Tatus
Not-So-Great White
Kicking wasn’t too bad. First kick he drills it into the corner near the try line from his own half, classic settling touch tinder. Would have had a 40/20 too if he had a size 6 foot (foot was over the 40)
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I liked his lob kick into the ingoal. Pretty hard to make those stop.
It was weird actually
His kicking was pretty decent even though people on here hadn’t seen him kick much before, what an unexpected and borderline impossible outcome
Western Sharkie
Jaws
I didn’t think the Fox had that good a game TBH.
The indigenous forwards got dominated and so the their halves and backs didn’t get the room or field position they needed to threaten.
andrew's_sharks
Great White
The indigenous side was always in trouble with the rain. Didn't have the forward pack and the ability to go around them was hampered by the weather.
You have to remember, Fox is a bulldog now
Western Sharkie
Jaws
Camelian!
Gards
Jaws
I'll read everyone's comments on the All Stars game later but I must say I really enjoyed that game, how good having footy back. Enjoyed those opening war dances, Fifita had fire in his eyes.
The rain just added to the theatre and drama of it all.
I thought the defense from both sides was very good, especially considering it's first game of the season
Defs the correct call to scrap the NRL All Stars team which had nothing really to play for and go for Maori vs. Indigenous teams which had plenty of passion and skill on display.
Vid ref is still a fnen joke, ffs if you can't make a clear decision within 30 seconds of review it prob suggests it's a tough call 50/50 so just revert back to the on field refs original decision and get on with things. As a fan it's such a **** part of our sport waiting around for the game to restart and players get a breather they prob don't deserve.
Proud of all the Sharks players who were selected and played for either team and for how many we had from our club out there. They all put in solid efforts and that's a better hit out for them than a regular trial game. They all seemed to get through unscathed.
Btw I dislike Rapana even more now
The rain just added to the theatre and drama of it all.
I thought the defense from both sides was very good, especially considering it's first game of the season
Defs the correct call to scrap the NRL All Stars team which had nothing really to play for and go for Maori vs. Indigenous teams which had plenty of passion and skill on display.
Vid ref is still a fnen joke, ffs if you can't make a clear decision within 30 seconds of review it prob suggests it's a tough call 50/50 so just revert back to the on field refs original decision and get on with things. As a fan it's such a **** part of our sport waiting around for the game to restart and players get a breather they prob don't deserve.
Proud of all the Sharks players who were selected and played for either team and for how many we had from our club out there. They all put in solid efforts and that's a better hit out for them than a regular trial game. They all seemed to get through unscathed.
Btw I dislike Rapana even more now
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HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Not rocket science, is it. They're ****ing hopeless.
Gards
Jaws
I think it's a good endorsement for the Sharks that Daley picked his 7,6,1 that way, not sure what other options or combos he had at his disposal but I think this is how Fitz should pick our spine as well. I mean it's just logical.
Moylan is too similar a player to Hynes and no where near as good, consistent or fit.
I love how whenever there's a shoulder charge they go to Billy Slater in the commentary and he always find some way to excuse it lol
Rapana has form with getting his body into positions where he is 'unable' to use his arms. Good thing Ramien jumped right back up.
Rafa & Nadal are the same person bro
I thought Hynes kicking game long and short was very good but the long impressed me the most. He really did play in the halves back in the day it would seem as hasn't lost the kicking boots or radar. Having a good sharks pre-season too I would imagine. Makes me feel alot more at ease about our halves and kicking for 2022.
If you want to know what the Hynes kicking game looked like, think Matt Moylan but with working legs and actually consistent. Little floaty chips into the in goal, soft touch grubbers through the line, spiral bombs ect. But also nice long angle kicks for touch clearing out of trouble.
Trindall put up some kicks that caused trouble for the defenders in the wet conditions too and along with Hynes got some repeat sets.
Hynes took a shot or 2 with kicking duties on goal conversions but missed. Trindall though nailed a corker from the sidelines.
As a combo they looked pretty good but not the finished product just yet but very promising and they did alot of good work together in the first half I thought.
Really? He has to be at least somewhere near as good, I'm not gunna recalc but pretty sure he scored second most average votes from us last season despite being unpopular.
People too often seem to be getting his other issues confused with not being any good.
He's just horribly broken and as a result often inconsistent and disruptive. On average he still plays pretty well, just not nearly often enough.
And in saying that I still wouldn't have minded if we hadn't kept him.
slide rule
Jaws
He's a good player. Hopefully he can put in a good season and get a kangaroo jersey at year's end.
andrew's_sharks
Great White
If your bottom 8 Moylan will rip them to shreds. If they are top 8 he generally disappears. Has never been great in big games or with playing the better sides
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
I'm still annoyed we kept him.
We finished equal first with him and Chad as halves, we’ve managed to get by with/despite him
Tatus
Not-So-Great White
Probably leaning towards Moylan at this stage for Hynes partner. The passing is going to be slick. You’ve got to give him first chance purely based on what he can do.
The support and structures will hopefully keep him in the game, then it’s just hoping he stays injury free. If not, we’ve got a handy back up motivated to cement a spot
The support and structures will hopefully keep him in the game, then it’s just hoping he stays injury free. If not, we’ve got a handy back up motivated to cement a spot
Gards
Jaws
Moylan has talent and ability and he CAN be good if he's fit and strings games together. I voted for him a number of times in the 321 last year, agree was prob one of our better players in 2021.
BUT would he have performed to the same level as Hynes on the weekend? No frkn way. Hynes didn't make mistakes, his pass selection and timing was spot on, he kicked well and often, ran it when he should, he didn't have a brain fart, he was consistent over the 80 mins and didn't break down.
Moylan's an inferior player despite having the experience advantage and being a former rep player - the weekend just made that clearer and more evident to me. Not to mention a quality 2021 season from Hynes.
The Storm wouldn't have been fighting tooth and nail to retain the services of Moylan like they did Hynes. Hynes is younger sure but I reckon he goes on to have a more illustrious career than Mozza did regardless.
I didn't even like Hynes when he first start playing first grade, thought while being elusive and dynamic was a mistake machine but he has gone a long way to sorting that in the last 18 months or so.
Not that it really matters but I didn't think the Storm fought tooth and nail to keep Hynes.
From my understanding they told him that they wanted to keep him but that there wasn't a place for him in his preferred position/s.
Their contract offer, if they ever formalised one, would have reflected the role on offer - as a benchie/backup player.