OFFICIAL Harold Matthews Cup

[LeichhardtTiger]

30 metre try to worriers from their 7 - good step but ordinary defence. 10- 6

 

[softlaw]

Thanks for the updates @balmain boy please keep them coming

 

[balmain boy]

Warriors extremely dominant, making 60-70m each set. We can't get out of our half and our poor kicking is letting them dictate the match.

They're a much bigger side than us, big strong fast and aggressive.

Makasini makes a soft mistake and warriors back on the attack

 

[Kaito]

Isdale a big baby. Kicking been shit. Ref scared to
blow a penalty too they're laying all over us smh

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Terrible defence after a big Mak mistake. 10-10 ktc

 

[Kaito]

Terrible defence after a big Mak mistake. 10-10 ktc

Isdale directing traffic the wrong way and gifting them

 

[balmain boy]

Warriors score and it's now 12-10.

Can see how this warriors side have dominated teams that finished above them.

Extreme strong side, we just can't compete with them at the moment

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

10 till halftime down 12-10

 

[balmain boy]

16-10 now, they're just so much bigger than us, very fast and skillful.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

AFter a blatant forward pass on 4th tackle Worriers score out wide - poor referring

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

6 tiill HT 16-10 down

 

[nrlsurvivor]

The ball was placed on the in goal line then. Shouldn’t have been awarded.

 

[Wiz]

16-10 now, they're just so much bigger than us, very fast and skillful.

This comment applies to any first grade game for us.

 

[balmain boy]

A ridiculous strip with 2 in the tackle and warriors take the way two on getting if the posts, 18-10.

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Silly strip in front - NZ penalty ktc

 

[Tigers_Wests]

The physicality in defence that we had last week just isn't there. Need line speed and to be more aggressive.

 

[nrlsurvivor]

warriors penalty in front 2 man strip. Number 17 peeled off the tackle before the strip but the warriors player grabbed his jersey making it appear like two in the tackle. Not sure what the rule is there but seems like we were dudded again.

 

[balmain boy]

This comment applies to any first grade game for us.

It just shows how even with our top sides we still largely get recruitments wrong. Their backline are all the size of Makasini, busy also much faster than him. Why do we have such tiny backs in all grades?

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

It becoming woeful.

 

[balmain boy]

Warriors slice right through and it's now 24-10. Their spine is slaughtering ours. We should certainly be looking to pinch any of their players.

I think we've touched the ball twice in the last 20 mins since scoring.

At least halftime gives us the chance to catch our breath. Still in it it, just, but it's very hard to compete against the NZ u17 side. They really shouldn't be in this comp.