Tigers' Origin hopes look soft: Simmons

[Jazza]

He does the interchanges lol.

I wish just once, someone from the club could say something really upbeat. E.g Farah could say "I want to play Origin, I have performed well all these years, I deserve the spot".

 

[Leroy_The_Tigers_Fan]

The way things are going in this litigation happy era how long before a player sues his club/coach for ruining his chances to represent, I'm just hoping that this is another one of Shifty's smokescreens, juggling this with that.

 

[Balmain_Tiger]

farah has to get it for sure…ennis looks like an ape..should be playin for qld. farah actually runs unlike ennis who gains no more than 10m per game

 

[westTAHger]

would rather that no players get picked for Origin from wests-tigers.
priority No.1 wests-tigers to make finals this year.
anyone selected for rep teams is a bonus.
what happens if wests-tigers lose the games they can't play in, its not going to help run for the finals.I know that sound selfish, but I would like wests-tigers to have best possible advantage of making the finals..
or say Robbie gets picked for origin, and sustains a shoulder injury which puts him out for the season.
or Lote snaps an achilles tendon etc.

 

[Balmain_Tiger]

i hate ennis…thats why i insist its farah..u make a good point though

 

[Jazza]

would rather that no players get picked for Origin from wests-tigers.
priority No.1 wests-tigers to make finals this year.
anyone selected for rep teams is a bonus.
what happens if wests-tigers lose the games they can't play in, its not going to help run for the finals.I know that sound selfish, but I would like wests-tigers to have best possible advantage of making the finals..
or say Robbie gets picked for origin, and sustains a shoulder injury which puts him out for the season.
or Lote snaps an achilles tendon etc.

I see your point but it depends on how some people view it.

See the way I view it is state comes before club, and country comes before state.

 

[Paris_Cobbs]

Reread the article, some of you. Royce doesn't say anything about holding the ball, he blames the two losses on overconfidence and moving the ball too early.

What's he on about? Half our tries this year have come from 'moving the ball early' - brilliant attacking movements from our own 20\. I'd like the team to be confident. How does overconfidence account for a 43% share of the ball? The last two games have more likely ruined our confidence - especially because we defended so well, and still conceded four tries both games, more than half of them to flukey kicks.

I hope this is a typical Sheens 'tell 'em the opposite of the truth' tactic - maybe the Roosters will think that we aren't going to move the ball early, when we are. Maybe we are going to play percentage barge and kick for once - I hope not. Otherwise, Royce should shut up and not make headlines out of bagging his own players and quoting Jack Gibson.

 

[stryker]

Reread the article, some of you. Royce doesn't say anything about holding the ball, he blames the two losses on overconfidence and moving the ball too early.

What's he on about? Half our tries this year have come from 'moving the ball early' - brilliant attacking movements from our own 20\. I'd like the team to be confident. How does overconfidence account for a 43% share of the ball? The last two games have more likely ruined our confidence - especially because we defended so well, and still conceded four tries both games, more than half of them to flukey kicks.

I hope this is a typical Sheens 'tell 'em the opposite of the truth' tactic - maybe the Roosters will think that we aren't going to move the ball early, when we are. Maybe we are going to play percentage barge and kick for once - I hope not. Otherwise, Royce should shut up and not make headlines out of bagging his own players and quoting Jack Gibson.

Hear,hear

The very thing that Simmons is having a go at the team about is what makes them so good in the first place. The main reasons we have lost the last couple is poor discipline and downright clumsiness.

 

[Guest]

You can actually hear the full interview plus more on WTV. Simmons does mention poor ball control in the video.