Horror game simply to forget...
We're in the same position as last year, so hopefully we'll carry on and still finish in the top 4.
If for once we don't lose a playmaker at the business end of the season, we might be a chance...
Sick and tired of being victimised by Origin. Can't really blame Griffin for resting Thaiday (ongoing injury), Civo (needs to be spared) and Hodgo, who is too injury prone to risk in two games in two days. The schedule has to be fixed, and the draw too. The Storm never play us at full strength!
I've been of the starchiest Wallace defenders, but tonight he was bad, couldn't get anyone over the advantage line and even the organisation dept left a lot to be desired. But in fairness, at least he worked his butt off and he didn't get much help from his team mates. Reed in particular was really off his game, and seems to be suffering a bit from that famous 2nd year syndrome. Tonight was definitely a collective failure, although McGuire and Gillett definitely deserve praise in the midst of all the mediocrity.
The Storm had everything going for them, the bounce of ball, the 50/50decisions, the forward passes, etc... But we can't look further than ourselves when looking at who to blame for what happened tonight.
We desperately need intensive training in defending the ruck, and even more importantly, in attacking the opposition's line. We were all over the place, with players running in each other’s way, over-running the ball carrier, making bad decisions with the ball, slow off the mark, etc...
Questions I do have... Why after having 2 weeks rest, was Macca off the field for so long, and why was Parker rested when we were already lacking in troops?
Hook is a master head coach, but we need someone to bring creativity, cohesion and timing to our attack. If the Storm nuffies can execute those plays, our much more talented players can too!