LIVE GAME Round 9 versus Sharks

[Jolls]

Jared Heywood would handle the attack side with ease .. his service from dummy half and his attack is first rate ,, I do worry about his defence still , he is not known for his line speed or hitting strength in the tackle just yet .. but if they can somehow protect him he would definitely help our go toward and getting the forwards running onto the ball

I do not think he is ready for grade yet - he will replace Api - but in good time. Let's not ruch his development and cruel him.

 

[Tucker]

I think yesterday showed that Api is probably the most important player on our team... he really is the heart & soul of the club. Everything we noticed about the forwards being off, not attacking with our defence, poor line speed etc is all the thing that Api leads us in. Gonna be a tough next 2 games without him.

Disagree.
Our forwards were gassed because they were forced by the backs to perform far too many tackles….170 more than Cronulla did.
One over 60, 2 more over 50 and another 4 over 30.
For comparison, only 1 Sharks forward cracked 30.
Play with more discipline and this problem largely goes away.

 

[innsaneink]

I clearly recall Dylan Edwards having one of those games early in his career. Hooked part way through the game - he needs to go and get some more reps and come back in with a solid centre inside him. Toa is cooked and probably needs to be medically retired.

I recall Manu Vatuvai having a shocker under the high ball... i think against Parra years back...just went from bad to worse.
He got over that one

 

[Trevros]

Disagree.
Our forwards were gassed because they were forced by the backs to perform far too many tackles….170 more than Cronulla did.
One over 60, 2 more over 50 and another 4 over 30.
For comparison, only 1 Sharks forward cracked 30.
Play with more discipline and this problem largely goes away.

Being an old tackle machine back in the day yep a few bad backs can destroy a side. The backs have never understood how much work and worth goes into a forwards effort just like a politician thinks that money can come out of thin air.

 

[Tucker]

I recall Manu Vatuvai having a shocker under the high ball... i think against Parra years back...just went from bad to worse.
He got over that one

Remember Justin Hodges in Origin 2015?
Hard work and learning from your mistakes is what helps us grow professionally

 

[innsaneink]

Foggy memories: Hodges' ultimate triumph after debut of despair

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