First of all - I’m playing Bozo; however, since you asked:
1. It was a game we should never have lost, we have a better pack but didn’t make the most of them - our main three middle forwards were not as dominate as I would have liked. We also have too many errors and deficiencies defensively. Lastly, I like Trent as the organiser; however, I feel Cherry went into his shell too much - they need to work on that balance.
2. We are now a long shot for the eight but if we can address our defensive concerns we may string a few together and give it a scare. We would need to win five out of our next six in my view.
3. Uate’s blunders aside, the turning point was the forward pass by the Raiders for their try. We also should have gone for a field goal a set earlier than we did and Cherry should have taken it.
4. I have been of the view for a while that Uate needed to be dropped. I would bring in Parker as he is an excellent defender and solid in attack. When Walker comes back I would be tempted to put Suli on the wing meaning Parker could miss out. Either way - no Uate.
When Tanginoa and Paseka are available - they both come onto the bench.
