Round 6; 2010: Sharks v Broncos, April 18 at Suncorp Stadium
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Ibanez
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Haha, wow.
Matts3939
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Notice he says find a win, thats the only way we can get one cos we sure as hell cannot earn one.
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Even better:
Ricky Enters room:
" Oh I just really don't know what else I can do the boys have tried really ha...."
Gallen enters room:
Knocks out Ricky
Gallen leaves Room.
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My apologies, this wins hands down:fergo:
You're also the bloke that told us Fittler would be a good coach in your first post aren't you? Go back to Kogarah goose
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Should have read Sharks get spanked first half and Broncos couldn't be bothered for second 40
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ha ha
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ok, here goes. anyone who's familiar with cause and effect would know it is devilishly hard to prove but following are my thoughts on today's game.
no team can expect to win with 35% possession over the first 40 minutes. while our completion rate wasn't brill', that wasn't the main problem. the main problem was nags would score, we would kick off. nags would score, we would kick off, etc etc etc.
three tries on our rhs screamed good coaching ivan, not so much sticky. good sides playing well rarely come back from that kind of treatment and deficit. i don't know what poms was doing and i'm not certain he knew either; he looks dangerous in attack but his decisions and commitment (or lack there of) in defence need addressing. our goal line defence once had real mettle but that has not been at all evident this year and this must be a major concern for sticky and consequently an area of attention on the training paddock.
i will gladly admit to being critical of gal in the past but fmd i don't know where we would be without him. he is an absolute giant and to think he has signed on for the term of his playing life with the way things are shows just how much he loves the club. must be reinstated as our captain asap - i know others have suggested this before now, i am just throwing my support behind that motion.
barrett. he is just not doing enough for us. it's not that he is not trying, he just can't bring it when needed. it feels like the noughties all over again - we are flat in attack, struggling to post points and looking unlikely to challenge unless something changes. we need sticky to show some kahunas alah johnny lang's 'watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat - hey presto!' kelly to 5/8? i'm not aware of alternatives, mcgrady?? barrett to lock or bench. either would require sticky to, basically, admit baz wasn't the buy he'd hoped but he should be man enough to do so.
tim smith. terrible kicking game today possibly due to the broncs upping the pressure on him - welcome back to fg and welcome home stuff. looks to be trying hard and has had an effect in attack. defence is a concern but that can be addressed - look at soward for eg.
stapo. why he ever vacated the # 1 jersey is beyond me. we were all exultant when he came through last year having been without a decent fullback since peach. a tough game for him today but did more than enough to convince me he is back where he belongs.
wingers. these blokes will be so much better when we win some games; they both have what it takes. it's tough to come looking for the ball on days like today.
tautai. liked what i saw. more fg for him.
toops. contract must have read something like, 'i acknowledge that my proven ball skills will not be called upon for the next four years. instead, i will devote myself to tackling. and tackling.' seriously, he must be kicking himself. unless we start winning he will be out the door at hte end of next year like a shot from a gun. if we do start playing better, more go forward etc, he might get to rediscover the joy of making a great offload.
other forwards. same old story really. gal going hard all day. millo and snow, i think, are under rated - both doing quite admirably. am happy with morris at hooker (and at hooker only). not sure about dougie of the bench.
bench. pretty good. that was a b!itch of an injury to jc. would like to see more of wright - what does he weigh? reminded me of dave boughten. aiton making an impression every time he comes on - can he play 80? vave, well done him. stick around fella, we need more of your ilk.
well, that's the end of my novel but not the end of the story. the rest of the season beckons and it remains to be seen how it ends. i don't expect us all to be living happily ever after come october (?) but hopefully things will be a little rosier than is now the case.
no team can expect to win with 35% possession over the first 40 minutes. while our completion rate wasn't brill', that wasn't the main problem. the main problem was nags would score, we would kick off. nags would score, we would kick off, etc etc etc.
three tries on our rhs screamed good coaching ivan, not so much sticky. good sides playing well rarely come back from that kind of treatment and deficit. i don't know what poms was doing and i'm not certain he knew either; he looks dangerous in attack but his decisions and commitment (or lack there of) in defence need addressing. our goal line defence once had real mettle but that has not been at all evident this year and this must be a major concern for sticky and consequently an area of attention on the training paddock.
i will gladly admit to being critical of gal in the past but fmd i don't know where we would be without him. he is an absolute giant and to think he has signed on for the term of his playing life with the way things are shows just how much he loves the club. must be reinstated as our captain asap - i know others have suggested this before now, i am just throwing my support behind that motion.
barrett. he is just not doing enough for us. it's not that he is not trying, he just can't bring it when needed. it feels like the noughties all over again - we are flat in attack, struggling to post points and looking unlikely to challenge unless something changes. we need sticky to show some kahunas alah johnny lang's 'watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat - hey presto!' kelly to 5/8? i'm not aware of alternatives, mcgrady?? barrett to lock or bench. either would require sticky to, basically, admit baz wasn't the buy he'd hoped but he should be man enough to do so.
tim smith. terrible kicking game today possibly due to the broncs upping the pressure on him - welcome back to fg and welcome home stuff. looks to be trying hard and has had an effect in attack. defence is a concern but that can be addressed - look at soward for eg.
