Round 8 - Storm vs Roosters
A game of 2 Smiths.
Both Brandon and Cam were in the driver's seat at the right time. Brandon's energy was infectious and then class rose to the top.
Is it me or are Tino and NAS so damn good that they make Jesse look ordinary? Or is Jesse losing potency too?
Both Brandon and Cam were in the driver's seat at the right time. Brandon's energy was infectious and then class rose to the top.
Is it me or are Tino and NAS so damn good that they make Jesse look ordinary? Or is Jesse losing potency too?
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Man, that was tough to handle.
What. About. Our. Club.
Forced interstate, star playmaker out injured, facing the defending premiers who looked unbeatable but they never shied away.
God, I love this team.
What. About. Our. Club.
Forced interstate, star playmaker out injured, facing the defending premiers who looked unbeatable but they never shied away.
God, I love this team.
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Thank you Paps. Wow.
And another great game from Hughes - he's been a different player since coming back from his broken hand! Eisenhuth was also impressive with his increased minutes, and Brandon was Brandon.
Overall, what a noticeable lift in intensity from us for the most part, but most importantly, from the very start of the game - keep that up, and even with our struggling attack in the 20, we'll be hard to beat.
And another great game from Hughes - he's been a different player since coming back from his broken hand! Eisenhuth was also impressive with his increased minutes, and Brandon was Brandon.
Overall, what a noticeable lift in intensity from us for the most part, but most importantly, from the very start of the game - keep that up, and even with our struggling attack in the 20, we'll be hard to beat.
What a game! There were some errors but the contest still felt very high quality the entire way through. And a lot of those errors were forced through strong defence.
Hughes was excellent. Didn't overplay his hand and adopted a run first mentality.
Brandon Smith was also very good. His nuggety little body was everywhere and some of his defence was just BRUTAL. He did tire and miss a few tackles but he played 75mins which is great, but I don't think 75mins was the plan.
As great as the game was, I still think we have major issues with our attack. We scored 3 tries directly off the back of Roosters errors but only one try when attacking the red zone... and it was Hughes stepping back in against tired defenders, not any kind of backline movement or set play. We spent >25 minutes in the opposition 20m.
Hughes was excellent. Didn't overplay his hand and adopted a run first mentality.
Brandon Smith was also very good. His nuggety little body was everywhere and some of his defence was just BRUTAL. He did tire and miss a few tackles but he played 75mins which is great, but I don't think 75mins was the plan.
As great as the game was, I still think we have major issues with our attack. We scored 3 tries directly off the back of Roosters errors but only one try when attacking the red zone... and it was Hughes stepping back in against tired defenders, not any kind of backline movement or set play. We spent >25 minutes in the opposition 20m.
And Smithy's goal kicking ultimately won it for us. Didn't miss one.
With limited opportunities I thought he looked pretty good in the halves against top class opposition. Then when Jacks came on and he went back to 9, it changed our point of attack and caused the Roosters some trouble around the ruck.
With limited opportunities I thought he looked pretty good in the halves against top class opposition. Then when Jacks came on and he went back to 9, it changed our point of attack and caused the Roosters some trouble around the ruck.