Match Discussion: Round 8 vs North Qld @ Queensland Country Bank Stadium, Townsville / Wulgurukaba

[perverse]

Honestly if we can just come out and complete our sets we will win the game. It seems like a really tall order at the moment.

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

Worst game of the year for Hastings, Gamble, Miller and others. Just awful. Especially bad considering the poor quality opposition.

 

[Jono078]

Worst half of the year?

Concerning that our 2 worst halves this year have been the last 2... We need to show we can turn it around here or maybe we've finally regressed to our actual expected playing capabilities.

 

[slotmachine]

The whole spine has just been f**ked. Tbh Marzhew is about the only bloke that can really hold his head high.

Gags been good too, and best having a decent night in defence also

 

[perverse]

Concerning that our 2 worst halves this year have been the last 2... We need to show we can turn it around here or maybe we've finally regressed to our actual expected playing capabilities.

Getting flashbacks of everything that happened after Barnetts send off last year. They need to come out and shake it all off.

 

[perverse]

Gags been good too, and best having a decent night in defence also

Yeah that's true. The outside backs have been generally good. Dom a little quiet but had some strong carries and saved a try hitting it out.

 

[Zoidberg]

At least our defence has held up mostly. Last year we are down by 20.

 

[Jono078]

Yeah that's true. The outside backs have been generally good. Dom a little quiet but had some strong carries and saved a try hitting it out.

Would be eerie if our turning points in the season came against the Panthers, 2 years in a row..

I'd like to have faith we'll turn it around in this second half but man they're doing the best to suck whatever confidence I was building with them.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Thomson was good when he was out there. I'd put him ahead of both of the Safitis.
Croker going OK.

 

[aqua_duck]

Worst game of the year for a Hastings, Gamble, Miller and others. Just awful. Especially bad considering the poor quality opposition.

Miller will still miraculously be award dally M votes

 

[ryan.a87]

This year reeks of that year we won 6 or so in a row and we were all buying grand final tickets early only for the season to take a nose dive and miss the finals

 

[Woody90]

We look very flat and fatigued…was concerned about that after the Penrith game.

Also probably the worst Hastings and Miller have played all year.

I feel like we’re the better team but shooting ourselves in the foot…very frustrating.

 

[Jono078]

Thomson was good when he was out there. I'd put him ahead of both of the Safitis.
Croker going OK.

Croker came up with the terrible error at the end of the half, other than that he's not done anything. Happy to credit Croker when he has a positive impact but it's tonight, not yet anyway.

 

[Woody90]

This year reeks of that year we won 6 or so in a row and we were all buying grand final tickets early only for the season to take a nose dive and miss the finals

I wouldn’t go that far after 1 half of football…definitely a bad one though.

 

[Zoidberg]

Surely keeping the ball away from Ponga was the plan. Let him get some running in his legs then use him 2nd half and win by 30?

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

Hopefully AOB works out how to use the bench a bit better in the 2nd half. Still annoyed he didn't bring KP on when we were attacking their 20 before Cows scored their 2nd try

 

[perverse]

Did Cronk just say we don't have a lot of firepower?

I'll accuse us of a lot of things, but being bad at scoring points this year hasn't been one of them. If we hold the ball, we'll score points.

 

[Jono078]

Hopefully AOB works out how to use the bench a bit better in the 2nd half. Still annoyed he didn't bring KP on when we were attacking their 20 before Cows scored their 2nd try

He needs to learn to use the bench better in general.

Too often he leaves our starting front rowers out there too long and they're expected to match it with fresh middles for 2-3 sets before he finally makes a change, and they always come when we're on the back foot.

 

[Woody90]

Did Cronk just say we don't have a lot of firepower?

I'll accuse us of a lot of things, but being bad at scoring points this year hasn't been one of them. If we hold the ball, we'll score points.

Yeah, we have 99 problems but that ain’t one of them.

 

[perverse]

He needs to learn to use the bench better in general.

Too often he leaves our starting front rowers out there too long and they're expected to match it with fresh middles for 2-3 sets before he finally makes a change, and they always come when we're on the back foot.

I can't believe when he chose to bring Kalyn on. Blew my mind.