NRL Nines 2020

[Dash]

Feel like this is going to be a waste of a weekend.

 

[Strop]

There needs to be an investigation!

 

[porouian]

Much of the same.. Isaako is fucking terrible and Milford not getting involved. 2020 game plan is pass it to Haas. We aren’t going to win shit until we start filling our team with people who aren’t idiots.

Fingers crossed we won't be playing 9s all season then.

 

[Cult]

Fingers crossed we won't be playing 9s all season then.

Yeah. Imagine how hard it’s going to be for some of these blokes to have a clue with 13 defenders in front of them. Did you see anything new or different? An extra step maybe?

 

[BroncsNBundy]

That was very 2019esque. Attack had no ideas until they get desperate. Handling errors. Poor decision making.

I second that. Looked like our 2019 season all over again. Giving away dumb penalties, bad handling and too sideways

Ps. No direction in attack

 

[Morepudding]

We need some speed. Have to be one of the slowest backlines in the comp.

 

[Waynesaurus]

Not at all directed at your comment, but it always surprises me when people have a problem with uneven penalty counts, but then hate the evening up penalties too. Does my head in.

I think the point was more that there have been almost no penalties given at all so far in any of the games yet some how we attracted 5 in just our game.

 

[porouian]

Yeah. Imagine how hard it’s going to be for some of these blokes to have a clue with 13 defenders in front of them. Did you see anything new or different? An extra step maybe?

I dunno mate, I think the format and the conditions are too different here to really accurately judge anything. If we don't show any improvement in our trials or in the early stages of the season then I'll start to worry. Another game tomorrow to hopefully show us something anyway.

 

[Art Vandelay]

We need some speed. Have to be one of the slowest backlines in the comp.

I think their speed is fine, they just don't read the play well. Dearden wasn't that much slower than that NQ speedster, and I doubt he's our fastest back. It's just that everyone else took far too long to realise what was happening and start sprinting.

 

[Cult]

I dunno mate, I think the format and the conditions are too different here to really accurately judge anything. If we don't show any improvement in our trials or in the early stages of the season then I'll start to worry. Another game tomorrow to hopefully show us something.

It’s not a great barometer but I would have liked to see something different from the two players I named and a game plan. I guess that’s what happens when you let Ben Cross coach a team though

 

[BruiserMk1]

By the sounds of it luckily my game pass wasn't working, bloody stupid thing. Have just been posting on Telstra crowdsupport and by the looks of it they're having major issues.

 

[Wolfie]

I think i was most dissapointed with Fifita. Was expecting him to be a lot more destructive

 

[Dash]

It’s not a great barometer but I wouldn’t have liked to see something different from the two players I named and a game plan. I guess that’s what happens when you let Ben Cross coach a team though

It's blatantly obvious nobody has any idea what to do when the ball is in their hands. They've been raving about Fifita's 9s credentials since October, and he touched the ball, what, once?

 

[Lockysillegitimatechild]

We need some speed. Have to be one of the slowest backlines in the comp.

Coates will add a bit of speed.

Ppl are putting a bit too much weight into the result at NINES in our first game. I thought our defence was great and our effort was great.
Handling wasn't good but 1st game of the year, and refs seemed to be strict on us which we should go into every game with the expectation of these days.
No structure in attack everyone is whinging about... Its the 9s! The whole concept is designed as an attempt to avoid structure.
On individual touches/performances. Dearden continues to impress, milf looks more committed in effort areas but still not extremely fit considering the hype, isaako did himself no favours at all, fifita will probably start the season slow is my prediction, croft has some nice plays and looks a pure half back, flegler looks stronger with some footwork, niu showed some talent. Dissapointed Farnsworth didn't show more, and perese didn't get a run.
All in all pretty happy with the effort. I thought it was used as a genuine trial for the nrl season rather than the boys going out to win it. Did we use many subs?

 

[Wolfie]

Being reported its definatley Milfs hammy thats gone. He could well miss rd 1. Fucking nines!

 

[Sproj]

Not at all directed at your comment, but it always surprises me when people have a problem with uneven penalty counts, but then hate the evening up penalties too. Does my head in.

Fair point but it was pretty conspicuous in this game. Three of them were pretty pointless and if you are going to blow them, do it for both sides. That's all I'm saying.

 

[PNG Broncos fan88]

Milford the bigger disappointment.
Our marque player, looked like another headless rookie out there.

 

[Art Vandelay]

Being reported its definatley Milfs hammy thats gone. He could well miss rd 1. Fucking nines!

If he wasn't playing here he'd be playing against the Capras and would have been at least as likely to injure a hamstring there.