Official Craig Fitzgibbon

[Wilson]

Not the reason we lost but I've never heard of a team having too much grunt!

Agree with your first sentence though- Fitz knows best!

30 odd foot of grunt

 

[Sevshark]

Can he do something about our support play through the middle?
Good lord it's been non-existent now for years.

 

[HaroldBishop]

O

30 odd foot of grunt

Ohh god please never mention this again!

 

[Vichyssoise]

That's only because tennis isn't a team sport

You are blessed with extensive knowledge.

 

[stormshark]

Can he do something about our support play through the middle?
Good lord it's been non-existent now for years.

agree, major issue, yes it was first game, players plenty gassed, but still.

 

[Gumby]

Can he do something about our support play through the middle?
Good lord it's been non-existent now for years.

Been saying this for 4 seasons now lol

 

[Gumby]

Our bench rotation against Penrith wasn't great either.
Williams is going to be a really big loss. Bloke was our glue coming off the bench last season especially in defence. We really missed him against Penrith when Cam came off for his breather.

 

[Proud Shark]

Our bench rotation against Penrith wasn't great either.
Williams is going to be a really big loss. Bloke was our glue coming off the bench last season especially in defence. We really missed him against Penrith when Cam came off for his breather.

Yeah the Williams thing is interesting. Our bench last year had a lot of leg speed and impact between Talakai and Williams. Replacing Williams with a Hazleton/BHU will have a different impact there.

May be negated if we go back to 4 forwards at some stage.

 

[bort]

Worth considering using Talakai as first sub imo
Not a like for like with Kaufusi but Hazelton got found out so quick last time we didn’t benefit from that anyway. Bring him on for AFB.

Toby could re jump both and be the first sub though if in good form, and more like for like with Kaufusi.

 

[Gumby]

I felt when we had Tommy & AFB out there at the same time, they really targeted them laterally. A lot of inside balls were coming back in their direction & eventually it led to points when Yeo scored.

Do agree we should really only have one of them out there at a time, not both.

 

[Jimbo]

Not always... (Cough @Jimbo cough)

Huh?

Didn't I say we needed more consistency from Nicho?

The game was there for the taking

 

[Sparkles]

Huh?

Didn't I say we needed more consistency from Nicho?

The game was there for the taking

The game was there for the taking, no doubt.
Are we happy with that level of consistency from Nicho?

 

[Jimbo]

The game was there for the taking, no doubt.
Are we happy with that level of consistency from Nicho?

No. But there's a long way to go

I'm old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2016

 

[Sparkles]

No. But there's a long way to go

I'm old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2016

Very true Grandpa, and I'm backing him to lift.

 

[Jimbo]

Very true Grandpa, and I'm backing him to lift.

I'm also old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2001 and 2002, and coming within a bee's dick from a grand final both times

 

[Flanno]

I'm also old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2001 and 2002, and coming within a bee's dick from a grand final both times

Hopefully you’re young enough to see us make the GF this year!

 

[Jimbo]

Hopefully you’re young enough to see us make the GF this year!

Should be, I'm in pretty good shape for an old bugger

 

[Sparkles]

I'm also old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2001 and 2002, and coming within a bee's dick from a grand final both times

I feel like we used to lose every round 1. You're right, it's nothing new.

 

[apezza]

No. But there's a long way to go

I'm old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2016

Damn. Who else lost the vote that @Jimbo was a 7 year old troller!

 

[Sevshark]

No. But there's a long way to go

I'm old enough to remember losing round 1 in 2016

To the reigning premiers.... By 6 points