Ok, I've had some time to calm down after what happened last night and take stock on what exactly did happen; not what could have happened, but what did happen.
Firstly, the boys were absolutely courageous. It's been a long time since we've been caned in the penalty count and refused to buckle underneath the weight of possession, but sadly it was only a matter of time before the Tigers locked the game up towards the back end of the second half.
Secondly, and I know Nev seemed to have been a bit rubbery-legged in the lead-up to the Tigers first try, but Lui should never have scored from where he did. Our goal-line defence on that occasion should have been pushing up.
Thirdly, the penalty against Houston was an absolute disgrace. What game was Maxwell officiating? "(Houston) pushes the marker for absolutely no reason." Are you serious Jared? If memory serves correctly, you were the pocket referee and you should have seen the unnecessary knee from Ellis on Houston while he was on the ground.
Fourthly, Gidley's knock-on right in front of the posts was a killer, an absolute killer. In hindsight he was probably still a little too shallow and should have been another 5m or so further back to give himself time, but it wasn't to be. Other than that, Gids was actually half decent playing halfback for a change.
And lastly, the combined 9-2 penalty count was a farce. Although most of the nine penalties we gave away were probably warranted for slowing the play-the-ball down, I'm pretty sure it goes both ways and the Knights play-the-balls were no less slower than the Tigers, yet we only get two penalties all game.
