Team vs Warriors

[eel speel]

He's not playing halfback, Norman is.

Prior to yesterday we played with split halves, with Norman and Sandow getting roughly even number of touches (about 50 each). Yesterday Norman handled the ball 70 times to Kelly's 48, and 10 of those were kicks (Norman kicked five times).

Kelly is very much in the team to play the supporting half role. All he needs to do better than Sandow is tackle. Plus he's better at kicking short.

No team in the NRL has both halves dominate the stats. One has to be more of a lead than the other.

 

[Poupou Escobar]

Well we have had neither dominant, until yesterday.

 

[Gronk]

So has the NRL said anything about the 2 on 1 strip that resulted in the Warriors kicking their FG ?

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I'm watching the replay of Saturday's game right now. Up to 18th minute. We haven't been too bad at all. Must be about to implode.

 

[Gronk]

I'm watching the replay of Saturday's game right now. Up to 18th minute. We haven't been too bad at all. Must be about to implode.

I thought we played pretty good. IF only we converted one try we'd be winners.

The tone of this site post game was unjust IMHO.

 

[Joshuatheeel]

And their two tries were long range. While kicking killed us, we probably bombed 1-2 tries in the first half we could have got.

Semi could have had a 3-4 tries, if he was on his game.

 

[hineyrulz]

I thought we played pretty good. IF only we converted one try we'd be winners.

The tone of this site post game was unjust IMHO.

Yeah everyone on here should have been peachy after yet another loss and last spot on the ladder........

 

[emjaycee]

Yeah everyone on here should have been peachy after yet another loss and last spot on the ladder........

Even if we won and assuming manly win tonight by our margin + 2 we would still be last on the ladder.

 

[hineyrulz]

Even if we won and assuming manly win tonight by our margin + 2 we would still be last on the ladder.

Plenty to be excited about, the club is flying!!

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

I thought we played pretty good. IF only we converted one try we'd be winners.

The tone of this site post game was unjust IMHO.

Oh, I understand why people are upset, and we all respond differently to disatisfying results. And it is very different watching a game in replay when you already know the result.

Observations of first half: Our poor completion rate stats obviously derived largely from errors late in the tackle count (e.g. Peats on the last tackle after regathering kick etc), or in the red zone. I once more don't get why Robinson is the focus of people's ire (maybe he's about to do something dumb in 2nd half), his one kick return involved a cross-field run, shimy, and partial break which made a good 10 yards. Took the bomb quite well.

 

[Chipmunk]

I thought we played pretty good. IF only we converted one try we'd be winners.

The tone of this site post game was unjust IMHO.

The Warriors had key players out, their key forward injured and out of the game after 3 mins, down to 15 players for the last 60 mins, appeared heavily fatigued in the second half and had zero momentum for the entire second half.

It was a game that Parra should have run in at least 6 tries in the second half.

If we cannot beat that Warriors team, given the overall circumstances of the match, we will struggle to win too many games at all.

 

[forward pass]

I thought we played pretty good. IF only we converted one try we'd be winners.

The tone of this site post game was unjust IMHO.

I agree with the second part. It was over the top.

But the first part - you don't know that for sure. Warriors would not have kicked the FG and gone for the try instead. who knows....

 

[Gronk]

The Warriors had key players out, their key forward injured and out of the game after 3 mins, down to 15 players for the last 60 mins, appeared heavily fatigued in the second half and had zero momentum for the entire second half.

It was a game that Parra should have run in at least 6 tries in the second half.

If we cannot beat that Warriors team, given the overall circumstances of the match, we will struggle to win too many games at all.

That's why they are top 8 and we're not. I was happy that we competed and only just missed out on the chocolates.

 

[IFR33K]

That's why they are top 8 and we're not. I was happy that we competed and only just missed out on the chocolates.

We played more direct and blew our chance. Yes I'm upset we lost but hopefully we can build on that effort.

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

Oh, I understand why people are upset, and we all respond differently to disatisfying results. And it is very different watching a game in replay when you already know the result.

Observations of first half: Our poor completion rate stats obviously derived largely from errors late in the tackle count (e.g. Peats on the last tackle after regathering kick etc), or in the red zone. I once more don't get why Robinson is the focus of people's ire (maybe he's about to do something dumb in 2nd half), his one kick return involved a cross-field run, shimy, and partial break which made a good 10 yards. Took the bomb quite well.

And I've just watched the 2nd half and have little different to add. We were solid enough, we actually looked vaguely organised at times. From all the Sandow discussion I thought Kelly must have really sucked in this game. He was solid, and the blokes outside him actually seemed to know what was going on (with the exception of when passed the ball into Pauli's arse). Yes, the Warriors were down on players, as were we.

Semi made some unfortunate choices and errors....just not one of his days.

Pauli was v.good in 2nd half.

 

[oldmancraigy]

How was the strip Baz?
Lead directly to their FG didnt it??

I thought Semi also bombed a sitter

 

[Barry O'Speedwagon]

How was the strip Baz?
Lead directly to their FG didnt it??

I thought Semi also bombed a sitter

Probably a strip I reckon, but not 100% sure and not a terrible decision. Could have gone either way, and if you don't see the strip live it's hard to call it. And yes, it lead to their FG (they got 7 tackles as the first was deemed a zero tackle).

Yeh, not Semi's best day.

 

[IFR33K]

And I've just watched the 2nd half and have little different to add. We were solid enough, we actually looked vaguely organised at times. From all the Sandow discussion I thought Kelly must have really sucked in this game. He was solid, and the blokes outside him actually seemed to know what was going on (with the exception of when passed the ball into Pauli's arse). Yes, the Warriors were down on players, as were we.

Semi made some unfortunate choices and errors....just not one of his days.

Pauli was v.good in 2nd half.

My thoughts too. Goal kicking aside, kelly was solid.

 

[Chipmunk]

That's why they are top 8 and we're not. I was happy that we competed and only just missed out on the chocolates.

Warriors aren't top 8. They're borderline just better than a bottom 4 team. Just because you have a lot of good players doesn't make you a Top 8 team.

 

[Gronk]

Warriors aren't top 8. They're borderline just better than a bottom 4 team. Just because you have a lot of good players doesn't make you a Top 8 team.

Yes they are Top 8 and will cruise into the semis IMHO.