king_sirro
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We must be the most talented team in history that are so dumb.
The thing that costs us so much is stupidity. Just looking at today's game, lets look at how stupid we were.
We'll start with team selection…..why would u go into a game with so many injured players? In particular two front rowers? Im happy to risk one as Galloway is so good, and he was good today even though he was hurt, but why pick another injured front rower in Skandalis when u have Schirnak and Laurie? Combine that with an injured Heighno (who is lucky to be in the side when fit) and its plain dumb.
And our decisons out on the field were terrible. Moltzen just had to use his head to save us 3 tries in the 2nd half. The first came when he was cought too flat and the Titans got a repeat set when its the last thing they should have got. Titans try. Then Tim gets the ball 2 metres out from our line and instead if hitting the deck like every fullback would, he stays too upright and gets driven back into the in goal and Titans score off the drop-out. And he was every chance to get to the ball before Rogers when Rogers scored.
Theres also the kick return where we pushed things too far and lost the ball on the first play, dumb.
Farah kicking out on the full at a crucial time when marshall had been kicking great all game...dumb.
The Farah's all or nothing play off a twenty metre restart......we were looking very dangerous on the edges and we didnt need a high risk play just to gain 30 metres. It was a bad decision.
Im not bagging these players, Farah besides 2 mistakes was very good and Moltzen has been great all year, im just trying to highlight how our mental applictaion always costs us and if we rectify it we are contenders. We have a rep for always chancing our arm, but if we just realise that a lot of the time the HIGH percentage play is whats needed we will be so much better. He have the talent to play the high percentages rather than take stupid risks.
So many things have cost us a finals birth this year, but easiest to rectify is stupidity. Learn to be patien and grind Tigers, for gods sake.
Anyway, there's a lot more to look forward to next year than there has been previously. Cant wait for 2010.
The thing that costs us so much is stupidity. Just looking at today's game, lets look at how stupid we were.
We'll start with team selection…..why would u go into a game with so many injured players? In particular two front rowers? Im happy to risk one as Galloway is so good, and he was good today even though he was hurt, but why pick another injured front rower in Skandalis when u have Schirnak and Laurie? Combine that with an injured Heighno (who is lucky to be in the side when fit) and its plain dumb.
And our decisons out on the field were terrible. Moltzen just had to use his head to save us 3 tries in the 2nd half. The first came when he was cought too flat and the Titans got a repeat set when its the last thing they should have got. Titans try. Then Tim gets the ball 2 metres out from our line and instead if hitting the deck like every fullback would, he stays too upright and gets driven back into the in goal and Titans score off the drop-out. And he was every chance to get to the ball before Rogers when Rogers scored.
Theres also the kick return where we pushed things too far and lost the ball on the first play, dumb.
Farah kicking out on the full at a crucial time when marshall had been kicking great all game...dumb.
The Farah's all or nothing play off a twenty metre restart......we were looking very dangerous on the edges and we didnt need a high risk play just to gain 30 metres. It was a bad decision.
Im not bagging these players, Farah besides 2 mistakes was very good and Moltzen has been great all year, im just trying to highlight how our mental applictaion always costs us and if we rectify it we are contenders. We have a rep for always chancing our arm, but if we just realise that a lot of the time the HIGH percentage play is whats needed we will be so much better. He have the talent to play the high percentages rather than take stupid risks.
So many things have cost us a finals birth this year, but easiest to rectify is stupidity. Learn to be patien and grind Tigers, for gods sake.
Anyway, there's a lot more to look forward to next year than there has been previously. Cant wait for 2010.
