Live game thread (contains spoilers)

[cktiger]

Bad bench balance again with only one prop. How bloody hard is it to select a balanced bench?

I think the bench and the interchange need some work. We seemed to just **run out of gas** at some point.

Seems to me Taylor is leaving players on for longer than they can handle to get a good 5 minutes out of Cherrington.

 

[sheer64]

We missed less tackles, we broke more tackles, we made less errors, completed better, scored the same amount of tries and were within striking distance or in front for 75 minutes against a team that will finish top 4 in 2016\. Personally I am happy with the result when looking at the quality of the 2 squads. Sharks are a top 4 team and we competed for 80 minutes

Yep agree. Dont know what everyone else was watching. We had no ball in the second half got caned by the refs the penalty against Farah in front was atrocious, and the offside pass in the try to Barba laughable. Our forwards when we had the ball were all over them.One of the biggest problems I see is goalkicking. They are niggling side and they did get the better of us there- hate losing but the bagging of the team for that performance is unwarranted in my opinion.

We are a much better side than last year, but we dont have the back rowers we need to take that next step.

 

[stryker]

We missed less tackles, we broke more tackles, we made less errors, completed better, scored the same amount of tries and were within striking distance or in front for 75 minutes against a team that will finish top 4 in 2016\. Personally I am happy with the result when looking at the quality of the 2 squads. Sharks are a top 4 team and we competed for 80 minutes

Yep agree. Dont know what everyone else was watching. We had no ball in the second half got caned by the refs the penalty against Farah in front was atrocious, and the offside pass in the try to Barba laughable. Our forwards when we had the ball were all over them.One of the biggest problems I see is goalkicking. They are niggling side and they did get the better of us there- hate losing but the bagging of the team for that performance is unwarranted in my opinion.

I agree too. I was upset at the Titans and Parra loses because I thought we lost those games more than they won them. Today however we had a red hot go. It was a fast quality match that saw us edged out by a side that will go close to the big dance (I wouldnt mind a sly 50 on them to take it out actually). We lost to a side that played smart attacking footy whilst muscling up in D. Our inexperience showed at the end and we lost all structure and composure.

Having said that,the wrong team is continually selected. We need a speedy winger and another prop on the bench. Our ball control, discipline and goal kicking were all poor which helped them but for the most part, our line held up and we scrambled well. They were just too good for us and piggy back penalties helped them conserve energy for their assaults.

 

[stevetiger]

We missed less tackles, we broke more tackles, we made less errors, completed better, scored the same amount of tries and were within striking distance or in front for 75 minutes against a team that will finish top 4 in 2016\. Personally I am happy with the result when looking at the quality of the 2 squads. Sharks are a top 4 team and we competed for 80 minutes

Yep agree. Dont know what everyone else was watching. We had no ball in the second half got caned by the refs the penalty against Farah in front was atrocious, and the offside pass in the try to Barba laughable. Our forwards when we had the ball were all over them.One of the biggest problems I see is goalkicking. They are niggling side and they did get the better of us there- hate losing but the bagging of the team for that performance is unwarranted in my opinion.

We are a much better side than last year, but we dont have the back rowers we need to take that next step.

Is this true ? Halatau and Lawrence belted it up - they had some great runs out wide with speed and energy. Sue is awesome this year.

 

[stevetiger]

We missed less tackles, we broke more tackles, we made less errors, completed better, scored the same amount of tries and were within striking distance or in front for 75 minutes against a team that will finish top 4 in 2016\. Personally I am happy with the result when looking at the quality of the 2 squads. Sharks are a top 4 team and we competed for 80 minutes

Yep agree. Dont know what everyone else was watching. We had no ball in the second half got caned by the refs the penalty against Farah in front was atrocious, and the offside pass in the try to Barba laughable. Our forwards when we had the ball were all over them.One of the biggest problems I see is goalkicking. They are niggling side and they did get the better of us there- hate losing but the bagging of the team for that performance is unwarranted in my opinion.

I agree too. I was upset at the Titans and Parra loses because I thought we lost those games more than they won them. Today however we had a red hot go. It was a fast quality match that saw us edged out by a side that will go close to the big dance (I wouldnt mind a sly 50 on them to take it out actually). We lost to a side that played smart attacking footy whilst muscling up in D. Our inexperience showed at the end and we lost all structure and composure.

Having said that,the wrong team is continually selected. We need a speedy winger and another prop on the bench. Our ball control, discipline and goal kicking were all poor which helped them but for the most part, our line held up and we scrambled well. They were just too good for us and piggy back penalties helped them conserve energy for their assaults.

