Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:10 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Are you sure they beat NZ three weeks ago? I thought the last time they played was in summer, and NZ won

Tonga last played NZ in Auckland last June and lost 34-14. NZ last played Aus. in Woolongong a week or so ago (Oct 25th) losing 26-4.

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:47 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

Are you sure they beat NZ three weeks ago? I thought the last time they played was in summer, and NZ won

Yep. Tonga beat New Zealand not so long ago by 20+

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Mon Nov 04, 2019 7:59 pm  

Freddie Miller. wrote:

Tonga last played NZ in Auckland last June and lost 34-14. NZ last played Aus. in Woolongong a week or so ago (Oct 25th) losing 26-4.

That's what I thought! NZ beat Tonga

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Mon Nov 04, 2019 8:37 pm  

Grimmy wrote:

I think there's plenty of doubt who is in the top three. NZ beat Australia and Tonga in their last games against them.

I was responding to this to show that NZ hadn't beaten Australia in their last meeting.

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 2:10 pm  

Well once again a typical Bennett flat attack display with nothing but forwards crashing on to flat balls time and time again. Why bother even having half backs on the field. Just play 2 extra forwards at 6 and 7.

No emotion or excitement in the GB players. A team looking as depressed and boring as the man coaching them.

I called for Bennett to be sacked last week and Watson put in charge to try and salvage something from what is likely to now be a disastrous tour. Once again i have been proven right. Theres still time, not to win the series but to at least salvage some pride but that can only happen if Bennett is kicked out immediately.

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:32 pm  

Terrible. And made to look worse by the fact that NZ were much improved on the last game. For a decent blueprint, you only have to look at their tactics: halves that run the show, a good kicking game, sharpness from dummy-half from Smith, a strike threat on the flanks... all the things GB didn't have.

GB had loads of ball (well, enough) in the NZ 20. Andwhere was the attacking nous from our master tactician coach?

The only tactic he seems to have left in his locker is "We'll take the two"!

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 4:08 pm  

Scoot, scoot, drive, drive and balls up on the last tackle and under no circumstances do you offload or deviate from the game plan - Wayne Bennett 2019

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 9:27 pm  

Very very disappointing.

Just very poor tactics, performances and squad.

The tour has been a disaster.

Bennett is off contract next week and for me it’s time for him to go.

We look like we are running in treacle. Very frustrating the lack of enthusiasm and pride in the shirt.

How Hodgson can be so poor despite tearing it up week in week out is a real mystery....the fact he has been allowed so much game time despite us looking so much better with Clarke on the field.

The likes of Graham, Hall, Hill are done at this level. Time to change everything up, we have 2 years to grow this team prior to the World Cup.

Tactics so very poor, Widdop and Hastings awful.

Only ones that come out of this with their reputations in tact are Lomax, Bateman and Whitehead.

Most frustratingly though is the lack of enthusiasm and passion.

You look at Tonga, those lads would die for that shirt and they play like it. We just don’t look interested and that is criminal.

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:40 pm  

I throw my arms up in despair !

Re: Bennett must be sacked now! : Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:45 pm  

British born Super League based players only please