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.
lol Roosters and the Storm yes well. I am not convinced about the depth at the Storm but certainly started the season strong. Bellamy does have knack of turning journey men and unknowns into strong first graders though
Roosters are a strange one, largely same team as last year especially with Leniu about to have long sit down. The cheese actually played like a hooker in round 1, which helped their shape. Not sure that continues, also not sure how long all ball players can go before getting in each others way.
Both are a wait and see for me
@bayimports said in NRL 2024:
Both are a wait and see for me
ah, did you miss the "Rd 1 Hot Takes" part? This is no time for nuance and considered thinking
@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
Fold the Titans and send them to Perth
The NRL will just try another team on the GC. Clearly not smart enough to accept the truism that the Goldie is where teams go to die.
@mariner4life said in NRL 2024:
Leniu gets 8 weeks
From Stuff:
NRL counsel Lachlan Gyles told the panel they had an opportunity to “draw a line in the sand and send a very clear and unambiguous message that there is no place for racism in our game”.
Gyles, who started proceedings referring to Leniu as “Spencer Luai”, and the Samoan international as “Tongan” – said it was also wrong to assume it was not a racist slur if the comment came from a “dark-skinned person”.
Sounds like Mr Gyles is a wealth of knowledge on all things race.
Think getting called Luai is probably more insulting irrespective of the obvious cultural heritage aspect.
slightly different handling
game of dick fingers last night as two highly regarded teams repeatedly lost the ball in increasingly embarrassing ways.
In the end, messy games are won by flair players, and Brisbane have lots of them. Reece Walsh continued his balanced ledger, by making a bunch of dumb fucking errors but then pulling off some bullshit to score. He's the NRL's golden retriever.
Selwyn Cobbo looks like he is going to be an absolute menace as a centre.
Reynolds limped off with a knee injury which will have Kevvie sweating.
It felt like someone was constantly watering the ball. Souths could be in for a long season though if Ilias is their half. Latrell did a lot of defence but to be honest injected himself far too late into the attack to have a difference on the game. Played into the criticism that he has always had about not getting involved enough.
Piakura looks like a young SBW v2 with late light footwork on the edge, Mariner looks like a star, Walsh still only 21. Broncos look good
@bayimports In Latrell's defence, it's hard to inject yourself when Souths continually kept dropping the ball on tackle 1/2. Their forwards ball control has a lot to answer for.
You're right on Ilias, he'd have to be the worst halfback in the comp. His family friend Braith Anasta did a great job securing him a long term deal at Souths as he is not NRL standard. Cody Walker may as well just shove him out of first receiver and take over.
The bunnies were lucky Brisbane were off colour too, otherwise it would have been about a 30 point margin.
Also, it's a bit ironic that Deine Mariner is playing at the Broncs after his father used to sing the Warriors anthem back in the early 2000s haha.
Will be interesting to see how long the refs keep with some of the new law interpretations. I know some of the commentators don't like them, but I don't mind players moving in front of kickers getting pulled up. They will need to be consistent though when it comes down to drop kick time
Well if "bud" Sullivan is the seven for the Tigers, then the Tigers should start their end of season holiday now.
Prediction for the rest of the day. Next two games today sees two teams in Newcastle and the Warriors who haven't beaten their opposition in Townsville and Melbourne respectively since 2015. Don't buy into hope, both these teams will be 0-2