Newcastle Knights vs Melbourne Storm at McDonald Jones Stadium, 5.30pm AEST

[Insomniac]

I can't remember a season from us like this filled with so many ineffective tackles. We are shocking.

Dodgy penalty against us and we can't hold on... again.

[Storm_M_36]

This match is becoming unwatchable now that Olam and Sutton have gotten involved.

[Bartos]

F*** this team is annoying to watch. Why start so good and just give up

[blazza18]

Knights have been enthusiastic from the jump despite the early 0-12 score line.

[Mattpoet]

Sims needs to go, go far away. He needs to go to Pluto or Leichhardt Oval (the 2 furthest places from 1st grade in the solar system)

[Insomniac]

Yep, the rot has set in - time to switch off.

Oh, and Sims can go back to where he came from - what a waste of money and roster spot he is.

[Storm_M_36]

Sims needs to go, go far away. He needs to go to Pluto or Leichhardt Oval (the 2 furthest places from 1st grade in the solar system)

+1

[blazza18]

I don’t know how Bellamy can watch Olam and not think he’s a liability. He didn’t even attempt to make a normal tackle on Gagai there and it leads to a try. Warbrick is too big to get bumped off as much as he does too.

[riders of the storm]

Thirty-four missed tackles.

[Insomniac]

Thirty-four missed tackles.

By Olam? Sounds about right.

[Storm_M_36]

I've turned it over to the AFL...Love watching Brisbane give Geelong a good old touch-up.....Far more interesting than watching Storm's under-20 effort so far.

[Papenhuyzen23]

If Olam is in the team next week Bellamy has no clue, am I the only one seeing this? He is PATHETIC, no where near first grade standard anymore, how he keeps stealing a living as a footballer I’ll never know.

Warbrick, Hughes & Munster been average too, not their best night.

Sims has given us nothing this season, surely he goes back to the Falcons when Katoa is fit.

As others have said our defence not so much the reads but the commitment and hit & stick aspect of tackling has been non existent, and has been a problem all year, we started like a house on fire like the Penrith game and like that game around the 30 minute mark have just lost the plot.

Will take a HUGE attitude adjustment to turn this around, Knights season on the line with their tails up and noses in front, we better get ready for a battle.

[Storm_M_36]

Olam is to Storm what Warner is to the Australian cricket test side......Both are absolute garbage, but keep getting picked!!

[Freeze]

They want it and we don’t as simple as that

[Storm_M_36]

Looks like we don't want to be/deserve to be a top 4 team this year. If we make the finals we will be simply making up the numbers going by tonight's effort.