NRL Round 25 West Tigers vs. Cronulla Sharks @ Leichhardt Oval Sunday 8 September @ 2pm

[CrazyMatt]

l think Balmain were bustled out of the game. Then we fell into the old, you only play.as good as the team you play.

Happens far too often and it’s something that is long overdue to be addressed.

 

[Nulla Boy]

Yeah I did, big whoop. They're ****house.

We continue to disrespect the opposition and we're not going much further.

I think it's more you and your mate disrespecting the opposition than anything else

 

[Sharkyle]

Our attack has been amazing this year but

14 errors
37 missed tackles
8 penalties conceded

Need to sort out our discipline to be a chance in the finals. Our Defence was better this week but still need to tighten up the middle of the field.

 

[snowman]

See that Snowy. Chad 's 40/20

i saw it - his first 40/20 since 2014

hope your stiffy died down - what else did he do?

 

[Tiger Shark]

Our attack has been amazing this year but

14 errors
37 missed tackles
8 penalties conceded

Need to sort out our discipline to be a chance in the finals. Our Defence was better this week but still need to tighten up the middle of the field.

I honestly think it's something Morris will next look at in the off season. He took over the team quite late and you can see he's made significant changes to our attack and how we play. No doubt he wants to make more changes but needs to do it gradually.

If we keep our attack but let in one less try a game next year we're top 4 easily imo.

 

[snowman]

Chad and JB, play simple please

these 2 have no idea of match awareness - needs to be addressed for finals

 

[Milkshark]

too late to teach match awareness

 

[snowman]

normally i cant stand ref bashing but there were a few calls against us that made me think this wasn't our day

the first penalty to make it 2-0 - prior wasnt offside

the ronaldo chip and chase - sent up no try and a tigers knock on - they get a 20m restart - that wasnt backards at all - ever

the woods "error" which was a blatant strip - the pocket ref even said he had a perfect view

paul mimorvski dropping the ball on a kick return being called a strip

the second penalty being not square, despite being square

it was a frustrating first half

BUT

we did get away with a ronaldo shouder charge

 

[Milkshark]

I reckon the ronaldo chip chase was knock back

but yeah I really felt the refs were doing their best to keep them in the game

Luckily for us they were more terrible than us in the 2nd half.

 

[snowman]

I reckon the ronaldo chip chase was knock back

but yeah I really felt the refs were doing their best to keep them in the game

Luckily for us they were more terrible than us in the 2nd half.

if that happened 50m up field its a knock on, blatant and clear as day

he reached for it and lost it

 

[Milkshark]

but the ball went back

 

[snowman]

but the ball went back

you telling me if that happens in the ruck and a player drags the ball backwards after letting go of me its a knock back?

 

[slide rule]

He was pushing it back but it came out of the front of his hands. So really it has come forward out of the hands because the hands were moving backwards.

Looking forward to such a thing determining a GF.

 

[Milkshark]

you telling me if that happens in the ruck and a player drags the ball backwards after letting go of me its a knock back?

Are we talking about the same thing here?

Ronaldo chips, Tigers fullback attempt to gather but ends up fumbling and rolling the ball?

 

[Tiger Shark]

That was a blatant knock on for mine. Huge miss.

But yeah that looked like a Ronaldo shoulder charge every day of the week.

 

[Milkshark]

Just watched it again on Kayo, commentators as we bunker said it was back

 

[slide rule]

Brandy says whatever is anti-shark.

 

[Mark^Bastard]

If we keep our attack but let in one less try a game next year we're top 4 easily imo.

A big part of the problem stems from the attack. The error rate in attack can be a root cause of the other issues. We don't control the game enough. We're playing like we're chasing points even when ahead by 20.

 

[bort]

I think they'd call that a knock on in a non-review situation, which means probably shouldn't have gone up as a no try unless ref also wasn't happy with put down.
Was kinda 50/50 as a knock on, always hard to tell when most of the movement is backwards like that if initial contact may have been forward. I'd have to watch it again as I still wasn't sure after replays.

Woods one I am okay with as a penalty, technically it was definitely a strip but they hid it well enough to get away with having a decent chance of being called a loose carry, and Woods is one of those players who never gets the benefit of the doubt.

The Chad/Mimorvski one was an absolute joke - never looked anything like a strip.

Ronaldo's other arm saved him from a shoulder charge although kind of lucky to not get called still. Don't forget wingers/fullbacks are apparently allowed to shoulder charge.

 

[Wiz]

normally i cant stand ref bashing but there were a few calls against us that made me think this wasn't our day

the first penalty to make it 2-0 - prior wasnt offside

the ronaldo chip and chase - sent up no try and a tigers knock on - they get a 20m restart - that wasnt backards at all - ever

the woods "error" which was a blatant strip - the pocket ref even said he had a perfect view

paul mimorvski dropping the ball on a kick return being called a strip

the second penalty being not square, despite being square

it was a frustrating first half

BUT

we did get away with a ronaldo shouder charge

yeah there were some calls that went against us in the 1st half that made me think also were fkd

lucky we were good enough