Those Sheets are Dirty and so are the Cows

[Craigshark]

Thought AFB played well without being great. Looked to be affected by the heat, which is fair enough. Good signs that we dominated them totally without him fully firing.

agree on Uele. I like him too, so it’s very unfortunate. Looks to have lost that yard of pace that he would every now and then run into the defence with.

Kennedy played great. Could have had himself a try if he backed up on the Ronaldo break

also haven’t been a fan of Wilton, but thought he was really good defensively

 

[Craigshark]

Also, not sure what the plan is with Talakai, but feel we could use him so much better. Would love to see him on with AFB for a stint. Surely he could play more minutes than currently

 

[R-15-3]

Tha

Great win in what looked like absolute shocking heat and humidity.

I agree with BBB we always looked in control and didn’t really need to hit top gear. Mind you this Cowboys team isn’t good. Their best attacking option all night was the bomb. Their left side defence in particular is horrific. Mind you it was good to see that we could easily exploit it with smart attack.

Was a great performance also because Fitzy said quite a few players had developed Covid and Influenza since the US trip.

AFB was the only prop performance I liked. There is so much depth at prop in the Club and Fitzy hinted that Toby is very close to being back so I don’t get the lack of performance from the rest of them. There’s going to be huge competition for spots in the team.

Our backrow was awesome. That was where we really hurt them in the forwards with their leg speed.

The halves had a solid game. They will improve and they will need to against more decent opposition.

We did what we had to do to get the result. But let’s not book GF tickets yet. This is a bad Cowboys team.

The win was especially satisfying as I’ve been in hospital with a 6mm Kidney stone caught in a 3 to 4mm tube. Incredible pain. Had a stent put in and now when I piss it feels like I’m pissing razor blades. But it’s getting better.

Thats f**ked, iv never had them stuck bad that needed blasting but passed a few 5mm ones like razor blades and stuck mid stream for a second till I fired it out.

I just drank water 24/7 to make myself piss like a racehorse

 

[roboshark]

Great win in what looked like absolute shocking heat and humidity.

I agree with BBB we always looked in control and didn’t really need to hit top gear. Mind you this Cowboys team isn’t good. Their best attacking option all night was the bomb. Their left side defence in particular is horrific. Mind you it was good to see that we could easily exploit it with smart attack.

Was a great performance also because Fitzy said quite a few players had developed Covid and Influenza since the US trip.

AFB was the only prop performance I liked. There is so much depth at prop in the Club and Fitzy hinted that Toby is very close to being back so I don’t get the lack of performance from the rest of them. There’s going to be huge competition for spots in the team.

Our backrow was awesome. That was where we really hurt them in the forwards with their leg speed.

The halves had a solid game. They will improve and they will need to against more decent opposition.

We did what we had to do to get the result. But let’s not book GF tickets yet. This is a bad Cowboys team.

The win was especially satisfying as I’ve been in hospital with a 6mm Kidney stone caught in a 3 to 4mm tube. Incredible pain. Had a stent put in and now when I piss it feels like I’m pissing razor blades. But it’s getting better.

All rhe best mate. Hope u get rid of the thing asap

 

[sladden road]

Well, for what it is worth.

I figure we left at least 6000 tries out on the field last night.
So that’s at least 24000 points we missed out on.
Apart from that I thought the mighties were dominant and easily controlled the game.

I often wonder how Noodles has the stamina to carry around the can of pal he has between his legs and play so well.
Iro probably has one also.
Like aisle ten at Sutherland Franklin’s .. big cans of pal slapping Cowgirls in the face.

Better than Aldi. Need less Atko, I never liked him.

 

[Frenzy.]

AFB attracts so much defensive attention, even just his presence as an option - it creates time and space further wide. He’s an absolute beast - I do hope Brailey can work some tricks into his game (like Egan did) that give AFB good ball.
Stoney did some good, some bad. Like I’ve said before, he’s definitely showing promise, but he’s nowhere near keeping the shirt from Katoa as some suggested pre-season. He’s very weak in collision bringing the ball back, and has a mistake or 2 in him. I’ll also bet my bottom dollar he butchers a try at some point soon by messing up the put down, either a stray arm/leg in touch when diving, or dropping it during the put down. Nearly did it twice today, and I’ve noticed it before, he wants the flashy put down and tongue out. Give me more Danial Tupou style please.

