Another must-win game. 6pm time slot is dreadful, but i will still be able to make it thankfully. This is an extremely important game in the context of our season. If we win, we will be back to 8-8. It really will let us start over in a sense. If you win more games than you lose, generally you make finals.
There is a decent chance Cleary wonât play tonight, which could put a lot of pressure on Jimmy who is backing up from origin.
Iâm very nervous for this one, particular with us coming up against former Panthers players.
We need to start well, and kick long. Make sure that the Titans donât get an early sniff.
like Luai, he plays instinctively. Not a try for the purists perhaps,
but the Titans werenât sure what he was doing on the Edwards touchdown.
It was a long time coming however, we need to take our chances.
our attack looked better second half. Luai and Maloney
display different styles, gives us options, them headaches.
No bigger headache than the selection dilemma Ivan has.
i think its fair to start off by saying the Titans are a terrible football team and little wonder Brennan is under plenty of pressure
Which leads me to usâŠthey threw nothing at us last night and our hesitation/confusion call it what you will in the red zone when we are on attack is concerning
We had them covered every which way last night except for putting them to the swordâŠso much so i saw players laughing with each other in breaks during the game
Maloney did well to back up but many players have said over the years its better to back up quickly rather then say backing up on Sunday but he did well and SHF his goal line kick was masterful although Brennan would have to argue why his winger wasnât on the sideline to come to the ball rather then being infieldâŠlike i said Titans are terrible
I noted Kikau had a rest so hope he is OK and Edwards was outstanding and returning to how we know he can play
I am not sure about Luai and i am sure other good teams will work out his âstepâ and clean him up but gees i wish he would run straight but he has something.
It was great to get the points and i believe we have a few in a row now at home which should help recovery and getting ready for games.
and we have beaten all teams ahead of us on the ladder except for Storm
agree with you SHFâŠwhod a thunk it!
It was a winâŠnot pretty or even well executed but it was a win
Agree about the Friday 6pm timeslot, especially in Penrith, but I think Sunday 6pm would be a better move than a Monday night game where people are still rushing to get out to the game after work.
steamboat, I say let Luai play his natural game.
We already have a Maloney âcloneâ in NC and
once Jimmy decides to move on or hang up his
boots, the variety will be delicious. Arenât two try
assists sufficient for you?
you just said it allâŠlet Luai play his natural game
The key word is âhisâ and since its a team game i am sure we can accommodate âhisâ game but you need everyone else to figure out âhisâ game
I donât see anyone except for Edwards who has in our team.
Its fun while it lasts but a bit like a shooting starâŠgone as quickly as we see it
Luai has somethingâŠjust maybe its not fully understood by us all yet and i personally donât share your view NC is a Maloney cloneâŠfor one Cleary can defend and has more options in attack, just we havenât seen the latter as yet IMO
Now if you said Luai was a Munster cloneâŠthen i would be excited because that kids does have the magic and knows what to do with it.
Not saying Luai will not be like him but i havenât see how Luai fits into a âteamâ effort just yet.
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