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I’m really wondering if Bellamy considers a change of tactic here and changes out Meaney to the bench to start an extra forward - potentially either Lewis or Smith at five-eighth. Could supply a counter to the Eels who will no doubt be trying to do what the Roosters did in pounding our guys though t...

There are a few things to take out of that game. Firstly, the team really needs to figure out how to overcome coffin kicking tactics. For anyone who doesn’t know what coffin kicking is - it’s when you bomb to the opposition wings and pin them in the corner. They don’t have space to counter attack an...

Pretty underwhelming performance so far but the fact the guys have made 100 more tackles, have only had 38 per cent possession and are only down by six is pretty wild.

I said it when he was first loaned here, I’d be surprised if he doesn’t try to stick around next season. You would think we would kick the tyres on that idea as well. Unfortunately, I think he has to go back, otherwise the whole loan thing becomes jeopardised in future. That said, if he goes back a...

This is probably a weird observation but did anyone feel like that was the first time in a very long time that we saw the Storm actually play like the Storm? Had very little ball, seemed to be behind physically but tackled well, made excellent decisions defensively and made the most of very limited ...

I think the guys can jag a win here but man, they need to stick with their tackling. I went through the stats from all the games since that weird loss to Manly and the team is averaging something like 40 odd missed tackles a game. Before this period it was at about maybe 20-30 per game. Win this one...

Said it last week, but gee Munster looks to be loving playing fullback and enjoying the time and space playing there gives him. Do we experiment with paps at 5/8 during the off season? It’s a pretty wild thing but if you were to assess him as a five-eighth or a fullback against every other player i...

I’m not sure if this is a weird take but does anyone else think the club is really badly missing Dale Finucane? He was part of the leadership circle, seasoned, successful and during the origin period last year really put in some stellar performances. It seems like his battle-hardened approach to foo...

Bad thing for Paps with his size is he's always in and around bodies. This new knee one is just unfortunate but earlier in the game where he kicked the ball out to save a try scoring opportunity he was a millisecond away from breaking his leg. Not really sure what the club can do with him outside o...

He’s clearly a talented coach but I wouldn’t be throwing everything at him to take over from Bellamy yet.

Also, anyone else stoked to see how much the crowd was loving him and chanting his name last night? Reminded me of when he got the Clive Churchill medal after the 2017 Grand Final.

I’m not sure his message is being lost as such. In 2012 the club lost five straight including to the Eels (who I think won the spoon that year) and to the Dragons (who missed the finals). I’m not saying generally that this side is the 2012 team that will go on and win it all but what I believe is he...

Honestly, if the forwards play as poorly and seem as uninterested as they did last week against the Cronulla pack then it won’t be a contest regardless of who the Sharks have out or how the conditions are. Their wingers are lethal try scorers too. I’m just hoping the pack comes out firing and tries ...

I hate to call it but this team’s completely lost its identity. Even at their worst a few years ago the Storm wouldn’t be leaking tries like this and would fall back on defence and grit to grab a game back. Everything now is about the cute plays - the attempt at an offload close to the try line, the...

Think you can say that outside of Smith (because of age and not his current form) we should be happy we're moving on from the veteran forwards who are leaving. The time is pretty right for a younger era to start. We just badly need to identify guys for those spots. I’m starting to agree on this. I ...

I don’t see losing tonight as a massive negative unless our guys get absolutely belted by 50 and or the Storm suffer a heap of serious injuries. If anything, it gives us an idea of what Penrith are capable of and what they do effectively against our team. Any result which sees the guys push them clo...