Bit tough on Saleh there, DS. I've had a good night's sleep to get over it now.
I guess my judgements are pretty much the same. Bird and McGoldrick did not impress. Lomu's early defence was good but his late fumble was a major contributing factor to our loss. Bailey made some good breaks but did not capitalise. Kimmorley's kicks nearly all had poor results.
Overall, our backline had little thrust and our forwards went missing at times.
But I think we may as well just forget about next week. I watched the Dogs and they were AWESOME. Everything they did turned to gold.
Let's concentrate on Manly. We need more thrust in the backline. Merritt, Vagana and Franze should provide that.
5/8 is a BIG, BIG, problem when it shouldn't be. I've watched Aitken over the years and he has ball play talents most blokes only dream about. My only reservation is that he seems to be a bit fragile. But, with what we have, I'd give him the spot tomorrow.
One of my biggest disappointments was McGoldrick. I expected better after his Union stint, but it was the same old McGoldrick.
