AmericanHistoryX
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it was probably golden. :astonished:
Assorted thoughts on today
- Thread starter Tiger_heart
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bonstonker
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the storm had 2 chances to score and they took them.
we had 3 and we took 1.
the only other thought is blair is over rated and is not worth the price.
we had 3 and we took 1.
the only other thought is blair is over rated and is not worth the price.
Citizen_Tiger
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@Tiger_heart said:
The complete absence of a kicking game, whether for general field position or to pressure the opposition at the business end of the field. I can't remember the Tigers forcing a repeat set. I can never understand that despite having an area of 3500sq metres to kick to, the ball inevitably finds a winger or a fullback on the full. The less said about the short kicking the better.
Dreadful structure in attack, with Marshall spending the first 50 minutes passing to an inside runner or looking to hit someone's chest with a double cut. He's the best at finding opportunity in limited space since Bobby Fulton, yet he only tests the line in the last quarter of a game
I honestly think neither Lui or Moltzen are long term propositions for half back. Their frailties were exposed today. I think that Jacob Miller, who ran the show exceptionally well in NYC, is a better prospect than either of the aforementioned poster boys
Have not looked at the stats but I'd expect Ellis, Heighnington and Galloway were standouts. I want to eat large amounts of humble pie with Galloway and believe his final 15 minutes last week and his stints yesterday were his most effective of the season. Keep it up big man…
hybrid_tiger
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@Citizen Tiger said:
KG was fantastic yesterday IMO. Along with Ellis he was by far and away our best forward. And I agree, his last stint was great, hit the line hard and showed great leg drive, made an easy 10 metres on every hit up.
Galloway and Ellis are our only two forwards who consistently bend the line.
hybrid_tiger
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@Vicious said:
Not consistently.
BrissieTiger67
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i thought we did really good in defence for the first half, melbourne are probably the best side in the comp at the moment and we held alot of their attempts. There is alot to work on and some of our plays were like "stop doing that its not working try something diffferent' . arghhh.
btw can i ask…
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why was gibbs said to have knocked on when he was tackled and it looked like he was trying to score, not the try attempt where he dropped it, but the one later where he was 2 feet short and the ref said he knocked on, he adjusted his hands on the ball but he never let go of it. that one stung so close to the line :frowning:
btw can i ask…
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why was gibbs said to have knocked on when he was tackled and it looked like he was trying to score, not the try attempt where he dropped it, but the one later where he was 2 feet short and the ref said he knocked on, he adjusted his hands on the ball but he never let go of it. that one stung so close to the line :frowning:
Joel Helmes
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Poor execution of plays at money end , poor options taken with kicks looked much better when running hard and STRAIGHT
That's right, good summary.
That's right, good summary.
Citizen_Tiger
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@magpiecol said:
MC, I know that NYC can be misleading, but goodness he was impressive in that demolition of Melbourne. Not afraid to take the ball right to the defender, excellent vision, durability and great left and right pass. I didn't absorb much of his kicking game yesterday, but I'll take your word for that. He's definitely not frail and his body language is always screaming 'competitive'…...
magpie_mania
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@magpiecol said:
Agree totally with marshall out lui gets his preferred position of 5/8 and miller gets another shot at halfback.
tiger_tigers
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@magpiecol said:
spot on col …. and we get a decent goal kicker.....
Tigersmurf
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Is there any way to see footage of the under 20's game from yesterday?
prattenpark
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@tiger tigers said:
decent goal kicker!!! the kid can pot 'em from anywhere. i believe he kicked 10 from 10 yesterday. I make it for the 20s at every home game and he rarely misses. His kicking in general play is also pretty spot on.
If Marshall is to miss Friday's game, I'd be bringing Miller straight in to the number 7 with either Lui or Motz at 5/8th - I actually couldn't care less which one as neither is setting the world on fire at the moment. And, as a radical suggestion, bring Miller and Sironen up as a duo.
As for yesterday, we tried hard but execution in attack wasn't great and Melbourne defended well.
GoldXR50Leroy
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@Tigersmurf said:
That's the trouble with Channel 9 choosing us for FTA, at least on Foxsports for the Saturday and Sunday games they show the NYC youngsters, it's a double edged sword, when we are going well we are on FTA but when we are on FTA we have a shocker.
MightyMaggy
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@Tigersmurf said:
I think this is a good summary of the game! We tried hard but our kicking and attack were of a very poor standard. The only time we were in the game was when the forwards had the ball.
Paris_Cobbs
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I think the over-use of short kicks on early tackles was a response to the fact that the Storm were never back the ten metres.
Old_Bluebag
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Has there been any discussion about the disallowed Gibbs' try? It came at a crucial part of the game and I would have thought that it would have been a talking point. Did he drop it? Was it stripped? Do we still have 'Benefit of the doubt'? Whatever.
If there has been discussion and I missed it I'm sorry.
If there has been discussion and I missed it I'm sorry.