What we are short of
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happy_tiger
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He looks so much bigger now and less mobile
Am I the only who thought that
Am I the only who thought that
Harvey
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Has he been on the Tui diet?
kingbrooks
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Honestly,
Our issues are endless. There are hardly any positions that I think we are killing.
1) Fullback - Not a strong ball runner
2) Wingers - Wingers are too small and not quick enough
3) Centres - Centres are solid, but neither are natural centres. No pace.
4) 5/8 - Poor kicking game, don't run much, not great organiser
5) Halfback - Great player, kicking game still weak.
6) Props - Don't get us going forward.
7) 2nd Row/Lock - All workhorses, but no impact from any of them besides Matterson.
Biggest issues for the time being are 2 , 6 and 7.
Our issues are endless. There are hardly any positions that I think we are killing.
1) Fullback - Not a strong ball runner
2) Wingers - Wingers are too small and not quick enough
3) Centres - Centres are solid, but neither are natural centres. No pace.
4) 5/8 - Poor kicking game, don't run much, not great organiser
5) Halfback - Great player, kicking game still weak.
6) Props - Don't get us going forward.
7) 2nd Row/Lock - All workhorses, but no impact from any of them besides Matterson.
Biggest issues for the time being are 2 , 6 and 7.
tigger2010
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I think the tigers will continue to struggle against teams like the warriors who have a big pack,big and fast wingers,we have yet again gone into another season short on forwards,Packer,Matulino,Twal and young Mikaele if he can last the season.If Musgrove was eligible then we only just had enough,relying on eisenhuth,Aloiai etc to play front row and make big metres isnt good enough.Then to add to that the lack in size and speed of nofoaluma,thompson and its hard to compete.
Tweed_Tiger
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We lost yesterday mainly because we had 3 players in a tackle multiple times and still couldn't stop an offload which lead to multiple tries out wide because our middle defence structure was so condensed.
But sure lets blame the edges for that. :see_no_evil:
Also blaming our forwards for not making metres in the first half is ridiculous when we have around 30% of the ball due to poor mistakes. :see_no_evil:
But sure lets blame the edges for that. :see_no_evil:
Also blaming our forwards for not making metres in the first half is ridiculous when we have around 30% of the ball due to poor mistakes. :see_no_evil:
TheDaBoss
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Yeah I meant our offloads not warriors
GNR4LIFE
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I wouldn’t being examining too deeply why we lost. It was a trial and we were in second gear. Pretty much what you would expect from their first hit out in 6 months.
happy_tiger
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We looked stuck in reverse
We were going backwards all night
We were going backwards all night
GNR4LIFE
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That’s trials for you. I remember being at a trial at Cambo in 2011\. We looked dreadful and get pumped. We finished that year in the top 4.
Tweed_Tiger
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For our first game we did way to much defending in the first half. To many mistakes and Warriors were playing well.
happy_tiger
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Yeah but the season before we were one game from a GF , had the same coach and basically the same squad
That is a big difference , last year we had a different coach , spine who haven't played together assuming Reynolds is the 6 and haven't made the 8 for 7 seasons
Confidence wise with Cleary abandoning them , the CEO out of action , and playing a side we face in 2 games time it didn't help at all
And the manner we lost was very concerning , we got out muscled and out enthused ….game 1 of the season I expect people to be bouncing off the walls
With the injuries and the players we lost , a fair few positions are up for grabs
Did anyone stand up and say I want that spot ....not really
That is a big difference , last year we had a different coach , spine who haven't played together assuming Reynolds is the 6 and haven't made the 8 for 7 seasons
Confidence wise with Cleary abandoning them , the CEO out of action , and playing a side we face in 2 games time it didn't help at all
And the manner we lost was very concerning , we got out muscled and out enthused ….game 1 of the season I expect people to be bouncing off the walls
With the injuries and the players we lost , a fair few positions are up for grabs
Did anyone stand up and say I want that spot ....not really
avocadoontoast
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What if we only have 2 gears though?
momo_amp_medo
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Sigh ….. please don’t remind me of that performance .... I’m curled up in a corner trying to forget.
I’m sure that the coaching staff and players did not have a happy crossing.
It’s funny thought ..... I don’t have the stats but ...... how many times does a coach take a team to a pre game camp and ends up with similar result? Got a feeling you will find more on a side of “Often”.
I’m sure that the coaching staff and players did not have a happy crossing.
It’s funny thought ..... I don’t have the stats but ...... how many times does a coach take a team to a pre game camp and ends up with similar result? Got a feeling you will find more on a side of “Often”.
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newtiger
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Uncle Nick!!!!!!!
I honestly think most of problems revolve around our pack. It seems like we've always been a team that gets out muscled through the middle and we rarely dominate teams through shear size and power. We rely heavily on pulling Hail Mary plays in the backs rather than making yards and and grinding away at the opposition. I'd love to see a tigers team be feared by other teams. I think most teams look forward to playing us.
cochise
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To me we looked like we had been training quite intensely right up to the game.
