**live game feed** vs the Dragons

[Snake]

Thompson getting WAY too much ball in attack

Thompson either hits the line or passes as his stopping and jinking takes the flow away from the team and yes someone that small is getting the ball way to much and Taylor is also getting to much ball ... someone with some size needs it more !

 

[fair dinkum]

Any attacking play is stifled by Thompson. He isn't big enough to draw defenders and doesn't have the ball playing ability to put his man into a gap or create something. A dud call signing Doueihi to play fullback and going with Thompson ahead of him.

I havent seen play stiffled like that since Teddy played fullback for the Tigers and stuffed up at nausea back line plays.

 

[McQueen_Magic]

A few things.

1) Thompson terrible. Forget the basic mistakes. He is also stifling our attack and he stands out of position every set defensively. Saints could have scored another 3 tries because of his positional play

2) Anyone else know that Saints are stacking their left defensive side. We won't get numbers over their.

3) Overall I think the team looks better this year, but theres some key positions in the spine with Reynolds, Thompson and Walters who aren't up to it in my opinion.

 

[TheDaBoss]

Solid from leilua

Looked dangerous

 

[hobbo1]

Very sloppy tough conditions..we can win with better control and composure

Marshall Twal Mikaele Walters Nofoaluma been our best..

Even ET has been ok
BJ is a passenger so far

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Reckon we've got more points in us than them.

 

[fair dinkum]

Could be worse, could have Brooks out there pretending to be a first grade half.

 

[Fraze23]

A few things.

1) Thompson terrible. Forget the basic mistakes. He is also stifling our attack and he stands out of position every set defensively. Saints could have scored another 3 tries because of his positional play

2) Anyone else know that Saints are stacking their left defensive side. We won't get numbers over their.

3) Overall I think the team looks better this year, but theres some key positions in the spine with Reynolds, Thompson and Walters who aren't up to it in my opinion.

There's nothing wrong with Walters.

 

[Tigerboy]

Very sloppy tough conditions..we can win with better control and composure

Marshall Twal Mikaele Walters Taylor Nofoaluma been our best..

Geo nailed it.

 

[Geo]

Oh Bwaith..time for a drink..

 

[LeichhardtTiger]

Musgrave is BIG - he is certain to score in the first 10 minutes

 

[InBenjiWeTrust]

Marshall and Nofoaluma and our forwards were the best.
Our left side didn't have and they did not even try to get it! We miss Brooks big time.
However, if we reduce numbers of errors, we can win it.

 

[Year_of_the_Tiger]

Mikale ... does he have his contacts on? That was the worst pass I have seen .... maybe ever. I love the big human but that is awful

 

[JC99]

This is why brooks is such a loss he normally straightens our attack. Our centres barely touching the ball

 

[eyewondertwo]

luke brooks would have had us ahead by 10 .
walters and or Reynolds isn't working.

 

[Guest]

Looked like Madge was suggesting they're going side to side too much in the sheds

 

[ElleryHanley]

Cory, literally, Saints most dangerous player by a mile.

 

[Yossarian]

Not a great half. I’ll take 8-12 given they got that penalty try.

 

[trentrunciman]

i cant see how this team can compete with the roosters/ storm etc

 

[Mighty_Tiger]

Benji easily best attacking player out there.


Problem is it will get easier to read for the Dragoons, who will then start forcing him into errors. We need Reynolds to stand up in the 2nd half.

Benj is the main reason we going side to side

Corey is.
Every time it hits him we are stuffed.
He just crabs it and doesn’t know how to pass the ball and not be a ball hog.