Second halves

[Yossarian]

Correct me if I'm wrong but have the last three second halves been:

0-18
0-28
0-16

 

[851]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

 

[Yossarian]

He did get clocked in the head. You're being a bit harsh.

 

[05TIGZ]

Storm put themselves in that position by going 80metres. Didnt think there was anything wrong with that tackle. Our second halves are a shambles. We would have to be up by 30 at halftime to win a game.

 

[TIGER]

The signs were there at halftime, we had all the ball and the Storm had none but went to halftime with striking range, as soon as they held the pill they were always going to trouble us. We're just not that good it's pretty obvious, even when teams play at their worst and give us opportunity after opportunity we still can't beat them.

 

[Bird is the Word]

Correct me if I'm wrong but have the last three second halves been:

0-18
0-28
0-16

Good point… Pretty sure the bunnies scored the last few in that game as well. We seem unfit.

 

[happy_tiger]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

Was when an experienced head needed to step it up , tell some one to stay down where the play the ball was going to be and move the ruck infield 5 metres

We needed to defuse Melbourne and any hopes of a comeback right then and there

Yet again , brain dead stuff , NYC players are more clued in than our senior players

No match sense , all airheads , there isn't a shot clock , they stop the clock so what , get your composure back and play smart

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

Seems they require a top up session of hypnotherapy at half time

 

[sideline_eye]

Correct me if I'm wrong but have the last three second halves been:

0-18
0-28
0-16

Good point… Pretty sure the bunnies scored the last few in that game as well. We seem unfit.

We do indeed seem unfit, or at least less fit than any team we have played so far this season. Today we had all the ball and yet Melbourne came from behind and overran us in the end. The two second half tries where they just ran right through us showed we were out of petrol with the defence standing still, just like statues.

 

[yeti]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

Was when an experienced head needed to step it up , tell some one to stay down where the play the ball was going to be and move the ruck infield 5 metres

We needed to defuse Melbourne and any hopes of a comeback right then and there

Yet again , brain dead stuff , NYC players are more clued in than our senior players

No match sense , all airheads , there isn't a shot clock , they stop the clock so what , get your composure back and play smart

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the set up of that play. Edwards took the ball, had good low body height but got an absolute bell ringer by the third tackler. He was unlucky. We could run that exact play a dozen times and be OK. It just seems when things are running against you everything that can go wrong usually does.
Anyhow - there's another game next week! Yippeeee!

 

[Eye_Of_Da_Tiger]

Crap bench forwards exhausted!

 

[cktiger]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

Was when an experienced head needed to step it up , tell some one to stay down where the play the ball was going to be and move the ruck infield 5 metres

We needed to defuse Melbourne and any hopes of a comeback right then and there

Yet again , brain dead stuff , NYC players are more clued in than our senior players

No match sense , all airheads , there isn't a shot clock , they stop the clock so what , get your composure back and play smart

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the set up of that play. Edwards took the ball, had good low body height but got an absolute bell ringer by the third tackler. He was unlucky. We could run that exact play a dozen times and be OK. It just seems when things are running against you everything that can go wrong usually does.
Anyhow - there's another game next week! Yippeeee!

I still think we should have earned a penalty … you don't get knocked unconscious without something hitting your head.

 

[Seantice]

No way. Edwards ducked into that tackle. Stupid play. He should of hit the ground first or ran more upwards to a gap.

Running like that is how people get knocked out.

 

[happy_tiger]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

Was when an experienced head needed to step it up , tell some one to stay down where the play the ball was going to be and move the ruck infield 5 metres

We needed to defuse Melbourne and any hopes of a comeback right then and there

Yet again , brain dead stuff , NYC players are more clued in than our senior players

No match sense , all airheads , there isn't a shot clock , they stop the clock so what , get your composure back and play smart

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the set up of that play. Edwards took the ball, had good low body height but got an absolute bell ringer by the third tackler. He was unlucky. We could run that exact play a dozen times and be OK. It just seems when things are running against you everything that can go wrong usually does.
Anyhow - there's another game next week! Yippeeee!

