Big Pete
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- Mar 12, 2008
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The Tigers just took the bait. The Raiders gave them space on the outside, the Tigers went that way and the Raiders shut them down easily. After that Brooks was looking for a settler on the right but the Raiders were happy to hold back. Thinking they had more of an opportunity than they did, they kept the ball alive only for Brooks to call for it when he was well and truly marked.
It was risky from the Raiders because if Wakeham or Bula beat their man it's game over but it paid off for them.
Strange game. It felt like the Raiders were just doing enough only for the Tigers to finally put it together in the last ten or so. I had no problem with the Fogarty call, you can't just fall into the kicker's legs but even that was very fortunate. Papalii had no bearing on Fogarty fluffing the kick.
If you were a Raiders fan, you wouldn't be proud of the performance, but it's 2 points against a resurgent team and you were doing it pretty comfortably for 70 odd minutes.
It was risky from the Raiders because if Wakeham or Bula beat their man it's game over but it paid off for them.
Strange game. It felt like the Raiders were just doing enough only for the Tigers to finally put it together in the last ten or so. I had no problem with the Fogarty call, you can't just fall into the kicker's legs but even that was very fortunate. Papalii had no bearing on Fogarty fluffing the kick.
If you were a Raiders fan, you wouldn't be proud of the performance, but it's 2 points against a resurgent team and you were doing it pretty comfortably for 70 odd minutes.