100% agree. Sometimes there are reasons why you play a back rower as a prop for the benefit of the team. However it needs to be a short term solution and the club needed to concentrate on recruiting 2 good quality props. Sadly that never happened.
If we can get our attacking structure and goal line defense up to speed, who knows. I think we can be confident in our two new assistants that they will be working their bums off to remedy those two flaws.
Sloan was very involved after his mistake. I always have been a Sloan supporter. He ran into dummy half with a quick play the ball by yes Josh Kerr who managed to stay on his feet that split the 2 markers. He then looked up and ran at the gap in the Titans defensive line that had 2 backrowers standing next to each other but was jagged so Fifita next to Lui he just sped past Fifita and Lui was to slow to react. Then the impossible occurred Liddle actually followed him. It was exactly 30 odd minutes into the game with their coach making a rookie error in not replacing his tiring pack. Just what we needed at that time it turned the tide. Let's also not forget that Foran was playing injured which also helped us
Agree but try line defence and defence inside your 20m is especially difficult to get right. It only takes 1 error and the opposition will score. Look at Birds effort that cost us the 2nd try. That was reserve grade defence.
Two things here , Titians were absolutely terrible , and if they would have scored again , before Sloan made the bust up the middle , I dont think we wold have won ..... Thats just my opinion , but it was great to see the forwards and Liddle making inroads .......
I'm going to eat crow. At least for this week. I was astounded they signed Murdoch-Masila but yesterday I thought he was one of our best, if not the best.
Agree. They fell away astonishingly.
Is that the same try where Sully should have went low.
Cant agree. His stats dont stack up anywhere near our two best imo ,Lawrie and Musgrove. M-M made a piddling 12 tackles and was our only forward to not make 100m. Even Frank Molo had better stats.
I haven't looked at the stats. I usually rely on Jo Dragons explanation / summary of the stats.
What did he say about the performance of M-M?I haven't looked at the stats. I usually rely on Jo Dragons explanation / summary of the stats.
If our defense coach is up to speed he will impress on every player that they must lift their defensive tempo when the opposition is inside the danger zone. Have at least two in every tackle, up top and legs, stop offloads at all costs. It is not rocket science.
Nope that was the 1st try. If our try line and red zone defence does not improve we are in for a rough Saturday night
But it is difficult especially when your not communicating and you don't have confidence in your shoulder man
His stat's were OK but he didn't get involved enough possibly because he is not match fit. 7 hit ups for 88m, 2 tackle busts 26 post contact mtrs so stat's wise most probably our worst forward on the night. Made 12 missed 2 tackles. I probably wouldn't be starting him in the run on 13.
Well, there you have it. Looks obviously can be deceiving. I might have mixed him with Musgrove in the heat of battle.
Promoted into 17 in place of MMolo
It's the best game I've seen him play by quite a margin but too little too late IMO. Drop him for JDB.
