: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:14 am  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

I dont buy into blaming certain players. Senior IMO has been playing well this season, but did have a bad game last night. They all did bar two.

we are always on the back foot. the pack just isn't big enough or strong enough

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:22 am  

tvoc wrote:

I'm sure I will have (I've seen some terrible mistakes) but seeing as I can't recall any specifically I'm not prepared to go out on a limb by claiming I see them every week. As for other posters (without specific examples) they're comments are equally worthless.

Webb was stood in the defensive line, he was as far offside as any attacking player reasonably could be.

This decision was 100% correct and even if on other forgotten occasions tries have been allowed to stand it doesn't alter the fact that Burrow's was correctly ruled out.

Breaks are hard enough to come by these days so what are the chances of one occurring at the precise rare moment that an attacking player is still stood in the defensive line, where that player immediately joins the attacking move and involves himself in a try? That's a lot of ducks needed to line up for that to occur. We probably won't see another one all season but be sure to let me know when it happens.

Ellery Hanley made a career of it

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:25 am  

tad rhino wrote:

we are always on the back foot. the pack just isn't big enough or strong enough

TBH Tad I dont buy into that either.

Look at the pack. JP GB captain. Bailey who held his own. You cant get bigger than Kylie and Luke, who doesn't take a backward step.
Ali who gains lots of metres and Jamie Jones, a GB international.

But they are not in form and didn't run the ball in at all last night.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:40 am  

My thoughts are while we are obviously not playing well, and having lost out on two trophies already is not the best. I would like to think that we are playing within ourselves so we can peak at the right time, like we did in 2007.

It's a lot better than the alternatives which are play at our best at the beginning and burn ourselves out and crash when it really matters, like we did in 2006. Or their is something seriously wrong with the make-up of the side and we win nothing all year.

I know which I would rather believe for now.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:47 pm  

cheekydiddles wrote:

Ellery Hanley made a career of it

So what if he did, it doesn't make it right does it?

Ellery Hanley last played in this country 14 years ago before he was despatched, with the rest of the convicts, to Australia for standing in the defensive line of opposition teams while on the attack. And not before time.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:51 pm  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

TBH Tad I dont buy into that either.

Look at the pack. JP GB captain. Bailey who held his own. You cant get bigger than Kylie and Luke, who doesn't take a backward step.
Ali who gains lots of metres and Jamie Jones, a GB international.

But they are not in form and didn't run the ball in at all last night.

they don't look big enough emma or strong enough emma.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:03 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

they don't look big enough emma or strong enough emma.

Again, disagree. See previous post. Good players dont become bad players overnight. They look tired and jaded. That is different to not being good enough.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:06 pm  

We're playing too close to the ruck. Good when it works because you get in the gap behind the markers, but when the timing isn't right it's a pass that is easy to knock on and lets the markers get to the runners right on the gain line.

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:14 pm  

EmmaMur01 wrote:

Again, disagree. See previous post. Good players dont become bad players overnight. They look tired and jaded. That is different to not being good enough.

never mentioned not being good enough. they look tired because
A- they are being outmuscled
B- they can't be rested,there are no alternatives

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 1:19 pm  

tad rhino wrote:

never mentioned not being good enough. they look tired because

B- they can't be rested,there are no alternatives

As is the case with every SL team due to the salary cap.

ATEOTD we have our hands tied because of the whole Eastwood situation. Short of bringing in some of the kids, the only thing we can do is rotate them as to who starts.

I personally think the WC and the extra matches such as the WCC has caught up with them, so maybe the early knocking out of the CC is a blessing in disguise.