Bet a lot of other sides would of handled it completely differently , bet an experienced head would have run over to Teddy and Moses (I think Moses was one of the players involved as well ) rubbed them on the head and told someone to lay down

They barely had time to scratch themselves before someone got up and played the ball

I'm not blaming Edwards at all , I just would of got someone else to take the run , a Nofolauma or Suli type

You see Edwards coming and you know he ain't gonna step …..you can just line him up ....

 

[jirskyr]

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

I agree. I feel for the bloke, it was always going to be a tough hit-up and he put his hand up, esp because 4 or 5 players were involved in the scramble to keep Chambers out.

But you really want a back in that situation, to get low body position, make ground as quickly as possible and poke through a gap. You don't want a big frame inviting strong body contact 5m out from the line. Also forwards just don't get low enough, I know that sounds ironic considering Edwards copped a hip to the head, but the first two Melbourne players made really strong high contact on him both sides, that's why he was left open with just his head to collect Solomona's body.

 

[Russell]

Bloody Edwards dropping that ball changed our game, right on halftime after defending so good, a real bad mistake

Was when an experienced head needed to step it up , tell some one to stay down where the play the ball was going to be and move the ruck infield 5 metres

We needed to defuse Melbourne and any hopes of a comeback right then and there

Yet again , brain dead stuff , NYC players are more clued in than our senior players

No match sense , all airheads , there isn't a shot clock , they stop the clock so what , get your composure back and play smart

Secondly the last bloke you want taking a hit up in that situation is an Edwards type , you want someone who will look for a hole and drop the second he hits the line , footwork at the line beats power very often in those situations

I didn't think there was anything wrong with the set up of that play. Edwards took the ball, had good low body height but got an absolute bell ringer by the third tackler. He was unlucky. We could run that exact play a dozen times and be OK. It just seems when things are running against you everything that can go wrong usually does.
Anyhow - there's another game next week! Yippeeee!

I still think we should have earned a penalty … you don't get knocked unconscious without something hitting your head.

There was nothing wrong with the tackle - Edwards copped Solomona's hip in the tackle. Play on.

 

[galea_11]

Don't forget we were riding on the Leichhardt special 5-1 penalty count first half with the breeze
Do u think the refs were going to give us the 2nd half
Penalties 10-2 against the breeze

 

[Cosimo_Zaretti]

No way. Edwards ducked into that tackle. Stupid play. He should of hit the ground first or ran more upwards to a gap.

Running like that is how people get knocked out.

Not sure whether he was trying to duck forward or whether he was helped into that position but the third man came in with the arms by his sides. In the 2017 interpretation of the rule there must be some attempt to bind with the arms, you can't just run into someone.

Can't believe people are giving Edwards grief for getting knocked out. Yeah self preservation and all that, but you can't seriously blame a bloke for getting his weight down and trying to steal another metre, maybe get a quicker play the ball. I've been pretty critical of Edwards selection, but I won't fault him for having a go.

 

[Byron_Bay_Fan]

No way. Edwards ducked into that tackle. Stupid play. He should of hit the ground first or ran more upwards to a gap.

Running like that is how people get knocked out.

Not sure whether he was trying to duck forward or whether he was helped into that position but the third man came in with the arms by his sides. In the 2017 interpretation of the rule there must be some attempt to bind with the arms, you can't just run into someone.

Can't believe people are giving Edwards grief for getting knocked out. Yeah self preservation and all that, but you can't seriously blame a bloke for getting his weight down and trying to steal another metre, maybe get a quicker play the ball. I've been pretty critical of Edwards selection, but I won't fault him for having a go.

Now Cosimo you must realise that this game is important than life and death!

 

[Newtown]

Crap bench forwards exhausted!

What do you expect from the same forwards who continually play only around 20 minutes game time each week. No wonder they're unfit.