Re: So, Friday predictions against KR? : Sat Feb 02, 2019 1:11 pm
Ignoring some of the cack being written on here, specifically about apparent lack of skill and team skills being poor (I’d be interested to know what some people say bench marks are as last nights games was great for the neutral, trouble is, no one on here is neutral,and some are not let nirt level enough to be objective). However, some observations,We competed when many of our own fans thought it was a forgone conclusion of a result.
It wasn’t just the five drives and a kick which many suggested ( but let’s face it, it’s not really been like that since Agar)
Sneyd looked good and took the line on (granted he had to given he was the only real half we had) .
We actually took the few chances we had in the first half, a major criticism of other seasons. However we should have made more of the field position in the second half.
Dawson-Jones did ok for me. Looked quick. Certainly wasn’t the defensive nightmare some on here had predicted before kick off
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Our defense was good. they only scored off kicks.
MIni and Paea need to offer more going forward.
We lost at the end for not being game savvy. Perhaps the ball should have gone into touch. However, knowing they had time for just one full set of tackles, we should have e,played spoiling tactics to slow it down. Conceding a penalty would have eaten into a few vital seconds and allowed the defensive line to reset.
Hindsight!