LIVE GAME Round 3 versus Souths

[terriaa]

Hope looked good in dummy half. Offered something different. But I dont want Api in the halves.

Is Javon Andrews ready to play NRL?

Probably not. Had an ordinary game last week but went better today.

 

[Demps]

That stadium is cursed.

 

[mtd#2]

They weren’t better at all, their halves created more chances for them which may have padded their stats. Our backrowers weren’t used BY OUR HALVES.
Our forwards were not the problem. They had us camped in the bunnies end for most of that game. The Tigers spine had no clue how to score and ran around in circles feeding blokes standing still. Whose job is it to organise them?

You're right, the halves call the plays. But the other players need to then put themselves into the right spots to receive the ball. That didnt happen tonight. Most players running off douhei and luai were in crappy spots.

Im also cognisant that we had very little possession in the first 20 minutes. All that defence probably took the punch out of the effectiveness in attack.

I just think it was a pretty average performance all round.

I thought one shining light was that we controlled the ruck well in defence. I cant recall the last time I ever thought we were decent in that department.

 

[Dr_Ice]

Big body halves player. Why sign him if we’re not going to use him when needed? Good luck to him if he gets an opportunity.

Thought Mak and LL were solid enough after a rough start.

I believe they signed him for 2026 on a development contract, therefore assume we signed him to develop him over the next few years.

Now we may have our top three halve options out, so if all injured will need our 4th in line Madden and someone else.

Probably may need to be Andrew’s, doesn’t mean he is ready and his current form is good. Let’s hope he can improve in better company

 

[mtd#2]

Blocking Makasini's pathway sounds like a great way of retaining him.

Because giving Galvin a platform and keys to the team worked?

We need Maka on the wing.

 

[EllisFan]

You're right, the halves call the plays. But the other players need to then put themselves into the right spots to receive the ball. That didnt happen tonight. Most players running off douhei and luai were in crappy spots.

Im also cognisant that we had very little possession in the first 20 minutes. All that defence probably took the punch out of the effectiveness in attack.

I just think it was a pretty average performance all round.

I thought one shining light was that we controlled the ruck well in defence. I cant recall the last time I ever thought we were decent in that department.

On two or three occasions AD dummied when we had good opportunities out wide. It’s his biggest fault as a HB imo.

On another occasion Seyfarth called the ball when we had Souths shot to bits. That’s the HB’s moment to win it.

 

[mtd#2]

On two or three occasions AD dummied when we had good opportunities out wide. It’s his biggest fault as a HB imo.

On another occasion Seyfarth called the ball when we had Souths shot to bits. That’s the HB’s moment to win it.

I dont remember either of those. Do you remember roughly at what stage of the game and ill check it out.

 

[EllisFan]

I dont remember either of those. Do you remember roughly at what stage of the game and ill check it out.

The Seyfarth one was late following a kick we regathered. Hope I think.

His dummy and go I couldn’t pin point the time of the match but think he did it three times when we had numbers.

 

[Milky]

Injuries are already killing us, T. May, Toa, Luai and AD on sidelines is not good. Especially against the Wahs

Our depth is already tested 2-5 and now 6-7 will be another problem

Expect a tough next 6 weeks

 

[Joelcainenumber1fan]

Souths only beat us on 2 of the 31 stats categories. I’m not so concerned about the attack. While we didn’t score tries we did enough to get Souths gassed. Thats our strategy and it’s a smart one. Work hard early score late. I reckon if Luai didn’t go off we easily score a couple of tries late like we did in the first half.

we only scored those tries cause there fb went off