stapo. why he ever vacated the # 1 jersey is beyond me. we were all exultant when he came through last year having been without a decent fullback since peach. a tough game for him today but did more than enough to convince me he is back where he belongs.
wingers. these blokes will be so much better when we win some games; they both have what it takes. it's tough to come looking for the ball on days like today.
tautai. liked what i saw. more fg for him.
toops. contract must have read something like, 'i acknowledge that my proven ball skills will not be called upon for the next four years. instead, i will devote myself to tackling. and tackling.' seriously, he must be kicking himself. unless we start winning he will be out the door at hte end of next year like a shot from a gun. if we do start playing better, more go forward etc, he might get to rediscover the joy of making a great offload.
other forwards. same old story really. gal going hard all day. millo and snow, i think, are under rated - both doing quite admirably. am happy with morris at hooker (and at hooker only). not sure about dougie of the bench.
bench. pretty good. that was a b!itch of an injury to jc. would like to see more of wright - what does he weigh? reminded me of dave boughten. aiton making an impression every time he comes on - can he play 80? vave, well done him. stick around fella, we need more of your ilk.
well, that's the end of my novel but not the end of the story. the rest of the season beckons and it remains to be seen how it ends. i don't expect us all to be living happily ever after come october (?) but hopefully things will be a little rosier than is now the case.
Good post brently. Disagree about Tautai and barrett- tautai I thought was as bad as pom in defence, and I'd like barrett and smith to get a run behind a pack that gets parity for once. Interesting thoughts though, well done! :good:
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I was at the game and in the interstate members area, and the main concensus was to get rid of poms his defence was absolutely horrible he looked ok in attack but they just kept running at him in attack and he had nothing(good bloke as i discovered at there meet and great at easts yesterday) the 2nd half we were all over them and deserved to win the 2nd half which we did but we need to put that in for 80 mins no the last 40, the heat did not help at all it was a bitch of a day to play.
Will say that it looked like there were more sharks supporters around the ground than it did brisbane fans. CSSC did well in being noticed but werent loud at all.
Gals, Barett and smith were the best in my eyes.
Stapo played well just frustrating as he never had the space to run in,
When we threw the ball around we looked really good from ground level, we never looked liek dropping the ball when we were throwing it around and the broncos had no idea in the secod half.
Will say that it looked like there were more sharks supporters around the ground than it did brisbane fans. CSSC did well in being noticed but werent loud at all.
Gals, Barett and smith were the best in my eyes.
Stapo played well just frustrating as he never had the space to run in,
When we threw the ball around we looked really good from ground level, we never looked liek dropping the ball when we were throwing it around and the broncos had no idea in the secod half.
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I didn't see this game but no surprise to hear that Pomeroy was terrible in defense. There are 15 NRL coaches that know he is a liability, but our own coach hasn't figured it out yet.
On Stapleton - there are a lot of posts about him staying at full-back. I disagree. While I agree that he is our best #1, the more important need for us right now is to have two centres who can defend. Right now we have zero.
On Stapleton - there are a lot of posts about him staying at full-back. I disagree. While I agree that he is our best #1, the more important need for us right now is to have two centres who can defend. Right now we have zero.
Ibanez
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What? Pomeroy wasn't that bad in defence, except one pathetic swinging arm in the first half.
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ib, he did make a couple of good tackles but only after several poor attempts which all led to points against us. it's a shame, he was a great prospect when we got him from the panters and looked to be fulfilling his promise until last year; just seems to have gone backwards since then. i really think he will get better - just can't see him coming anoher russell richardson. he has the talent; something just needs to change - back to ressies until he has a clean sheet for missed tackles is my best guess. we've persevered with him in fg long enough. the paradox is if he loses interest he will leave for another club and likely rediscover his form...
most of our blokes were terrible in defense today. i even saw Snowden missing simple tackles.
today was a complete arse ****. such a disgraceful performance by a so-called "team" of "professional" athletes.
but hey, there's always next week
today was a complete arse ****. such a disgraceful performance by a so-called "team" of "professional" athletes.
but hey, there's always next week
**** game quite obviously and its hard to know what to do to fix this terrible situation. The problem is ball control and penalities so theres not much the coach can do. If we arent going to hold the ball or defend then we wont win another game.
Isaac Gordon, Stapo, Dougie and Snowden can hold their heads high but everyone else can either harden up or **** off. I am a passionate fan and its hurts to say what I just said but seriously these guys are just not showing up.
Isaac Gordon, Stapo, Dougie and Snowden can hold their heads high but everyone else can either harden up or **** off. I am a passionate fan and its hurts to say what I just said but seriously these guys are just not showing up.
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you need to add Gals to that list because he is out there every week working his ass off and playing for our club
He is and has been our best in many weeks and is obvious trying harder than anyone but having said that he gave way one or two stupid penalties this week as he normally does and undoes his good work. Pretty sure one penalty led to their first or second try and thats one of the parts of our game that is really killing us. He is the heart of the team, no denying that. Just wish he could chip in towards the brain of the team every now and then as well...