I am always optimistic before a game…. I watch all 8 games every weekend. Yesterday was another example that anyone can win on the day. I could smell the Titans were close after playing very well the 2 weeks previously and how we are struggling on the field and middles depth being found out. I think they would have beaten many teams today…. In saying that - we could have snatched it a few times -
Egan’s minuscule knock-on for the
RTS no try and
DWZ possible no touch for
Berry’s no try…. We win if we get either of those or one of our many attacking raids where we were going 70-90m up field each time in the last 15 minutes.
Addin was great once again. I hope people can remember these big performances from him in the future and not say his head isn’t in it or he wants to leave at the first sign of an average game. He has been our best this year with
CNK,
Egan and
SJ. Remember what our alternatives are… and
Webby is adamant that
CNK is Number 1.
I usually read every post each week on the ‘post match thread’… I couldn’t read past the second page this week.
Things are not going as we would like or expected but it feels like some of us would kick our kids out of home after a couple of bad school reports and forgot that we loved these same kids / players just a few weeks ago.
I don’t think anyone is past it but some definitely need a rest / freshen up. And in regards to
SJ caught on the 4th - that can’t be pinned solely on him and his communication - as we can’t hear their communication through our tv’s or being at the ground. The runners weren’t quite getting it right so
SJ didn’t force the pass. These things can be down to the opposition’s defence too. So probably a combination of players or events.
DWZ didn’t trust
Berry a couple of times and was caught out letting them back into the game.
Montoya has had a run of games now where he has just been ok or below what is needed - so I would like
RTS on the wing and due to energy being needed - I would like
Ali L to get a run. My other thought is maybe
Pompey one side and
Ali the other as
Berry has been off the last 2 games too and could be tired. But changing 2 centres probably is changing things too much.
Number 6 - I’m afraid that often our 6 looks good when we are dominant over the 80 mins and currently we aren’t. It is getting to the stage where
CHT needs to start when fit. He offers more defensively, straightens things up better and has a slightly better kick than
TMM too.
Metcalf isn’t in the conversation as he is out longer term.
But changing 1 back positionally =
RTS wing and bring in 1 or 2 new centres and a new 6 is too much change…. I can’t see
Webby doing that. So maybe just 1 new centre on the left and
RTS to the wing as we have depth in the centre but not the wing.
CHT if fit comes in otherwise stay with
TMM due to the only fit 6. I am a big fan of
RTS in the centres even if we haven’t seen his full value yet - but he is still learning the role, his 6 hasn’t helped him much and his winger has struggled too.
RTS then to the wing as
Pompey and
Ali are the next cabs to go.
In the forwards - we are undermanned due to injuries. Keep the same until players come back from injury.
I still love my team, I still believe we go deep…. We have time to get it right…. But that window is getting smaller. Some plans / powder that
Webby will have for later in the year might have to be employed earlier due to performances and results.
