1. I am positive our players are not fit enough. The sight of John Morris feigning injury about 20 minutes in thes econd half on a kick return because there were no players around him to carry the ball forward was the low point of the game (which was still in the balance).
2. I am positive that the much heralded depth in our squad is irrelevant as the players in the lower grades appear to be equally not up to the pace of the game. Cordoba and Taia were ineffective. Williams and Hayne had very little involvement, although both did smart smart work.
3. I am positive that Tim Smith must play first grade (unless he is rested for personal reasons). Friday night was the low point of the season in terms of creative opportunities. Errors may have been down but we seemed absolutely option-less at any point on the field.
4. We are positively struggling from dummy half. IMO John Morris has shown the best form at hooker this season in the two games he played there (Tigers and Manly, which were also our two best team performances). PJ's service is slow and doesn;t assist the forwards to get over the advantage line. Running is his biggest asset as a dummy half, and IMP best served when he comes off the bench. I can hardly recall him running once on Friday night.
5. The Delaney v Ben Smith argument which arose early in the season has been positively decided. Hope BS is back soon. Delaney is a great kicker but lacks any penetration. Errors now starting to creep in.
6. Morro is positively not a great captain. Too emotional a player. Gave away penalties at important times. A wholehearted effort from him as always, but his leadership strategy became to complain about refereeing decisions in the second half which crept in to other players.
7. I am positive that this is the worst season of all in recent memory; maybe since 1987.
I hope someone can be more positive than me...
2. I am positive that the much heralded depth in our squad is irrelevant as the players in the lower grades appear to be equally not up to the pace of the game. Cordoba and Taia were ineffective. Williams and Hayne had very little involvement, although both did smart smart work.
3. I am positive that Tim Smith must play first grade (unless he is rested for personal reasons). Friday night was the low point of the season in terms of creative opportunities. Errors may have been down but we seemed absolutely option-less at any point on the field.
4. We are positively struggling from dummy half. IMO John Morris has shown the best form at hooker this season in the two games he played there (Tigers and Manly, which were also our two best team performances). PJ's service is slow and doesn;t assist the forwards to get over the advantage line. Running is his biggest asset as a dummy half, and IMP best served when he comes off the bench. I can hardly recall him running once on Friday night.
5. The Delaney v Ben Smith argument which arose early in the season has been positively decided. Hope BS is back soon. Delaney is a great kicker but lacks any penetration. Errors now starting to creep in.
6. Morro is positively not a great captain. Too emotional a player. Gave away penalties at important times. A wholehearted effort from him as always, but his leadership strategy became to complain about refereeing decisions in the second half which crept in to other players.
7. I am positive that this is the worst season of all in recent memory; maybe since 1987.
I hope someone can be more positive than me...
