lol @ the downtown rule change advocators. Why don't we just change any rule that doesn't cause a set of 6 to start from a set play just to make them happy?
Maybe they should postpone games on rainy days too. After all, it slows things down. And in winter it gets cold, much better to play the game on a warm summer's day so I feel more comfortable. Plus more beer. Oh, and more toilets too.
If people want to be entertained, go watch a live band or a good movie.
In all sport, entertainment is a bonus. But it's worth very little without the wins on the board.
Actually, I wonder if people sometimes forget that the object of the game is to win. It may come as a shock to some, but when coaches and players discuss tactics, they don't talk about putting on a show for the fans. The old saying, 'it's not about winning or losing, it's how you play the game' was about winning without cheating or playing dirty, not about entertaining.
I go to watch my team win, and quite frankly I enjoyed last night's game because the boys were able to grind it out, despite getting some very unlucky breaks.
This Year? said:
Our forwards outmuscled the Knights and their ballplayers weren't given much to work with. That 15-20 minute assault in the 1st half drained them. The Nightingale try was brilliant (one of the Storm's pet plays). Our last tackle option lacked polish, but I'm very happy to win a game we don't normally win.
Agreed, particularly re the forwards. Elsewhere there were some very good signs but still plenty of work to do.
And to borrow that old line: "Forwards win matches, the backs decide by how much."