TEAM LIST Round 8 vs Raiders
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Tony Taco
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Tired Tiger
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The team did an excellent job in both games in securing enough field position to win both games several times over, the halves let them down by not capitalising on it ......
He wasn't Madge's man.
At the moment, it is best team.
Given the chatter about Benji putting the team on Doobie's back, and AD relishing the opportunity, it would be suicide right now for Benji to go against his word. It's only Round 8, team is 4-2, Benji is able to name his best backline. He will now see over the next few weeks what he's got in the backline he's been wanting to put on the park.
Tired Tiger
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Great our whole season comes down to Doobie chat ..... Instils plenty of confidence .....
And the Parramatta game - dominated every stat and scored less tries than Parramatta and scraped home with a penalty goal. Hardly an endorsement for our attack that game.
Tired Tiger
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It's still in the win column, they got the job done. Doesn't have to look pretty just need to bank the points ....
But hey if you're happy to loose - each to their own .....
Rock Hopper Steve
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Good, our forward pack should trample over him like a buffalo stampede.
BlackWhiteGold
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It's a NSWRL database thing. When this happens. often it means that it's an NRL player who hasn't yet played Cup this season and NSWRL hasn't loaded their profile.
Not sure why hooker is blank as Hope has played Cup. Only assuming centre is Makasini and half is Latu.
That's a massive loss for them. They have a few injuries but he's been killing it.
They will bring Tamale in im assuming and move Kris into centres.
orange&black
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Not sure that is true yet. I actually believe the fact we didn’t score as much against the Broncs and Rabbits was less about our attack and more about their defense.
Those two teams defended like demons and saved many good attacking raids by scrambling D and great last ditch efforts.
In the games we won our attack and domination of the game wasn’t that much better, just the opposition wasn’t as good!!
I grant that our style of play looks different with Madden in but there are strengths and weaknesses in all the options.
Just pointing out that the attack with a "proper half" that day was not effective given our possession rate and dominance in stats and perhaps the reason why the coach is not as convinced as you about our best halves combination.
Tired Tiger
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We are all entitled to our own opinions, I just don't agree with yours 🙂
user118245
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No ANZAC jerseys?
Of course he does. But that time is not right now.
And for the record, on face value I think Madden could be the 7 in this team. He so far has shown he plays direct, straightens the attack, and has a great kicking game. But it's easy for you and I to write him in at 7, move around the chess pieces basing it on our lounge-chair opinions. We haven't been the ones working with the players and team, had the countless individual discussions and team meetings over the past 6 months laying out the plan and attempting to gain player and squad buy-in to the overall cause.
I'm playing devil's advocate, knowing how these environments operate. Benji can't bin it all without properly giving it a go. The loss of trust among the senior players would be irrecoverable, and his leadership credentials of flipping because of a little outside chatter would take a beating.
TurnStyle
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weststigers
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Word is Mak being rested for niggling foot issue as well.
Smart move by Benji to just give him some rest - the kid looks gassed.
TurnStyle
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Good thing we have context for that sentence! 🤣
