JokerEel
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'Crippled' is obviously subjective. It implies you've lost players who are impossible to replace.
The thing about short dropouts is that they are a set play, and teams practice to optimise their own personnel. So they do what will give them the best returns over the largest spread of opponents. Once you start worrying about what the opposition can/will do you are moving away from focusing on your own strengths. So sure Xerri isn't as good in the air as Crichton, but choosing to kick to Xerri means we are now kicking away from our own preferred side. This is why teams "focus on their own game". It's a cliche but repetition in training maximises your execution under pressure.
I would also make great decisions under pressure from the comfort of my keyboard.
I'm from Perth and love stats but I agree our effort areas are poor, including our kick chase.
. Involved in 2nd tackle shift. Shifted on the last and then ends up with the ball again. Very good grubber should have pinned Roosters in goal but shithouse chase meant they made metres.
Sorry buddy I stopped reading after Lussick.So I rewatched the 2nd half making a point to record Moses’ involvement as he seems to be copping it. Whilst I thought he didn’t set the world on fire, I didn’t think he was too bad.
My overall observation was that we predominantly went left and gave Drown more good ball (rightly so as he played well in the second half).
For what it’s worth, here is the record I made of our sets in attack:
1st: Moses involved in 4th tackle sweep. Drown ends up scoring in this set
2nd: Moses passes in a 2nd tackle shift. We receive a penalty.
3rd: Passes for a 3rd tackle shift. Also shifts out to Penisini in space off a Paulo offload.
4th: Involved in a 4th tackle shift. Last tackle attacking kick average as it was not deep enough.
5th: Helped out at dummy half for two plays. Good long kick on last is caught on their 10m line.
6th: Lussick on
7th: Dummy half on the 2nd. Good long kick caught on 10m line.
8th: Doesn’t touch the ball. We were dominated rucking it out and didn’t make the 30m line. Excellent long kick gets us out of trouble and is causing on 20m line.
9th: Involved in 2nd tackle shift. 4th tackle short ball to Carty, then receives offload, runs the ball and then passes long which finds ground that we end up knocking on. **First poor contribution from Moses**
10th: Not involved as we were trucking it out from our own 10m. We drop the ball on the 4th.
11th: Rucking it out again but we receive a penalty.
12th: Ineffective inside ball to Carty on the 4th. Decides to run it on the last and throws a hospital ball to Drown who is caught on the last. **second poor contribution from Moses**
13th: Involved in 2nd tackle shift. Also involved in 4th tackle shift that was ineffective. Very good attacking kick on the last that should have resulted in a drop out but Asi gets a touch on it for a knock on.
14th: We drop the ball on the 2nd.
15th: Involved in a 3rd tackle shift which results in good metres. Starts 4th tackle shift which also results in good metres. Throws a ball on the last creating space for Penisini which almost results in Blaize scoring.
So there you have it. Two poor options but not exactly terrible across 40minutes.
No argument about depth. Completely agree. Not sure if any other team is yet to field a full strength side though. It’s been tough going. Regardless, agree with your points.
I didn't though, if I did the show ignored content disappears. It's also showing just that one post, and not the post right before it if I do click ignore showed content.
I believe Pou added that text in his "signature" during a recent tanty, so he can continue to educate us merkins about resources and luck, lol.
It's literally just that one post though that has cracked the code though.
Good game for Joey.
The worst player in the NRL.
2025 imo. I remember MA getting knocked senseless in the trials.
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2025 imo. I remember MA getting knocked senseless in the trials.
‘It’s really difficult’: Scary scenes as Arthur’s son ‘knocked out cold’ after awkward tackle
‘It’s really difficult’: Scary scenes as Arthur’s son ‘knocked out cold’ after awkward tackle
