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When players like Gavet, Satae, CNK and Lino were finally given a chance, they've impressed yet it took way too long to give these guys a proper go due to Kearneys copy and paste team selection attitude.
You'd think so but players tend to not learn to play both sides or transfer skills in the robotic way league is taught these days.
We struggle to create space on the edges which limits his opportunity. I think he's doing fine in general play on both sides of the ball, just not getting the opportunity to excel.
Missed most of the game, due to writing off the team for the year. Couldn't resist and watched the last 20min though.
Didnt get to see Satae, anyone know how he went?
Didnt get to see Satae, anyone know how he went?
jonno
10 mins, 4 runs for 50 meters, 8 tackles, 0 missed, 0 errors.
Didn't see him do anything unusually bad. He just carted the ball up and knocked guys over. Put a good shot on Taumalolo..
If he could keep that up for 40 mins...
wallacenz
Those stats seem a bit inflated. What I saw was he came on the field, had 2 hitups immediately in one set while the Warriors attacked the line, ran 2 block plays/dummy runs in between, then disappeared. It looked like he only played 2 minutes.10 mins, 4 runs for 50 meters, 8 tackles, 0 missed, 0 errors.
Didn't see him do anything unusually bad. He just carted the ball up and knocked guys over. Put a good shot on Taumalolo..
If he could keep that up for 40 mins...
What the hell is wrong with the Warriors, why only play a guy for 10minutes, its insane. Its not even long enough to warm up and get the rhythm of the game
eudebrito
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Late to the party, team tried hard, not a lot of luck, cows grubber skims past the hand for a try, warriors grubber is knocked out of Foreigns hand, no try.
But even had the scores been tied, it would have been hard to see us finding a way to win, seeing as our late game tactics are “shaun, run!”
Lino is enthusiastic, which stands out, and he does have the very useful skill of short kicking, is that enough for a starting half? Probably not, but would like to see him tried with Johnson, could probably do what Townsend did for us. Not that that was any great success.
Was a pretty professionally played and bloodless sort of game. Kind of unusual for the warriors, can’t bag them for not turning up or falling apart, but still didn’t win.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck errors bugged me, the last one after the Fusitua bomb he’s looking in field, it’s the last play, where do you think the ball is going?
If Mannering suddenly retires or something we are wooden spooners. Almost serious. He does so much and team still isn’t very good!
But even had the scores been tied, it would have been hard to see us finding a way to win, seeing as our late game tactics are “shaun, run!”
Lino is enthusiastic, which stands out, and he does have the very useful skill of short kicking, is that enough for a starting half? Probably not, but would like to see him tried with Johnson, could probably do what Townsend did for us. Not that that was any great success.
Was a pretty professionally played and bloodless sort of game. Kind of unusual for the warriors, can’t bag them for not turning up or falling apart, but still didn’t win.
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck errors bugged me, the last one after the Fusitua bomb he’s looking in field, it’s the last play, where do you think the ball is going?
If Mannering suddenly retires or something we are wooden spooners. Almost serious. He does so much and team still isn’t very good!
I watched the first 50-60 minutes. We seemed to play better but the result was never really in doubt. I'm surprised it was as close as it was though.
Makasene
I don't disagree but with only 5 games under the belt there is a lot to like.
Makasene
NOPE NOPE NOPE.
Even if he scores it was still the wrong option.
They had the whole backline to work with to exploit a whole through some good lines or to dribble it in the in goal for a repeat and one final crack.
What's worse is the defence knew what he was going to do before he did.
WellingtonOrca
That was certainly an odd call - hopefully he ramps up his game time next week now he's had a taste.
Only having 8 interchanges has shook things up a little across the comp - the Warriors seem unusual in having 3 80min backrowers though, the only other team that did that this week was the Raiders, and they even did the Cappy special of having a bench player play 0 minutes. Most teams sub their lock for around 20 minutes a game, though we have the luxury of Mannering I reckon Kearney would do well to let Afoa have the last 20 minutes off.
Having a bench hooker that plays in the middle of the game then lets the first choice hooker come back at the end seems to be a rarity now, since you can't really afford to waste 2 interchanges there, a lot of teams seem to follow the same pattern than Kearney has with Hingano, just sub them on with 15-20 to go and leave them on. I reckon there could be value in having a player that can play hooker and lock, Tevaga could fit that mould if he's worked on his dummy half plays. Kind of like how Leuluai or Hoahaia would sometimes go.
WellingtonOrca
Yeah I think the commentators had the right of that, Kata must have thought it was still the 4th tackle.
JBmurc
You would really hope so(for his sake) ..but if that's the case ...why didn't he know ..where the fuck is the communication on the field !!
you know pretty much everyone watching/playing the game knew that as soon as Old greedy guts gets his hands on the ball he doesn't like to give it up >>so the COWs coach would have labeled Kata to his players as a guy that 90% of the time will Not pass ...so easy to defend ....IMHO if Kata was become a high passing player we would score many more tries as Defending players would then be put in two minds >>
I agree that last tackle play had Kata passed I think we would have very likely had scored as I'm sure the COWs had like 4 players on kata>>> the DUMB fuck
jonno
The cows were definitely primed and reacted as soon as he jumped into dummy half.
A pass one out from the ruck to Afoa to barge over would have worked.
Too dumb? Yep. Way too dumb..
jonno
Chris Satae's first touch in the NRL.
Flatfooted.
View attachment 23503 Runs a nice line out wider and picks his target.
View attachment 23504 Drives through them and goes to ground.
View attachment 23505 Pops up for a quick ptb, with markers scattered and 10 meters gained....
View attachment 23506
How many props get 10 meters from where he started?
Flatfooted.
View attachment 23503 Runs a nice line out wider and picks his target.
View attachment 23504 Drives through them and goes to ground.
View attachment 23505 Pops up for a quick ptb, with markers scattered and 10 meters gained....
View attachment 23506
How many props get 10 meters from where he started?
jonno
Satae's last hitup.
12 meters with 7 post contact.
His total post contact meters was 15 from 4 runs, and he half tripped at the line on one of them. He's a hit up machine...
Where's Hitman. Here's the mega prop you've been asking for all these years...
12 meters with 7 post contact.
His total post contact meters was 15 from 4 runs, and he half tripped at the line on one of them. He's a hit up machine...
Where's Hitman. Here's the mega prop you've been asking for all these years...
Defence
There is.
He just struggled a bit with the speed of the defense. He would be used to having more time with ball in hand.
He should be better for it tho- I'd say he will take a lot away from watching the video.
I don't think he's won a game in first grade yet?
Hopefully he can get on the board next week.
bruce
Contributor
Mate that guy is priceless. If you watched Taumalolos early runs, which were brutal, Mannering was the one going low and taking him out. Taumalolo would not have been aiming for Mannering, but Mannering was there. He really blunted him.That guy deserves a lot more than he is getting from this club. He deserves another grand final at least.
jonno
He deserves a few more guys who put their hands up every week along side him. When he's not having to do so much defense his attack comes alive. The sacrifice he makes every weekend is amazing.
True Warriors legend.. I can't wait till he gets his 300 games as a Warrior... One more season of awesomeness will get him there..
mtsmart
Anyone else notice just after the final conversion and the boys were huddled under the posts, Mannering was so angry he gave his team-mates a good bollocking. Never seen him so angry, not even when he was captain. The camera was on them for a good while and the whole time he was just ripping into them. Look, they did try hard but that was a game they could have and should have won.
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