Thank god for that boys!! I was really worried at half time, like really worried. A Titans reserve grade side was sticking it to us and we looked so flat.
Then bam, a complete turnaround in the second. We looked good too. Tight defence, high energy and finally, some free flowing attack! How good was it to see us finally throw it round? A top performance in the second half.
Walker: Not a great first stanza but made up for it in the second. Defused a lot of their attacking raids and looked dangerous while attacking. Scored an awesome try.
Johnston: Great game from him. He's looked a lot more confident in his running since his switch to wing, helps out the forwards more and doesn't get rag dolled so much. Two trys, the second of which was amazing.
Goodwin: Solid once again. Made that early error but for much of the first half he was one of the only players that played with energy and desperation. His try reminded me of Gray, just out of no where!
Hunt: Also solid. Had a few errors but he was aggressive in attack and looked evasive at times. In saying that, I'd still like more.
Burns: Much better. Looked more comfortable and calm. Showed glimpses of what he can do.
Sutton: Wasn't bad in his milestone game. Seemed to go back and focus at what he's good at - running. Ran the ball more and kept the defence on their toes. His input into the attack was awesome.
Reynolds. Great (apart from the first twenty). He was awful in that first twenty minutes, shit kicks and passes all the time. However, to his credit, he turned it around and ended up having quite a good game. Controlled things nicely.
T.Burgess: Not bad. Damaging runs and had good impact starting and then coming back on. Hands and lazy defence is still an issue but it was better.
Farah: Great game. Controlled things nicely around the ruck and had a good kicking game. His dart which led to the Crichton try was sick.
G.Burgess: Not much game time but looked okay. Some of his runs were like 2014. But like Tom, he can be lazy in defence.
Fuimaono: Good job. Ran hard and broke plenty of tackles. Good defence too. He's a talent.
Crichton: How good was he?! God, he's amazing. Can break the line wide open. Three sick tries, sign him long term Souths.
Turner: Was good. I liked his runs, they were harder than in recent times. We missed Sam a lot but Turner did a good job.
Cook: Very good. His speed was evident right away. Caught out plenty of markers and he is finally taking tackles.
Clark: Top performance. Played big minutes and really stepped up. Seemed to actually have leg drive and he tightened up the middle defence. Big game.
Cherrington: Like Clark, he was awesome. Huge impact off the bench.
Musgrove: Best game all year! Ran so hard and made so many meters. It was him, Clark and Cherrington that gave us the go forward.
Credit to Gold Coast as they played well. But also credit us our boys for that second half. First half was awful but the second made me so proud!!
