LIVE GAME Trial 1 v Manly

[Demps]

 

[Fade.To.Black]

Pretty much lol, the NRL would have to be the most reactive sport in the world to rule changes. How many other codes would change about 5 rules a year?

Yep, the undesirable clubs in the comp will get the rough end of the pineapple with this. No doubt about it.

 

[colinbh]

Earl there wasn't a problem 'D' in the first half [which resembled close to a run on side minus Laurie AD etc] having Peach ball playing, in fact we were really solid up the middle against a very big pack.
Our problem was either on the edges or out wide.
The first try, Noffa went too low close to the line and another Kekma was on the ground injured. In the first half [not including a tearaway Tom Terrific] we should have been leading.
For some reason our men at the back allowed ball to bounce which was about the only real serious flaw in our game.
The second half was a game of touch footy from our young boys who were lost.
I'm actually happy with the first half 'trial'

Agree. If Ogden was the fullback in the second half, I fear for his future. Just terrible.

 

[Demps]

Agree. If Ogden was the fullback in the second half, I fear for his future. Just terrible.

Zac Cini levels bad.

 

[Coastie_Tiger]

Saw a thing pop up from foxsports saying tigers thrashed Madge under pressure, bit premature i reckon i give him til at least round 10 before the blowtorch is applied.

 

[Demps]

Saw a thing pop up from foxsports saying tigers thrashed Madge under pressure, bit premature i reckon i give him til at least round 10 before the blowtorch is applied.

😂

First coach sacked for losing a trial game.

 

[craigtob]

Granted yes this is only 1trial and trial’s are just that but just about every other club are raving about at least 1-2 youngsters about to be unleashed? What is going on with our so called youngsters ready to take the next step.

 

[Geo]

I liked taipari a lot as well, he has speed and is nippy on his feet

Hugeee fan of the number 9 hooker, we definetly can't let him go

Dillon had glimpses of brilliance... he danced around the shit trobjevic brother with ease ,

Toa looked great as well

Looking forward to next weeks game, anyone know time and date?

Yes

 

[TCL]

Prior to this year trainers could alert the referee and they had to stop the game. That won’t happen anymore

Thanks to the panthers.

 

[The-moP]

You'd wanna hope that with Laurie and Hastings back we improve in attack .. but whats with our forwards .. not one of them looked like they were gonna penetrate the defence line .. then also not one of them aimed up in our defence.

I know its only a trial game but when they called our try back for obstruction .. why didnt they call first Manlys first try back for obstruction .. go back and watch it .. Manly's lead runner runs straight into our player denying our player a chance to come across .. exactly what we got pinged for ... if the TV refs are gonna call what they can see .. they better be consistent .. it was terrible.

Let's hope next weekends trial against the Rorters we go better, otherwise we're in for another long hard season of misery.

 

[Cobarcats]

You'd wanna hope that with Laurie and Hastings back we improve in attack .. but whats with our forwards .. not one of them looked like they were gonna penetrate the defence line .. then also not one of them aimed up in our defence.

I know its only a trial game but when they called our try back for obstruction .. why didnt they call first Manlys first try back for obstruction .. go back and watch it .. Manly's lead runner runs straight into our player denying our player a chance to come across .. exactly what we got pinged for ... if the TV refs are gonna call what they can see .. they better be consistent .. it was terrible.

Let's hope next weekends trial against the Rorters we go better, otherwise we're in for another long hard season of misery.

I'm sorry mate but I disagree with practically everything you've said unless your referring purely to the second half of young untested players getting a run.
Firstly our forwards in the 'main game' didn't leak up the middle and we had little trouble getting from our end to the the other end.
As far as attack goes we were good for our first hit out and should've been leading at the break.
The ref had an up and down game but allowed Manly's forward to lay all over us slowing the play the ball and the obstruction rule no try was unfair.
I've watched the game 3 times mate so yeh, I think your wrong.

 

[slurpee]

Miles ahead of Dillon and Ogden based off what I saw so far... maybe they jump him in the coming years but right now Laurie is our best fullback and a great prospect

I wouldn’t be to hard on Dillon or Ogden they both haven’t played for a while since flegg was called off half way through last year imo the touches dillon had he looked very sharp with the ball last night

 

[Alex Seyfarth's #1 Fan]

Made myself to watch it again this morning and took zilch from the experience ….. so nothing additional positive to add.
We will see what next week brings up against pumped up roosters …… SIGH! looking forward to it ….. NOT!

The only positive from next week will be that whatever huge margin they put on us, it won't go towards our points differential.

 

[Chicken_Faced_Killa]

I wouldn’t be to hard on Dillon or Ogden they both haven’t played for a while since flegg was called off half way through last year imo the touches dillon had he looked very sharp with the ball last night

I guess he didn’t touch any of the bombs that came his way so you are correct.

 

[Dene1983]

Negativity is like a contagious disease. When one player is negative, either by his actions or demeanor, it quickly spreads to another, and another, until every player is infected.
The whole club has become infected. [As with it's supporters]
More often than not, the way to curb this rot is to bring in coaches and players who have not been infected.
Jackson, To'a, Gildart etc.
The last trial with a new group injecting fresh thoughts and actions is what this club needs and can give us some momentum.
Unfortunately there is still a bit of cancer remaining at the club. Let's hope new players and coaches can inject a workable vaccine into our system.
We can only do what we can control and that goes with us forum members. Losing brain cells over a player you don't like [Brooks] is good to express yourself but not continually beating yourself up over it. It just peeves readers off and becomes boring.

I Quite enjoy Demps expressing his opinion on Brooks. He's not good enough to be our halfback! I could already tell by his first kick last night nothing will change.

 

[GNR4LIFE]

We can only do what we can control and that goes with us forum members. Losing brain cells over a player you don't like [Brooks] is good to express yourself but not continually beating yourself up over it. It just peeves readers off and becomes boring.

Truer words may have never been spoken in the history of the forum.

 

[Swordy]

I only saw the second half and neither side impressed me at all. I saw a lot of unknown young guys on both sides run around with no timing, no cohesion, no understanding of the play or each other. Exactly what I would expect from a trial.

If you take trial form to mean anything, we will be fighting for the spoon with the Roosters.

Perspective.

EDIT: Looks like we will share the spoon with Roosters AND Storm. They got roughed up by Warriors. So, if trial form is everything based on what some say on here, them we are in good company.

 

[slurpee]

I guess he didn’t touch any of the bombs that came his way so you are correct

I guess he didn’t touch any of the bombs that came his way so you are correct.

what the first one which looked like the wind hit

 

[Cobarcats]

I don't care to correct auto spell if it's trivial and you can tell me I'm wrong if you like, I won't be offended, it's a forum after all.
I wasn't nasty. I just said I disagree with everything you've said.
I have recorded it on Fox and watched it twice since last night and in the first half we were solid in the middle and made headway in our sets.
We should have led at half time thru reasonable attack.
Unless you were were watching another game you should see this. Watch it again if you disagree.
Cheers.