Round 25 v Canberra

[Michael Matral]

Just gutted..hate to pile on Ivan but selections played a huge part..Dane at FB or 6..Turuva on wing..maybe Kepaoa instead of Trent who was owned tonight..thought Summo was good and could have played most of 80 mins..Tago was pretty strong with some good defensive efforts..suffice to say..need to win the next 2 games. No Cleary, Kenny, Scotty and Alamoti was a bridge too far tonight for a tough physical team playing for their mathematical season at home..reset required..

 

[Chins get the wins]

Yeo will be the only player picked for Australia if Mal has a clue

 

[Fangs]

Nope opens up finishing 5th.

What we deserve really

That isn't going to happen and you know that.

We are finishing top 4. The priority is avoiding a road trip to Melbourne. I don't care where we play in Sydney we win any of those games.

 

[WestyLife]

I’m as disappointed as anyone, but all of this talk about the season being over is OTT. The big issue for me is discipline, and if we can fix that up I am confident we will still win the comp.

It's absolutely over. Maybe 3 players look like they actually want to compete. That's what's missing plus Ivan making really poor selections.

 

[Copperhead]

It's costing games but Ivan loves his favourites. The May Bros, Tago and now Luarie.

He could have picked Laurie in the 1 or 6 and he'd have been better than either of them. But why would you pick him as a winger?

 

[The Realist]

I’m as disappointed as anyone, but all of this talk about the season being over is OTT. The big issue for me is discipline, and if we can fix that up I am confident we will still win the comp.

WTF man? Canberra were penalised more than us. I thought we were lucky not to get more penalised.

 

[unKwn]

No it isn't. But don't overrate the opposition.

We are still the number one contender.

I don’t think we are. Honestly now just looking back at our games from this year we’ve hardly been impressive at all. We got lucky with quite a few wins. I think storm has been far better. But we can still turn it around so long as we finish top 4

 

[Panther Mike]

Yeo will be the only player picked for Australia if Mal has a clue

Who cares?

 

[Murraymob1]

That isn't going to happen and you know that.

We are finishing top 4. The priority is avoiding a road trip to Melbourne. I don't care where we play in Sydney we win any of those games.

On today the roosters flog us Kenny back will help but Cleary is a must

 

[betcats]

It's absolutely over. Maybe 3 players look like they actually want to compete. That's what's missing plus Ivan making really poor selections.

I don’t get the idea that the efforts not there. We dominated field position and possession that whole second half. Forwards did what they had to do. Even the backs were solid besides Laurie’s errors. The spine just didn’t get it done.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Who cares?

You should if you want to win the comp

 

[Fangs]

I don’t think we are. Honestly now just looking back at our games from this year we’ve hardly been impressive at all. We got lucky with quite a few wins. I think storm has been far better. But we can still turn it around so long as we finish top 4

The Storm defensively have been absolutely terrible at times. Huge question marks for me when the blowtorch gets applied to them.

The script today was only slightly off. Far from a disastrous performance, it went for the most part as expected. Just a poor decision from Luai cost us the game.

 

[WestyLife]

He could have picked Laurie in the 1 or 6 and he'd have been better than either of them. But why would you pick him as a winger?

Should've kept him at 1 and given Edwards a few weeks rest. Playing wing he seems really nervous and in his own head because he's not meant to be there.

 

[Chins get the wins]

On today the roosters flog us Kenny back will help but Cleary is a must

Roosters are bums. We'll beat them week one

 

[ColdWetPanther]

WTF man? Canberra were penalised more than us. I thought we were lucky not to get more penalised.

Discipline is more than just giving away penalties (although that is a big part of it). Throwing dumb passes, not having patience.

I think we will win the comp.

 

[Murraymob1]

We also are getting dominated in the ruck our forwards are turning there back as they hit the line slowing the tackle and play the ball .its a area we can fix but it needs to be fast

 

[ColdWetPanther]

I don’t get the idea that the efforts not there. We dominated field position and possession that whole second half. Forwards did what they had to do. Even the backs were solid besides Laurie’s errors. The spine just didn’t get it done.

Good summation of the game.

Edwards looks injured. Turned like Gutho was last night.

 

[unKwn]

Why the fk are we offloading the ball around so much coming out of our own end. So many times we either lost metres or made none

 

[WestyLife]

I don’t get the idea that the efforts not there. We dominated field position and possession that whole second half. Forwards did what they had to do. Even the backs were solid besides Laurie’s errors. The spine just didn’t get it done.

Raiders got penalised a lot and we still have Yeo who eats PCM for breakfast. Looking at their contact, effort and body language screams they aren't mentally on.

 

[betcats]

The Storm defensively have been absolutely terrible at times. Huge question marks for me when the blowtorch gets applied to them.

The script today was only slightly off. Far from a disastrous performance, it went for the most part as expected. Just a poor decision from Luai cost us the game.

exactly i think there’s some serious overections going on here. We are down on form no doubt I’d say we are at 65-70 percent right now. 2nd place finish is still entrirely possible even in our current form. Obviously it needs to improve if we want to do anything in the finals.