Round 1 vs Eels

[mxlegend99]

We need to switch Maloney and Cleary around.

Don’t give me the “both sides” of the ruck BS. We need a leader, Cleary isn’t it.

Maloney kicking on 2nd and 3rd is it though?

Forced line dropouts look good on stats. But realistically its kicks you don't score off. His kicks came at terrible times where momentum was killed.

Why bag one player when the others are shit too?

 

[franklin2323]

This shows maybe hooks pre season was right

 

[mxlegend99]

Don’t know how they could disallow moeroa’s try

So you must have disagreed with Blakes disallowed try too then.

 

[Rhyno]

So you must have disagreed with Blakes disallowed try too then.

No he clearly lost it

 

[billypilgrimnz]

Don’t know how they could disallow moeroa’s try

Don't know how they allow Jennings' first, given that Edwards touched it

 

[murraymob]

Edwards is a good young talent but had a off day with his handling but more importantly his field postion when defending the kick on the last from parra was terrible Hopefully he gets that back we will be thrashed by the better sides if it doesent
Lets move on to next week and it can only get better

 

[age.s]

I get that it was slippery but how dudes who get paid 100s of thousands a year can have such flippers for hands just stuns me.

1-7 were all bog ordinary. We're going nowhere without some serious improvement there. Middle third was fine. Cant do much more with next to no ball like that. Egan deserves SSome praise too. Took his try well.

Shit afternoon watching that dross in the rain.

 

[mxlegend99]

This shows maybe hooks pre season was right

Hook couldn't have done betterwith this roster. People seriously underate how much all these losses cost us.

From last years roster we would have had Wallace, Peachey, Merrin and CHN playing today. 4 positions weakened isn't exactly a minor disruption. But somhow peoplethink our roster is stronger

 

[ashton]

Our back three were all poor. Mansour offers nothing should have been let go last year.
As I said last year Edwards in not in the top 10 fullbacks in the NRL and I was howled down.
Have a look at our signings for this year they are all of NSW Cup standard at best.
Front rower we lack a forward leader and don't have a dummy half in the club.
Both halves were both very poor today.

 

[Black Magik]

They got what they deserved.

 

[chrisD]

Backs made too many errors at costly times to overcome.

Defended pretty well. Attack could do with a Moylan, or Latu, or Cartwright, or Peachey. Forwards are skinny in ability too. We'll be an average attacking side, the talent just isn't there, not even close to being there to be honest.

 

[franklin2323]

Hook couldn't have done betterwith this roster. People seriously underate how much all these losses cost us.

From last years roster we would have had Wallace, Peachey, Merrin and CHN playing today. 4 positions weakened isn't exactly a minor disruption. But somhow peoplethink our roster is stronger

Not saying he could. He goes still fall behind 14-0. Still are error riddled and concede lots of penalties. No Kikau to save us this time.

Different coach but same performance. Very similar team

 

[billypilgrimnz]

We'll be an average attacking side, the talent just isn't there, not even close to being there to be honest.

And the coach isn't going to be making up for that shortfall with anything approaching plays.

 

[franklin2323]

Don't know how they allow Jennings' first, given that Edwards touched it

That one and Blakes was stripped so should be dropout at worse

 

[pantherz9103]

Only difference between this and some of the rubbish performances last year is that we had more firepower to launch a comeback with

 

[billypilgrimnz]

Thought Egan was fine, bar one shit pass due to the greasy ball. Cleary needs to get him (and Katoa) to run more. We look pedestrian without a threat from dummy half with ball in hand.

 

[chrisD]

And the coach isn't going to be making up for that shortfall with anything approaching plays.

The coach won't be pissing off the best talent on our roster to other teams. So he's a massive f**king win.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Look, I know it’s only game 1 but we’ve invested huge amounts of money in a number 7 that’s not a playmaker. He just doesn’t have the natural playmaking skills of a top halfback. It’s not a matter of learning them, he doesn’t have the natural skills.

 

[Munted]

Had to laugh at tallis calling penrith premiers in his big prediction.
Long season, but you can't start like this year after year.
We constantly fall behind. f**king sick of it.

 

[Munted]

Look, I know it’s only game 1 but we’ve invested huge amounts of money in a number 7 that’s not a playmaker. He just doesn’t have the natural playmaking skills of a top halfback. It’s not a matter of learning them, he doesn’t have the natural skills.

Agree.
Should have ditched cleary and gone ballistic for Munster.