Second Game Day Thread:
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mr seagles
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He didnt u dickhead did he...
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Jerry1 said:
Spot on.
Look, no one is a bigger fan of Snake than I am and I am on the record as saying he has earned the right to choose when he retires, but FFS he is out more than he is in and Hiku can't settle and grow unless it's his position week in week out.
Brett, have a long hard think during the long disappointing off season.
mr seagles said:
You are done, permanently this time
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The only area Brett would of made a difference is in the sharpness of the second man and wrap around plays but to be honest Roosters would of had that covered.
Hiku was very hesitant in those plays too deep and sideways and not really sucking in any defenders. Other than that he attacks the ball on kick returns runs it back with good purpose and footwork a tough composed confident player.
In the end it is the same pattern in five games against the top 2 teams, dominate field position, line breaks, tackles in red zone but the red zone attack not good enough.
In saying that you have to give respect where respect is due great defence from both sides, we tried hard in attack but still way too lateral with not much attacking directness or penetration.
I will say it again defence keeps you in games attack is required to win games.
Yeah i know from the Roosters perspective you might think defence won them the game but it was more a combination of an attack that tried hard but not good enough and great commitment in defence to put pressure on our execution forcing us to play more lateral.
If the stats for the amount of tackles in the red zone was reversed i'm sure the Roosters would have put on one more try and that is the difference at the moment.
Brett will offer more in attack(sharpness wise) obviously but lets not overstate or rely on his return to add that difference because it won't be enough with that mentality.
Hiku was very hesitant in those plays too deep and sideways and not really sucking in any defenders. Other than that he attacks the ball on kick returns runs it back with good purpose and footwork a tough composed confident player.
In the end it is the same pattern in five games against the top 2 teams, dominate field position, line breaks, tackles in red zone but the red zone attack not good enough.
In saying that you have to give respect where respect is due great defence from both sides, we tried hard in attack but still way too lateral with not much attacking directness or penetration.
I will say it again defence keeps you in games attack is required to win games.
Yeah i know from the Roosters perspective you might think defence won them the game but it was more a combination of an attack that tried hard but not good enough and great commitment in defence to put pressure on our execution forcing us to play more lateral.
If the stats for the amount of tackles in the red zone was reversed i'm sure the Roosters would have put on one more try and that is the difference at the moment.
Brett will offer more in attack(sharpness wise) obviously but lets not overstate or rely on his return to add that difference because it won't be enough with that mentality.
3 penalty goals would have won the game. Why the **** wouldn't you take easy points in a game you know will be won by a small margin. Both sides defense was outstanding so the coach and captain should know to take points on offer. Utter madness and it cost us a win.
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1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -22 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -30 | 0 |
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1 | 0 | 1 | -36 | 0 |