snowman
Total gronk
ok, i have digested the game, and the delicious chicken wings, so here goes.
that is how i thought we would win the game. not the margin, but the game plan. bash them in the forwards, spread it wide, rinse - repeat.
we won because gallen actually lead from the front, but taking the tough hit ups, and getting us into the red zone, then getting out of the way.
we hit the edges nice and early. joey said that the rabbits would eat that up all day but they couldnt. no one can stop wade graham in his current form.
taga and heino followed the platform laid by gallen. taga was brilliant. his runs had purpose and looked like they stung the defence. if he backed himself he could be anything. the thing with taga, like fifita, he never gets tackled 1 on 1, and rarely 2 on 1. so the energy is being sapped by a few defenders and quick play the balls gets us on the front foot again.
i will say this, gallen is the king of a hit up on the back of a quick play the ball.
michael ennis is also a huge huge player to have. my only regret on him now is we didnt get him 6 years ago. i would say he made the correct decision 95% of the time yesterday. his darts at the markers are ridiculous, and he uses them as a shield to get an extra 6-7m.
i also think ennis did a good job limiting robsons involvement in the game.
robson got to put a few kicks in that got repeat sets and tries, but thats about it. not a blight on robson, he is a blight on himself, but having a halfback at hooker works well for us.
the backs did their job, aimed up and delivered. although, ricky needs to not slide on the line.
we also need to get val more ball, so he needs to push gordon to the wing. but he apparently got corked in the first half so was hooked. if everyone was fit though, flash should have gone off after 30. he was pretty bad.
i think we did a good job nullifying reynolds kicking game, and kearys running game, and that comes on the back of their 9 being a dead set spastic. McInnes? i thought he was going to be brilliant but he looks worse than politoni. tough times coming ahead from souths.
the final thing that was easily noticable - the impact fifita had. not just on the game, but the crowd. fast forward to the momentg just before fifita enters the game and close your eyes. the crowd response is insane. from their, the crowd erupted into "Sharkies" and the atmosphere didnt die down.
his runs had purpose, his fends hurt and he upset people.
yeh, he gave away a penalty and had his stupid play the ball moment, but you knew he was on. he was switched on, and you know the bunnies knew he was there.
that was honestly, the best game we played this year, in our most important game we have played so far.
now we need to take this and improve again.
Up Up.
that is how i thought we would win the game. not the margin, but the game plan. bash them in the forwards, spread it wide, rinse - repeat.
we won because gallen actually lead from the front, but taking the tough hit ups, and getting us into the red zone, then getting out of the way.
we hit the edges nice and early. joey said that the rabbits would eat that up all day but they couldnt. no one can stop wade graham in his current form.
taga and heino followed the platform laid by gallen. taga was brilliant. his runs had purpose and looked like they stung the defence. if he backed himself he could be anything. the thing with taga, like fifita, he never gets tackled 1 on 1, and rarely 2 on 1. so the energy is being sapped by a few defenders and quick play the balls gets us on the front foot again.
i will say this, gallen is the king of a hit up on the back of a quick play the ball.
michael ennis is also a huge huge player to have. my only regret on him now is we didnt get him 6 years ago. i would say he made the correct decision 95% of the time yesterday. his darts at the markers are ridiculous, and he uses them as a shield to get an extra 6-7m.
i also think ennis did a good job limiting robsons involvement in the game.
robson got to put a few kicks in that got repeat sets and tries, but thats about it. not a blight on robson, he is a blight on himself, but having a halfback at hooker works well for us.
the backs did their job, aimed up and delivered. although, ricky needs to not slide on the line.
we also need to get val more ball, so he needs to push gordon to the wing. but he apparently got corked in the first half so was hooked. if everyone was fit though, flash should have gone off after 30. he was pretty bad.
i think we did a good job nullifying reynolds kicking game, and kearys running game, and that comes on the back of their 9 being a dead set spastic. McInnes? i thought he was going to be brilliant but he looks worse than politoni. tough times coming ahead from souths.
the final thing that was easily noticable - the impact fifita had. not just on the game, but the crowd. fast forward to the momentg just before fifita enters the game and close your eyes. the crowd response is insane. from their, the crowd erupted into "Sharkies" and the atmosphere didnt die down.
his runs had purpose, his fends hurt and he upset people.
yeh, he gave away a penalty and had his stupid play the ball moment, but you knew he was on. he was switched on, and you know the bunnies knew he was there.
that was honestly, the best game we played this year, in our most important game we have played so far.
now we need to take this and improve again.
Up Up.