Finals Week 1 vs Broncos - 2nd Qualifying Final - Suncorp Stadium
Absolutely crushed for Ryan. Poor bugger.Storm Spirit wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:04 pmYep. 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.
We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately
Bellamy was shattered for Pappy.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?
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.
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If we make the prelim final will it likely be at home or away?
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.Storm Spirit wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:04 pmNo sure if this will galvanise the team or tear its heart out.
Too much has to change (significantly) before we see any meaningful positives.
Cattle
Selections
Tactics
Discipline
Whatever we are doing with edge defence…
It would be away, likely against Penrith.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?
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In that case, we have 0.000000001% chance of making this years GF!yourhero wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:20 pmIt would be away, likely against Penrith.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?
Winning tonight and getting a home preliminary final was our only chance of making Grand Final.Storm_M_36 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:30 pmIn that case, we have 0.000000001% chance of making this years GF!yourhero wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 11:20 pmIt would be away, likely against Penrith.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?
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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…🫣🫣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.
Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time