Tim Sheens
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Hope to have a look at a replay tonight to confirm my thoughts from the ground.
We got the first couple of penalties for inside the ten when we were fresh and from then on Saints continued to take the odds and I don't recall another being blown.
Early on it was noticeable that we were playing much more direct and structured style in attack. We seemed to waiver from that disciplined approach around the fifteen to twenty minute mark. Could have coincided with losing Fulton as well, and we certainly missed him on a hot day.
Sitting in bay 404 above our right edge defence was the best vantage point at the ground to see poor Koro's total ineptness in defence. He has absolutely no idea how to deal with any situation that confronts him. He is that bad, that I would just about rather the big sauce defending there.
Seemed to me a couple of players were in front of the kicker and in Brooks face when he spilled a kick that came on the back of another Farah penalty. They soon scored another try and continued a run of possession.
Tedesco played well, but threw a stupid flick pass when stopped and three or so defenders around on the first tackle of a repeat set at their line. Together with a run of penalties, this then took more juice out of us.
Gavet went well in a long stint that carried over into the second half, but seemed tired late in the game during his second stint The late miss on Rein was not good, but a front-rower being stepped by a winger when his fellow defender is not in position is only natural. IMO what others may consider more missed tackles only seem that way because the guy makes an effort to get across.
Getting long now so- not Farah's and others best games, was expecting a bit more from last years young forwards and Cory off the bench, Taupau did not get that much game time?, could still do with a runner in the halves, and need Keith, Tim and David in this week.
We will learn from that and I don't think it will define our season. Better times ahead
We got the first couple of penalties for inside the ten when we were fresh and from then on Saints continued to take the odds and I don't recall another being blown.
Early on it was noticeable that we were playing much more direct and structured style in attack. We seemed to waiver from that disciplined approach around the fifteen to twenty minute mark. Could have coincided with losing Fulton as well, and we certainly missed him on a hot day.
Sitting in bay 404 above our right edge defence was the best vantage point at the ground to see poor Koro's total ineptness in defence. He has absolutely no idea how to deal with any situation that confronts him. He is that bad, that I would just about rather the big sauce defending there.
Seemed to me a couple of players were in front of the kicker and in Brooks face when he spilled a kick that came on the back of another Farah penalty. They soon scored another try and continued a run of possession.
Tedesco played well, but threw a stupid flick pass when stopped and three or so defenders around on the first tackle of a repeat set at their line. Together with a run of penalties, this then took more juice out of us.
Gavet went well in a long stint that carried over into the second half, but seemed tired late in the game during his second stint The late miss on Rein was not good, but a front-rower being stepped by a winger when his fellow defender is not in position is only natural. IMO what others may consider more missed tackles only seem that way because the guy makes an effort to get across.
Getting long now so- not Farah's and others best games, was expecting a bit more from last years young forwards and Cory off the bench, Taupau did not get that much game time?, could still do with a runner in the halves, and need Keith, Tim and David in this week.
We will learn from that and I don't think it will define our season. Better times ahead
