Tucker
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Maybe.
I watched the Canberra /Bulldogs game with two more evenly matched teams -and now the NRL has pulled back on the stoppages - it shows how quickly one team can get the ascendency over another.
Canberra could have quite easily been 26 nil at half time - a ridiculous no try ruling against Starling - and Bulldogs reversed it with 32 unanswered points in the second half.
Both teams defensive structures completely ineffective when under pressure
Melbourne exploited our weaknesses and with only 3 penalties each and 5- 1 ruck infringements against us their adrenaline kicked in and our fatigue took over. Defence alone won't win you matches in these games and when you lack physicality and speed like we do we got exposed all over the park.
Knights were up 20-0 before the Titans got a sniff. GC then piled on 24 unanswered.
Broncos were up 14-0 before the Rabbitts put 22 unanswered on them.
Raiders 20-0 then 32 unanswered by the Dogs.
Penrith led Cowboys by 12 on two occasions and both times NQ fought back level.
Manly were 0-14 before fighting back level, only to allow 16 unanswered to finish.
These games are all very different to what our blokes did. 64 unanswered and to be fair, Storm left at least another 2 tries out there through poor finishes. That was very lucky to not have been yet another 70 pointer - our 3rd in 4 years.