Round 11 vs New Zealand

[Eric]

1 is lowest, 10 is highest.

1. Cody Ramsey 8 Best game I've seen him play by far.
2. Mathew Feagai 7 Once again, a menace for the opposition when he runs the ball but doesn't do it near enough.
3. Moses Suli 8 Would have been a 9 if not for him getting overconfident late in the game.
4. Zac Lomax 7 Solid in defence and attack.
5. Mikaele Ravalawa 8 Make Feagai sit down and watch how he plays.
6. Talatau Amone 7 Backing himself more and more and getting better and better.
7. Ben Hunt 8 Trying to do less himself and playing better as a result.
8. Francis Molo 7 Best prop by some margin.
9. Moses Mbye 4 Much better when he came on for the second stint but obviously not a natural hooker.
10. Blake Lawrie 4 Tried hard. Good stamina. Very limited impact. Needs to come off the bench.
11. Jack Bird 3 Well, he played. I saw him rush up to make a good tackle late in the game and saw make a jinking run of 5~10m late in the game.
12. Tariq Sims 6 He and Su'A are the two best backrowers at the club by some margin.
13. Jack de Belin 6 As was mentioned in the live game chat. Passing too much, not running enough. Carried the pack in defence.
14. Jayden Sullivan 6 Was an improvement on Mybe when he came on but as Flanagan mentioned in commentary, he's a half, not a hooker.
15. Tyrell Fuimaono 4 Came on late. Was busy.
16. Aaron Woods 3 He tried but really seems he's no longer NRL standard. Doesn't even bend the line. Misses tackles. Lacks stamina.
17. Michael Molo 6 He'll definitely be in the 17 next week. Just a touch behind his brother and equal with Sims and JDB as the best forward.

 

[Eric]

St George Illawarra Dragons defeat NZ Warriors, Cody Ramsey stars​

Dragons may have solved their fullback conundrum after Cody Ramsey produced a breakout performance in the key role​

St George Illawarra may have finally cracked their fullback code after Cody Ramsey produced a breakout performance in their thrilling 24-18 over the Warriors. Playing his first game of the season in the No.1, Ramsey scored a sensational solo try, set up another, and racked up a career-high 149 metres as the Dragons snapped a two-game slide. Having experimented with Tyrell Sloane and Moses Mbye through the opening 10 rounds, coach Anthony Griffin went with Ramsey at the back in Kogarah.

And the 22-year-old responded with arguably the best outing of his burgeoning career. It was a fitting display from the merger club, who held a memorial for the late Johnny Raper. The game could have gone either way in the second half, with both teams having several chances to ice the match, but it was goal kicking that proved the difference.

Zac Lomax kicked four from five, while Reece Walsh kicked just one from four. Leading 14-12 at half-time, a brilliant dive into the corner for Dallin Watene-Zelezniak set the tone for a high pressure second half. Having extended their lead to eight points, the Warriors then conceded two tries in five minutes to trail 22-18. The following 20 minutes was arguably the most entertaining football of the weekend.

Both teams dug deep in defence, and a brilliant in-goal team effort from the Dragons to avoid conceding a drop-out resembled a maul from the 15-man game. When Adam Pompey was dragged over the touch line with six minutes left on the clock, the Dragons had the field position to seal the win. But more dogged Warriors defence kept them out. A 40m Lomax penalty goal with 10 minutes on the clock sealed the win, consigning the Warriors to their fifth defeat in their past six games.

Griffin admitted his players were probably a little lucky to come away with the win. The coach said despite scoring with their first use of the Steeden, he felt the Warriors “jumped” his players in the first half. “We got that first try, but from then on we spent most of the game defending our own end,” he said. “A lot of it was our mistakes … errors and penalties, high tackles.”

Coming off an 89-minute golden point loss against the Titans in Magic Round, Griffin said they showed the same fight to win this week having not been rewarded for it last week. “I was most impressed with the second half,” he said. “The game was going against us and we had to wrestle it back and we did. I thought they showed some real fight and courage – which we showed last week and we didn’t get the result.”

Griffin said the emotion of losing last week was tough on players. “It’s a really good sign for us – the fact we kept coming in the game, and got what we wanted,” he said.

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He definitely played well but I think everyone realises Sloan has more upside.

 

[GCRV]

1. Cody Ramsey 8
2. Mathew Feagai 7
3. Moses Suli 8
4. Zac Lomax 7
5. Mikaele Ravalawa 8
6. Talatau Amone 6
7. Ben Hunt 7
8. Francis Molo 6
9. Moses Mbye 4
10. Blake Lawrie 2
11. Jack Bird 2
12. Tariq Sims 6
13. Jack de Belin 6
14. Jayden Sullivan 5
15. Tyrell Fuimaono 3
16. Aaron Woods 2
17. Michael Molo 5

 

[RedV01]

1. Cody Ramsey 8
2. Mathew Feagai 6
3. Moses Suli 8
4. Zac Lomax 7
5. Mikaele Ravalawa 8
6. Talatau Amone 6
7. Ben Hunt 7
8. Francis Molo 7
9. Moses Mbye 5 Was good when he came back on
10. Blake Lawrie 4
11. Jack Bird 3
12. Tariq Sims 6
13. Jack de Belin 7
14. Jayden Sullivan 5
15. Tyrell Fuimaono 4 busy when he came on. Not his fault he didn't get on until late.
16. Aaron Woods 3
17. Michael Molo 6

 

[Chris M]

1. Cody Ramsey 8
2. Mathew Feagai 7
3. Moses Suli 8
4. Zac Lomax 7
5. Mikaele Ravalawa 8
6. Talatau Amone 7 No mistakes. Didn't break the line but went close a number of times.
7. Ben Hunt 8 As I said last week. Was much better when he delegated to Amone much more.
8. Francis Molo 7
9. Moses Mbye 5
10. Blake Lawrie 4
11. Jack Bird 3
12. Tariq Sims 7
13. Jack de Belin 7
14. Jayden Sullivan 5
15. Tyrell Fuimaono 4
16. Aaron Woods 2 Passenger again
17. Michael Molo 6

 

[Ryan]

1. Cody Ramsey 8
2. Mathew Feagai 7
3. Moses Suli 8
4. Zac Lomax 7
5. Mikaele Ravalawa 8
6. Talatau Amone 7 No mistakes. Didn't break the line but went close a number of times.
7. Ben Hunt 8 As I said last week. Was much better when he delegated to Amone much more.
8. Francis Molo 7
9. Moses Mbye 5
10. Blake Lawrie 4
11. Jack Bird 3
12. Tariq Sims 7
13. Jack de Belin 7
14. Jayden Sullivan 5
15. Tyrell Fuimaono 4
16. Aaron Woods 2 Passenger again
17. Michael Molo 6

1~5 get 8
6 & 7 get 7
8 ~ 17 get 6
except
Bird, Lawrie, Woods get 3
Mbye gets 5

 

[Morgan]

1~5 get 8
6 & 7 get 7
8 ~ 17 get 6
except
Bird, Lawrie, Woods get 3
Mbye gets 5

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