Round 25 v Canberra

[WestyLife]

People saying theres no lack of effoet yet Luai and To'o were literally walking.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Tito needs a really big game in cup today. So does alamonti..

One needs to be picked no matter what. Unless we move Casey to the wing

 

[Girds89]

Edwards
Tito/alamonti (whoever plays better today)
Tago
Casey
Bizza
Laurie/cole/trent
Luai
Smith
Kenny
Fish
Garner
Marto
Yeo

Sommo
Henry
Leota
Geyer

 

[mxlegend99]

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.

Who has said season is over?

Ivan has thrown away minor premiership. Possibly a top 4 or home final. But its definitely not too late to fix anything.

 

[WestyLife]

Who has said season is over?

Ivan has thrown away minor premiership. Possibly a top 4 or home final. But its definitely not too late to fix anything.

I did. I don't see Ivan fixing it. If he picks a proper winger who at least won't make errors, leaves Schneider out and puts a rocket up the rest then yes they can win the comp even without Nathan it'll just be more difficult.

 

[Iamback]

If Luai kicks instead of passing we score 22-24 points. With our defence that's enough to win a football game.

You said we'd lose this game weeks ago. It's a crap road trip. Be thankful it's not the Storm going to Townsville and Brisbane to finish the year.

I did.

based 100% on our form.

We don't beat teams they beat themselves against us.

Canberra don't do that. GC are another side that don't we likely flog Souffs

 

[Bred not Bought]

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.

The trouble is we have for the most part of the season struggled with discipline and leaky edge defence . Neither has improved all year.
We repeat the same dumb patterns. Why is it going to change now?

The good teams at this stage of the year start to click and thrash the bum teams. We haven't. We been scrapping through against deadbeats that won't make the 8.
We should never have been down by 14 points against the Eels. Let alone allowing them to score 34 points a few weeks ago.

Edwards and Martin look injured.
Cleary is broken. He won’t come back 100%.

Sadly we are feeling the effects of being top dogs the last 4 years and are running out of steam.
Team selections haven't helped.

 

[mxlegend99]

I did. I don't see Ivan fixing it. If he picks a proper winger who at least won't make errors, leaves Schneider out and puts a rocket up the rest then yes they can win the comp even without Nathan it'll just be more difficult.

Turuva will be back. Or Alamoti. No way Ivan hasnt seen how Laurie has cost us past few werks.

Losing forces us to look at what is going wrong too. Nathan comes back in finals also. So obvious we need him steering us around. Especially if Schneider is next man up.

 

[Iamback]

Very hard to build combos and form when its a different team every week..

Ill keep the faith.

I think theres too many good seasoned players to fall to pieces now.

Hopefully soro can get back before the finals and everyone else stays fit.

Yep and say we find form

Then bring in a busted Cleary to defend in our poor Right side.

That won't help that issue

 

[BossleyPanther]

Say we had Cogger instead of Schneider, I think we would have sneaked home in this game.

 

[Chins get the wins]

Say we had Cogger instead of Schneider, I think we would have sneaked home in this game.

Nope. Luai lost it

 

[Fangs]

Turuva will be back. Or Alamoti. No way Ivan hasnt seen how Laurie has cost us past few werks.

Losing forces us to look at what is going wrong too. Nathan comes back in finals also. So obvious we need him steering us around. Especially if Schneider is next man up.

This decision on edge combinations was made during the bye round.

I thought the To'o edge switch was final at that point but I was wrong. They've moved him again, McClean didn't finish the game. Ivan sees Turuva behind Laurie as a winger right now which is crazy IMO.

We are at the wrong time of the year to experiment .

 

[BossleyPanther]

Nope. Luai lost it

The players all look stale after Origin. I have this feeling about To'o not being happy. Shame Laurie hasn't worked out on the wing.

 

[BossleyPanther]

This decision on edge combinations was made during the bye round.

I thought the To'o edge switch was final at that point but I was wrong. They've moved him again, McClean didn't finish the game. Ivan sees Turuva behind Laurie as a winger right now which is crazy IMO.

We are at the wrong time of the year to experiment .

It's going to be tough to make the 4peat happen. All year there has been distractions starting with Kenny, Than JFH. The team been off all year. Plus Origin has worn us down more so this year.

 

[Luke Bowden]

Martin and Edwards but one isn't fit and the other doesn't give a f**k

Wouldn’t have just been easier to say this?

 

[BossleyPanther]

I'm hoping they can flick a switch come finals time.

 

[Black Panther]

Say we had Cogger instead of Schneider, I think we would have sneaked home in this game.

Or Cole. Schnieder is hopeless.

 

[BossleyPanther]

Or Cole. Schnieder is hopeless.

Yep, had high hopes for him at the beginning of the year.

 

[Fangs]

It's going to be tough to make the 4peat happen. All year there has been distractions starting with Kenny, Than JFH. The team been off all year. Plus Origin has worn us down more so this year.

That's what makes it so exciting.

Not just anger from fans today, a bit of fear. They feel the threat because we aren't showing much right now.

Storm up 16-0. Roosters firing scoring points off a bye.

It's going to be a fun end to the season.

 

[Black Panther]

The players all look stale after Origin. I have this feeling about To'o not being happy. Shame Laurie hasn't worked out on the wing.

Well if whispers are right, To’o will be signed to the Tigers in the off season.