Team v Rabbitohs

[Meth]

We could have done with some rain. Of course, Auckland looking fine enough for football tonight

 

[Benek]

Now what happens if RTS doesn't play again due to baby? How the heck do we manage that?

 

[Meth]

Now what happens if RTS doesn't play again due to baby? How the heck do we manage that?

is there a whisper that he won't play?

 

[Benek]

Theres a whisper but hopefully its just media drama.

 

[Iafeta]

Rogers playing. Papalii is not.

 

[Meth]

RTS is there

 

[Meth]

Rogers playing. Papalii is not.

Is he injured?

 

[Iafeta]

Maybe. I think his knee is still an issue.

He’s had a really good season.

 

[Meth]

So, it’s been confirmed that Papalii’s non selection was ‘tactical’. What the hell was with that?

 

[Rich102]

They wanted more size against the big Souths pack.
That's why they picked two small men on the bench.

 

[TheDMC]

They wanted more size against the big Souths pack.
That's why they picked two small men on the bench.

Ah, the old take a knife to a gunfight approach. Rarely f**king works.

 

[Penrose_11]

Obviously our tactics are a stumbling point as after we got pasted by Roosters a few weeks back, SK and a couple of senior boys came out and said “heads not in the right space” and admitted they underestimated the intensity the Roosters would come with.

Actually SK might’ve said similar after the Storm touch up as well??

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

Using the "tactical" blanket response is a kind of escape from answering those tricky questions because you can't expect a coach to reveal their teams tactics. It also makes it sound like a long complex analytical story and it probably is but in the end its basically... 'we had an idea and it came crashing down like the challenger of 86'.

 

[JJ]

Ah, the old take a knife to a gunfight approach. Rarely f**king works.

even worse when it's a butter knife

 

[Penrose_11]

Using the "tactical" blanket response is a kind of escape from answering those tricky questions

I was probably more getting at the “we were out enthusiased” comments that came up a couple of times. Surely part of a coaches pre game is having the forwards ready to rip shit and bust, week in and week out.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

I was probably more getting at the “we were out enthusiased” comments that came up a couple of times.

Yeah I know what youre saying and I too am hearing their usual excuses that all the teams say when they lose. I did respond to you but then I ventured off more towards the tactical excuse for some reason.

 

[ZEROMISSTACKLES]

even worse when it's a butter knife

A PLASTIC butter knife because we're pretenders. Every time a team lifts to play us, they beat us with EASE but oh!, hang on, were a top 6 side. LTFOL

Roosters 32 - nil
Storm 50 - 10
Rabbitohs 30 - 10

 

[JJ]

A PLASTIC butter knife because we're pretenders. Every time a team lifts to play us, they beat us with EASE but oh!, hang on, were a top 6 side. LTFOL

Roosters 32 - nil
Storm 50 - 10
Rabbitohs 30 - 10

sadly I think that's right - we've beaten poor teams, hung in for a great win against the Dragons - but that's the only time a good team has turned up and played pretty well that we haven't been smashed...

 

[Meth]

It’s a concern to me that when we have lost, we have lost big. Surely, this has something to do with our mental conditioning.

 

[Izz]

On the plus side, we haven't lost 2 in a row yet this year...