**Live game thread** us vs the Knights r21

Earl said:
I totally agree. I'm over all the BS excuses.
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I'm with you on this one Earl, no more excuses for mediocre performances, from anyone!
Coaches will tell you from junior days right through to seniors, when in doubt, tuck the ball under the arm and run like a mad man a hole.
Preferably at a post (edges) You have to start bending the line. After the first hit up you might only make a yard but if subsequent runs are hard and the same plan then the edges will move in and then your backs and hole runners have something to work on.
Yesterday, all we did was play crab footy, like U8s all running left and right, no structure. Or we tried to shift too many times in a set. You have to set it up first otherwise the D has an easy day.
I have not seen last play options as bad as yesterday, or maybe I just chose to forget them.
They were playing as if we had never played together before.
We lost JH who is a real competitor. Surely we trained all week to have a ball playing lock take his place. No way. Our shapes looked nothing like that which won games prior.
It was obvious that plays that were practiced weren't carried out properly. For example. Late in the 2nd half WT were setting up for a AD towering bomb that produced a try earlier on. Instead of keeping AD passive in the set he took a hit up then scrambled to get into position to kick. The kick was under pressure and was poor.
There are heaps if examples mainly the way they were trying to set up to spread the ball without earning the right to do that by working the edges with quick play the balls. We just sat on the ground passive like, no energy for quick play the balls.
Peachey has to go. His zombie like passing is inept and the way he walks around from tackle to tackle, is lazy and makes the whole team look the same.
Big red needs to get some fierceness into his tackles, put some leg drive in there. He wraps the ball up and gets credit for a tackle but more often than not he loses the battle for yardage. He needs to get back to the big tackling bag and do some serious leg drive tackles.
AD, your tackling testerday was ugly mate. Not the leadership of a senior player.
So frustrating, zero tolerance to excuses right now 🤬
 
Cobarcats said:
I'm with you on this one Earl, no more excuses for mediocre performances, from anyone!
Coaches will tell you from junior days right through to seniors, when in doubt, tuck the ball under the arm and run like a mad man a hole.
Preferably at a post (edges) You have to start bending the line. After the first hit up you might only make a yard but if subsequent runs are hard and the same plan then the edges will move in and then your backs and hole runners have something to work on.
Yesterday, all we did was play crab footy, like U8s all running left and right, no structure. Or we tried to shift too many times in a set. You have to set it up first otherwise the D has an easy day.
I have not seen last play options as bad as yesterday, or maybe I just chose to forget them.
They were playing as if we had never played together before.
We lost JH who is a real competitor. Surely we trained all week to have a ball playing lock take his place. No way. Our shapes looked nothing like that which won games prior.
It was obvious that plays that were practiced weren't carried out properly. For example. Late in the 2nd half WT were setting up for a AD towering bomb that produced a try earlier on. Instead of keeping AD passive in the set he took a hit up then scrambled to get into position to kick. The kick was under pressure and was poor.
There are heaps if examples mainly the way they were trying to set up to spread the ball without earning the right to do that by working the edges with quick play the balls. We just sat on the ground passive like, no energy for quick play the balls.
Peachey has to go. His zombie like passing is inept and the way he walks around from tackle to tackle, is lazy and makes the whole team look the same.
Big red needs to get some fierceness into his tackles, put some leg drive in there. He wraps the ball up and gets credit for a tackle but more often than not he loses the battle for yardage. He needs to get back to the big tackling bag and do some serious leg drive tackles.
AD, your tackling testerday was ugly mate. Not the leadership of a senior player.
So frustrating, zero tolerance to excuses right now 🤬
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We need..
One club.
One training manual for all teams in the club.
One home ground.
One single minded focus. Winning.
 
stryker 69 said:
Settle down sweetheart. It’s a new week. Don’t start it on the wrong foot again.
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Look mate, I get it that your schtick is the aggressive / confronting comment but there are lines you shouldn't cross. When we had the great moderator revolution a few months ago most of us welcomed the less restrictive atmosphere around the forum. But, in my view the quid pro quo was more self-regulation from us all. I don't mind your robust comments but some do cross the line. I think the "string" comment crossed the line, was offensive and would be particularly offensive to women, We do have women contributors on the forum and I would hate to think they would withdraw.
 
Dene1983 said:
You really love your Brooks don't you mate? Douiehi isn't slow. Not sure if you need glasses or contacts or something
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Just because I'd into want them as the halves doesn't mean I want Brooks there as well. He's had his chances.

Douhie is slow. Doesn't mean he can't be smart. At the moment none of our halves are up to it. Doesn't help when our forwards don't turn up either
 
Sure i am disappointed regarding the out come of this game, i feel the players are playing as good as they can. Even as the Knights are having a bad year, have a look at their roster, way better then ours and still under preforming. So until we go to the market and buy, yes buy 5-6 1st Graders this will be what we can look forward to over the next few years, as i feel our so call up and coming players are not up to scratch compared to other clubs.
 
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