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This was the best game we played this year, you can’t fault our effort at any point

We got fucked by the refs at the end. That was bullshit

but ciro has to get his interchanges better
Did anyone else think that Okunbor didn't knock on when Averillo grounded the ball for what looked like a try? The ball looked like it came off a Rorters player then Averillo grounded it. Then again, I suppose we could have challenged it. Also, Okunbor couldn't stand up to play the ball because a Rorters player was all over the top of him. Then there was the shoulder to Wilson's head ... no sin bin
 

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This was the best game we played this year, you can’t fault our effort at any point

We got fucked by the refs at the end. That was bullshit

but ciro has to get his interchanges better
While roosters took the piss and still won
 

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Not sure how you can be happy with it. Cool completion rate but we did absolutely nothing with it. Roosters are a shit team. Manu was dogshit today and somehow we give keary and Tedesco all the freedom in the world.

Worst of the lot:

Waddell and Harrison getting beat at marker up the guts by tedesco

KO was absolutely awful in all facets unfortunately. Why did CC put him at lock? Terrible decision. At least when he was at half he was only fucking our right side.

Burton generally not knowing when to run, plays robotic sweeps off slow PTBs

Burton not setting up for a field goal with 6 to go and instead throwing a shocker to perham

Perham not being able to ball play (old news)

Couple of things JAC did today were unforgivable, rushing up early and missing the tackle to concede a try

And the worst of the lot is not playing the whistle at the end. That is seriously a droppable offence

We still look clueless in attack on the line, when was the last game we actually threatened without relying on kicks?

Cool completion rate but did jack with it
 

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Not sure how you can be happy with it. Cool completion rate but we did absolutely nothing with it. Roosters are a shit team. Manu was dogshit today and somehow we give keary and Tedesco all the freedom in the world.

Worst of the lot:

Waddell and Harrison getting beat at marker up the guts by tedesco

KO was absolutely awful in all facets unfortunately. Why did CC put him at lock? Terrible decision. At least when he was at half he was only fucking our right side.

Burton generally not knowing when to run, plays robotic sweeps off slow PTBs

Burton not setting up for a field goal with 6 to go and instead throwing a shocker to perham

Perham not being able to ball play (old news)

Couple of things JAC did today were unforgivable, rushing up early and missing the tackle to concede a try

And the worst of the lot is not playing the whistle at the end. That is seriously a droppable offence

We still look clueless in attack on the line, when was the last game we actually threatened without relying on kicks?

Cool completion rate but did jack with it
Roosters are not a shit team lol
 

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This was the best game we played this year, you can’t fault our effort at any point

We got fucked by the refs at the end. That was bullshit

but ciro has to get his interchanges better
Although very disappointing straight after a loss, I think its one of our better games.
This was always going to be a tough game as will next week be.
They had a strong forward pack which we stood up to.
We should have put more points on in the first half but we have nothing in the opposition 20.
They game managed the last 10 minutes where we failed to do so and they won. Simples.
 

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KO did absolutely nothing, probably his worst game.

burton did fuck all apart from a few nice kicks and good goal kicking.

perham is absolute trash. Wouldn’t get a start in any other team.

waddles mistakes are so costly. He made good metres andplenty of tackles, but when he fucks up it costs us bad.

sutton was useless today. We need pele or Patalo back asap.

averillo didn’t see the ball in attack today. It's like our right side attack didn’t exist.

Fox was rocks or diamonds today and pretty much cost us the game.

Knockonbor was pretty average today.

Reed going off hurt us badly. Does he miss 11 days now? Watch the eels put 30 on us next week.
 

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We lost Mahony, and had young kids up against a team of talented players. Look at the Roosters roster, and compare it to ours - yet we nearly beat them.

The "forward pass" call was the difference.

We can tighten up our defence, but our attack is still lacking. Burton needs to be more involved in the play.

We are at least an 80 minute team this year, and looking better with every game.
 

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Although very disappointing straight after a loss, I think its one of our better games.
This was always going to be a tough game as will next week be.
They had a strong forward pack which we stood up to.
We should have put more points on in the first half but we have nothing in the opposition 20.
They game managed the last 10 minutes where we failed to do so and they won. Simples.
Agree the last ten from us was diabolical…no plan, no cohesion, it was simply panic stations… the general play was much better standard.
 
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