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

From despair to the ultimate triumph, the Queensland Maroons career of Justin Hodges is a tribute to never being beaten.

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[Halbrowne61]

Benji is slow to hook and when he does it's sometimes the wrong player. Still learning though.

I think Benji believes that it’s better to let the player try and pull through it on their own, rather than gutting them by hooking them.
I guess we’ll only know if that works in future games.
I think we all want to see the kid learn from that and come out the other side a better player. Only time will tell.
And one more thing, I know the game didn’t really suit but I was very disappointed in Hunt. He had one or two runs then disappeared , finally being replaced by Seyfarth. I was just expecting more against his old club.

 

[innsaneink]

Hunt spent most of the time tackling

 

[Spartan117]

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[Flippedy]

I think the loss of Doueihi early killed any chance we had of putting in a good show yesterday. Might not have won, but I’m sure we would’ve scored more points if he stayed on. He has been an integral part of our attack all season. It was already a big task without API, but losing Doueihi tipped us over the edge, imo.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

I think the loss of Doueihi early killed any chance we had of putting in a good show yesterday. Might not have won, but I’m sure we would’ve scored more points if he stayed on. He has been an integral part of our attack all season. It was already a big task without API, but losing Doueihi tipped us over the edge, imo.

Throw in KKP. Probably not Sam, cos the game was gone by that point. Those didn’t help, but you can’t use them as a crutch. The way they have performed this year, you expect them to still put in under adversity. They don’t have to win, but if the effort is there and they make the opposition work hard, you can cop that. They didn’t do that in the second half. They just capitulated. And the worse thing is it can easily snowball in the next couple weeks against a desperate and due Storm, and Manly who speak for themselves. All of the early season results can easily come undone over the next fortnight. And the mounting injuries won’t do us any favours.