Waddell is just f**king shit. Just f**king shit. I have no other words to sum up how shit he is. Clydsdale tonight was excellent. Forced a restart that led to a try, his passing was spot on, his speed was excellent. If Wayne doesn't have him start next week I'll certainly be asking questions about his mental health.
House needs to go. This guy is just the epitome of someone who has gone so close to the top only to fall to the bottom. A few years ago, he was playing Origin quality football and tonight, I wanted to throw my phone at the TV.
Mullen was beyond amazing. His running game was excellent and he broke the line for than I could count. If Gower brings structure, he'll be absolutely phenomenal. His kicking game wasn't at it's best but then again, it only is when we manage to score in the corners or force resets. However, my biggest highlight was his defense. Notably when Dugan made a break, he crunched him and then followed it up. Overall, he was outstanding and it's unfortunate a fair portion of the team was poor because he would shined so much brighter.
Our forwards were good. We made good meters in the first half. Most sets I think we reach 40-50m. Scott was off understandably due to returning from injury, I think, too early. He copped a few harsh calls. Didn't think he "twisted" the Dragons player or was his "crusher" tackle had much in it. He'll return to form but It might take a bit. Smith was aggressive and that's what we need. A number of times he launched players into the air and just allowed them to crash onto their backs. Only way it seemed we could slow it down without getting penalized. Mason was quite and his error was rare. Still one of our best buys. Finally, Snowden continued the form he's had recently. Whoever lit a fire under his ass, thank you!
Overall, we done nothing. We had players who looked like they didn't want to be there and weren't motivated enough to really get stuck into it. Gidley does more than we realize. He cops it a bit, but we're a different side with him. Buderus can't come back sooner and so can't McKinnon. I do wish Mantellato wasn't injured last week because the blocks the Dragons were running on our attack kicks, he would have easily outjumped a number of players. On to next week where I hope Gower plays well. I really do. My expectation is that he'll bring the structure that will allow Mullo to run the ball more often.
