LIVE GAME Round 17 vs. Roosters

[TigerSJ]

Outclassed in every position. Our middles are soft our backs are weak and small. Guys on here during the week suggesting that we were set for next year with this squad. Seriously we need to swap out half our squad for some real NRL players.

 

[Tucker]

Simply put getting beat by a better team. Good reflections of squads. We haven’t been bad necessarily it’s just that roosters are a 20 point better side

Oh good..so they aren’t going to score again?

 

[BrendonWT]

Sydney Roosters and Wests Tigers have played 38 games. Sydney Roosters has won 29 games. Wests Tigers has won 9 games.

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Simply put getting beat by a better team. Good reflections of squads. We haven’t been bad necessarily it’s just that roosters are a 20 point better side

Ageee at HT

 

[Tom Shines]

Well LL has had two solid performances in his only two games, the first on debut. I don’t think you replace him just because some other guy is taller

this is his second game and he is hardly “solid” … not that he is on his own though

 

[liltiger]

Can thank the RLPA for that dumb rule

It's what has ruined the notion of a salary cap that and no draft system.

 

[TV Ted Ellery]

I hope the people who thought our backline was set after the past 2 games are watching tonight. Difference between the two sides are we are completely outclassed in the backs.

To be fair we're massively outclassed in the forwards as well. Siua Wong, who would walk into ever other team in the NRL, is playing reserve grade.

 

[Tucker]

I think it has no effect on his price.

A good team will know they can get the best out of him more often than we can.

They all said the same about Woods.

 

[Tcat]

Stef hasn't helped his cause tonight.

 

[innsaneink]

This is so sad

How can the NRL sit back and watch this men v Boys

 

[gregjm87]

Simply put getting beat by a better team. Good reflections of squads. We haven’t been bad necessarily it’s just that roosters are a 20 point better side

No.
Not getting to your kick, once at each end. The half giving the responsibility of kicking to the backrower. The soft attempted tackles that led to the 2nd and 3rd tries (that wasn't well executed attack, just bad misses).
As someone else noted the few times someone (mostly Galvin but a couple times also Doueihi) was looking for a runner nobody was pushing forward.
This is all just bad footy, not a class difference (though that is also evident).

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Serious question does a performance like this hurts Steph's value or do you think being in a pretty weak pack won't affect it much.

Hurts us thats for sure.

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Our defence is awful as expected, we cannot tackle anyone. wEe have already more than enough missed tackles for the whole game.
Our one-up playing style is ineffective, as we cannot go pass 30m.
Their backs and forwards outplayed us convincingly, and with our series of unforced errors, we had no chance.
Opposite to our opponent, we tried pushing the ball wide only on one or two attacks.
Our best are Bula and Galvin.

 

[BAGNF05]

Bateman added some starch and closed the flood gates.

 

[Spartan117]

Stef hasn't helped his cause tonight.

Are the dragons watching Stefano????

 

[Tucker]

Does no one seriously care that the roosters have been offside all night??

You can't play well when your momentum is taken from you by the Ref. Always happens to the lower teams.

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We’ve had 6 penallies and a 6 again.
Done nothing with them.

 

[Fish88]

Thought our effort in the first half was quite good. We are worlds apart in terms of talent. Our last play options have been horrendous, I think there was at least three times that a half hasn’t even got the ball on last play. That’s even bad for us. Such a simple, basic thing.

 

[AmericanHistoryX]

Roosters at full strength are maybe the strongest team. This year looks to be between them, Storm and Panthers. The force of Nick's paper bags is too strong.

Win at all cost.... we are the Elite

 

[Tom Shines]

They chose to play two small wingers, both around 5 foot 10 at best up against two Roosters wingers who are both 6 foot 6.

they meaning Benji

 

[Tucker]

Bateman added some starch and closed the flood gates.

Yes he did. Seyfarth as well.