Terrible start
Need someone to step up and grab the momentum back for us, it’s been all Sharks for the last 25 minutes.
How’s that Sharks ball, when he’s been taken out in the tackle.
I can’t get my head around this call.
We have slept through the second half so far. Will we wake up in time before it's too late?
Ref is allowing Sharks to play fast, to be fair they are fighting to get up. Warriors being slowed down without punishment
These Sharks are fucken trying to milk penalties. Thought the ref said he wasn't going to put up with that?
This is our chance. To be frank, we haven't looked remotely like scoring since the 25rh minute
What the fuck happened? We came out of the blocks so well. The game got ugly and we couldn't muscle up. Maybe next year will be our year....
Man that’s soo disappointing.
Had plenty of ball, just could t do a an thing with it, and never looked like scoring after the 10th or so minute.
Fark me the Warriors fell off a cliff at about 25 mins. So many missed tackles, half asses hit ups and shit kicks. Anyway it's only round one so big work ons.
@Donsteppa said in NRL 2024:
Normal service of poor fitness and concentration has returned...
I thought Webby said we had a great preseason....
Melbourne 2-0 up over Penrith at halftime. Errors galore out there, hope to see a better 2nd half.
20 awesome minutes. 60 shit ones.
Red hot start, but you just knew that not making them pay on the scoreboard was going to come back to bite is when possession inevitably evened up. And we were so close too, the cruel bounce to evade capewell, spud glow enigma not being able to ground the cross kick.
Taking off Egan fucked us, because lussick is an awful dummy half. Then egan got hurt again just when we needed him.
I saw someone say SJ sucked which I think is bullshit. He played his ass off with no support from the rest of his spine, slow play thr balls, and a backline running laterally.
Metcalf was absolutely shithouse except one run. The young fullback was a dead loss in attack. We repeatedly spread the ball in to waiting sharks defenders.
That backrow definitely lacks spark, far too conservative. Ford just has to go, yes even after 1 round.
But credit thr sharks. They defended like heroes, never fell out of the fight, and thrn followed talakai to the win.
Round 1, flush and move on.
Still cranky though
What a defensive effort from the Sharks in the 2nd half. We kept hammering their line, creating goal line drop out opportunities, but the Sharks were staunch as.
SJ’s kicking was superb on those 5th tackles but I thought we lacked variation in attack on tackles 3 and 4.
Disappointing to lose a home opener.
Was it just me, or did RTS lack penetration in his runs? Comms were raving about him, but I'm unsure. I think he probably wasn't helped by a weak game from Metcalfe.
Rd 1 hot takes
Penrith are cooked. trade everyone and rebuild!
The Cowboys are back! i was 12 months early on my title prediction
Fold the Titans and send them to Perth
The Bulldogs have spent all the money in the wrong places. Ciraldo is a shit coach
The Tigers are on the cusp of the 8! dynasty incoming
ooh...
Cowboys looked the goods, having two edge forwards back certainly helps. Laybutt looks way better than Hiku ever did in his Cowboy stint although Feldt should be replaced by Valemi
Actually thought Dogs looked ok for the little ball they had, not comp winners at all but not bottom 3. Parra as expected though looked stronger
St George won't win the spoon.. Tigers will win something after all
Feldt should have been put out to pasture years ago. Granville as well
I picked the Dragons for the spoon which looks instantly foolish. Under Hook they lacked talent AND heart. Now they at least have heart.
Yeah I didnt expect to see the Dragons compete so toughly at all either, Dolphins probably biggest disappointment. Looked ordinary and could be a long season for them if Dragons also tear them apart this week.
Still week 1, anything can happen
Brooks to be a star this year (hurt for Tigers fans) but looked much more at home next to DCE
@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
Dolphins probably biggest disappointment
nah, Wayne can only do so much. their halves are awful. Very similar to the Bulldogs really, guns everywhere except where it is most important. Hammer having a stinker just added to it.
I think the Titans. Even with a couple of high profile outs that was a drubbing. Statistically worse than last year when Des was supposed to sort so many of their problems.
One other pleasing aspect of Round 1 was how a couple of clubs who have been down for so long in the Roosters and the Storm look on course to finish top 4 for a change. The equalisation measures of the NRL are really working when a couple of clubs with a history of producing so many local juniors can rebuild from the bottom.