Not Taking the 2 Points

[stevetiger]

I don't have a problem with not taking the 2\. We were looking to attack and over the course of the season that might help us out. In a more critical situation yes take the 2.

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

You can't blame Moses for that. It could have gone either way. We could not really predict how the second half would pan out and it looked for awhile in the second half that two extra points would not have saved us from Warriors onslaught (and our faults). The way WT were playing they were scoring tries all over the paddock and it sort of looked a certain try. If we had taken those two points and still lost the game some of us would still be complaining that we took those two points. Can't win either way.

Rubbish. You ALWAYS take the points in that situation. If we go on to surrender a 4 try buffer then we deserve to lose.
This was a bad mistake by Woods and his captaincy must be called into question.

I can understand both strategies here so not real strong against taking the two. But we do agree on the captaincy as my post at 8.43am already states. Just a shame if Woodsie loses the captaincy when it meant a lot to him and he is a terrific guy. A mistake from upstairs to win the PR war I think.

 

[stryker]

I said right from the beginning that Woods is an experienced warrior who adds expert opinions but is not a general.
I think not taking the 2 was a small insight into this. It was not strategic thinking. I also noticed in the huddle that Moses was doing just as much talking as Woods was.

 

[Magpie_Ryan]

Yes its ok to back yourself,but you take those 2 points,though I must admit that I wasnt that worried at the time..
As ive said in the live game thread,this is where Farah was missed,though Woodsy has been around long enough.
But hey we got the 2 competition points,which is the main thing,and im more than happy with what i saw yesterday.

 

[foreveratiger]

As per my " live game " comment, a rush of blood really by Moses as he seemed to make the call, the 2 points that was on offer would of taken us out to a 20 point lead.
Farah would of slowed down the situation and taken the 2.
But we can't go back to Farah being the Captain, if anything Lawrence should take the reins if Woods isn't able to handle it.
On a side note what about the ball from Lawrence to Lovett that led to his Try.

 

[Snake]

Watching Storm game tonight they have just taken 2 kicks right in front …when they could of tapped . This shows the difference in maturity on the field with a couple of thinkers .Yes I know they are old heads but this is what Taylor has to instill into the young playmakers THINK!

 

[happy_tiger]

As per my " live game " comment, a rush of blood really by Moses as he seemed to make the call, the 2 points that was on offer would of taken us out to a 20 point lead.
Farah would of slowed down the situation and taken the 2.
But we can't go back to Farah being the Captain, if anything Lawrence should take the reins if Woods isn't able to handle it.
On a side note what about the ball from Lawrence to Lovett that led to his Try.

I still think JT had sent the runner out for the 2nd penalty to tell them to take the 2

Watch it again , the runner is flying out towards Woods and Moses

 

[foreveratiger]

As per my " live game " comment, a rush of blood really by Moses as he seemed to make the call, the 2 points that was on offer would of taken us out to a 20 point lead.
Farah would of slowed down the situation and taken the 2.
But we can't go back to Farah being the Captain, if anything Lawrence should take the reins if Woods isn't able to handle it.
On a side note what about the ball from Lawrence to Lovett that led to his Try.

I still think JT had sent the runner out for the 2nd penalty to tell them to take the 2

Watch it again , the runner is flying out towards Woods and Moses

I need to see a Replay of this . They were just caught in the moment i suppose and got a little excited with the line so close.
I'm sure it will be talked about when they have there video session.

 

[happy_tiger]

As per my " live game " comment, a rush of blood really by Moses as he seemed to make the call, the 2 points that was on offer would of taken us out to a 20 point lead.
Farah would of slowed down the situation and taken the 2.
But we can't go back to Farah being the Captain, if anything Lawrence should take the reins if Woods isn't able to handle it.
On a side note what about the ball from Lawrence to Lovett that led to his Try.

I still think JT had sent the runner out for the 2nd penalty to tell them to take the 2

Watch it again , the runner is flying out towards Woods and Moses

I need to see a Replay of this . They were just caught in the moment i suppose and got a little excited with the line so close.
I'm sure it will be talked about when they have there video session.

As I said earlier I prefer them to take a tap quickly and keep the pressure on

Gone are the days Benji and Robbie talk about it for over a minute and then kick the ball ten metres backwards

 

[Tigermama]

Precious two points. They should've but didn't… Hope they will next time.

 

[CocaCola]

Why would you take the two points when you are leading by three converted tries?

