hineyrulz
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I probably lost the last strand of hair after the 98 Semi against the dogs.
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I probably lost the last strand of hair after the 98 Semi against the dogs.
I wasnt old enough to see that game.
John Simon shat his dacks that last 10 mins as well.
Thought the effort was good. We didn't fold once we were behind by 40. We really stuck it to them and only lost 62-24. So we won the second half. It's a good sign going into next week
"We were our own worst enemy, and we need to fix some things up for next weeks game and play our style of footy"
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How do you know it wasn’t the players?
That’s where every team concedes the most. Or do you think wingers score the most tries because they’re the best players ffs
Fixing the issues might mean replacing players that are more influential at the club than the coach. It’s not the military, it’s an organisation that sells entertainment and the most important people in the organisation are the star entertainers.
It proves no such thing. Twelve games proves nothing at all. Have a look at Bellamy’s Origin record; 2 from 9. Does it mean he can’t get teams up for big games? We all know his Origin sides were usually outclassed, and so it was for Brad Arthur, with 6 of 12 finals matches coming against the Storm or Panthers.
He’s only ever had bum teams in the finals. Why should we have beaten any of the better sides? They hardly ever lose to bum teams like ours, and when they do, it’s because they had an off day and their opponents got them at a lucky time. We didn’t have that luck, though we came close in 2017 and 2021.
Players win big games, not coaching genius. Look at Brian Smith. Wayne Bennett himself said his game plan at Brisbane could’ve fit on a beer coaster. Coaching isn’t about tactical f**kery, it’s about developing and preparing players.
It works for Bellamy.
It’s his job to maximise the chance of winning, not use first grade as an arena for managers to spruik their players to the Tigers and Bulldogs.
He adapted after 2018 and he would’ve adapted after 2024. We were already looking to replace Gutherson at the back, and we signed Lomax before Arthur’s was rissoled.
Which is why we signed him at the last minute, as a backup. He was behind Sivo, Simonsson, Penisini, Russell and after a few rounds Talagi had also jumped him. Harper didn’t stop anyone getting a run. He didn’t even stop anyone getting a contract.
I agree our defence should improve, considering how poor it was this year.
The grass is definitely greener! It’s very exciting.
I know everything ffs
Beer is the opiate of the masses.
We knew what his best position was, but Dylan Brown was already playing there.
Apart from Arthur, we’ve kept all the ones we can fit into first grade. Or should we have arseholed Moses and Drown so we could keep Sanders/Talagi? The point is to win games not develop the most juniors. Your club knows well that pathways investment doesn’t guarantee NRL success. The real trick is fitting the merkins under the salary cap; something only the Panthers, Roosters and Storm have mastered. These players are in high demand from a very young age these days. There’s no secrets in junior recruitment any more.
If you saw us this year without him you’d know he is worth every penny. Unless he has become injury prone in his old age, in which case he is worth f**k all. Are we a club that can afford to not take that risk?
We will never know.
The problem is that you have to spend a particular amount of the cap and have a certain number of players on the books. It means you can’t just hold out for players who will sign at reasonable prices. You have to sign 28 players by a certain date and you have to spend ~$11M on them. And to top it off you can only choose from the players that are available and you have to do it in blind auctions with other clubs all trying to meet the same requirements. It means once your roster is f**ked it is very difficult to get it unf**ked.
According to some merkins it’s how we ended up second.
This is a fair. Name (or describe) two different game plans in the game. Nobody can. It is all the same. There is no variety in RL.
