The report you won't hear!

[magdog]

What was apparent, and sadly not represented in ANY of the media was that despite an unprecedented 68% first half possession stat and close to 200 tackles in the first half WE CREATED MORE CHANCES THAN THEY DID.

We were

1. A Sisa ****** bat down away from at least one try.
2. A shocking bounce of the ball, and Billy Slater "AFL" style climbing up on the back of Josh Morris bat down away from another try. (by the way when did we start playing Afl? I know you can jostle going for the ball but to grab and hold down an opponent whilst jumping on him limiting his chance to get the ball is Afl, not rugby league.)
3. A Jonathan wright backward bat down for Greg Eastwood to score.

I know, coulda, shoulda, woulda but it was a game of inches.....but all I saw was Masters wanking on about the f c k I g n goals Cam Smith missed and could have been 22-4.....but that would require balanced journalism which in our media is just non existent.

Onya boys! Thanks for a fabulous year....your effort didn't go unnoticed by the fans!!
Let the media say what they wiil, it was simply a game of inches in the end, despite the crap we had to contend with throughout the game.
Bring on 2013!

 

[Alan79]

Nicely said. This year was supposed to be a rebuilding year anyway so if we say a MP and grand final loss is our rebuilding phase we look like we'll do well once Des has the side he wants.

 

[Big_Dawg]

Yeah remember we won't even meant to have des this year so we have done well

 

[Mr Invisible]

Very nice post!

The way I see it, last year we missed the 8. Our target this year was to play finals footy. To get there and reach the grand final is above and beyond anyones expectations.

Our side is young (unlike Storm/Manly) which puts us in a great position not just now, but in the future, and with Des mentoring our juniors, it's something that may not stop when our current roster retires.

Both Manly and Storm will be buying up big in years to come when their big names retire. Slater, Cronk, Smith, Stewart, to name a few.

Next year, with the pain of a grand final loss, but bucketloads of big game experience, I think we'll do well.

 

[Allan]

All true but they were the better team. We overachieved this year but will be scarily better next year. TRex on the edges, Lafai on the wing, Halatau back good times to come

 

[pillow]

All true but they were the better team. We overachieved this year but will be scarily better next year. TRex on the edges, Lafai on the wing, Halatau back good times to come

Lafai will not be on the wing.

 

[Pom_81]

Lafai will not be on the wing.

Amen.

 

[rainman]

I think we played our grand final twice against manly this year, brookvale and the first semi
Mentally we where up for both of those games

 

[Big_Dawg]

I think we played our grand final twice against manly this year, brookvale and the first semi
Mentally we where up for both of those games

Were****

 

[Barba's Barber]

You forgot Perrett almost getting an intercept try at the start of the match. If he held onto that ball we would have been all over Storm from the get go.
Oh well, always next year to beat the cheaters..

 

[mearsey]

We played well but just , just needed that extra 1% to go our way , first half when Benny Barba gets outside Chambers then passes only to get intercepted by Waqa , try went begging for sure . They just gave us nothing .

 

[lachlan]

i believed this year the doggies had a great turn around the forwards had a sensational season as well with the backs great work Des on a fantastic season

 

[storm2012]

spudymatt ..who are you calling cheats?

 

[_BT_]

spudymatt ..who are you calling cheats?

GF experience is pricely, something they earned when at an advantage, no one ever speaks of this HTH

 

[Barba's Barber]

spudymatt ..who are you calling cheats?

Go back to your own forum dude

 

[storm2012]

I like being here too

 

[Berries]

That ****ing Morris bounce, has bounced into the hands of our players all year. Cannot ****ing believe it went 56ft in the air

 

[steve_mortimer]

That ****ing Morris bounce, has bounced into the hands of our players all year. Cannot ****ing believe it went 56ft in the air

I think you will find it was 207 feet into the air..or so it seemed on the night. I am still amazed at how the little things didn't fall our way as they had been doing all year.

 

[Packy]

Just ignore Masters when it is anything to do with the Storm. He's a rabid one-eyed moron when it comes to them.

 

[Bonzo]

We were unlucky on many occasions

And melbourne got lucky!