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    out the gate said:
    Just when you thought the Eels beating the Broncos couldn't be topped. Then this happens 🤦🏽‍♂️. Very disappointed in our performance tonight. Sure the Titans deserve credit for holding us to 6 points for 70 minutes, but to have a dream start like we did then produce that performance is very frustrating. I hope this loss doesn't come back to haunt us come September. Sort them out Webby!
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    The Titans basically played the way we played early season to get to where we are.

    Low errors, good discipline, high completion rate, kick long, defend well.

    We got outplayed at our own game.
     
    Preface what I'm saying with; I was at the game watching high and side on. Have no idea about the stats nor had multiple views. So later I'll likely double down or double back on this.

    Surprised to see so many only mention attacking within the 20 and our defense on the edges. I'll need to rewatch but I honestly think we lost because we did not play our style well.

    We lost the grind, plain and simple. They gained more meters per run than we did. Kicked further than we did. When they got a penalty they were more ambitious with kicks for meters instead of us. Which just resulted in them having more chance on ourside. Where it felt like we only had about 20 mins of the game in there's defensively or offensively.

    It felt like a mixture of our kicks just not getting as far as they used to as the titans put immense amounts of pressure on Boyd.
    Our kick chase being non existent (maybe if we booted it more to our one good edge on the left...).
    And finally we had no defensive line speed. Foren had all the time in the world to do anything he wanted. They made massive meters per run compared to us.

    There are only a few teams who can match the titans in speed. We are probably the worst at it. If we cannot grind them until we're on their 20 to start some attacking sets. We are not scoring. No linebreaks before then has a player (outside of Leka) who has the speed to score anymore.
    So the game was over for us in the last 15 when we started trying that.
     
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    The balance is wrong and needs to be urgently addressed.

    Capewell
    Niukore
    Ford
    Laban

    All playing out of their best position.

    Marata to 10
    Laban to 12
    Capewell to 11
    Ford to bench

    Put Leka at centre if we must play a backrower there.

    Above all though, we lack some serious punch.

    Criminal (and quite frankly unjustifiable) that TT can't make the team. Two major defensive plays last week, thanks very much you've earned reserve grade.

    Healey too, for what reason is he not in the 17? He'll get another shot next week and can't wait to see him play again.

    We are not a top 4 team, but we are in the top 4 so we need to find a way to hang on.
     
    Worked hard early season to put ourselves in this ladder position, but some of the wins were super unflattering. Comprehensively beaten by baby Riff and Broncs. Score flattering win against Tigers, crack covering win last week, extremely poor tonight. This team is on the slide sadly.

    - Bringing CNK back when he isn't even 100% for TT, for him to then also kill any attack when he touches the ball.
    - Playing Capewell at centre when hes not even fit. Gaining absolutely nothing there going off the past two weeks.
    - No ruck control and poor first contact, letting Titans blast 55-60m most sets.
    - Not contesting kicks, then also not even pinning them also. Like WTF is the point in that style then?
    - One out running for majority of the final 70mins.
    - Right edge in both attack and defence not first grade standard.
    - Ford getting dominated both with the ball and without the ball giving away six again putting us under huge pressure.
    - Marata...just like fuck me man.

    Webby is a great coach, but some of decisions are making absolutely no sense.

    We are doing our absolute best to give Penrith fourth spot, and who knows how far this form slide without Barnett specifically and also Metcalf could have us end at.

    Such a Warriors performance and at home again.
     
    A few things...

    - DWZ is absolutely the worst player in the side and by some margin at present. He needs some NSW Cup time ASAP. There is no possible way someone like Taine would do a worse job.
    - Capewell back to the backrow and play whichever fit and available centre we have. He is a non event defensively. Move CNK if need be. Capewell just cannot continue here unless it is a mid-game shift to cover injury.
    - CHT is shite, but there's no one else to replace him.

    Titans played well. Won every department pretty comfortably and completed high 90s.

    In other quite sad news, I've just run the ladder predictor. Assuming we lose to the Phins next week, then to Dogs, Manly and Titans away, but win against Eels and Dragons - we will finish 8th. I think that is a far more likely scenario than top 4.
     
    Could smell that loss from a mile away. Should change our name to the One dimensional.
    Webbys stubbornness and loyalty to certain players is ridiculous, along with his conservative game plan. Taine’s only loss 1 game he’s played for us at fullback and that was against the storm where Coates scores in the last minute. And he gets dropped for Charnze and Dallin.
    We have young boys in cup killing it, put them in.
     
    Our game plan 101 is to grind teams to death......the Titans we;re up for it with 94% completion

    And we dont have the strike to run a B or C plan when its not working.

    CNK at fullback and Capewell at centre is doubling down on the _"we have no strike so we'll bore u to death".

    Absolute shame no place is found for Tauapiki......well and truly past time Charnze needs to take one for the team and play centre.

    Congrats to the Titans they thouroughly deserved the win and were the better team.

    And you guys who post every week why oppositions are absolutely no chance against us.......can u just stop.
     
    Time to be honest with some players.

    Niukore either needs to move to the front row or the bench.

    Ford needs to desperately fix his discipline. His effort isn’t worth the trade off, he puts us under pressure too often.

    CHT can probably find a new role. Halves combo of TMM and Boyd going forward for me.

    DWZ can have a few weeks off.

    Capewell has to get healthy.

    Healey needs to be in the team somewhere.
     
    If we are serious about challenging for top 2 and a home prelim, we need a big win today to close the for against gap to the dogs given we play them for 2nd in a couple of weeks.

    This NEEDS to be a 40 point win. We need a statement for a bunch of reasons.

    1. Say bye bye to Dessie. Thanks for the memories but take your horse down to old town road fella.

    2. Avenge 2024. 66 points conceded to this mob at their place was a low point, as was losing on Anzac Day (thanks Tannah)…. A 40+ point drubbing squares the ledger a bit until we pump them again at their place in a few rounds time.

    3. Erin and Tannah to give them a f$&k you performance. Being values is everything. Erin to get a meat pie this week and Tannah to step up a gear from the Knights game, have several try assists, run the cutter perfectly and throw in a drop goal to put last week to bed.

    4. Say thanks to Fozzie. Playing our best most ruthless game honours him. Then we share a beer with a legend.

    5. Send a message to the comp - especially the Phins and the Dogs who are next on the tasting platter. We’ve a had a couple of recent performances where our forwards haven’t hit the mark. Panthers, Broncos and Knights. If I’m JFH, I want to bring back the swagger we had when we played the Phins at Suncorp when our boys were serving them a pile of smack talk and we bullied them. Let’s bring that back.

    6. I just want to see this team get feral and have a ruthless performance both defensively and offensively. I want the comp starting to fear us, not just respect us.

    Today we get another shot at an 80 minute performance.

    Time to bury the Titans and slap them with their wooden spoon until they beg for mercy. I want them to feel what we did last year at their place.

    Then do it again in a few weeks at their place.

    For and against, let’s go.

    Wahs by 40+

    (Don’t let me down and have another knights game - that would piss me off)
     
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