First Grade match thread

We'll have Live scores tonight and some comments via SMS and phoned in from mobiles at the ground.

GO YOU EAGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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All is ready.

 

Game action - Steppa nearly scored. Here we go

 

Graham has scored in the corner. It is 6-0 Raiders.

 

It's 8-0. Orford just made a break but most of the guys at the game say we have made a VERY poor start.

 

Wheel says we are giving away a lot of dumb penalties.

 

Seems as though the bounce of the ball is not going our way. Hopefully we settle and a superior bench starts to take effect.

At the moment we're getting what we should have expected. A committed Raiders side that have come for the upset.

 

Princess played the first 23 minutes before being replaced by Bryant. That's an improvement oin the 8 minute average from last year.

Still 8-0 Raiders after 25

 

Minogue and Bryant seem to have made an impact since coming on.

But we know we're in a match.

 

Call from the ground.

We look a lot better in defence than we did last year. Watmough and Bryant pulling off some big hits.

Our attack is pedestrian and stuttering. Dunley is running one out with no support.

 

Bell has scored, carrying two men over the tryline with incredible strength.

No conversion. 8-4.

 

Perhaps our attack will come into its own when Dunley goes off and Monas switches to hooker. Burns to come on at 5/8th.

 

Mogg has scored for the Raiders.

 

Two brain explosions from Watmough. Gives away a cheap penalty and then stuffs up a charge down. Is blue arsed back?

 

14-4

 

Manly hard on attack. Burns is on for Dunley.

 

We just can't get over the line. Our attack is not as well oiled as it should be.

This is not looking good. We MUST win this game.