Yeww fantastic to chalk up a win in such an important game!! We have now moved up to third on the ladder and opened up a six point gap to Manly in fifth so we did what we had to do today and man, that's a great feeling!!
An amazing first half!! Perhaps one of the best halves we've played all year as we looked so ruthless and unstoppable. The Tigers didn't even look like troubling us in that opening 40 and we just kept pouring on some great tries in near perfect Footy. It was great to watch.
However, I think we can all agree the second half was quite the opposite. I'm quite disappointed in that second stanza. Yes, the Tigers were better but we still had a chance to really go on with it and put a score on but we didn't show that 'foot on the throat' attitude at all which is not good enough. The Storm or Penrith would have gone on with it but our boys looked like they didn't even come out of the sheds. Was actually a disgraceful half in the end for a top four side.
In saying that, I kind of forgive it at this time of the year. We still won, a win's a win and in a way, we kind of preserved ourselves once the game was wrapped up. While it'd be nice to put a score on again, I kind of get the feeling wayne had the bigger picture in mind. He is all about timing and maybe this is part of that? I can't see the team doing that in a big game or a game in the Finals but to do it at this time of year isn't such a bad thing. the Origin period is just about picking up wins, it doesn't matter how. Currently, we are doing that and I expect to see the heat turned up once Origin is done and we run into the Finals.
So I agree, we should drive high standards and demand more, of course. But some of the super negative reactions in here are way over the top in my view. Maybe this is all mind games from Wayne and the team. We'll have to wait and see.
For now, let's just enjoy the win!!
