AmericanHistoryX
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Same for Galvin and the rest of the kids. Leg drive. Chest drive etc etc. Except Latu. Unless you are built like Latu. It comes with time. Bula kicks ass
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Why do you think that? And why do you think that would be the case?I could be wrong & interested to see what people think but I actually don't think Benji is the one making interchanges... I think it's John Morris.
Stronger prehaps but not bulkier. I think he is the perfect physique for Fullback.Tell you what I've noticed about Bula he is always dangerous when he's running and it's just a last effort to hang on from the defender preventing him from breaking the line.
If only he was a bit stronger in the legs or could increase his leg drive he would make a lot of linebreaks.
I wouldn't want to mess with his speed he impressed with that break last game, showed some real toe, just frustrating when he almost gets through.Stronger prehaps but not bulkier. I think he is the perfect physique for Fullback.
And been murdered by everyone if he was tackledThe speed he was running at I think at the right time he could have dummied and stepped inside scoring closer to the posts.
Agree completely. He is not the star in the making that people claim he is but he is a very talented player.I'm a fan of Bula but would like him to be a bit more switched on at times. I know it's early in his career & don't want to bag him unnecessarily. Just has a few things to work on.
What do you hope to achieve by doing this though? Sure, the refereeing standard is arguably at an all time low but unless you believe they are deliberately making incorrect calls how will spraying them improve things.Frustrating , I know. If I'm a coach I'm calling all the coaches and organising for all of us to spray the N.R.L about the standard of officiating and the way the games being run. What will the N.R.L do fine all the coaches, if they all agree to tell the N.R.L to shove their fines and not pay them what will they do reregister all 17 coaches, I don't think so.
I notice this too. I think it will come with time and confidence. Still a bit quiet, shy and unsure of himself.Tell you what I've noticed about Bula he is always dangerous when he's running and it's just a last effort to hang on from the defender preventing him from breaking the line.
If only he was a bit stronger in the legs or could increase his leg drive he would make a lot of linebreaks.
^ this and his 2 point field goal just before half time. We were in it. We missed three goals in the first half and the first try they scored was definitely a no try if you are the tigers scoring at least. But for those, we could have been up 18 - 6 at HT.2 classy plays from 2 classy players got us in the end.
The 40/20 from Hunt was a foot on the throat early in the second half and followed up by individual brilliance from Reynolds.
You won't often see 2 plays like that in a game, let alone back to back, so you can't say much there.
It's unlikely we pull that lead back even with the forward pass try and some speculation that May got his foot under the ball for one of their tries, but there's 4 point scoring plays that went against us and we lose by 22 points.
I didn't think we were uncompetitive and as has been said, the score didn't do justice to our performance.
Plenty to work on and still a couple of classy players short in the forwards, but we did well considering 2 key players out and losing Latu for a long period of the game.
Based on our last 2 weeks, I'd be disappointed if we don't bounce back against Newcastle and Parramatta in successive weeks, otherwise the season is looking pretty shocking after 7 rounds.
We have a situation where the current admin are not adequately training referees, the ref's today are robots with absolutely no ability to get a feel for a game or think on the go. They're told to tow the line and they just do. The standard of referring over the past decade has gone over a cliff. What has allowed that to happen, two things imo. First the inability to criticise a referee, don't care about people not wanting to ref in the future, no one is above criticism, players who perform poorly get criticised all the time, we don't worry about kids not wanting to play because they may face criticism. We're all adults, ref's should be made to do a press conference after every game to explain any dubious decisions they made, all the fans of every team deserve that transparency. The ref's are too isolated in cotton wool imo. The second problem with the state of refereeing is the big one for me, the N.R.L should relinquish any training rights or coaching, the N.R.L should just hand out the guidelines and rules for any season and the referees should be trained in an autonomous independant academy just for the referees. The N.R.L have gotten them to the point they're too scared to make a decision. I think independence for the referees would be perfect. There would be no bias in training and procedures.What do you hope to achieve by doing this though? Sure, the refereeing standard is arguably at an all time low but unless you believe they are deliberately making incorrect calls how will spraying them improve things.
There are less and less people putting up their hand to ref junior sports and fewer still that want to develop further. Just as players progress through the grades to eventually reach NRL level so to do refs.
Now I'm not saying referee decisions shouldn't be analysed but ref bashing, particularly an organised movement to do so from coaches at the highest level, isn't going to increase the willingness of anyone to pick up a whistle.
Still equal 4th 😀😂
The improvement in the team from the last 5 years is night and dayIt was a strange game for me to watch. I already knew the score when I sat down and it looked on paper like a flogging, a late try to make it more respectable - typical Suncorp performance.
