Hmm no penalties yet.....refs have obviously decided to put the whistle away this final series......way better....should be the attitude the whole season.
edit: Cottor just gives away an obvious penalty try
Close result, great to see the Dogs fans gutted.....didnt think it was a particulary high quality game tho,,,,,cant see Manly going any futher tbh.
Olakau'atu Manlys best, Kikau for the Dogs (hard to fathom Niukore is on more than both of them)......loved the try from a scrum move.......happy...
How good is Katoa just in general?
Everytime i watch him carve with the Storm makes me hate Nathan Brown a little bit more (lol tbh not even sure if Brown was the reason he left.......dont think he rated Katoa that much tho)
Sharks needed that last try.
Storm were just smothering them, Sharks were even struggling to get to a kick.
Storm in the ruck tho lol......the extra pushes, locking arms up, not giving room in the play the ball......i mean they do it better than anyone else but FFS i wish a ref would just come...
Well Wrighty cant say i agree with you one iota (they were never shit house before), but stick to your guns mate...its all just opinion,
That said u have some of the weirdest takes on players ive seen......as i recall you also thought Briton Nikora (probably the best hole running backrower in...
Do the stats say how his high energy bursts off the bench shortened defensive lines or changed a games tempo and momentum?
Seriously....dudes need to stop evaluating games from fantasy stats......use your eyes.
To be fair tho Wrighty u never rated Jeremy Marshall King and Jamayne Isaako and those guys have come up diamonds ;)
Turuva is probably better than any centre/wing on our books atm, Hunt pending on your prop rotation would be a very handy interchange impact prop......and Bird im not too fussed...
At the risk of igniting the very vocal non Bunty fans (which i get for the non existent yardage game) but i actually thought his strong defence couldve come in handy at times this season.........thought a lot of our defensive issues this year stemmed from not being able to control the ruck...
Well i was hoping the Dolphins would get up over the Knights........they wouldve been an easy team to support in the finals......dislike most of those top 8 teams tbh.....matter of who's the least objectionable for me........ill back the Cowboys.
Not singling you out but Ive read this for about the last 3 years on this forum....."could be the breakout year"..........i just dont see it with Ale im afraid.....i get he could maybe be better used but geez i think he's had more than enough oppertunity to nail a spot if he was good...
Yeah that wouldve been fun watching Ponga and SJ running around together.
Valentine Holmes, Thurston lol, all the way back to Karmichael Hunt......been a shit tonne who couldve played over the years.......then again, it makes it our wins all the more sweeter.
I agree re Pompey. Straight up n down he's a strong defender, but his lack of pace was targeted in several games, especially in set plays attacking his short side getting on his outside and putting his winger (normally Montoya) in 2 minds who inevitably would jam in early.
Im also advocating TT...
Well, Sky Sport NZ just like the NZRL have a tendency of looking gift horses in the mouth.
Speaking of Laura dont know if many caught the NZ coverage when Shaun was paying tribute to his dad that teared her up.....must admit my hayfever was playing up about the same time.......damn allergies.......
What a treat that was eh?
Think we've missed a trick not rolling him out for these press conferences all this time. Who cares if he's captain or not, he could give quite a number of coaches even some lessons in how to deal with these. The journalists there were eating it up
You never get the...
Taine at fullback Charnze at centre......this is the way.
Good end a disappointing season and once again stuffing one up the Sharks on their turf.....always a thing of beauty.
While certain aspects of Jazz could be frustrating he was always the one guy you could never doubt for...
FFS Dallin. Their one man short that side, why the hell come in then......just let your centre drift out!
Montoya gives away the escort penalty the play before.....
,,,,,,,these wingers man aargh!