Match Discussion: Round 8 vs Sydney @ McDonald Jones Stadium

[slotmachine]

Tupouniua is destroying Barnett.

What's the point of Blake green if the end to every set has me throwing my remote?

 

[Yosh]

We have the worst 5th tackle options ever. In the 20 odd years I've watched Rugby League, our team this year has to be the worst.

No repeat sets, no kick try assists, get tackled without kicking half the time, literally bomb for no pressure, or bomb to the best player under the high ball in the NRL.

Maybe it wasn't just Pearce all along?

 

[Walk On Home Boy]

The gap between the top 4 or 5 teams and the rest really is massive.

 

[perverse]

We're 2 halves, a centre, a backrower, a front rower with more than 1 dimension and probably a few impact benches away from being a real team. Maybe a real coach too. That's the reality.

Oh and a winger or two that can make real metres out of our end. Also a captain.

 

[slotmachine]

No repeat sets, no kick try assists, get tackled without kicking half the time, literally bomb for no pressure, or bomb to the best player under the high ball in the NRL.

It's a disgrace being that consistently dumb

 

[Loose Cannon]

What was Klemmer’s column titled?
“We are sick of the roller-coaster ride.”

That is one insipid theme park. Still waiting for the highs.

 

[perverse]

We have the worst 5th tackle options ever. In the 20 odd years I've watched Rugby League, our team this year has to be the worst.

No repeat sets, no kick try assists, get tackled without kicking half the time, literally bomb for no pressure, or bomb to the best player under the high ball in the NRL.

Maybe it wasn't just Pearce all along?

Been saying this for 18 months, but yes I agree.

 

[AusKnightRKO]

You mean that 70 something kilo injured 18 year old from England that hasn't even played a game of reserve grade yet?

Compared to the 18 year old kid tearing this team a new asshole?

 

[Yosh]

Mann has been non existent this game. Perhaps last week took a bit too much out of him. Green has been real bad but can't expect much from him to begin with.

The commentators and half time panel are ripping into the team. That's embarrassing. Frustrating and makes me real upset but what they are saying is true. We need to be better than this.

 

[Yosh]

What was Klemmer’s column titled?
“We are sick of the roller-coaster ride.”

That is one insipid theme park. Still waiting for the highs.

He is sick of the rollor coaster rides, so whoel team just decided to bottom out and play like crap.

 

[perverse]

Green has been real bad but can't expect much from him to begin with.

He shouldn't be there. He's cooked. It's an indictment on the coach and club that this is where we're at with the halves.

What's even worse is that our saviour is a completely unproven rookie next year.

 

[Knight Tales]

Compared to the 18 year old kid tearing this team a new asshole?

He has a point with the injury but I do not see the reason to hold back a kid with his skill and agility. Something needs to change.

 

[NoSchitSherlock]

Our intensity at the start was good but we couldn't convert it into anything.
Klem was aggressive and involved in nearly every tackle.
Last week I conceded we aren't just good enough.
We have a good team on paper but it's one of individuals. We keep relying on individuals to pull something out of the hat.
I'd rather see a team if mediocre players that plays like a team.

 

[slotmachine]

The roosters missing half the side and not playing that well still plenty good enough for us

 

[AusKnightRKO]

If i was The board, talk to the Cowboys and see what it will take to get clifford here next week, Green is unfortunately absolutely cooked.

 

[slotmachine]

He shouldn't be there. He's cooked. It's an indictment on the coach and club that this is where we're at with the halves.

What's even worse is that our saviour is a completely unproven rookie next year.

All he is doing is shovelling the ball on or turning it inside. If he's not adding some smarts and control, which he's not, you may as well put a forward there

 

[perverse]

All he is doing is shovelling the ball on or turning it inside. If he's not adding some smarts and control, which he's not, you may as well put a forward there

100%. I hoped for better, but you could see this coming a mile away. I don't know why anyone expected him to fix anything.

 

[slotmachine]

Very lucky call there, Musgrove knocked that on

 

[Jono078]

Like at the end of our sets, do we have a plan? We seem to not have plan and that's why we end up with stupid kicks (excluding generally poor execution of the kick).

Above everything tonight, effort and all.. Our lack of cohesion, plan and structure is my biggest gripe.

We look like we're about to do something decent and then it just breaks completely down - way too often for NRL standard.

 

[slotmachine]

What an awful set. Lol