LIVE GAME Round 20 v Titans

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I’m on the fence on Benji’s coaching performance. I thought we were doing ok earlier in the season and then a number of things went awry that shot us down. It started with some injuries that exposed our lack of depth, then the Galvin debacle and TDS leaving. More injuries and reshuffling, some bad calls, and a few games we should have won. We really have had little alternative than to play some guys who are really not up to NRL level.
All this and we are still only 1 win behind the Roosters and 1 win ahead of the Dragons.
You can see by Benji’s reactions on the sideline and in the Pressers that he isn’t coaching them to play as poorly as they have at times. There are a few clubs with better rosters and supposedly better, more experienced coaches than us, doing worse than us.
I would like to see us have a run of games where we have some continuity with our best 17 and the same spine. We can’t continue to carry players who just aren’t up to consistent NRL level.
How we play against the good sides in the coming weeks will tell us a lot in rating this season’s overall performance.
 
Coastie_Tiger said:
Im yet to see Luai own a game for us, can you recall one?

Why could he stand up at Penrith without Cleary, was it coaching superior squad or both. I haven't seen anything even remotely dominant from him yet and i think thats on him and Benji more than the squad itself. Sure our roster isn't great but he should still be able to get something out of these players.
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Isaiah Yeo.

Pretty much is a halfback
 
The Chad said:
To'o & Martin could very well be out vs Tigers.

I was pretty happy with how we played them last time.

Then we get the Bulldogs- a game I believe we will be up for vs the Galvin effect.

Sea Eagles are carrying a lot of injuries atm as well.

There are reasons we lose all three of those games.

But. All the former Panthers vs their old team makes it a little bit of a wild card. The Bulldogs game should have Luai etc fired up after all the Galvin trash.

Next 2 weeks define 2025 for mine.
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The problem is those teams are fighting to stay in top 8 spots themselves.
 
hank37w said:
Doueihi needs to be careful with his comments re: positional changes, Benji might put a stiff arm on him at training during the week.

They do train don't they?
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Already has. Thats why the drama happened at training. Brother of a tigers player is the source.
 
We were crap, but we won.

It's a bit late in the season to still be grasping after our best side and formation the way we are. We still don't know what moves in our team are going to win us games. Taylan may is very encouraging tho.

Benji would make an excellent GM of football one day but I don't know if he's insane enough to be a coach. He's staked his job on Api and Luai and they both need to do better. I'm not seeing much crocodile roll lately.

Team needs to think harder about when to use the challenge. We are terrible with them. We are too emotional and don't think about the situation of the game.
 
Unfortunately, I think we are still learning to play together especially after all the Galvin stuff. My guess is that our attacking structures have had to change and add the Douiehi to 13 thing and Latu learning his trade - we will continue to look a bit clunky in attack but hopefully on the improve.
Taylan May looks like he absolutely belongs at this level and have been watching Makasini in reserves who looks to be a class above that level already.
If we can keep the spine (including Douiehi) with addition of KPP on an edge and May and Makasini, plus another couple of key signings - I think things are looking good moving forward.
 
BirchgroveTigers said:
But like also, some of the stuff today isn’t coaching, it’s the players. There’s no way he is coaching them to not run on to the ball with any speed 😂😂😂
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Seems turuva and tiny know how to do this...I'm assuming they have the same coach as the rest of the team.
 
Droppy05 said:
Please tell you are only guessing? 3 more years ? He will be lucky to last this season. Looks really buggered now. Hope is no hope. And we let TDS leave. Another great call by this incompetent club.
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I thought hope and Api played ok. Api made a few decent runs from DH.
 
SwervinMervin said:
Benji may not be a master coach and I do agree with the comments about attack cohesion, 1 percenters, etc.
But clearly the squad play for him. And it’s not just the PI boys. Twal, Sayfarth, got off their deathbeds to play and while they are both somewhat limited, always give 100% effort. We have criticized the team in previous years under previous coaches for being peahearted and just capitulating. Say what you will about how clunky they might look and some of the dumb errors, but we do finally have a team that is all effort and doesn’t go away all game. It means you don’t win big or easy, but you don’t lose easy either. The only game this year that needed a mercy rule applied was Melbourne. Most of the others we were right in with say 10 to go. And that’s also against some pretty good teams - Warriors, Raiders, Panthers. We have a team that has a dig.
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Must have been a Lebanese Flu thing, because Sukkar was crook with it too.
 
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