ok sanity check time...
point 1 - any tigers supporter who think Lui, fifita, moltzen and the other "B" graders would have made a difference is kidding themselves. the players we had out are of far higher calibre and if both teams were at full strength i suspect both teams would have played better, but our players out offer more to the team then the tigers missing "stars"...
point 2 - the dragons performance was hardly amazing.. although solid, we lacked spark in the first half and should have done a lot more in possession then what we offered... i have seen better
point 3 - our right side defence WAS A CONCERN. the tigers exploited us on several occasions and it was only bad finishing and our desperate cover defence (great work Ben Creagh and Kyle Stanley on more then one occasion) that saved us... as per my other thread Beau Scott has become a problem in defence and Soward missed A LOT of tackles..
all in all the better team won on the night, however both team were well below their best.
i disagree with point 1. moltzen is a real star and we've won 9 from 9 with him at starting halfback, he compliments marshall perfectly and has a brilliant running game. to say moltzen isnt a lose means you have clearly never watched him play halfback or you dont know anything about footy. moltzen has future rep player written all over him.
lui is average but he is a natural half, with him out meant we had to put a center there meaning our right side attack was basically null and void. lui also has a very good long kicking game. it was no surprise that we scored both tries down our left because marshall excuslivley plays there. we didnt even look like making a break on the right because there effectivley was no half to provide for ellis etc. at the moment lui is a 'B' grader, but he is our best option.
fifita isnt a loss, moors is playing better then him anyway.
imo stanley is already a better player then cooper, why you will be throwing a heap of cash at gasnier when you have this young star already is beyond me, what a player he is!
priddis is playing better then fien was for you and saints have front rowers coming out of their backsides. hunt whilst a very good player, is easily replacable.
in saying all that i never use injuries as an excuse. rugby league is the most brutal body contact sport in the world and you have squads for a reason. end of the day we put 17 blokes out there and so did you. your 17 clearly played better.
