Hey Supermario - you say Stevens and Waterhouse were two of those to go missing. They were't missing, just sitting on the bench twiddling their thumbs because Gould is such a goose. Even if he doesn't rate the blokes, common sense says that in one of the fastest games in history, it is essential to rotate your forwards. While they played great, Fitzy and Andrew Ryan needed a rest and were out on their feet by the end of the game.
Unfortunately for NSW, Gould thinks everything is about him. If only he would put the team first, we might have won it.
In saying that, Goulds performance last night showed that the coach should get to pick the team. Let him pick the players he wants, it was clear last night that if he doesn't like a player, he won't really use them. The Sharks and Panthers should feel dudded that they had to play last weekend without one of their better players, only to watch them hardly raise a sweat in origin.