I missed the first 35 mins. Gee, our big forwards are good, real good.Like night and day! What a turnaround.
He could've put the game to bed with that kick and chase. Just bounce of the ball stopped him.Not scrappy. SJ was very good. Just what we needed. AFB monsterous again. Our edges solid on both sides.
I didn’t even know Pompey had that skill. It was an excellent pass.How much better were our backs? Montoya excellent again, Kosi didn’t put a foot wrong and looks like he’s really improved in the off season, Arthars went ok and Pompey had some great touches, particularly settin Montoya up with the flick pass.
I thought we handled Hass well. He caused a few problems but couldn’t go beast mode on us.A pretty even-keeled performance all around, I thought. A nice surprise.
Was AFB listening to all the "Haas is the best prop in the game right now" manager-driven media stuff this week?
"Like f**k he is"
I thought Lodge got better as the game went on, too. Bunty & BMM solid, the pack as a whole did what I was hoping to see from them consistently this year. They *should* be beating teams in the middle. And an assured performance from SJ off the back of it.
I hope Egan is ok.
Yip. Kicking game 10 times better. Reynolds still finding his feet but out shined by SJ today.Just having a cool kicking game from SJ made more difference than we think. Hardly ever had to complain about a terrible end to set. But mostly we just held the ball better. When we finish sets we’re not a bad team.
And that’s the difference with a banaced team, players with limited skill sets can do a great job if they’re correctly utilised.I didn’t even know Pompey had that skill. It was an excellent pass.
Sorry had a garden shed (3x3x2.4m) project that takes you way longer than you expect, eg all day.Phil MIA.
I was over at the RSL. Next time I'll take my tablet.