Gib the Pom
Reserve Grader
I agree mate, but not just in this game I think it's been all season. We are around half way through now and we have just seen a performance that was as soft as the one we suffered through in round 1.
People keep saying "we will turn this round" "get so and so back and we will be competitive" "now DCE has resigned focus will be back with players and will spark our season".
The reality is none of that has happened and nothing has changed, the same problems exist, the most prominent one being that our attitude stinks.
Size does play a part, but bare in mind the pack we had last year was smaller than this one and it turned over the bulldogs, roosters and rabbitohs pack because it was enthusiastic and aggressive in defence.
Our side can't be arsed getting off the line, allows teams to get a roll on, we lose collision, give away penalties and put pressure on our line, which we fail to defend. We don't lay ourselves a platform with the ball and that puts pressure on backs and we inevitably make errors.
It's a toxic cycle. Even in games we have won there were periods were really the opposition should have put points on the board against us, same last week against Cows in first 20, they should have blown us away.
I think you have to give Toovey until the end of the year, I do believe he has earned that as a coach in his own right through his record whether he is a legend or not.
However, I can't escape the feeling that we need a fresh start, sometimes situations like these just go stale, that is the nature of professional sport. I hope he turns it round I really do.
