Rd19: 530pm EELS v Warriors GAME DAY THREAD @ Commbank Stadium 8/7/23

[Tooooks]

Making Barnett look like Fifita.

 

[yy_cheng]

Ok warriors are my 2nd team this year,... Get a ring marata

 

[the phantom menace]

They deserve 50 - and tbh we deserve to have it scored against us.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

How does that work?

I admit I dont understand defense as it bores me senseless.

It reflects defensive effort to get numbers into the tackle and (legally) slow the ruck. As an example, here's Paulo vs Ofahengaue right now (about the 72nd minute). One has chased the collision better than the other:

Merkin	Tackles	Minutes	Tackles per minute
Ofahengaue	26	36	0.72
Paulo	16	45	0.36

The fewer tackles per minute by a middle defender, the more space he is leaving for attackers to isolate other defenders, and make line breaks or get quick play-the-balls.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I predict we will be the first team in history to have 50 points scored against us in a season that still wins the comp.

 

[the phantom menace]

It reflects defensive effort to get numbers into the tackle and (legally) slow the ruck. As an example, here's Paulo vs Ofahengaue right now

Nice avoidance... how about you go back to the question and use the same stat to prove your claim Reed is not a worse defender this year than last year?

 

[Tooooks]

Hold the f**kin thing so they don’t get 50.

 

[Tooooks]

So he kicks it then gives away a penalty.

 

[Gronk]

f**k me bunker

 

[84 Baby]

Badger special there… FMD

 

[hineyrulz]

Casey Spadger get a new job.

 

[BuffaloRules]

Didn’t they see the Tigers v Canberra game? Deadset try

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Source???

Are you suggesting we shouldn't speculate on salaries?

 

[BuffaloRules]

If we didn't get him at a good price we wouldn't have signed him. We weren't desperate.

You paid full freight

 

[JokerEel]

f**k you badger you f**kwit

 

[Chipmunk]

We we're obviously dreadful.

The final scoreline probably flattered us I feel. We were dead set woeful and deserved to have 50 put on us, although a lot of tries were scored whilst Paulo and Hopgood were off the field too.

To be honest, not only did we appear to expect it, we got what we deserved with that level of commitment as a result.

We also probably needed that result. Hopefully we learnt a few things from all of this.

Lane will be better for the run. Simonsson went OK at times.

Let's just hope Gutho doesn't get a HIA, sin-binned or injured. It's hard to fathom just how much of an absolute rabble we become without him.

 

[Tooooks]

Well, that could’ve been a hell of a lot worse.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Nice attempted spin, turnip boy . So just to be clear, you have no source for your claim Reed is not a worse defender this year?

Why would he be?

 

[Suitman]

I'm not too bothered by this loss. I half expected it tbh and it's why I picked the Warriors in my footy tips.
It just goes to show how much a difference Gutho and Moses make to our team.
We'll be back big-time next week.
Onwards and upwards.

 

[hineyrulz]

Are you suggesting we shouldn't speculate on salaries?

I’ve seen stuff deleted for less.