LIVE GAME Round 18 vs. Storm

[hsvjones]

I think Lobb should be back next week and as Faatape is NOT a winger we can have out there.

The other side I thought Stains and AD played well

 

[The Chad]

Faataape's wing won't be sorted until Turuva arrives.

 

[Fish88]

Normally havnt been too critical of benji but a few things which hurt us which were obvious.

Leavin Stef on for so long and could barely move sideways in defence.

Putting mason on at centre.

 

[Halbrowne61]

Normally havnt been too critical of benji but a few things which hurt us which were obvious.

Leavin Stef on for so long and could barely move sideways in defence.

Putting mason on at centre.

He had to get Olam off with calf strain ( or so he said in the presser) and Mason was our backs sub. What else could he do !
I won’t even go into anything re Stef. Most disappointing, again.

 

[tigertragic]

Unfortunately we also need to realise that the tigers had virtually their best possible side whilst Melbourne had
*No Munster
*Kanyne Bradley 🤦‍♂️on the wing
*Howard in the centres (normally a 2nd rower)
* Nelson gone after 20 minutes
And they were still clearly the dominant side

 

[innsaneink]

Unfortunately we also need to realise that the tigers had virtually their best possible side whilst Melbourne had
*No Munster
*Kanyne Bradley 🤦‍♂️on the wing
*Howard in the centres (normally a 2nd rower)
* Nelson gone after 20 minutes
And they were still clearly the dominant side

You forgot Harry and Coates

 

[Tom Shines]

I think Lobb should be back next week and as Faatape is NOT a winger we can have out there.

The other side I thought Stains and AD played well

I think Benji will stick with Faataape

 

[Curaeus]

Bellamy was pretty complimentary of our effort tonight. Said he thought we would be a force in the next 2 years. Hope he's right. The guys we've signed for next year will help but we obviously need quite a few more quality recruits to complement our young blokes like Galvin and Fainu and the new guys.

 

[TSP]

They are a rugby league super power with planning and mostly blue chip management stretching back for decades.

I think we should at least try to forgive ourselves this time around.

I expected a pasting tbh, so while I’m not happy, I’m not as cut up as I have been.

All the guys playing would have taken something away by the experience.

 

[851]

I counted four or five clear tries bombed by our three quarter line.

Add to that they are piss poor out of the back field.

Senior players are making too many errors but Jesus we need some good backs.

Faataape is not a winger, Benji is starting to piss me off by keep on picking him, plus he spent 10 in the bin and cost us any chance of winning. Olam was bog ordinary, Charlie was good, Doueihi ok and Bula was really good

 

[momo_amp_medo]

Unfortunately we also need to realise that the tigers had virtually their best possible side whilst Melbourne had
*No Munster
*Kanyne Bradley 🤦‍♂️on the wing
*Howard in the centres (normally a 2nd rower)
* Nelson gone after 20 minutes
And they were still clearly the dominant side

Why we didn’t get the lollies tonight?

Simple …. Our underperformed forwards AGAIN were dominated.

Our most expensive forwards duo es (Klemer & Utoikamanu) AGAIN provided little to no value. Both should be shown the door.

Bateman did ok but is clearly past it ….. just nowhere near the player he was with Canberra.

And then there is the matter of left wing selection …. absolute joke.

Boy I hope Richoe and Benji shows us some quality recruitment additions soon. Our roster is currently on life support.

 

[Merlot]

Faatape cannot play wing until he learns how to defend. We should have started Alaimalo, or even Naden. I like faatape but as a centre.

that kid is awkward

 

[coivtny]

I think Lobb should be back next week and as Faatape is NOT a winger we can have out there.

The other side I thought Stains and AD played well

I watched KOE today. Lobb scored but off a bomb but he is crap, Seriously, crap. How did we bring him across from Saints KOE.

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Both played as expected.

TBH we have more exciting coming through.

Do you have a spare pair of those rose coloured glasses?

 

[Tiger Stripes]

Young guys + Api are good, overpriced older guys, not so good.

Luai is a massive game changer next year, make no mistake. He will make some of our outside backs look better. I feel as though we’re a good centre short at least though.

And two wingers.

 

[BAGNF05]

And two wingers.

Charlie fell over the line twice so some fans are happy. Maybe they didn't see him kick the ball away because he was gonna get tackled.

 

[Tucker]

Where we watching the same game , u got to give credit were it’s due , not perfect but a good effort for a team at the bottom

Yep giving 7 tries up…give us a beer, job well done!

 

[Telltails]

Unfortunately we also need to realise that the tigers had virtually their best possible side whilst Melbourne had
*No Munster
*Kanyne Bradley 🤦‍♂️on the wing
*Howard in the centres (normally a 2nd rower)
* Nelson gone after 20 minutes
And they were still clearly the dominant side

They have beaten plenty of teams this year travelling better than us without their top side. They are not at the top of the table through pure luck and or for lack of depth.

 

[Dr_Ice]

I think Lobb should be back next week and as Faatape is NOT a winger we can have out there.

The other side I thought Stains and AD played well

Lots of problems with Faatape on the wing being his lack of height and inexperience in defending out there.

The only benefit you would assume with having Faatape on the wing would be strong carries from our end. However tonight ran for only 56 metres.

 

[BAGNF05]

They have beaten plenty of teams this year travelling better than us without their top side. They are not at the top of the table through pure luck and or for lack of depth.

Best next man up system in the comp. Wishart has proven to be a top line NRL player.