Round 21 vs Warriors

[ouryears]

f**kcwit troll

You are the troll.
Making out all is well even when we are playing shite for 2 months now, talking up our performance, wanting no changes.....you can’t be a real supporter and put up with what is happening.

You are the troll.....or just stupid.

 

[Kiwi Dragon supporter]

You are the troll.
Making out all is well even when we are playing shite for 2 months now, talking up our performance, wanting no changes.....you can’t be a real supporter and put up with what is happening.

You are the troll.....or just stupid.

 

[Kiwi Dragon supporter]

Dead right the decline started two Months ago, there were signs before that. The backs are too stereo typed, easy for oppositions to read. They have no flow and Aitken gets out of position on defence. He does not know how to draw and pass, and gives poor service to the wingers. He is physically strong and could do with a spell in the forwards in fact his future could be there. Admittedly the origin series did the team no favours, but Widdop and Hunt are going to have to reinvent themselves if the team is to have any success going forward. De Belin is obviously injured and not at his best but guts it out every week.

 

[BennyV]

Said this many many times.
The solution for the centres is staring us in the face.
McDonald played his best football at centre for the Titans.
He is not a winger even though he is used as a meter eater.
He and Mann would give us a much more dynamic centre pairing.
Play Aitkin on the wing - he played there for a while quite successfully.
Whatever the case, Lafai and Aitkin in the centres has never worked for lots of reasons.
Bloody minded insistence - hell bent on proving the doubters wrong.
McGregor and his internal supporters are destroying the club.

There was nothing successful about Aitken on the wing dude...

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

There was nothing successful about Aitken on the wing dude...

Just an idea - he scored some good tries.
Alternatively, drop him.

 

[possm]

Referees gave us penalties as they were due but missed the elbow and gave them a penalty when they needed it.

The first half was more of a concern. A few penalties doesn’t change so many slow play the balls. Same game plan as first time against us. This is not how other games are officiated.

Yes they are not combining well and that was discussed through the week. Saying the same thing now isn’t anything new. Warriors were lucky Dufty decided to hold RTS back.

Also how is a strip by RTS over the line on Lafai anything other than dropout? Missed the strip on Vaughn in that ugly tackle. So many poorly refereed incidents.

From what I saw, Aitken, Nightingale and Lafai had very poor games. This on the back of poor games in the recent past. McInnes made an attempt to run but once Vaughan went off, it showed hour shallow we are n the prop rotation.

Drop Aitken, Nightingale and Lafai. Promote Lomax and Herbert. Hopefully we will have Macdonald back next week. Management need to look to install a new coaching staff for 2019.

 

[getsmarty]

There was nothing successful about Aitken on the wing dude...

Correct...they already tried this and it was a failure due to his defense.

 

[possm]

We have become a basket case , too big a mess who ever takes over they will earn their money to clean the place out , then start the rebuild if its not too late .....

3 season's in a row we have failed to step up in the run to the finals.

 

[getsmarty]

In the light of a new day..lets move on....Get the season over and done with and put out us out of our misery LOL

 

[Dennis Papaioannou]

We need centres that can make a break, Nene is not that man.
Bite the bullet, go with Lomax and Mann.

See if you can find some highlights of Titans games where Nene played centre.
They guy can play that position, believe me.

 

[SEAT 1A]

Should have put more points on early. The penalties were always going to even out, don't agree with it but that's the way the games go now.

To much sideways running, the Warriors didn't have to make any decisions.

The bench wasn't used again in the first half. Dufty gets binned and Mann came on which wasn't a bad idea as he is quick and can defend but again, Latts or Luc could have come to compensate for the lose of a player and get fresh legs on the field.

The Vaughan tackles pisses me off. No way the third NZ bloke needed to go low, Vaughan wasn't going forward and couldn't get the ball away. What else is going to happen when the bottom half of your body is held and the top half is being twisted. NRL needs to get rid of that type of crap.

 

[possm]

Correct...they already tried this and it was a failure due to his defense.

For some reason Aiken and Nightingale are always standing way infield in defence. It has to be the coach's instructions because it does not make sense especially since it has failed so often. Aitken and Lafai should never have been extended on a long term basis and Nightingale although being extended for on a 1 year basis, should never have been selected in first grade. By now the likes of Herbert and Lomax would be up to first grade standard.

 

[possm]

Should have put more points on early. The penalties were always going to even out, don't agree with it but that's the way the games go now.

To much sideways running, the Warriors didn't have to make any decisions.

The bench wasn't used again in the first half. Dufty gets binned and Mann came on which wasn't a bad idea as he is quick and can defend but again, Latts or Luc could have come to compensate for the lose of a player and get fresh legs on the field.

The Vaughan tackles pisses me off. No way the third NZ bloke needed to go low, Vaughan wasn't going forward and couldn't get the ball away. What else is going to happen when the bottom half of your body is held and the top half is being twisted. NRL needs to get rid of that type of crap.

Mann should have gone to fullback and Latimore should have been used during that final 15 min of the first half.

 

[getsmarty]

For some reason Aiken and Nightingale are always standing way infield in defence. It has to be the coach's instructions because it does not make sense especially since it has failed so often. Aitken and Lafai should never have been extended on a long term basis and Nightingale although being extended for on a 1 year basis, should never have been selected in first grade. By now the likes of Herbert and Lomax would be up to first grade standard.

We play a compressed defensive line like other teams...the problem for us is that the right edge players are too slow or lack confidence in each other...both right side players are weak in their lateral movement...

The coach plugged the hole a few times by placing Mann on the right edge...it worked...He then reverted back to the former right edge...it doesn't work....


Maybe someone can explain it to me ???

T.B.H...I can see little changing...it starts with the Board and filters down through the entire organization...

 

[jeffdragon]

Mary said we were better in the 2nd half.
We had all the ball but couldn't deliver only scoring two tries.
Thats bull we werent should have scored more.

 

[Saint_JimmyG]

Probably when he played centre for PNG if I'm honest. To be fair Nene is actually an extremely quick runner for his size. Are we getting the best out of him? Probably not.

I’m yet to see an example of his alleged speed.

 

[RufusRex]

I’m yet to see an example of his alleged speed.

best examples are hightlight reel when he played against us … not see lately though

 

[slippery5]

WTF was Nighty doing in the centre on that last play ? Maybe he was trialling for a centre position knowing his days as a winger are over, one of the most embarrassing plays I have ever seen & didn't deserve to get smashed like that. Are you listening Widdop ?

 

[BennyV]

Just an idea - he scored some good tries.
Alternatively, drop him.

Did he? I thought he was there for a few games for no tries. For mine, it was a monumental failure - the guy is completely devoid of footy IQ, he struggled defensively and was an obvious target for attacking kicks because he lacks agility despite his speed and power and can’t jump for bombs. Brings little to the position.

If he’s not in the centres, he is ISP.

 

[getsmarty]

Did he? I thought he was there for a few games for no tries. For mine, it was a monumental failure - the guy is completely devoid of footy IQ, he struggled defensively and was an obvious target for attacking kicks because he lacks agility despite his speed and power and can’t jump for bombs. Brings little to the position.

If he’s not in the centres, he is ISP.

I think he would be a better option on the Bench...straight swap with Mann...also Lomax/Periera for Nighty.