*Live game thread - Wests Tigers v Bulldogs*

@tigerstragic said:
who is the D coach. Can he not get a simple blackboard and a couple of videos and sit Kevin down and show him how it works. For heaven sake I do this with my u12 centres that I coach

It hs been happening all year, yet nothing is done about it, we went into this game with the 2nd worse defence in the NRL averaging over 25 a game, so no surprise really.
 
@tigerstragic said:
who is the D coach. Can he not get a simple blackboard and a couple of videos and sit Kevin down and show him how it works. For heaven sake I do this with my u12 centres that I coach

Well thats David Kidwell , Not sure how he keeps his job safe and hasnt got the boot yet..
 
@hobbo2803 said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
@hobbo2803 said:
Rankin is a Complete hack ..
No speed
Too bloody skinny

Lawrence should be at the glue factory … Couldn't care less if people think he's a club great , he offers nothing .

Step away from the computer and take a breath. I'll grant you Rankin, but Lawrence? Turn it up.

Seriously … Lawrence is nothing more than a crash test dummy .
Time to go full time into his fitness business IMO

It all started after Brooks throws a crash pass after receiving a poor ball himself

Golden rule , don't throw a pass after getting a poor pass , especially a crash ball

Lawrence was pretty good tonight , yeah one bad carry as far as I was concerned and the missed tackle ,cmon he is trying to tackle a player one on one he steps inside him on a wet night , when he is in motion give him a break :brick:
 
At some point, our team will realise that one out plays for a full set when we're behind with time running out isn't the best way to score points.
 
@MacDougall said:
Liddle was impressive. Looks big enough already.

Mickey D, i cant call that performance impressive
No hooker is impressive if all he does is pass from dummy half and sadly that was bulk of his role

A good hooker goes for runs, penetrates the defence or lack of, is intelligent and thinks on his feet.

I only saw him do his job tonight, not go above and beyond.
so i will reserve the label of impressive till i have seen a bit more of him perhaps

Solid for tonight though
 
@happy tiger said:
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.
 
@happy tiger said:
@hobbo2803 said:
@GNR4LIFE said:
@hobbo2803 said:
Rankin is a Complete hack ..
No speed
Too bloody skinny

Lawrence should be at the glue factory … Couldn't care less if people think he's a club great , he offers nothing .

Step away from the computer and take a breath. I'll grant you Rankin, but Lawrence? Turn it up.

Seriously … Lawrence is nothing more than a crash test dummy .
Time to go full time into his fitness business IMO

It all started after Brooks throws a crash pass after receiving a poor ball himself

Golden rule , don't throw a pass after getting a poor pass , especially a crash ball

Lawrence was pretty good tonight , yeah one bad carry as far as I was concerned and the missed tackle ,cmon he is trying to tackle a player one on one he steps inside him on a wet night , when he is in motion give him a break :brick:

I'm sick of his dropped balls. Every bloomin game he drops simple ball.
 
@magpiecol said:
@happy tiger said:
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.

The thing that frustrates me most with Brooks its not if he takes the 2nd best option or 3rd best option when he gets it wrong , he makes an absolute clanger when he doesn't need to to push it

He was pretty good first half

Problem is we went past the point of no return with Brooks and that's the issue
 
You cant be really good when u drop 2 balls under little pressure when u are desperately clinging onto a lead and trying to get out of yer half.

Terrible mistakes.

And that missed tackle on our line….
 
@magpiecol said:
@happy tiger said:
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.
 
@stevetiger said:
Lawrence was actually really good. We were good. The main problem is that we had Tedesco out.

He puts the ice on the cake that is the attack. We were great tonight and got closer than the majority of us would have expected. We might just miss out on the finals this yr, but we're gonna be a damn good side next yr.
 
A few things came out with this game:

1) Rankin does not offer much from the back. He isn't a fullback. Too slow and too small. He doesn't get our sets on a positive note and doesn't link with the back line well.

2) We looked in danger every time the dogs went down the right side. Something needs to be done. Unfortunately, I think Kevvie needs to go. For all his attacking skills he is too much a liability in defence.

3) Brooks and Moses are improving. Their game control and kicking are on the rise but their defence is still a worry.

4) Liddle looks the goods

5) I don't think we will make the 8\. We will give it a shake but ultimately fall short. The biggest concern is that I cannot see us improving enough defensively until we make some personnel changes. 2017 may mimick 2016.
 
@magpiecol said:
@happy tiger said:
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.

Hunt for Brooks is funny, he is know where near a first grade halfback( Hunt that is). Rankin should go but Lovett did nothing wrong an Lawrence had a bad second 40.
 
@magpiecol said:
@happy tiger said:
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.

Hard to argue with that Col, will be an interested spectator on tuesday week, some players should not be there if we are to make the 8
 

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