I was at the game and it was a great atmosphere. Gutsy and gritty win, but probably best not to get lost in the spectacle that was that game.
No matter which way you look at it, we let in 5-tries and the only reason we weren't punished for it was because Parramatta can't covert. We cannot be playing catch-up against the better teams this season as we will be punished much more harshly for it given our attack is quite rocks-and-diamonds at times.
I thought the sin bin was a really rough call. Ref caved into the noise from the members section and the little bit of WWE from a few players that came in to give their 2-cents. From my seats at the game Moses had probably approached the ref, and touched him at least half-dozen times up until that point.
I can't deny the sin bin played a role in us leaking points. Though, the top teams seem to be a lot more adaptable when down a player. We got the win today but feel like a better team that wasn't as hurt would have punished us a lot more for that lack of adaptability. It wasn't even a matter of outplaying on the edge, it was simply just going there that caused us to leak those points.
Personally, I thought May was a bit of a momentum killer in our attack compared to our other front rowers. Great post-contact meters from him but I consider his ball-playing ability a step under what Twal, and Samuela have been producing lately. He also had a considerably slower PTB overall. Defensively he he was pretty great today.
Not sure how much long Turuva can play at centre. I am not a big fan of him at centre. He holds the ball way too long and lacks a lot of athleticism and depth compared to other centres in game today. I think once Taylan is back we will be a completely different team.
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