*Live game thread - Wests Tigers v Bulldogs*

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Brooks second half was horrendous

Poor options ,poor passes , poor kicking game and playing at that grubber

Gutsy effort by the team as a whole , could have so easily been a win

Brooks needs to watch himself. Hunt played really well earlier and could press for a first grade spot. Can kick goals as well.

Rankin, Lawrence, Lovett ( how he keeps getting picked is a mystery) ordinary.

Marsters again played well in reserve grade as did the fullback.

Our right side defence is just awful. Really awful.

We could go alright in this competition if we made some changes. A couple in the forwards (Liddle and Farah as hookers ), Marsters to second row.

The backs need a new broom. Rankin out, Kevin out, Hunt for Brooks.

Discuss.

I wasn't overly impressed with any of that reserve team today. I think marsters was taken into touch twice. I'd like littlejohn in for Brooks though.

It was a boring game alright, however, Marsters was taken into touch because he was playing in the centers at the time.

Hunt was very good in the halves and Littlejohn has a better kicking game than either Moses or Brooks.

But really, our right side defence is costing and has cost us dearly this year. Something MUST be done about it and quickly.

 

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Rankin is bog ordinary, why keep picking him, he bombed a sitter of a try, missed 2 tackles that led to trys, and threw the shocker pass to give the dogs a try late on.
But we leaked 32 points again, our defence is the second worse in the NRL.

A few ago JAC bombed a sitter, dropped high balls, watched a guy score a try whilst he stood in the in goal and didn't even try to help Teddy. Did that make him bog ordinary as well - not in your eyes from memory.

Everyone has a bad game but carry on….

If you are happy with Rankin in the team you are very easily pleased, just because JT loves him does not mean you have to, ohh wait a sec.

I don't care how talented players are,they will all have bad games at times,Rankin wasn't great tonight and was also in doubt,he shouldn't be called names or singled out for tonight,others made bad blues as well,let's put it down to experience,usually Jordan gives 100% in a position he is unfamiliar with,the trouble tonight was that he had to fill the shoes of Teddy,no mean feat when you have a player of Teddy's ability ….

He should not be picked on the wing, he is not a winger, so why keep picking him there, it is just stupid.
He got to play his favoured position but played even worse, he needs to be dropped, Kev also, how he keeps getting selected is amazing considering JT's all about defence.
Tuesday week will tell me a lot about our chances of the 8 this year, because doing the same thing over and over hoping for a different result is insane.