**Live game thread**

[matchball]

Lawrence just said it. No idea why they played so poor. Pathetic

Too many plodders. Thats why.

 

[Yossarian]

Lawrence just said it. No idea why they played so poor. Pathetic

He's seen it happen often enough.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Twal was great.

Twal and Farah both excellent but we have some players who make dumb mistakes and give the referees (if they need one) every excuse to give a penalty.

We need Brian Kelly in our backline as we lack any semblance of pace except for Brooks and Mbye.

 

[hobbo]

It does my head in how we have 3-4 players each week that totally suck !
Then the 3-4 players rotate with a different 3-4 players…

 

[The_Patriot]

The thing is why does it happen, he has no answers

 

[voice_of_reason]

Channel Nine - and Joey - really have a disturbing fascination with Tom Turbo.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

The thing is why does it happen, he has no answers

We have lazy players who clock off and you only have to watch the kick chase to see one or two who drop off and expect their team mate to make the tackle instead of it being them.

 

[Yossarian]

They anyone think at start of year if we win 12 games they be happy? I would have been but the losing team garbage teams cost us the 8

Well that and the frequent fadeaways that have buggered our for and against. A couple of comfortable wins and we're a much better chance than we are now.

I'm happy we're 12-11 but the 80 minute effort has to be better in 2019 or it's 9th again at best.

 

[diedpretty]

I was one of those that said keep Ivan to his word - but i don't think he is worth keeping - let Nathan and Penrith have him - this team has nothing - a real side in our situation would have put 40 on that lot - we were lucky to win - the refs calls were 50/50 both ways - this side and this coach don't have it.

 

[hobbo]

Lawrence just said it. No idea why they played so poor. Pathetic

He's seen it happen often enough.

He used to be a main part of it .

 

[Fibros]

Beat the Manly Maggots twice this year. Gotta be next best thing to playing semi's.

 

[MacDougall]

Channel Nine - and Joey - really have a disturbing fascination with Tom Turbo.

Isn't it weird. He's like a dumb golden retriever to them or something.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

We might be in 9th place, but we’re playing like a bottom 4 team. We have well and truly gone backwards.

 

[Pawsandclaws]

Beat the Manly Maggots twice this year. Gotta be next best thing to playing semi's.

Many forget Manly have 3 current SOO players in their team as well as Marty, Walker and Kelly, Not a bad side taking into account their current issues.

 

[Yossarian]

I was one of those that said keep Ivan to his word - but i don't think he is worth keeping - let Nathan and Penrith have him - this team has nothing - a real side in our situation would have put 40 on that lot - we were lucky to win - the refs calls were 50/50 both ways - this side and this coach don't have it.

They need a shrink not a new coach. I give Ivan a pass mark. Left side attack is looking good.

 

[hobbo]

59 missed tackles

Must be a season high ?

 

[TYGA]

Nofa and Twal won this game for us.
Packer defensively in the second half was hurting blokes it was massive.
We can’t perform across the park for entire games it’s poor. Liddle doesn’t want to tackle 2 tries we’re scored off his reads.

 

[hobbo]

Marshall has to retire …
Enough is enough

 

[jadtiger]

Definately lack mental toughness when it counts

 

[Telltails]

Beat the Manly Maggots twice this year. Gotta be next best thing to playing semi's.

Many forget Manly have 3 current SOO players in their team as well as Marty, Walker and Kelly, Not a bad side taking into account their current issues.

They hrave at least seven players that would walk into our FG side and probably.a couple more. They are good team that have a lot of off field stuff going on.