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Wow. Take a comment out of context and spin it to suit your agenda and somehow assume that it is in support of Doust and his cronies. The on field performance of the team on ANZAC and that particular comment had nothing to do with management of the club.
I think the refs put them under the heavy workload in both those 2nd halves. I don't think it was due to the style we play.
When players tire, they tend to give away penalties. The common theme is that we lost momentum in the second half of both games. A repeat of this problem in games against the Storm and Sharks will no doubt confirm what I'm saying.
You would however, see evidence of it in the first half as well if it was due to style. Slow starts, a lack of enthusiasm etc. would all be signs of fatigue induced by the power game. Several of the penalties and calls against us in the last fortnight I do not believe have been due to fatigue but the rough end of the stick.
Always love your posts and mostly agree with your view. On this occasion I'd say the boys are still putting in with effort and enthusiasm for the full 80min however, they are becoming tired and possibly playing with minor injury mainly because of the style. To me it seems our players are tiring in the second half and I put it down to fatigue/burnout.
Fair enough Pos. Let's see what is trotted out on Sunday. Hopefully in front of a parochial home crowd we won't be dud dedicated by the refs again and boys are allowed to play.
Yes, my heart wants to believe we will smash the Storm and Mann reveals his true potential however, my head says the loss of Widdop may be a hurdle too high for us right now.
It will be interesting to see which way McGregor goes with Widdop's replacement. I have a feeling Field might get the nod ahead of Mann. Naturally, it is the worst case scenario losing Widdop for several weeks, but thems is the breaks and our depth was bound to be tested at some point. At least whomever is chosen, should get a get a prolonged periods in that position to show their wares and hopefully will not have an affect too much on team continuity.
You may be right about Mary taking the Field option. Millward might possibly be in his ear saying Field is a keeper and needs to be developed and Mann is not in the Dragon's future plans. Either way I personally will be interested to see how whoever takes Widdop's place performs on Sundsy.
