Rd21: Parra v Knights LIVE GAME DAY thread 10/8/19

[JokerEel]

Alvaro didnt seem to come back on either.

I am glad Taka played well. I've always backed the guy amd defended him amongst everyones favourite scape goat. The guy just gives his all. His take from Klemmers kick was actually very good. That could of been very dangerous.

A team with pearce ponga lino Watson and it was Klemmer who put in the most attacking kick in that last 10 minutes...

 

[Eelementary]

Alvaro didnt seem to come back on either.

I am glad Taka played well. I've always backed the guy amd defended him amongst everyones favourite scape goat. The guy just gives his all. His take from Klemmers kick was actually very good. That could of been very dangerous.

Aside from that knock-on early on, Taka was very good, I thought.

And I agree with you - for all his errors he can make, and his sometimes lazy defence, I really like the guy. He brings something not many players can bring - genuine skill.

And his catch off Klemmer's kick was a huge play.

 

[Gary Gutful]

Quality win. When the Knights scored two tries early in the second half I thought we'd shit the bed.

 

[Suitman]

Tepai: 9 minutes, 2 runs for 16m, 5 tackles , 1 missed, 1 error. And got hooked

f**king useless, and getting worse.
It's no wonder he gets so little game time.

 

[Bazal]

Quality win. When the Knights scored two tries early in the second half I thought we'd shit the bed.

Judging from his comments I think @hineyrulz is in danger of shitting the bad at some stage this evening

 

[Eelementary]

Judging from his comments I think @hineyrulz is in danger of shitting the bad at some stage this evening

I, too, will be spilling bodily fluids in the bed later...

 

[Gronk]

Tepai: 9 minutes, 2 runs for 16m, 5 tackles , 1 missed, 1 error. And got hooked

True. Evans back and he must miss out. Oregan would have more energy.

 

[Eelementary]

I, too, will be spilling bodily fluids in the bed later...

I tossed and turned as to whether I should have posted that, tbh...

 

[Gronk]

I thought Marata was powerful tonight.

 

[Bazal]

I tossed and turned as to whether I should have posted that, tbh...

Well you're a married man now so the former is relevant....

 

[Gary Gutful]

Judging from his comments I think @hineyrulz is in danger of shitting the bad at some stage this evening

Just another night at the Hiney house.

 

[Eelementary]

I thought Marata was powerful tonight.

I agree - he was a real powerhouse.

I honestly thought we would miss Evans' power and aggression - and then Marata came off the bench, and dominated the Knights' pack.

It was a great sight to witness!

 

[hineyrulz]

Judging from his comments I think @hineyrulz is in danger of shitting the bad at some stage this evening

And the Bed as well???


Whoops too late

 

[Bazal]

I agree - he was a real powerhouse.

I honestly thought we would miss Evans' power and aggression - and then Marata came off the bench, and dominated the Knights' pack.

It was a great sight to witness!

Captaining cricket has taught me the importance in a full game of small moments.

There was a run after their second try where we were looking a bit shell shocked, and Marata just came out of the gloom almost and charged on to the ball like a clydesdale. It's only one run but after that we had a big set in defence and broke their momentum.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

That Ponga shoulder charge that was not called, simply because he's the poster boy right now, really pisses me off, though - how they can logically claim that wasn't a shoulder charge, is completely beyond me...

Technically it is a shoulder charge, but I think the issue is that nearly everybody agrees there's nothing wrong with it. The problem with the shoulder charge rule is that in most cases the shoulder charge isn't dangerous, and often used by a defender trying to protect himself from a big collision. Plus there's already a rule to protect players who cop a shoulder to the head. That merkin smashed by Kane Evans last week was hit in the head by Evans' chest!

 

[Bazal]

And the Bed as well???


Whoops too late

Lol

I told you I was working on the inebriation...

 

[Eelementary]

Technically it is a shoulder charge, but I think the issue is that nearly everybody agrees there's nothing wrong with it. The problem with the shoulder charge rule is that in most cases the shoulder charge isn't dangerous, and often used by a defender trying to protect himself from a big collision. Plus there's already a rule to protect players who cop a shoulder to the head. That merkin smashed by Kane Evans last week was hit in the head by Evans' chest!

I think it was a great tackle - and I'm a firm believer that he, as a last line of defence, should have the right to do it to prevent a try (as long as he doesn't connect with the head, which he didn't).

But shoulder charges were banned, and the on-field ref picked up on it - but the Bunker refused to make the right calls imo.

I think Ponga's tackle was fantastic - but by the laws of the modern game, it was a penalty, and even a possible binning.

 

[I'm a loser baby...]

The best bit was when we let them take the lead just to practice our comebacking.

 

[Eelementary]

Captaining cricket has taught me the importance in a full game of small moments.

There was a run after their second try where we were looking a bit shell shocked, and Marata just came out of the gloom almost and charged on to the ball like a clydesdale. It's only one run but after that we had a big set in defence and broke their momentum.

I totally agree - he was huge tonight. He runs so freaking hard!

 

[hineyrulz]

The best bit was when we let them take the lead just to practice our comebacking.

Then we smoked those fools.