This game was always going to be too much for this lot to handle.
Cowboys coming off 3 straight losses. Reigning premiers, have a lot more fight in them than a bunch of losers.
Losers in the sense that most of the players in the squad don't know anything else other than losing.
Another year where the 8 alludes us. Next season the fans might allude this team.
Frustrating game. Our errors stung - because most directly lead to Cowboys points. Atleast the crucial points which put this game out of reach early.
Possession fairly lopsided - many mentioned in the gameday thread the Cowboys being offside at least 2-3 metres constantly.
That afforded them quick plays and got them easy metres. That and our lack of effort, at times.
To be fair, we had effort in patches in this game. We all know when the going get tough against this squad, they hang their heads. We've shown resiliency over the past month, just to see it unravel the past 2 games.
Positives - Hingano could be special.
Negatives - everything else.
Not even going to bat an eye at the outside possibility that we can make the 8. As far as I'm concerned, this season is yet again a failure.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck and Luke, our star signings, both on the sidelines. The youngsters who showed promise last year haven't taken that next step - Kata and (in some ways) Vete the exemptions.
Our aging stars declining - Manu, Lillyman, Hoffman, for example. Even Matulino - who didn't play big minutes today either.
Everything is just a mess at the moment. The direction isn't clear. The pieces haven't fallen into place and it feels we are back at square one.
Fucking sucks man.
