has been superb, though.

All and all, you'd have to be happy with that.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

We are too bunched and flat in attack on the occasions we have the ball.
Doing a good job in defence of going in around the legs and turning them over.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

No way we win this.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

I can just see the refs in the sheds getting a pep talk from the refs boss. 'Guys, the knights aren't expected to win, so let's give the cows a few more penalties coming of their end, and make sure every 50/50 penalty goes against the knights'

 

[perverse]

No way we win this.

It'll take a super effort, the Cowboys will be better in the second half.

 

[slotmachine]

No way we win this.

Look we've got two arsey tries and they've bombed three, but maybe today is when we get the karma back from 7 weeks of shit luck.

 

[Pedge1971]

This game has convinced me our biggest issue isnt a half. We need some big fwds who can dominate the middle. Lamb and <insert name> will be fine for 2018 but we need to do better in the pjgs

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

Bag our forwards all you want, they compete well every week and make decent metres up the middle. We just lack
That X factor forward like LoLo

 

[macavity]

This game has convinced me our biggest issue isnt a half. We need some big fwds who can dominate the middle. Lamb and <insert name> will be fine for 2018 but we need to do better in the pjgs

Biggest issue is props, but halves is certainly close behind. We need multiple game breakers - Ponga is one, but we need another in the halves.

 

[Noname36]

Think it's still too early to be concerned. He's 20, with 11 first grade games, a backrower in the halves beside him, no leadership in the team.

Massive ask for the kid to excel so soon.

I'm not expecting him to excel but I haven't really seen anything in his skill set to suggest we'll see massive amounts of improvement sadly.

 

[Spot On]

We need at least 2 very big and agressive props Pedge. It's a given. We also need a good half.

 

[Pedge1971]

Biggest issue is props, but halves is certainly close behind. We need multiple game breakers - Ponga is one, but we need another in the halves.

Yep. But if we can get the front rowers the halves will come. Why would a gun wanna play behind that pack atm.

More a logical progression than anything else.

 

[slotmachine]

Bag our forwards all you want, they compete well every week and make decent metres up the middle. We just lack
That X factor forward like LoLo

How many tackles have we had in the cows 20? Maybe 5. They would have had 30 in ours.

 

[Hardcore_Fan]

How many tackles have we had in the cows 20? Maybe 5. They would have had 30 in ours.

Mate the penalty count is 8-2.

Cowboys have only been in our 20 due to penalties

 

[Pedge1971]

I'm not expecting him to excel but I haven't really seen anything in his skill set to suggest we'll see massive amounts of improvement sadly.

I think he has been good today. It isnt just about last tackle options. He has been really involved and got back to cover a kick on our line and got it out of the in goal which showed a lot of awareness. He is also playing behind that pack.

Not sure if you caught Cleary today or this year but he is struggling behind a much better pack than ours. Give the kid a break. He isnt the problen.