LIVE GAME *SPOILERS* Round 2 vs Raiders

Live Game Discussion
Milky said:
To be fair, our performance isn’t that bad. A few players gotta go.

We didn’t play last week, our first game of the season.

Raiders getting special treatment from the referees.

Highly impressed with Galvin.
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How confident are you that we'll be better next round v Sharks?
 
I was happy with the performance of a few players today. We need to blood some more kids as the season progresses. Our senior players are really not having a crack apart from Api. It’s going to be a long season Bud Sullivan was abysmal, Klemmer should be dropped, Papalli needs to back up for wests.
 
They scored off forward passes, obstructions everywhere, stef gets sent off unjustly, we have 5 new players, (a couple are yet to shave properly) who barely know each other and we faced a fully fit and operational raiders at home.

it not an excuse, but an explanation.

Benji noted the boys didn’t adhere to his game plan, that’s a bigger worry.

I’m not surprised, but not devastated.

So long as we build and don’t go backwards.
 
Tiger Karen said:
They scored off forward passes, obstructions everywhere, stef gets sent off unjustly, we have 5 new players, (a couple are yet to shave properly) who barely know each other and we faced a fully fit and operational raiders at home.

it not an excuse, but an explanation.

Benji noted the boys didn’t adhere to his game plan, that’s a bigger worry.

I’m not surprised, but not devastated.

So long as we build and don’t go backwards.
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Oh benji what the hell was ur game plan because I seen nothing that resembles a game plan at all , run one out kick then try and tackle
 
I was at the game today. As soon as I walked in and saw the teams warming up it was obvious they were taller, broader, and thicker than us (plus their squad had more fast twitch than ours). It’s been like this for 15 years now. We just don’t have the athletes to compete with the other teams. Almost all of our players have a physical deficiency compared to a prototypical player in the corresponding position across the league. For example:

Bateman is a 92kg second rower. That is lighter than most three quarters. His is a terrible contract with two more years after this one.
Papalii is less than 6 foot tall.
Seyfarth, Klemmer and Twal are string beans. They are all tall and lanky so the distribution of their weight means they have no power and are easy to tackle and can’t hit hard.
Staines is too light.
Faatapue is too short.
Toa is too slow.
I could name more.

This is before you consider endurance, heart and brains, which clearly our squad lacks.

You can carry a couple of players in your 30 man squad that have physical deficiencies. But our starting team is full of them.

We will only win one or two games this year and will get the spoon. No matter how hard our players try they are at a massive disadvantage physically.

Our squad is so poor and we have so many ordinary players tied up in multi year deals (Staines, Sullivan, Twal, Seyfarth) that we will probably get the spoon next year as well.
 
People need to remember that this was our 1st game and Raider's 2nd game.

Alot of teams were very scratchie last week so will be better for the run but IMO we confirmed Galvin and Sezer should be 6/7 next week and I would have TDS as 14.

Bud didn't impress me at all and when Latu F is fit he might be the 14.

I think we did ok considering they had 14 penalties and 3 6 again calls to our none. I would start Twal as his defence is great and we need better starts.
 
bptiger 0 said:
Oh benji what the hell was ur game plan because I seen nothing that resembles a game plan at all , run one out kick then try and tackle
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Benji comment re away from his gameplan was related to the 2 chips at halfway in which he said we never practiced them and did 2 in short period of time.
 
WestsTigers4VR said:
When did I blame him mate? The ref had a shocker but I’m not blaming him. Just said that “Stef said what everyone was thinking.” Get off your high horse.
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I’m not on any high horse.
I blame the people responsible.
Benji and his staff and pretty much all the players today.
 
Wiz said:
I was at the game today. As soon as I walked in and saw the teams warming up it was obvious they were taller, broader, and thicker than us (plus their squad had more fast twitch than ours). It’s been like this for 15 years now. We just don’t have the athletes to compete with the other teams. Almost all of our players have a physical deficiency compared to a prototypical player in the corresponding position across the league. For example:

Bateman is a 92kg second rower. That is lighter than most three quarters. His is a terrible contract with two more years after this one.
Papalii is less than 6 foot tall.
Seyfarth, Klemmer and Twal are string beans. They are all tall and lanky so the distribution of their weight means they have no power and are easy to tackle and can’t hit hard.
Staines is too light.
Faatapue is too short.
Toa is too slow.
I could name more.

This is before you consider endurance, heart and brains, which clearly our squad lacks.

You can carry a couple of players in your 30 man squad that have physical deficiencies. But our starting team is full of them.

We will only win one or two games this year and will get the spoon. No matter how hard our players try they are at a massive disadvantage physically.

Our squad is so poor and we have so many ordinary players tied up in multi year deals (Staines, Sullivan, Twal, Seyfarth) that we will probably get the spoon next year as well.
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You must be fun to go to a game with.
Laugh a minute I bet.
 
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