Ruck spoiling

[finnzo]

It’s just good coaching from Ricky. If the reff is gonna let you get away with it then do it

It’s the reffs fault he should have binned some 1 way earlier

 

[Red88_Tiger]

You think they ran harder than us? Average meters per set says we did. The eye test says it was even. They hear not dominant in that area I didn’t think.

I didn’t say that
We didn’t make a point of spoiling the ruck like they did

 

[krayola]

I didn’t say that
We didn’t make a point of spoiling the ruck like they did

If you didn’t, my bad.

 

[426Tlgerland]

Sheens and Benji should have seen them laying all,over us and sent the message out to hold them down longer ref not pulling it up

 

[king_sirro]

It’s just good coaching from Ricky. If the reff is gonna let you get away with it then do it

It’s the reffs fault he should have binned some 1 way earlier

Totally disagree. It's a tactic from a poor coach with no ability. Relying on the ref being soft is shocking coaching. Yes it paid off this time, but I think it highlights how ordinary Stuart is.

 

[king_sirro]

Sheens and Benji should have seen them laying all,over us and sent the message out to hold them down longer ref not pulling it up

The thing is we didn't need to. They weren't running through us, so we didn't need to take the risk of holding down like them. It wouldn't have made any difference to the flow if the game. And we probably would have had the first player in the bin rather then them.

 

[tony soprano]

Refs and bunker losing the plot

 

[tony soprano]

Nothing can do about too sheens complains and next week same thing happens

 

[tiger_one]

A job for our coaching staff to work out tactics to deal with this "slowing down."

 

[Tiger Woods]

Ruck 🤬

 

[tiger_one]

Ruck 🤬

I can't spell either. 😉

 

[mickkoso]

We bombed it, we had enough breaks and no support. We had enough ball and completed worse than them, and we went too sideways at times despite making huge metres. We also gave them so much time to reset their line by getting up slowly and having a sook to the ref before playing the ball. Ok once of twice but To'a alone did it a bunch of times.

The refs stuffed up the Stefano strip, and should have had one in the bin earlier. I think they missed a push in the back on the second Fogarty try but Talau was there and should have done better.

In the end Canberra came with a game plan and made the most of a busted squad, we lost. The game would have been fine and easy to cop if they hadn't shit the bed to start the season. Unfortunately that just about stuffed us. Jumping up and down won't change anything, we have to be better.

 

[innsaneink]

How's the Ricky presser: "OK we laid on them a bit, but no way were they clean. OK so maybe we deserved 8 6-agains, but no way they should have had zero".

In other words: "I am surprised we got away with it as long as we did" and then almost lost the match as a result.

Yep... Turned it back onto "poor us"
Clever

 

[innsaneink]

The thing is what do we do when another team tries this tactic on us (which they will)
How do we combat when we get no joy from the ref?

Sheens didn't wanna say anything at the presser... Too scared to get fined... Other coaches blow up in public and next week... Guess what, they get the calls they didn't the week earlier

 

[mickkoso]

Totally agree. If we would have won at least 3 or 4 of our first 7 we would be able to take this loss. Now every loss is a nail in the coffin for the rest of the season.

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Can anyone explain why the game clock was allowed to run for 20 seconds after Fogarty kicked a penalty? It's my understanding that in the last 5 minutes, the clock should be stopped after the goal is kicked.

 

[Spartan117]

Totally agree with this thread.

However, just like wrestling. Its is terrible but legal.

We better get in the game.

 

[innsaneink]

Nothing can do about too sheens complains and next week same thing happens

Sheens said nothing about it

 

[innsaneink]

Can anyone explain why the game clock was allowed to run for 20 seconds after Fogarty kicked a penalty? It's my understanding that in the last 5 minutes, the clock should be stopped after the goal is kicked.

I noticed that too...

 

[tig_prmz]

The tactic was obvious in the first 20. The coaches should have done something about it earlier. Our smartness cost us another win.

I really feel for our players though. They deserved that win. We were clearly the better team on the day by a mile, anyone would acknowledge that. Giving them a win over something like that is just gut wrenching. This along with the Cowboys game last year makes my blood boil.