Big Pete
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Hannant needs to start over Webb that's for sure. By the time he was injected the forwards battle was all but loss. RABK illustrated this perfectly in the Archer thread. Hopefully Price is back and we can have him on deck.
I was incredibly harsh on Slater during the game and while he didn't have the best game, considering Wallace's sublime kicking game he played the best he could. To give the Blues credit, Wallace's kicking game was top notch and every kick he produced had some purpose. Whether it threaten for a 40/20 or threaten the Maroons line he was superb.
IMO the blame falls on Meninga, he should've shifted Slater/Hunt/Inglis around and kept the Blues guessing. Hopefully Meninga learns from this and goes back to that.
In saying, while Slater hardly justified his hype by no means did he have a bad game. The Blues were just far too good and the Maroons forward pack was just far too soft.
I was incredibly harsh on Slater during the game and while he didn't have the best game, considering Wallace's sublime kicking game he played the best he could. To give the Blues credit, Wallace's kicking game was top notch and every kick he produced had some purpose. Whether it threaten for a 40/20 or threaten the Maroons line he was superb.
IMO the blame falls on Meninga, he should've shifted Slater/Hunt/Inglis around and kept the Blues guessing. Hopefully Meninga learns from this and goes back to that.
In saying, while Slater hardly justified his hype by no means did he have a bad game. The Blues were just far too good and the Maroons forward pack was just far too soft.