Sorry Ando

[El Diablo]

but wtf were you thinking?

kick the ball to Turner :?

i fail to see how that could win us the match and it wasted so many attacking opportunities

 

[FUIFUI_MOIMOI]

Easier said than done.

DA took us to a GF in his 1st year with us. No one expected us to be in the GF this year. This is not time to criticize DA's tactics. DA got us to the GF, he deserves some credit.

Bottle it up and get ready for next year.

 

[Snoochies]

Wooden spoon to GF, good job. Imagine what is in store for us. Sux we have to wait 6 months. :crazy:

 

[Fathead]

Easy.. In Ando we trust.

 

[fish eel]

Maybe they should have kicked to slater?

 

[Eelectrica]

Or put better kicks in.

 

[Munky]

Maybe they should have kicked to slater?

Manly did and he dropped it a fair few times last year.

This year you guys did it once and got the required result...

 

[Kornstar]

Inglis, Slater or Turner.....tough choice....

 

[bartman]

I thought we kicked toward Slater a fair amount of times, and tackled him and hurt him a bit. Turner had a better game than expected.

Bottom line Melbourne had better execution and less erros on the day, we were beaten by the better team and will be better for the experience next year.

 

[eyejay84]

Anderson has done an unbelievable job with this team. coach of the year in 2010.

 

[bartman]

Thanks Ridders ;-).

Melbourne really did their homework and shut Jarryd down well today.

 

[Kornstar]

Thanks Ridders ;-).

Melbourne really did their homework and shut Jarryd down well today.

I think the fact that the refs let Melbourne lay in the play the ball as much as they want went a great distance to shutting us (not just Jarryd) down.

Melbourne being the grubbiest team in the comp helps them win but hey, until the NRL does something about it they will keep doing it and winning.

We could have lowered oursleves to their level but didn't and we were still fairly close at the end, next year we will be better!

 

[El Diablo]

and will be better for the experience next year.

i don't believe in that. it has proven to be more wrong than right on so many occasions

 

[FUIFUI_MOIMOI]

Manly had to lose one to win one...

 

[El Diablo]

Manly had to lose one to win one...

and what about every team that didn't win one after losing one?

 

[natheel]

probably coz inglis was on the other side? so turner looked like the best option? shouldve put more bombs up though thats for sure slater proved to buckle under pressure.

oh well next year is looking bright, it looked bright even before we started out winning run!!

 

[Casper The Ghost]

I think the fact that the refs let Melbourne lay in the play the ball as much as they want went a great distance to shutting us (not just Jarryd) down.

Melbourne being the grubbiest team in the comp helps them win but hey, until the NRL does something about it they will keep doing it and winning.

We could have lowered oursleves to their level but didn't and we were still fairly close at the end, next year we will be better!

I agree with your summation. I ended up going to the game (last minute) and it appeared (though I could not tell because of where we sat) that Melb were not having to defend the 10 meters for much of the game. I could not tell if the constant booing was just bias from Eels supporters or was genuine grievance for Melb getting away with the 10 meters. If this is true then the refs had a great involvement in shutting down the Eels attacking game. I am going to watch the whole game over the coming week to observe just the 10 meter rule. What does anyone else have to say about this?

Anyway.. congratulations goes to the Melb Storm for being the better team on the day.

Oooohhh well, I really thought that the Eels attacking game would blow the storm off the park in the 2nd half. It just wasn't to be. The try scored by Inglis off the high kick in the 2nd half was brilliantly planned & executed. 10/10 for that one. Slater was not man of the match. There were a few Storm forwards who played much better than Slater did.

 

[slippy]

and what about every team that didn't win one after losing one?

Im with you, I had an all or nothing attitude during the game, I am sick of waiting another f**king year, I am devastated...

 

[ROGUE]

Im with you, I had an all or nothing attitude during the game, I am sick of waiting another f**king year, I am devastated...

DItto

 

[Kornstar]

DItto

A few very ordinary missed tackles by players who have been so good on our brilliant run really showed their inexperience......that was the diifference......

2 of those may not be with us next year!