My three words are leadership, organisation, intensity for 80 minutes. We don’t have any leaders in this group just pretenders. Sorry to say.
One word: over. Finally.
My word/s .... A let down. Almost the same feeling as I felt after "spoon bowl 24", but then it was more embarrassment.
There was so much to like about the first half with high points of HM debut and try, Royce Hunt contributing and scoring, Latu, Samuela, Bula all having great impact and fighting back for a strong lead into the break. Then there was so much to dislike about the second half, most of all our inability to score another point. To have our highest 1st half score for the season and match it with a scoreless 2nd half is quite a let down.
To market to market to buy a big prop (or 2).
@mr-anonymous-26 How does a team with good leads over the Cows and Titans lose those matches . Well answered above !!! Will things change next season probable not the roster has no real movement , same coaches probably so where does the change occur . An off season gives you cohesion it does not give you IQ it does not give you the willingness to play for more than 60min . What needs to be done is the plodders moved on ASAP . There are serious issues with the mindset of his group and this mindset comes from the coach maybe just to much of the laid back approach ,watching those leads disappear so quickly just points to big issues !No use sugar coating this as I see a bottom 4 finish next season if these issues are not addressed 1st one guys the game goes for 80mins OK..
@tgrzmn I think the reality is that One the bench is usually abysmal, Two there are players in that pack IMO that have reached there ceiling and they just cannot give the extra minute’s required at that level . Without roster change the same will happen next season unfortunately the team looks great for 60 mins then the wheels fall off !
One word - garbage
Finishing the season on a 40 mins like that leaves a terrible taste. I watched the Dogs Sharks game afterwards, and that was like watching another sport.
@dirty-reds Parra showed respect for themselves and there supporters they go into next season on a high ..Tigers not so much only want to put in half hearted efforts not that should surprises anyone !
one word: Bali.
our brave boys are on holiday 4 weeks earlier than those losers who are going to play for the next 4 weeks and play the GF
One word...SMARTS...a lack thereof, we have seen two games in a row to end the year where we gave up a significant lead in the second half. I get that maybe it was a conditioning thing and Benji is more focused on working them hard before they go into offseason as the season is over, however, there will be times through a season where the tide may turn against us, or our players may be flat from a short turnaround, travel etc.. We really need to be smarter to close off a few of those types of games. What we also need to learn is when to give away a penalty to arrest the opposing teams momentum and allow us to reset the defensive line....Storm do it to perfection and again...its about footy smarts....they have to call a penalty when a ball is stripped, however holding down a player is a 6 again....and there is a possibility you may also get away with a ball strip.
100% about the SmartsOne word...SMARTS...a lack thereof, we have seen two games in a row to end the year where we gave up a significant lead in the second half. I get that maybe it was a conditioning thing and Benji is more focused on working them hard before they go into offseason as the season is over, however, there will be times through a season where the tide may turn against us, or our players may be flat from a short turnaround, travel etc.. We really need to be smarter to close off a few of those types of games. What we also need to learn is when to give away a penalty to arrest the opposing teams momentum and allow us to reset the defensive line....Storm do it to perfection and again...its about footy smarts....they have to call a penalty when a ball is stripped, however holding down a player is a 6 again....and there is a possibility you may also get away with a ball strip.
Been like this for a number of years ‼️
100% about the SmartsOne word...SMARTS...a lack thereof, we have seen two games in a row to end the year where we gave up a significant lead in the second half. I get that maybe it was a conditioning thing and Benji is more focused on working them hard before they go into offseason as the season is over, however, there will be times through a season where the tide may turn against us, or our players may be flat from a short turnaround, travel etc.. We really need to be smarter to close off a few of those types of games. What we also need to learn is when to give away a penalty to arrest the opposing teams momentum and allow us to reset the defensive line....Storm do it to perfection and again...its about footy smarts....they have to call a penalty when a ball is stripped, however holding down a player is a 6 again....and there is a possibility you may also get away with a ball strip.
Been like this for a number of years ‼️
Welcome back. How is it over at the Dolphins?
100% about the SmartsOne word...SMARTS...a lack thereof, we have seen two games in a row to end the year where we gave up a significant lead in the second half. I get that maybe it was a conditioning thing and Benji is more focused on working them hard before they go into offseason as the season is over, however, there will be times through a season where the tide may turn against us, or our players may be flat from a short turnaround, travel etc.. We really need to be smarter to close off a few of those types of games. What we also need to learn is when to give away a penalty to arrest the opposing teams momentum and allow us to reset the defensive line....Storm do it to perfection and again...its about footy smarts....they have to call a penalty when a ball is stripped, however holding down a player is a 6 again....and there is a possibility you may also get away with a ball strip.
Been like this for a number of years ‼️
Welcome back. How is it over at the Dolphins?
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Just visiting 😊100% about the SmartsOne word...SMARTS...a lack thereof, we have seen two games in a row to end the year where we gave up a significant lead in the second half. I get that maybe it was a conditioning thing and Benji is more focused on working them hard before they go into offseason as the season is over, however, there will be times through a season where the tide may turn against us, or our players may be flat from a short turnaround, travel etc.. We really need to be smarter to close off a few of those types of games. What we also need to learn is when to give away a penalty to arrest the opposing teams momentum and allow us to reset the defensive line....Storm do it to perfection and again...its about footy smarts....they have to call a penalty when a ball is stripped, however holding down a player is a 6 again....and there is a possibility you may also get away with a ball strip.
Been like this for a number of years ‼️
Welcome back. How is it over at the Dolphins?
