Also, great debut from Marley Pearce. He did not look out of place
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Also, great debut from Marley Pearce. He did not look out of place
Individual players playing well individually - if they could just get their shit together at the same time consistently would make a big difference. Really like Hamish’s running, he always takes the run straight ahead & puts some other boys to shame. Kicking ball away does my head in! And Bayley left 7 points on the field, has he now forgotten how to kick? Saw Isaac get yanked by the hair at one stage - ref no comment. Kiwi teams always have a player running off the shoulder in support, is it that hard to do? And yes - they really need to analyse the refs.
Awful lot of passengers in the forwards in the first half. As soon as Wells, Williams and Faingaa came off we started to show some goods. Jeez the front rowers were immense. Kuenzle in defence had to do a lot of work as well, but for fuq sake keep him away from the goal kicks.
The little things make the difference. Mistakes made at vital moments
I’ve not seen Medrano have a better game
Kalapu was very good
Spink carried so well & makes a huge difference defensively. Hard Hard bloke
Back 3 impressed
Callan offers so much but undoes his good stuff with stupid mistakes
Poolman is too loose
Hamish is the hardest tacking 10 in the comp
Wells again way too quiet
Better. But some way to go yet
And congrats Marley!
Tiatia was immense too, at one stage he did about 4 consecutive tackles, jumping up and onto the next! Wish they all showed as much initiative as some players seem to go to sleep.
Think you’ve nailed it Valzc! We always seem to be one man short. If they all played to their potential we would have more Ws than Ls!
Definitely a better performance than the game against the Reds but I don’t think much improvement on last week. Certainly didn’t help have having Hegarty dropping out at the last minute. Front row were fantastic and If Medrano isn’t mentioned in the team of the week I’ll put my tinfoil hat back on. Disappointed that we lost yet again but at least it wasn’t a cricket score. Next week will be a whole new story.
I dont get Poolman. He just seems like a bunny caught in the headlights whenever he is on the field.
What am I missing?
to be honest, i thought they played well, and better than expected. We didn't quite close out those opportunities, but man, this is the first year in many that i remember actually making the opportunities.
Like many are saying, the back three have been electric. Pulu, Kibannaci and TiaTia have been wow. i also dont remember the last time i constantly saw dominating tackles.
I rubbished the team at the start of the year. i hope that i am wrong, but i really feel like it is coming together. I feel bit bad for Kuenzle. He is obviously NOT a kicker, but is there in the absence of anyone else.
Kicking is an issue - we need a kicker to be able to get points and decent field position.
My whinge from the game - The Blues constantly took us past the ruck, and held on past the ruck, or brought them to ground, past the ruck. It is all on the edge of legal, but never quite over it. would have loved this to been brought to the refs attention, as it could have been managed better. I saw a comment above where we always seemed a man short, i think this is part of the reason.
Please look at the stats to see the hard work some of the players you mention are passengers:
Wells see my post above.
Williams: 13 Tackles 3 missed, 2 Turnovers won, made 12 metres with 6 carries, line outs won 5.
Faingaa: 2 carries for 2 Metres, 15 Tackles 1 missed, and 1 turn over won.
I would not classify those stats as passeneger stats.