LIVE GAME Live Game Discussion, vs Dragons - Rd 10 MAGIC ROUND *Spoilers*

[Demps]

The prick hasn’t fed Tupou once.

I don't think he has the skills or smarts.
He's a former half, should be backrower, playing centre.

Another dud signing for Manly.

 

[SeanT]

Could be 20-4 if Wakeham hadn't screwed it. No idea how a professional player can't kick it out.

Right foot kicker to the left side. Joke.

 

[old_man_tiger]

Was confident for most of the half, which indicates a loss is coming

 

[Pbulk]

I'm a fan of Ofahengaue but he has not been great either last week or in the first half here.

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Dumb mistakes cost us again.
Multiple times we have large overlaps to Nofa side and it isn’t being used.
Talau just doesn’t know how to use Tupou
Our last tackle options are worst in the comp.

One thing noticed is total lack of depth to our attack compared to all the other teams. We are maybe 5-10mtrs within the ball playing zone, all other teams are back between 20-25mtrs easily.

We are easy to read team.

 

[Demps]

Was confident for most of the half, which indicates a loss is coming

Dragons have looked very poor.
Sullivan playing for a contract - most dangerous player for them.

If we smarten up, we got this.

 

[Tom Shines]

Could be 20-4 if Wakeham hadn't screwed it. No idea how a professional player can't kick it out.

Right foot kicker to the left side. Joke.

he is not up to NRL standard … gotta cut him some slack

 

[WesternSuburbsBoy]

Brooks running game looking very threatening… every time he makes a break a Dragons player is barely hanging onto his jersey. Hopefully he keeps at it in the 2nd half I reckon it will pay off !!!

 

[Demps]

I'm a fan of Ofahengaue but he has not been great either last week or in the first half here.

Tongan Twal

 

[Stevec]

Nofo been great Brooks ok Bula ok wakeham rocks and diamonds 40/20 and 2 conversions out wide then doesn't find sideline with free kick
All dragons points from our errors

 

[Tom Shines]

Brooks running game looking very threatening… every time he makes a break a Dragons player is barely hanging onto his jersey. Hopefully he keeps at it in the 2nd half I reckon it will pay off !!!

story of his career… “almost” gets through the gap

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

I'm a fan of Ofahengaue but he has not been great either last week or in the first half here.

He is a shadow of himself. Twal far more effective

 

[balmain boy]

Our kicking game is appalling, we make stupid errors and simply can't defend them. Such an awful team to watch. Even our tries were very scrappy rather than from skill

 

[weststigerman]

Joffa is definitely a step down from our other middle forwards at the moment. As soon as he’s on you see the momentum shift in the middle.

Brooks is playing well but Wakeham continues to be rocks and diamonds.

 

[Stevec]

Joffas hit ups ? He stops braces avoids the heavy collision

 

[Tucker]

Could be 20-4 if Wakeham hadn't screwed it. No idea how a professional player can't kick it out.

Right foot kicker to the left side. Joke.

Missing touch is terrible, but it’s our inability to defend a mistake that really costs us. We put heads down rather than muscle up when errors occur.

 

[Tim Sheens]

For the record I am unaware of any laws of physics that support Api knocking the ball on in that attempt to score. His hands are in front of the ball with it rolling backwards toward the goal posts at the time he touches it.

Yeah, got me stuffed how that can in any way be called a knock on, when his palm wax facing backwards.

No different to the Tupou one when the Dragons lost their challenge, as no knock on.

 

[Tucker]

Joffas hit ups ? He stops braces avoids the heavy collision

Joffa was a beast last year.
WTF have they done with him?

 

[upthetigers]

Fell away last 10mins.

Let them back in.

This is a test now.

Tigers by 12+

We look the better team. Just gotta play for the full 80.

 

[AL The Tiger]

For the record I am unaware of any laws of physics that support Api knocking the ball on in that attempt to score. His hands are in front of the ball with it rolling backwards toward the goal posts at the time he touches it.

Exactly my thoughts as well. At its worst its line ball. If you're over the ball you can't drop it forward, it either goes directly downward (which is line ball) or backwards... Refs are just so one dimensional they equate most drops with knock ons when they physically arent