Match Discussion: Round 9 vs Parramatta @ CommBank Stadium, Parramatta / Burramattagal

[Allstar Knights]

Gamble every touch has some quality. He's got to start every week.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

12 line breaks for Parra, none for us... What the actual f**k

 

[slotmachine]

Saifitis have both been dog shit tonight again

All too familiar pea hearts, 1 good performance for every 10 these days and I probably being kind with those numbers

No, with selfish Klemmer gone they are going to dominate. This is their year.

 

[Jono078]

I actually think Fitz has been one of our best tonight. He's done some tough dirty work.

 

[Alex28]

Not really. Just laughing at it now being Pongas fault. Anyone but the coach.

So this is the coaches fault, and we are back to wanting to sack him?

He’s coached this into them over the last two weeks?

You might be the KP of forum posters.

 

[Apey]

Obviously it's not why we've lost the game but I feel like Gamble was playing more like a proper 5/8 and getting a lot of touches in each set which helped our outside backs get the ball in better position. Ponga is either trying to chime in or is playing dummy-half shadow. The one set we had in Parra's 20 with Gamble on we were moving the ball better than we have all game.

 

[perverse]

I actually think Fitz has been one of our best tonight. He's done some tough dirty work.

Nowhere near our worst, that's a fair statement. We're talking about very low bars though.

 

[Tom155]

Another break another opportunity butchered

and Mann not hooked of course hurt apparently

AOB is still awful

 

[Jono078]

Gamble every touch has some quality. He's got to start every week.

He's the only guy who looks like a footballer and will take the ball to the line and sum up the options. He might not always execute, but it's refreshing compared to the others.

 

[aqua_duck]

Ponga needs to be protected in defence, I think that’s a given now and he’s not the first player who’s in that boat, Lockyer was protected by Tonie Carroll, Soward was protected by Beau Scott, it’s not ideal but it can work but not when your ‘bodyguards’ are Kurt Mann and Phoenix Crossland.
You simply cannot have Mann, Ponga, Crossland, Hastings, and Best in one team, it’s defensive liabilities all over the place in terms of mobility with Crossland and Hastings or just not being able to tackle in the case of Ponga, Mann and Best.

 

[perverse]

Hell yeah! 10 more of those and we're back in the game!

 

[Tom155]

Hey we’re in only 26 down now

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

One positive out of this game, Gagai has been f**king incredible.

 

[Zoidberg]

Can I just point out Gags is our best by a mile.

 

[slotmachine]

Two tries and ponga not involved in either.

 

[perverse]

One positive out of this game, Gagai has been f**king incredible.

One of the few that can actually hold his head high. Actually i'd make the argument that he's been our best this year full stop.

 

[Apey]

That was actually worse than the Friz hair pull. He didn't get much/any jersey in that grab. As I said whatever though... I'm probably more on the side of Friz shouldn't have been punished than Sivo should have been.

It was just a straight up hair pull, no jersey. Not that we would have done anything with it, lol.

 

[alexwilliams_66692007]

I love how Miller suddenly knows how to kick goals when we're zero chance of winning

 

[Knight Tales]

Gags take a bow.

 

[slotmachine]

Ponga needs to be protected in defence, I think that’s a given now and he’s not the first player who’s in that boat, Lockyer was protected by Tonie Carroll, Soward was protected by Beau Scott, it’s not ideal but it can work but not when your ‘bodyguards’ are Kurt Mann and Phoenix Crossland.
You simply cannot have Mann, Ponga, Crossland, Hastings, and Best in one team, it’s defensive liabilities all over the place in terms of mobility with Crossland and Hastings or just not being able to tackle in the case of Ponga, Mann and Best.

Ponga isn't getting over powered though in a way that needs a body guard.

He's defending at centre and getting clowned by the halves and fullback