That game was how round 1 should have finished. We were average in both games but knights were worse in both.
Positives…thought pole played well again. He is in a rich vein of form. May did May things, though I agree with @snake, he could do with some more bennch time. Sione played well off the bench. Samuela played one of his better games as well. Toa and AD making it hard for naden to get back.
Negatives…same as last week - halves and kicking. Skelton hammy also hurt me.
Word - Needed. We just needed a win!
That game was how round 1 should have finished. We were average in both games but knights were worse in both.
Positives…thought pole played well again. He is in a rich vein of form. May did May things, though I agree with @snake, he could do with some more bennch time. Sione played well off the bench. Samuela played one of his better games as well. Toa and AD making it hard for naden to get back.
Negatives…same as last week - halves and kicking. Skelton hammy also hurt me.
Maybe Naden gets Skeletons wing spot?
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One word: defence
Yes Newcastle were terrible, but our D is world's away from where it has been the last few years. They make good decisions, back each other up and scramble well. The middle is hard to break, which means we don't get drawn in, leaving the edges vulnerable.
I’d say average at the moment. 3/6 puts us just above middle of the pack with for and against. If we absolutely flog the Eels on Monday then we could go to above average.Great work with the ‘one word’ submissions team, keep em coming.
Feel free to weigh in on ‘Richo’s Meter’ too. How do you rate the team as of now:
Awful
Poor
Average
Good
Great
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I reckon AD needs to spend some time in the halves tbh… Ferry Garry might think not though 😆🤣bereft
our attack was bereft of structure, i am mot so sure that a Luai and Galvin halves pairing is a good thing
On word defence, we made them play poorly as we were in their face in defence with some solid hits and scoreboard pressure. Our attack is still a bit sketchy, however some good signs with Luai taking on the line more often, I would say we are currently average+ our defence gives us the +.
I reckon AD needs to spend some time in the halves tbh… Fairy Garry might think not though 😆🤣bereft
our attack was bereft of structure, i am mot so sure that a Luai and Galvin halves pairing is a good thing
You would be right on that one lol.
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Effort - tick
unfortunately execution/co ordination is lacking
On word defence, we made them play poorly as we were in their face in defence with some solid hits and scoreboard pressure. Our attack is still a bit sketchy, however some good signs with Luai taking on the line more often, I would say we are currently average+ our defence gives us the +.
Newcastle were awful, but we were part of the cause for sure
One word: ruthless
Newcastle made enough mistakes to lose 4 footy games, we need to get better at exploiting the opportunities.
Richo meter: average