Pretty well the whole team played like rubbish. Just a few points I think are relevant:
- I think Montoya was on the bench as cover only. Everyone here was bitching that we should carry an outside back on the bench so we don't get fucked by injury like we did against the roosters. So we did and it didn't surprise me that he didn't get used.
- Agree with the points made about Mbye. He's a bigger threat from dummy half and surely that's the plan next year, with Woolford as depth.
- The game plan with Kas needs to change. Stop playing him like a halfback before the line. He's got a (mostly) sweet offload but he's gotta engage the line first. NFI why he's not charging at the line.
- Frawley needs to just take control and I agree with the points made earlier.
- what in the shit has happened to Hollands goalkicking?? Bring Montoya back in and leave it with Mbye if we're OK with average goalkicking.
I don't think we're an ordinary team at all this year and there's a lot of potential for a deep run into the finals, but strategy has to change. Lots of teams would love our pack to set the platform, but we're not running over the top of teams like we used to and I don't think it's because the playing field is level. Klemmer, Graham and Tolman can bend the line; Jackson, Elliot and RFM are great on the edge. Kasiano, Eastwood can offload and provide spark. How is it that with this pack that we're trying to be cute and pass before the line?
I didn't think so at the time but now I'm glad that Woods is coming next year because maybe he can get the competitiveness and aggression back in Klemmer and that can be infectious to the whole team, like with Mason and O'Meley when we used to be feared as the Dogs of War.
*end rant*