Exactly. If you can't defend a 18 point lead, you don't deserve to win. It is round 1, not a grand final.
They made the right call, a winners mentality call.

It's easy for them to say "should've taken the 2" in hindsight. But how many would have questioned that decision if they went on to win by 30? None!.

 

[Tigermama]

Why would you take the two points when you are leading by three converted tries?

Exactly. If you can't defend a 18 point lead, you don't deserve to win. It is round 1, not a grand final.
They made the right call, a winners mentality call.

It's easy for them to say "should've taken the 2" in hindsight. But how many would have questioned that decision if they went on to win by 30? None!.

Two points, can make a difference to our For and Against CC.

 

[gallagher]

As per my " live game " comment, a rush of blood really by Moses as he seemed to make the call, the 2 points that was on offer would of taken us out to a 20 point lead.
Farah would of slowed down the situation and taken the 2.
But we can't go back to Farah being the Captain, if anything Lawrence should take the reins if Woods isn't able to handle it.
On a side note what about the ball from Lawrence to Lovett that led to his Try.

I still think JT had sent the runner out for the 2nd penalty to tell them to take the 2

Watch it again , the runner is flying out towards Woods and Moses

I need to see a Replay of this . They were just caught in the moment i suppose and got a little excited with the line so close.
I'm sure it will be talked about when they have there video session.

As I said earlier I prefer them to take a tap quickly and keep the pressure on

Gone are the days Benji and Robbie talk about it for over a minute and then kick the ball ten metres backwards

Then four hit ups with the forth play the ball on the mark where the penalty was given.Gee that used to infuriate me.

 

[innsaneink]

Why would you take the two points when you are leading by three converted tries?

Exactly. If you can't defend a 18 point lead, you don't deserve to win. It is round 1, not a grand final.
They made the right call, a winners mentality call.

It's easy for them to say "should've taken the 2" in hindsight. But how many would have questioned that decision if they went on to win by 30? None!.

Ensuring the opposition know they must score 4 times to win instead of three can go a long way to ensuring victory, it's no guarantee but an extra buffer… You mustn't watch much footy if you don't see this happen before, the cool experience heads always take the 2

 

[happy_tiger]

Why would you take the two points when you are leading by three converted tries?

Exactly. If you can't defend a 18 point lead, you don't deserve to win. It is round 1, not a grand final.
They made the right call, a winners mentality call.

It's easy for them to say "should've taken the 2" in hindsight. But how many would have questioned that decision if they went on to win by 30? None!.

Ensuring the opposition know they must score 4 times to win instead of three can go a long way to ensuring victory, it's no guarantee but an extra buffer… You mustn't watch much footy if you don't see this happen before, the cool experience heads always take the 2

I think if Moses or Woods looked at the bench they would have taken the two

Probably just thought "Well if JT didn't want us to take the 2 from thirty out just off centre , lets go again "

They will cover it in the video sessions and they won't make that mistake again , all good

Life is about learning from your mistakes and never doing it again

 

[bigsiro]

Why would you take the two points when you are leading by three converted tries?

Exactly. If you can't defend a 18 point lead, you don't deserve to win. It is round 1, not a grand final.
They made the right call, a winners mentality call.

Disagree. It's an immature losers call. We had the option of securing the win rather than gambling against the most erratic attacking team in the league. It's not even a question.

It's easy for them to say "should've taken the 2" in hindsight. But how many would have questioned that decision if they went on to win by 30? None!.

Heaps would have. And rightly so. Not taking the points was simply asking for a Warriors comeback. I couldn't care less if they went on to win by 1000, they should still have taken the 2 in that situation.

Ensuring the opposition know they must score 4 times to win instead of three can go a long way to ensuring victory, it's no guarantee but an extra buffer… You mustn't watch much footy if you don't see this happen before, the cool experience heads always take the 2

Exactly.

If the game was out of reach for the Warriors then by all means go for tries but the comeback was well within their grasp (and I think we all half expected it). We got swept up in the moment, had rushes of blood and forgot that the most important thing is getting the win.

 

[alistair]

A 20 point lead demoralises the opposition and forces them to score at least 4 tries to come back. A really clinical side would also have been considering setting up a field goal at that time to close out the game, so I can't see any way to dice it other than two poor decisions not to take the penalty shots.

We got away with it. Let's hope the lesson is learned. Dropping that lead would have been a pretty crushing way to start 2016.