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Storm Spirit wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:04 pm

TC wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:46 pm Ok, to be fair we as Storm fans have been spoiled.
We've missed the finals 3 times in 25 years - an absolutely spectacular run. We have nothing to complain about. I'm absolutely greatful.

But f*ck that was disappointing!

Yep. This is true. We've been very lucky to see our team play so many finals over so many years.

But I am totally numb after Ryan's injury.

No sure if this will galvanise the team or tear its heart out.

Absolutely crushed for Ryan. Poor bugger.

The Black Dot wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:41 pm I watched until the end of the game and had to turn it off after it. Did anyone watch the press conference for Bellamy?

Bellamy was shattered for Pappy.

He said he didn't know how we could come and play like that in this game.

We finished top 4 so we get another chance.

Xavier will get scans, but that doesn't look good either. We had 4 players with HIAs too.

If we make the prelim final will it likely be at home or away?

Storm Spirit wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:04 pmNo sure if this will galvanise the team or tear its heart out.

I hate being so negative (and I have been since the team was named)… But I genuinely cannot see how the terror of that game galvanises the team on the field. It has to be completely demoralising for the players as much as it is for us fans.

Too much has to change (significantly) before we see any meaningful positives.

Cattle
Selections
Tactics
Discipline
Whatever we are doing with edge defence…

Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:16 pm If we make the prelim final will it likely be at home or away?

It would be away, likely against Penrith.

The only one of our forwards with over 100 m was Nelson.

Missed Tackles
Grant - 10
Tonumaipea - 6
Loiero - 5

Run Metres
Welch - 67m (7 Runs)
Loiero - 54m (7 Runs)

yourhero wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:20 pm

Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:16 pm If we make the prelim final will it likely be at home or away?

It would be away, likely against Penrith.

In that case, we have 0.000000001% chance of making this years GF!

Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:30 pm

yourhero wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:20 pm

Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:16 pm If we make the prelim final will it likely be at home or away?

It would be away, likely against Penrith.

In that case, we have 0.000000001% chance of making this years GF!

Winning tonight and getting a home preliminary final was our only chance of making Grand Final.

So what are we looking at next week?

1. Fa’alogo
2. Meaney
3. Smith
4. Olam
5. Warbrick
6. Munster
7. Hughes
8. Sims
9. Grant (c)
10. Moeroa
11. Asofa-Solomona
12. Katoa
13. Garlick

14. Wishart
15. King
16. Kamikamika
17. Chan? Macca?

Bye bye Welch, Loiero, Eisenhuth, Tonumaipea and Seve. Paps and X obviously due to injury, King Grant and Munster hanging on by the skin of their teeth.

Can’t do any worse than the cattle out there tonight, I’d like to hope this loss and the Papi injury galvanised the team but I think we are done. That was a hammer blow, I can’t see how we reset and get back to the level to trouble the best teams.

yourhero wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:29 pm Missed Tackles
Grant - 10
Tonumaipea - 6
Loiero - 5

Run Metres
Welch - 67m (7 Runs)
Loiero - 54m (7 Runs)

Harry is his own worst enemy. Love his work ethic but he tries to do too much and it can kill us at times. Be it missed tackles or penalties without the ball or him being so frantic and not on the same page with anyone else with the ball.


I don’t really have much of an issue with Young. We knew at some point he wouldn’t be good enough but I thought he held up well enough since returning.

The other two just shows how screwed our roster management and development has been. Welch coming off a serious injury shouldn’t be asked to do so much and Loiero has yet to prove why he deserved an 80 minute role every week without any consideration of being replaced.

Some stats from the game:

Positive

- Our average distance per set was better than the Broncos
- Our play the ball speed was significantly better too
- Offloads were well in our favour too, 14-6.
- Tariq was superb in 26 minutes, 5 runs for 78 metres, 17 tackles 0 misses 0 errors.

Negative

- 57 missed tackles … 57
- 10 penalties conceded
- 12 handling errors
- 67% completion rate
- The obvious one, 0 tries and only 1 line break all game.

Papenhuyzen23 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 12:21 am Some stats from the game:

Negative

- 57 missed tackles … 57
- 10 penalties conceded
- 12 handling errors
- 67% completion rate
- The obvious one, 0 tries and only 1 line break all game.

lima lima lima duck me…..are these the stats from our match or something out of a Stephen King novel. That is appalling rubbish dished up by the guys. They should be embarrassed to take their wages this week…🫣🫣

Haas ran for more metres than welch and tui combined.

Tui hasn't made metres in a long time. Several weeks lately where he hasn't had a run after half time