Firstly congrats men thoroughly deserved victory, been a long time coming but a wins a win and a precious 2 points banked we'll take it.
You can only play what's in front of you Knights were competitive just lacked class. Can tell they've been coached to work on those arms and upper body twists.
Nathan Brown was known to be a little niggly and grubby in those aspects of the game.
Standouts for us
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck just superb what a signing!. Work rate is immense, foot work, commitment running on to the ball.. just need to tidy up that last line of d but he's just a brilliant player
Ayshford hats off great game mate. Gaining more confidence each passing week. Set Tui up for some nice tries, heaps of good ball, awareness, defence, kick chase it's all there.
Johnson great game. Said before the game this was ideal to find some form. He's starting to gain that confidence watch out NRL once he rediscovers his mojo. Goal kicking was pretty good. Wouldn't have liked being stood up by their winger for the last try he's a better defender then that.
Matulino big game, wouldn't have liked being shrugged off by Mataora for their first try but made amends with a massive game
Jazz looks so comfortable in first grade, natural thinker doesn't let the structure tie him down, he's a player..
Luke still trying to regain that form and nuisance value of old, got shrugged off for an easy try but got one back himself, slowly building.
Konnie ran strongly carried hard put in a block play which led to a try bit more effort on effort. Forced a dropout late in the game when covering Kata's position. I like the timing Kon was introduced to the game, conserving energy then unleash, he'll dent opposition packs if used correctly.
Vete,
Lisone, Gubb all played hard and tough. No mistakes or silly penalties.
The cohesion is slowly coming.. Manu hits it up then
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck then Matulino.. then Luke darts.. this will become relentless over time.
That 15 minute burst after halftime by us was killer, absolutely blew them off the park and killed the game off. Haven't seen that type of play for a long time.
Roosters game is a big step up in class and intensity but we'll enjoy this win for now. At least the players know what they've been working on isn't for nothing