Definitely. The Cinderella Walsh style just irks me sooooooo much! He's such a showboating pansy.

 

[Frenzy.]

Well, for what it is worth.

I figure we left at least 6000 tries out on the field last night.
So that’s at least 24000 points we missed out on.
Apart from that I thought the mighties were dominant and easily controlled the game.

I often wonder how Noodles has the stamina to carry around the can of pal he has between his legs and play so well.
Iro probably has one also.
Like aisle ten at Sutherland Franklin’s .. big cans of pal slapping Cowgirls in the face.

Better than Aldi. Need less Atko, I never liked him.

Noodles no longer seems an appropriate nickname.

 

[sladden road]

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Noodles no longer seems an appropriate nickname.

Exactly.

 

[Inferno]

Nothing really to disagree with.

I feel BHU is trying too hard and just overthinking things. It's like he goes into every tackle pre-planned not to drop the ball and to play the ball correctly. Consequently everything he does just seems stilted and it impacts everything he does.

A couple of good performances and I think he can get back to his best but if it doesn't happen quickly you would think he'll lose his spot to Toby.

Stoney impressed me, no so much for the linebreak or his tries but for the improvement from last week. It seemed there was a plan to stop him getting ragdolled like last week and he seemed stronger in contact. I agree I wouldn't be giving him SK's jersey but if his rate of improvement continues Sione could have a fight on his hand by the end of the year.

 

[Inferno]

Also I was really impressed with Iro. I hope we see more flashes of attacking brilliance this year.

 

[Stake Removed]

What SS needs to do he runs cross field then straightens, if he wants to do this he needs to target the hooker or the halves having them making first contact will help him

 

[shadowboxer]

Watched the game after sitting through lunch at a local haunt watching Parramatta performance, which probally makes my views way fluffy.
Overall, Cronulla just managed the game like a practise drill. Holding the leash of their cowboy dog pretty firmly. The Cowboys weren’t that bad either for most part and the score line probally flattered the Sharks.
The Nico bingo of opinion is stupid - he played as he had to, well involved and tackled plenty. For most part the team just did what was needed with nil panic particularly when there were some soft tries.
Early days in the season, but good signs and look forward to Saturday when back in 2230

 

[bluefox68]

What SS needs to do he runs cross field then straightens, if he wants to do this he needs to target the hooker or the halves having them making first contact will help him

Easier said than done, Stakey.

 

[Stake Removed]

Easier said than done, Stakey.

I know but for SS it's his best bet of not getting pushed backwards.
Every player is different, I actually wouldn't mind seeing him take a hit up off a quick play the ball use his speed to get defence moving back

 

[R-15-3]

Just rewatched the game and was a better team performance than I thought.
Particularly the opening 15 nothing flash but very clinical

 

[carinashark]

I liked the way we went. Just remember the Penrith game in the US. We played the same way against an inferior team. I’m not looking forward to when we play the Raiders, Tigers and Storm.
Uele’s time is up, AFB defence needs to be improved. Kennedy is playing the best football .

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

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I liked the way we went. Just remember the Penrith game in the US. We played the same way against an inferior team. I’m not looking forward to when we play the Raiders, Tigers and Storm.
Uele’s time is up, AFB defence needs to be improved. Kennedy is playing the best football

Yep WK has definitely stepped up a notch so far. Not sure what you mean about AFB’s defence? Has only missed 2 tackles in 2 games @96% tackle efficiency.

 

[2012....Sharks Year]

Also I was really impressed with Iro. I hope we see more flashes of attacking brilliance this year.

Yeah agree on Iro….can’t see him ever being the sort of player to run the length of the field but is hard to stop close to the line and is very good defensively . Also carries the ball well…. Plenty of post contact meters and f**k all mistakes. Is fast becoming a very complete footballer.

 

[carinashark]

AFB with that body he could stop anyone. I know we did not buy him as a defender, but….

 

[shaggs]

If you were the defensive coach what would you say to AFB that he needed to work on?

AFB with that body he could stop anyone. I know we did not buy him as a defender, but…