Softness returns

[watersider]

47 tackles 3 missed not good enough for you ?

That is very surprising, but he was still terrible defensively. The amount of times he was barely clinging on as Souths pushed further down field was not good enough. He needs to be a much stronger tackler to play in the middle.

 

[Camel2281]

Why. Liddle is a Hooker who can't pass the ball

 

[Camel2281]

That is very surprising, but he was still terrible defensively. The amount of times he was barely clinging on as Souths pushed further down field was not good enough. He needs to be a much stronger tackler to play in the middle.

Liddle is no better defensively than Simpkin though unfortunately. Difference is that Simpkin is able to pass the football

 

[Tiger Woods]

Soft ?
Tigers must’ve changed their soap this week 🧼 😆
Even a spider web is stronger through the middle 🕸 🕷

 

[earl]

Forwards went missing and cost us that game. Backs actually looked half decent for once and put some great moves together.

The forwards have been good all year but went to pieces. Our backs have looked poor but they were good.

It's frustrating.

 

[earl]

There’s nothing between them.

Liddle - bad service, okay decisions, okay defence
Simpkin - okay service, bad decisions, okay defence

Neither of them are up to NRL unfortunately.

It's our worst position. Simpkin may make it. There are some upsides but he needs to work on his game.

 

[innsaneink]

Watched the highlites... Some of the tries conceded... Yeah, soft is apt

 

[bbobb]

Souths realised that they just needed to roll up the middle and then go left (our right). They executed it very well and in my opinion found To'a out.

I was at the game and watched Hastings closely, I think his ankle was probably needled. In the first half he ran a lot more. Several times, when the ball was being played, he would run behind the ruck from the right to the left and give early ball to Brooks and Naden and we made ground. In the second half, he wasn't running as much (I suspect it was the injury ) and that impacted our go forward as we were very predictable and were picked off.

 

[Mighty Mouse]

Liddle has always been the better player. I don’t remember Simpkin creating anything around dummy half. From memory he had one good game and Madge has stuck with him. Simpkin is a young Mitch Rein.

 

[Tiger-ferret]

Souths realised that they just needed to roll up the middle and then go left (our right). They executed it very well and in my opinion found To'a out.

I was at the game and watched Hastings closely, I think his ankle was probably needled. In the first half he ran a lot more. Several times, when the ball was being played, he would run behind the ruck from the right to the left and give early ball to Brooks and Naden and we made ground. In the second half, he wasn't running as much (I suspect it was the injury ) and that impacted our go forward as we were very predictable and were picked off.

I was worried after the early intercept try that side would be a liability…

 

[bathursttiger1]

Softness returns? It never left.

 

[Aceshigh]

Thing that irked me was Souths forwards were actually laughing at our pack all night ,we failed to muscle up with them , our pack needs a bit of mongrel from somewhere and i dont think we have anyone coming through that is a quick fix

 

[Garrry]

First half was great, 2nd phase plays down the left was making lots of ground, naden was running a muck.
Second half our forwards stayed in the dressing room.

Thank you ball boy's, thank you linesman.

 

[Go_You_Good_Things]

That is very surprising, but he was still terrible defensively. The amount of times he was barely clinging on as Souths pushed further down field was not good enough. He needs to be a much stronger tackler to play in the middle.

Yeah, exactly.
He needs to grow another 30cm in height and put on another 18kgs.
That'll stop the clinging.

 

[The_Patriot]

The way they went to water when Souths turned it up a notch was simply more of the same rubbish we have seen under this coach.

The team need a coach who get these guys playing heads up lead with the heart football.

One dimensional over structured play has limited this squad. The squad is capable of finals footy.

 

[Demps]

The way they went to water when Souths turned it up a notch was simply more of the same rubbish we have seen under this coach.

The team need a coach who get these guys playing heads up lead with the heart football.

One dimensional over structured play has limited this squad. The squad is capable of finals footy.

Brett Kimmorley time.

 

[Telltails]

The forwards got owned. No one getting over the advantage line and not moving up in D. They have held their own in most games this year and have been let down by our attack- but they got smashed last night. They looked liked a tired outfit and South's on the other hand looked like they were up for a win after some real ordinary performances themselves.

 

[Aceshigh]

The way they went to water when Souths turned it up a notch was simply more of the same rubbish we have seen under this coach.

The team need a coach who get these guys playing heads up lead with the heart football.

One dimensional over structured play has limited this squad. The squad is capable of finals footy.

Those forwards of ours were completely dominated , nothing to do with Coaching , more to be with being outmuscled