But watching the first 30 minutes, I started to wonder if I got the score wrong because Tigers were everywhere: strong defence, gallant running; even slowpokes like Twal taking intercepts, running into holes, putting on shots. The Broncos are a monster pack and Tigers really gave them stick, I can't recall many games like it where the other team had a clearly more experienced / notable pack and we really went after them.
We never really got on top of Carrigan unfortunately, he's such a smart footballer, but we handled Haas well and most of the other lads until Willison got his double.
Typical Tigers unfortunately losing concentration in and around half-time, but you can't take credit away from Broncos for stepping up when those opportunities presented. Would have helped immensely if we'd kicked 2 or 3 of those first tries.
It's obviously a big deal for us not to have Luai, even if both sides lost their halfbacks, it takes away that rudder that Broncos fell back on when we got into the wrestle.
You have to remember that as a fan: when the opposition turns up for the arm wrestle, teams have to fall back on their basics to get the W - kick/chase, shoulders into tackles, presenting a straight line, ball control, opportune runs from DH. Unfortunately for our lads Broncos did those moments better, the classic 1%ers when the game was there for the taking.
Agree with an earlier comment that Galvin has to stay his hand; it's not touch footy, he doesn't need to turn up everywhere. His kicking is pretty good and I don't mind when he decides to run. His support is great.
Galvin's main downside, apart from the sometimes-frantic play, is he will often hold the ball a little too long and kill the play if the defence gets up in a line. Usually that means doubling-back inside and taking the run. His outside players get left empty-handed A LOT. It's again that classic touch footy play where you probe the line then step back to reconsider your options, before driving at selected defenders to get the quick PTB for the next play. That doesn't work in League, they will monster you and slow the PTB if you half-heartedly pull out of a play. He needs to either run intentionally or distribute a bit earlier.
BUT I was fairly optimistic after what was not a great scoreboard. I agree with another poster that this team just needs to get into the habit of winning, to get more outcome from their efforts. Every team fancies their chances against Tigers, because of our reputation, even late in the game and it makes it a little harder to put teams away. We don't yet have that winning formula or elite talent to fall back on for every tough match.
Benji seems cool-headed, I like it.
Really good thoughts and you've articulated what I couldn't put my finger with Galvin in terms of our backline playsIt was a strange game for me to watch. I already knew the score when I sat down and it looked on paper like a flogging, a late try to make it more respectable - typical Suncorp performance.
But watching the first 30 minutes, I started to wonder if I got the score wrong because Tigers were everywhere: strong defence, gallant running; even slowpokes like Twal taking intercepts, running into holes, putting on shots. The Broncos are a monster pack and Tigers really gave them stick, I can't recall many games like it where the other team had a clearly more experienced / notable pack and we really went after them.
We never really got on top of Carrigan unfortunately, he's such a smart footballer, but we handled Haas well and most of the other lads until Willison got his double.
Typical Tigers unfortunately losing concentration in and around half-time, but you can't take credit away from Broncos for stepping up when those opportunities presented. Would have helped immensely if we'd kicked 2 or 3 of those first tries.
It's obviously a big deal for us not to have Luai, even if both sides lost their halfbacks, it takes away that rudder that Broncos fell back on when we got into the wrestle.
You have to remember that as a fan: when the opposition turns up for the arm wrestle, teams have to fall back on their basics to get the W - kick/chase, shoulders into tackles, presenting a straight line, ball control, opportune runs from DH. Unfortunately for our lads Broncos did those moments better, the classic 1%ers when the game was there for the taking.
Agree with an earlier comment that Galvin has to stay his hand; it's not touch footy, he doesn't need to turn up everywhere. His kicking is pretty good and I don't mind when he decides to run. His support is great.
Galvin's main downside, apart from the sometimes-frantic play, is he will often hold the ball a little too long and kill the play if the defence gets up in a line. Usually that means doubling-back inside and taking the run. His outside players get left empty-handed A LOT. It's again that classic touch footy play where you probe the line then step back to reconsider your options, before driving at selected defenders to get the quick PTB for the next play. That doesn't work in League, they will monster you and slow the PTB if you half-heartedly pull out of a play. He needs to either run intentionally or distribute a bit earlier.
BUT I was fairly optimistic after what was not a great scoreboard. I agree with another poster that this team just needs to get into the habit of winning, to get more outcome from their efforts. Every team fancies their chances against Tigers, because of our reputation, even late in the game and it makes it a little harder to put teams away. We don't yet have that winning formula or elite talent to fall back on for every tough match.
Benji seems cool-headed, I like it.