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No, not that he should have made the positional switch - don't get me wrong that is the coaches perogative. If the game plan is not working then the captain needs to have the ability to identify why the plan can't be executed and adjust. This weekend - the Warriors line speed and up and in...

True; a much bigger evil!

Or lets not emulate other teams. Analyse how the opposition plays and focus on executing a plan that pits our strengths agaisnt their weknesses. If that isn't going to plan on the day, adapt and overcome. Systems and focussing on what you can control are a great start and brief well at the...

Balmain's contribution, and Wests' contribution for that matter is irrelevant. You can argue all you want about who has paid more or pays more - but that has nothing to do with Wests Tigers. HBG own Wests Tigers and is responsible for its performance. Wests Tigers has representation from both...

@gregjm87 nailed it. What he did againtt the Warriors was simply stand in as first receiver to give Latu and Luai more time. This was a way to counter their line speed/up and in defence. The other option we had was to chip over the top/through the line or kick some early set 40/20s. If we had...

Great take!

I don't think he is being asked to do the same as he did at the Riff; he has to drive this team more as it doesn't have the same level of quality. My own view is that he is bringing more to the club off the paddock than he is on it as our lack of stike means the oppostion can focus on him and...

The benefit they will have is starting form a clean slate with no deadwood to move on. We're still moving deadwood - but certainly in a better palce than we have been.

I had thougth that this was the role Bird was bought in to play - a bit of a Wade Graham type of role. AD executed it well in the short stint he had. AD to the bench with Twal on for the first 20 to soak up some of the defensive effort could be a decent move. Ideally we puchase in an NRL ready...

Winston, Firstly, my apologies for reacting so poorly in my response to your accusation that I have posted ChatGPT as my own thoughts. I expected given your Avatar and your usually apt comments that you were someone who can think. I was pretty pissed off that you would take aim at my post...

While what you say is true I don't think the issue is lack of effort it is about lack of thinking. What has been apparent for some time, and becomming more evident is that we have plenty of skill but not enough brains. We need one footballing brain that can assess what is happeing in real time...

Sorry Team - long read - but it needs to be said. I have raised leadership as a critical issue a few times. Some of it in a positve manner and some of it negative. I think that both of your opinions on Api are valid at the same time though. It also doesn't apply just to Api - you can extend it...

That was another one for the highlight reel of how not to adapt in first grade. It will be in the same file as SOO 2025 game 3. We’ve now lost seven from eight, and Sunday against the Warriors was a prime example of why. We can only hope that the magic of playing at the Eighth lifts us against...

Yoy are spot on and it is so blatant - it drives me nuts. Whay have rules about playing it on the mark and having the defence back 10m if you aren't going to police it. We are silly for not exploiting it, or going to have a chat to the referee prior to "seek direction" so that you ensure he...

I think you are right - that looks to be best option for next week. Having said that I don't think AD at 6 would be more effective than Romey. If AD was at 6 today I don't think it would have made a difference. Our pack was dominated and the up and in defence stifled our ability to shift. This...

Seemed like we were flat most of the game - hard to see on the tele but the Warriors looked to be doing a lot of up and in that stifled the attack in the middle third. Like NSW we failed to react to it appropriately. We look better with AD as a ball playing 13 - gets both Luai and Latu that...

AD is playing well at 13 - he is holding his own in defence - not too manyh decisions to make?

22-14 Wahs

We need more of that defence from the Warriors - what a shocking read by Egan.

How dumb!