I thought we were good as well. I want to win but that wasn't a bad loss. I think we need to put JAC in there but I don't want to crucify Rankin. I would also think of putting another impact forward on the bench maybe at the expense of Cherrington.

 

[gallagher]

2 from 5 is not good and if we lose to the winless knights next week this forum will be in meltdown.On what i saw from the knights and us it has to be a good possibility

It's nicely set up isn't it.
We'll lose, Taylor will get the ass and the merry go round will start again.
We'll also commit to a 50/50 split of games at LO and CSS to ensure our financial future. And balmain will get a 59 year extension to repay the debt.

We may lose against the Knights
Taylor won't get the chop
We should have one home (1 x game each year for both Leichardt and Campbelltown for old times sake only)
Balmain should get an extension

Nuff said

Your not far off from what i said. Your version or mine doesn't really differ much. It's loser ville.

 

[Tiga89]

Some of you guys saying "we did good" lol what a joke and a dreadful standard to set and pittiful expectations. We were beaten up the middle by a bigger , stronger and more aggressive side. Seu , Lovett , Grant are not first graders. I still remember that collar grab last year from Lovett on Tim Mannah at ANZ when Mannah went over to score in the corner. We won 2 games from 2 last year I never understood the hype we had after 2 games as all we did were beat 2 poor sides.

Taylor doesn't command respect and is not a good leader. Add to that Moses continues his collar grabbing poor defensive efforts and is not a first grader. At least Brooks can defend. We have been soft up the middle for years and teams exploit that.

 

[Thunderlips]

Some of you guys saying "we did good" lol what a joke and a dreadful standard to set and pittiful expectations. We were beaten up the middle by a bigger , stronger and more aggressive side. Seu , Lovett , Grant are not first graders. I still remember that collar grab last year from Lovett on Tim Mannah at ANZ when Mannah went over to score in the corner. We won 2 games from 2 last year I never understood the hype we had after 2 games as all we did were beat 2 poor sides.

Taylor doesn't command respect and is not a good leader. Add to that Moses continues his collar grabbing poor defensive efforts and is not a first grader. At least Brooks can defend. We have been soft up the middle for years and teams exploit that.

Brooks can defend?

Thats great news, i must be watching some kind of bizarro world version of the games

 

[cktiger]

Some of you guys saying "we did good" lol what a joke and a dreadful standard to set and pittiful expectations. We were beaten up the middle by a bigger , stronger and more aggressive side. Seu , Lovett , Grant are not first graders. I still remember that collar grab last year from Lovett on Tim Mannah at ANZ when Mannah went over to score in the corner. We won 2 games from 2 last year I never understood the hype we had after 2 games as all we did were beat 2 poor sides.

Taylor doesn't command respect and is not a good leader. Add to that Moses continues his collar grabbing poor defensive efforts and is not a first grader. At least Brooks can defend. We have been soft up the middle for years and teams exploit that.

Brooks can defend?

Thats great news, i must be watching **some kind of bizarro world version** of the games

:laughing: I used the same analogy for another one of Tiga89's posts

 

[TIGER]

WHERE WAS OUR BLOODY HALFBACK? Talk about the elephant in the room, why is nobody talking about Brooks's absence when we need him?

 

[tigerap]

WHERE WAS OUR BLOODY HALFBACK? Talk about the elephant in the room, why is nobody talking about Brooks's absence when we need him?

They are…

 

[simonthetigerrrr]

We missed less tackles, we broke more tackles, we made less errors, completed better, scored the same amount of tries and were within striking distance or in front for 75 minutes against a team that will finish top 4 in 2016\. Personally I am happy with the result when looking at the quality of the 2 squads. Sharks are a top 4 team and we competed for 80 minutes

Yep agree. Dont know what everyone else was watching. We had no ball in the second half got caned by the refs the penalty against Farah in front was atrocious, and the offside pass in the try to Barba laughable. Our forwards when we had the ball were all over them.One of the biggest problems I see is goalkicking. They are niggling side and they did get the better of us there- hate losing but the bagging of the team for that performance is unwarranted in my opinion.

Spot on u too.

Got caned with soft penalties…had a good go. Couldnt kicka goal. And we were stillin it.

 

[Geo]

I absolutely hate it when players smile and giggle and pat the opposition like they are besties…

Get over it geo…..I know I have with this sports entertainment.

No…I wont..I want to see after a loss that they are stinging as much as the fans...not group hugging....Mustn't mean that much..

 

[Tigermama]

Another one bites the dust.. I watched the game last night. The game was fast paced, full of niggle and drama. It was a game we should've won, but the ill discipline, halve's not playing smart footy and us letting the Sharks offload at will, cost us the 2 points. And don't get me started on the refering and the bunker decisions… :angry: