GNR4LIFE
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We should. Your bad indeed.
Worrying signs
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Fade_To_Black
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Don't stress Gunther, it's not good for your health. It isn't like Teddy has been playing injury-free in his career and Brooks and Moses are 150 game veterans-we are a young inexperienced team that found a way to win when it counted. That will do for this week, next week we will have to improve and probably will. No need to look for the razorblades ATM IMO.
Fade_To_Black
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@GNR4LIFE said:
We should be better than 1 from 1? Sheesh you are a hard marker some would say..
glebe_tiger
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the broncs are rubbish this year, sir wayne will have his work cut out for him.
There is certainly a lot of room for improvement. But there is a lot to work with as well. Defence was good on the whole, but our attack certainly lacked penetration. But that goes for the Titans as well, who have a very good backline and still had a pretty strong forward pack (even without Bird and Taylor). I think it's easy to forget just how young our halves are. Moses looks like a kid out there. But he gives it a red hot go. I can't see us making the 8 on that display, but there are going to be 8 teams at the end of round 1 that their fans could be saying the same thing about! I'm reasonably satisfied with that display.
Lucky we got 20 weeks or so to work on our worrying signs…dont wanna peak too soon.
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Tiger_In_The_Gong
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Its a difference in coaching.
I thought Potter had us firing earlier last year, we hit the ground running with a simple forward and bench game.
Taylor has stripped it all back and changed so much that it is going to take time to find our best form. Im confident though that unlike last year we will improve each and every game and when we find our best form will be a better all round team.
I thought Potter had us firing earlier last year, we hit the ground running with a simple forward and bench game.
Taylor has stripped it all back and changed so much that it is going to take time to find our best form. Im confident though that unlike last year we will improve each and every game and when we find our best form will be a better all round team.
southerntiger
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We were abysmal in Round 1 last year. Got towelled up by a Dragons side that did little for the rest of the year.
This was a big improvement on that. Does our attack need work, yes? But there is starch in our defence this year that has previously been lacking.
The attack will come.
This was a big improvement on that. Does our attack need work, yes? But there is starch in our defence this year that has previously been lacking.
The attack will come.
Eye_Of_Da_Tiger
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It certainly didn't excite me into any false illusions. We were ordinary against an ordinary team. We need to improve big time.
After watching games that have been played so far this weekend the Tigers just do not have the forwards that can match the power plays that other clubs can . There is a lot
of expectations being thrust upon this side by all quarters, there will be some great moments for sure but reality is if they can finish mid table that will be an achievement,I must say there are some very average forwards in this side and Taupau should come off the bench for my take on the subject …JT has a massive job and whether he has the stuff to make the hard decisions remains to be seen already there is one that has to be made and fast !
of expectations being thrust upon this side by all quarters, there will be some great moments for sure but reality is if they can finish mid table that will be an achievement,I must say there are some very average forwards in this side and Taupau should come off the bench for my take on the subject …JT has a massive job and whether he has the stuff to make the hard decisions remains to be seen already there is one that has to be made and fast !
supercoach
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Defense was well organized and willing, the attack was poor, but I would not be to worried just yet. Brooks seemed to be struggling but on the other hand Moses seemed to be where any spark was coming from.
Next week will be a step up and than the Rabbits will be a very good indication where we are at the following week
Next week will be a step up and than the Rabbits will be a very good indication where we are at the following week
stevetiger
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We were poor however there were some positives. Woods, Galloway & Taupua out there together are a lethal combination. Taupau made a heap of mistakes and hopefully he drops those mistakes from his game. Sironen looks like he could be a dominant backrower. Simona again looked dangerous.
Tedesco still looks like he is a champion player but he was extremely quite. I think Moses looks good but he needs to do more. Brooks wasn't bad but he had way too many mistakes and Robbie was quite. I think our whole spin has a lot of improvement in them and the biggest area of potential improvement. I think if those guys get it together we will improve a lot as a team.
Tedesco still looks like he is a champion player but he was extremely quite. I think Moses looks good but he needs to do more. Brooks wasn't bad but he had way too many mistakes and Robbie was quite. I think our whole spin has a lot of improvement in them and the biggest area of potential improvement. I think if those guys get it together we will improve a lot as a team.
GNR4LIFE
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I don't understand the argument that it's only round 1 when we had the whole summer to get it right. I think some are just trying to turn negatives into positives by saying a win is a win. And as far as peaking goes, it's not peaking by looking impressive in round 1\. You want to get off to a strong start. After a nights sleep, my opinion hasn't changed that it's a concern that we wouldn't have beaten anyone else last night
@GNR4LIFE said:
I have to say I agree here , that was a very very poor performance last night I was expecting something else entirely ..not a top 4 showing but certainly a bit more fluid to say the least. The team is a work in progress no doubt but we as supporters will have to be more realalistic with our expectations or there will be many disappointed , and I doubt we would of beaten anyone else last night and maybe gotten off to a start that could of been very embarrassing.
@GNR4LIFE said:
I was one of those people.
I thought the Gold Coast would fold and roll over to be honest. They really took it to the tigers all game, and punched well above their weight.
