We haven't won more than two in a row since early 2022.
For someone who was, I quote, hired by Penn to "galvanise the players", (which apparently Des couldn't do despite actually going on winning streaks), we cannot be galvanised into maintaining a winning attitude. All through 2023 and so far through this year we have failed to have the attitude to win multiple games. We will win two straight and then seemingly lose the desire to win and defend for the game after. And it's not like we're the rubbish team, that I think we were for much of last year. 20-0 up on the Raiders, 16-0 on the Warriors, and 14-0 up on the Eels evidences this. Where is the attitude and desire to defend those leads?
We are able to come back from behind, as we did the past two weeks against the Eels and the Titans, and we can have fantastic near 80 minute performances against the Panthers and Roosters, but importantly so long as they are consistently in the fight, and keeping us in that fight. As soon as we are winning the arm wrestle, or we think we have already won the arm wrestle, as we did against the Dragons before it began, we fall apart. We have no desire. Penrith, Storm, and so many other teams would finish it from that position, consistently. It's not physical. It's not skill-based. It's clearly mental.
Seibold's made a lot of great steps in this department, but seriously, how is defending a 20-0 scoreline the hardest part?
It is far from the worst issue in the comp, but is probably the most frustrating. We know we can perform, and yet we won't. We are like the discount Eels in that sense, similar issues, but they have an injuries to their most important players. What's our excuse?
So many teams would kill for what we are given. Quick leads, keeping opponents scoreless. And then it falls apart. Why can we not complete it? Seriously, this shouldn't be the hard part. What are your thoughts?
For someone who was, I quote, hired by Penn to "galvanise the players", (which apparently Des couldn't do despite actually going on winning streaks), we cannot be galvanised into maintaining a winning attitude. All through 2023 and so far through this year we have failed to have the attitude to win multiple games. We will win two straight and then seemingly lose the desire to win and defend for the game after. And it's not like we're the rubbish team, that I think we were for much of last year. 20-0 up on the Raiders, 16-0 on the Warriors, and 14-0 up on the Eels evidences this. Where is the attitude and desire to defend those leads?
We are able to come back from behind, as we did the past two weeks against the Eels and the Titans, and we can have fantastic near 80 minute performances against the Panthers and Roosters, but importantly so long as they are consistently in the fight, and keeping us in that fight. As soon as we are winning the arm wrestle, or we think we have already won the arm wrestle, as we did against the Dragons before it began, we fall apart. We have no desire. Penrith, Storm, and so many other teams would finish it from that position, consistently. It's not physical. It's not skill-based. It's clearly mental.
Seibold's made a lot of great steps in this department, but seriously, how is defending a 20-0 scoreline the hardest part?
It is far from the worst issue in the comp, but is probably the most frustrating. We know we can perform, and yet we won't. We are like the discount Eels in that sense, similar issues, but they have an injuries to their most important players. What's our excuse?
So many teams would kill for what we are given. Quick leads, keeping opponents scoreless. And then it falls apart. Why can we not complete it? Seriously, this shouldn't be the hard part. What are your thoughts?
