Rotten Defence

[Tunguska]

Geez hasn't our defence got worse..

We don't get up on them anymore. That was winning us games all year but now we give away 50-60m to the opposition every play.

Simmo and Pom and Noody and Buster have had pretty average defence the last few weeks, too.

 

[chewsta]

I think Buster has been okay, the other three you mentioned have been ordinary and rush up out of the line wayyyyy to much.

Kimmorley.... FMD I hate that merkin!

 

[30 Year Sharkie]

It's getting towards the end of the season. They've had to win games week after week through defence. They'd be so much btter off if we ever did anything in attack - it must take the edge off the performance when every win is a grind.

Almost every other team occasionally wins by a lot and takes the pressure off themselves. We can't buy a try. Oppo coaches know this and will throw caution to the wind to get a few points up, and that'll generally be enough

We didn't get the rub of the green today either. I don't get to see many of our games these days - is the refereeing always that one-sided when we're on?

 

[SadShark]

They copped it tonight - remember 74-4? Same bloke with the pea in the gob. Is a f**king merkins melanoma.

 

[spider]

I think Buster has been okay,

yes - watch eastwood stroll over the line for the match winning try

 

[Inferno]

They copped it tonight - remember 74-4? Same bloke with the pea in the gob. Is a f**king merkins melanoma.

Gotta be kidding right?

We won the penalty count, and I thought we definitely got most of the 50/50s going our way.

Hayne's a merkin but I thought he did well tonight.

 

[Bookie]

did one bomb get defused tonight?

 

[Go Nulla]

It's getting towards the end of the season. They've had to win games week after week through defence. They'd be so much btter off if we ever did anything in attack - it must take the edge off the performance when every win is a grind.

Almost every other team occasionally wins by a lot and takes the pressure off themselves. We can't buy a try. Oppo coaches know this and will throw caution to the wind to get a few points up, and that'll generally be enough

We didn't get the rub of the green today either. I don't get to see many of our games these days - is the refereeing always that one-sided when we're on?

Mate that seriously is one of Hayne's best performances refereeing us and that's no bullsh*t.

 

[chewsta]

yes - watch eastwood stroll over the line for the match winning try

Was that Buster? Too busy looking at the floor with my head in my hands to watch the replay and see who it was..

Fair call then spide.

 

[30 Year Sharkie]

Cheers Nulla, I hope you're right. Depressing to watch all round ...

 

[BWNB]

Gotta be kidding right?

We won the penalty count, and I thought we definitely got most of the 50/50s going our way.

Hayne's a merkin but I thought he did well tonight.

Except the call that led to the Broncos first try and the occasion when he put Gallen on report.

 

[30 Year Sharkie]

did one bomb get defused tonight?

Yeah blimey this standing around waiting for someone else to catch it is a bit heart in mouth ....

 

[Feej]

did one bomb get defused tonight?

Thats a worry actually. I have noticed recently a reluctance to compete or at least try to protect the guy going up for it. Suprised we don't have more points scored against us through the bomb.

 

[Inferno]

Except the call that led to the Broncos first try and the occasion when he put Gallen on report.

We also had a fair few "rakes" go our way as well.

 

[Surely]

Except the call that led to the Broncos first try and the occasion when he put Gallen on report.

and the strip that wasn't a strip according to the video ref leading to the last.

 

[The Popper]

We didn't have much ball in the first half and dropped it when we did get some. The constant defence we had to do had to drain our blokes. But still, in attack, we had little better than nothing. What happened to the flair we showed before the bye???

 

[spider]

Was that Buster? Too busy looking at the floor with my head in my hands to watch the replay and see who it was..

Fair call then spide.

dont get me wrong - im not blaming buster for the loss, i was merely responding to the call of his defence being solid

we were poo across the park tonight - our attack made my eyes bleed

 

[BWNB]

and the strip that wasn't a strip according to the video ref leading to the last.

That was just bad on Gallens part imo. Locky got his hand out and i think the ball was jolted free when he hit the ground.

 

[spider]

We didn't have much ball in the first half and dropped it when we did get some. The constant defence we had to do had to drain our blokes.

and because we were defending our line

we couldnt get out of our end of the park without a piggy back

 

[BWNB]

We also had a fair few "rakes" go our way as well.

The two calls that went against us were more crucial in the end, 1 resulted in a try, another resulted in a free interchange.