I also said when the Titans named their side that they have the kind of nobodies we have to the casual fan. We know our lads are good, but no one else does. I sat In front of a one eyed Titans supporter last night, who sounded EXACTLY like we all do pumping up his fringe players - "oh Lachlan Burr is one to watch, he did xyz playing for xyz team" just sounded so familiar…. ??
I'm summary the Titans put in 100%. Our lot put in about 80% And got away with it. Bring on the Dragons.
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foreveratiger
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@underdog said:
I think we were very complacent , we put it on when we had to but it was wasn't an 80 minute effort .
Titans never stopped trying , worked there socks off and when your at a game you see everything on the field than you would at home .
Let's just say will take the win .
Gary_Bakerloo
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More upside in Wests than Gold Coast. One could argue Bird and Taylor will have a negative effect on the Titans if/when they return.
Defence won the match and the team should be happy with their efforts. Some players have clearly done some work over the season and some holes have been plugged namely Moses, Brooks and Sironen. Moses took out that front rower close to the line about 3 times before he did score and that try was mainly due to us not having numbers. Brooks did some great shots close to the line.
With confidence in our defence, I watched the match with the expectation our attack would finally overhaul the lead. Attack was where we looked rusty and it was all about timing and this always happens in the early rounds - we made some good plays with forward passes. Interesting though that Taylor has Brooks and Moses on either side of the field. Perhaps that may change over the course of the season as I understand these two players have a good combination.
Our finish to the match was clinical. Gold Coast had two or three cracks to get the FG, we had one set and closed it out. Very professional.
In summary, the Gold Coast team turned up, played with emotion and a young team came away with the win. Can't ask for much more.
Defence won the match and the team should be happy with their efforts. Some players have clearly done some work over the season and some holes have been plugged namely Moses, Brooks and Sironen. Moses took out that front rower close to the line about 3 times before he did score and that try was mainly due to us not having numbers. Brooks did some great shots close to the line.
With confidence in our defence, I watched the match with the expectation our attack would finally overhaul the lead. Attack was where we looked rusty and it was all about timing and this always happens in the early rounds - we made some good plays with forward passes. Interesting though that Taylor has Brooks and Moses on either side of the field. Perhaps that may change over the course of the season as I understand these two players have a good combination.
Our finish to the match was clinical. Gold Coast had two or three cracks to get the FG, we had one set and closed it out. Very professional.
In summary, the Gold Coast team turned up, played with emotion and a young team came away with the win. Can't ask for much more.
The old we only won cause the opposition was crap….never gets old...
Of corse it's impossible to tell how you would go against another team cause we didn't play them,,,,no one gave us a chance in the first Souffs and Manly games last year either...
Of corse it's impossible to tell how you would go against another team cause we didn't play them,,,,no one gave us a chance in the first Souffs and Manly games last year either...
I dunno GNR, I don't think you can use the "we were meant to smash them" excuse in the NRL anymore, especially in round 1\. A wins a win these days.
You're right in the sense that if we dropped that much ball and gave away all those penalties against the Rabbits, we would've lost easily but it was round 1 so the rustiness was to be expected, it's been a feature of every game so far. We were just lucky to face the titans in round 1 and get away with the 2 points despite being rusty. That doesn't mean there were worrying signs.
Despite the errors and penalties I was actually impressed with what the team was "trying" to do. You can see enough combinations building to say that we have definitely improved on last year.
I actually think that the Brooks/Sironen combination will develop into a Cronk-Hoffman like one once their reading of the defence and timing develops a little further. Our defence was much more improved and able to withhold pressure for 2-3 sets on our line and I saw some attacking structure that will undoubtedly improve as the rounds progress.
I think apart from Robbie everyone else had a solid game. To say that Robbie was our worst performer yet we still one the game is a MASSIVE improvement on years gone by.
Apart from the errors and penalties I didn't see a feature of our game that could be classified as a worrying sign and that's just early season rust.
Put it this way, I'd be a lot more worried if I was a Broncos, Warriors, Cowboys, Manly fan and people were tipping them to make the top 8\. It's round 1, you take the points anyway you can get them in the first few weeks and build as the season goes on.
You're right in the sense that if we dropped that much ball and gave away all those penalties against the Rabbits, we would've lost easily but it was round 1 so the rustiness was to be expected, it's been a feature of every game so far. We were just lucky to face the titans in round 1 and get away with the 2 points despite being rusty. That doesn't mean there were worrying signs.
Despite the errors and penalties I was actually impressed with what the team was "trying" to do. You can see enough combinations building to say that we have definitely improved on last year.
I actually think that the Brooks/Sironen combination will develop into a Cronk-Hoffman like one once their reading of the defence and timing develops a little further. Our defence was much more improved and able to withhold pressure for 2-3 sets on our line and I saw some attacking structure that will undoubtedly improve as the rounds progress.
I think apart from Robbie everyone else had a solid game. To say that Robbie was our worst performer yet we still one the game is a MASSIVE improvement on years gone by.
Apart from the errors and penalties I didn't see a feature of our game that could be classified as a worrying sign and that's just early season rust.
Put it this way, I'd be a lot more worried if I was a Broncos, Warriors, Cowboys, Manly fan and people were tipping them to make the top 8\. It's round 1, you take the points anyway you can get them in the first few weeks and build as the season goes on.
