Just so we all know, and before the negativity enters this thread - Benny Hunt was the one that at 28-10 down turned to the group and something to the effect of "get to ****ing work, *****".
2 points.
I also noticed this. Got into the huddle and sprayed them. We saw the results. Fair credit to him.
Anyone who wants to be happy with that win are welcome to it, I won't shit in your wheaties over it, but I just can't feel it myself.
It's Round 24 and we are lightyears away from the real contenders. Melbourne and Penrith seem to have a Plan A, B and C all ready to go all season. We are flat out just winging it as a Plan B. We have been left behind in what it takes to be successful in this cheap, manufactured, low brow dog of a competition.
With all of our resources, our historic pedigree, and all the hatred from others that you could ever need for a siege mentality, the best we can do is concede 28 in a clunky win over a very poor Dolphins. They pull out that sort of horrible start against a true contender and they get belted by 40+. Meanwhile we settle for a 10 point close call where the defence took the night off.
A couple of footnotes:
- We play worse when Patty is out on the field. We need to work out why.
- Whoever our attacking coach is, the man who is supposed to organize our setplays and our offensive "philosophy", sack them.
- Defensive coach isn't far off either. Is that Barrett? Yeah well, why is it surprising we're conceding 28 when that spaz is given yet another gig he doesn't deserve.
- Fitness at least seemed to be good. We stayed energetic for large portions of the game, with some pretty pathetic lapses sprinkled in (looking at you, Shiba).
- Walsh will be a superstar of the comp one day, but those silly errors like that kick out on the full have well worn out their welcome.
