LIVE GAME Round 9 versus Sharks

[magpies forever]

We will lose to the storm for sure. We have no cattle.

We do / did have the horrible record of having teams out of form suddenly finding their mojo when up against us. I wonder what WT will turn up after today's debacle.

 

[crazycat]

Next few weeks will be rough need to get our troops back on deck fully expecting a few losses we can fill a hole or two but we aren't strong enough for 4 or more.

Sukkars tried but not impactful
Tino disaster for the young fella
Toa honestly the same as he has always been

What worries me honestly was our turuva seemed very uninterested to me didn't attack the ball and only ran 11 time

I think this is a massive lesson.

Skelton and Turuva have really improved our defence on the wing.

3 tries coming from Kl Iro and it's clear we are not defending on the edges. Yes Skelton has problems but Faaletino is not up to it. Why did Benji leave him on for so long.

Our completion rate has been around 90% this season. Seriously really high.
This game it drops to 60%. We lost control of the ruck and without Api we clearly lost possession. 🙁

We are going ot be in for a few tough games till Api gets back.

 

[Joelcainenumber1fan]

Sharks are a smart team they go after your weaknesses all day. Tavana, Toa, Madden had absolute barry crockers. Their defence is not first grade level. Sharks do this to teams they are flat track bullies for a reason.

I left at halftime wisely Bigger issue for us is not the loss its the injuries. We are losing our best players. That said that's why you start 5-2 we just need to jag another win somehow.

but its not like we havent had injuries all seasons i mean AD looked injured after the 3rd game he still played and we won most those games even with bad young wingers

 

[hodgo]

What's wrong with Luai?

From all reports he did a knee or ankle at training and he looked it out there. Clearly struggled. Think he played because he signed and it would be a bad look if he didn't.

Just putting rumora together could be totally wrong

 

[Joelcainenumber1fan]

I think because Madden replaced Doueihi, Skelton couldn’t be activated

i thought u could play anyone in the 19 ???

 

[mtd#2]

We cant afford anyone being picked for origin 😂

 

[Demps]

From all reports he did a knee or ankle at training and he looked it out there. Clearly struggled. Think he played because he signed and it would be a bad look if he didn't.

Just putting rumora together could be totally wrong

Has had some leg strapping throughout the week...

Not sure how serious.

 

[TigerNeddyK]

I think this is a massive lesson.

Skelton and Turuva have really improved our defence on the wing.

3 tries coming from Kl Iro and it's clear we are not defending on the edges. Yes Skelton has problems but Faaletino is not up to it. Why did Benji leave him on for so long.

Our completion rate has been around 90% this season. Seriously really high.
This game it drops to 60%. We lost control of the ruck and without Api we clearly lost possession. 🙁

We are going ot be in for a few tough games till Api gets back.

Mate, TOA was a gotdamn turnstile, tavana made errors but he was trying his heart out, Toa just left him alone and isolated and platted the game of a deadset bludger… it was pathetic

 

[TigerBurnsy]

i thought u could play anyone in the 19 ???

I thought you could but Benji chose to activate seyfarth instead

 

[Demps]

i thought u could play anyone in the 19 ???

You can.... 4 players.

He did.
Madden, Sione, Royce and lastly, Seyfarth.

 

[krissy]

I expected it to be a tough game with the players we had out and I was ok going in at half time with the game still within reach even though we had made silly errors. To see the absolute implosion for the second half was a tough watch. Losing is one thing but that was total surrender & lack of effort by too many players. With AD & Samuela injured today our depth is going to be a real issue for the next few weeks. Toa was a traffic cone & doesn’t deserve to play NRL again.

 

[magpies forever]

Adjustments for next week?
Can't pick and stick.

Hmmm, is Murray ok in reserves to be in for Hope? Our backline needs new blood but were down on troops already. Need to get Latu F on the field.

 

[hodgo]

Has had some leg strapping throughout the week...

Not sure how serious.

Sure a report he had to be helped up the tunnel but again all 2nd hand info

 

[Joelcainenumber1fan]

I think this is a massive lesson.

Skelton and Turuva have really improved our defence on the wing.

3 tries coming from Kl Iro and it's clear we are not defending on the edges. Yes Skelton has problems but Faaletino is not up to it. Why did Benji leave him on for so long.

Our completion rate has been around 90% this season. Seriously really high.
This game it drops to 60%. We lost control of the ruck and without Api we clearly lost possession. 🙁

We are going ot be in for a few tough games till Api gets back.

Tavana has looked good in his first few games though and he was a weapon under the high ball
he didnt get to show it today though
skelton is bad as well we have 2 good wingers those should of been never changed

 

[Flippedy]

I wonder if any of the Kennel members are here having a laugh at our blow up posts lol.

 

[magpies forever]

Tavana, to quote a modern day scholar, it is what it is. Yes he had a shocker, but news leaked he was coming into the side two or three days ago and no one had an issue. Easy to be Monday morning quaterbacks.

Not sure what Skelton did / didn't do to get demoted.

 

[lathami]

We need to show some effort.

This didn't happen tonight.
Sione, Starford & Tavana all let us down.

Tavana was the root of it all, with Benjis in action to change the narrative! He left him out there to sink or swim, guess what he sunk! Ruined him for life, not many players come back from that. Tavana is shot, due to Benji not making a call.

 

[Dr_Ice]

Luai might still be jet-lagged from his trip
to PNG!!!
There has been nothing from him most of the game.

Mate, we kept making errors so had no ball. Hard for him to do anything

 

[Tiger Woods]

Tavana did a makasini today

 

[lathami]

he had no problem pulling herbert

And??