
Sup42
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The knights played us into form.I know there’s some glass half full.
I'll get my coat....
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The knights played us into form.I know there’s some glass half full.
Don't let the cell door knock your butt on the way outThe knights played us into form.
I'll get my coat....
If you watch the replay of the last try before halftime, Luke grabbed at his ribs after passing..pretty sure he didn't get injured taking the conversion.Luke, who injured himself kicking a conversion, and Mannering are not expected to be long-term injuries and may be available for Friday night's clash with Melbourne at Mt Smart.
Ken Maumalo had an absolute shocker and has to be replace by Manu Vatuvei.
Interesting to note that the Knights comeback started 2 minutes after Simon Mannering went off. Until then he was having a great game on offence and defence. To think theres a muppet in this forum that thinks he should be playing reserve grade shows how underrated he really is. Id be worried as hell if we lose him for any length of time. By far the most essential cog on our machine.
The way the new defensive structure is built we cannot afford to have our middle weak.
Tuimoala Lolohea needs to jump. Every team in the comp will have a huge target on his back. That edge of his, Fusitua and Shaun's needs more defensive work. Johnson needs to watch the replay and take note of Ata Hingano's positioning when he comes out of the line. Kills the vast majority of movements out the right side. Essential when you have an overlap.
Was disappointed that Shaun Johnson didnt take his man after Roger Tuivasa-Sheck made his break in the 70th minute. Should have held him up for that split second to create the one on one.
Happy enough with the pack. Lillyman really needs to step up. Not sure if he is carrying an injury but as the senior prop he needs to lifting the others with his game. Seems a little pedestrian to me.
Great captains knock from Roger Tuivasa-Sheck. Clear to see he is playing with renewed confidence and we are going to see some real magic from the guy this season. So happy to have him in our squad.
A lot of half chances and straight butchered tries which should have had us up comfortably. Edge defence needs plenty of work.
Heaps to work on obviously but very pleased with the result. No point being a sook. We won. Be happy until at least Friday you miserable bastards lol...
right edge defence of Shaun Johnson, Fusitua and Lolohea needs plenty of work.Edge defence needs plenty of work.
Needs the most work. Shaun Johnson needs to improve his positioning as he's not keeping the structure...right edge defence of Shaun Johnson, Fusitua and Lolohea needs plenty of work.
Heaps to work on obviously but very pleased with the result. No point being a sook. We won. Be happy until at least Friday you miserable bastards lol...
Storm next week will be a good litmus test of where we REALLY are. I'll be happy if we stay in the grind with them long enough.
Now, I'm going to make a suggestion based on past experiences.
Even in 2002 and 2011 our defence wasn't all that. In 2002 we got lucky with the draw and we hit a lot of the hard teams at the right time (origin, injured, out of form or all the above). We also had a good injury run. The Bulldogs were the best team and they got DQ'ed.
I say if this team focuses on dominating attack we can go all the way. If they focus on finishing every break, they win 90% of games. Because our forwards are not as good as other teams', we have to rely on the backs to do the job. I say bring Warrior ball back. Cos you can't train these young guys to hold onto a ball long. We've tried and failed. So let's not attempt the impossible. Just throw caution to the wind. It is a strategy that no defence can plan for. Play to our current strengths, not our weaknesses.
The only difference I see is that those GF teams had monster forwards and mobility. Ours..hmmm