I probably shouldn't admit it, but I was watching this game on TV, and at the end of the first half I turned the TV off (after hearing the final score, glad I did), at half time we where still very much in the game even, but, it was pretty boring to watch.
There was something missing in the team, and it's hard to pick what it is, there is a ton of talent on the field, they just aren't coming together like they did last year. Newcastle was more aggressive, defending and attacking harder. If the boys could just get it together and combine as a team, they could beat any other team in the NRL........ Newcastle are far from world beaters, but they looked the better team every moment I saw.
It's not even as easy as to blame it on a player or two, it feels more the team working as a team.......... skip a day of training this week and get them some group counselling, watch the might ducks, something..... just get them to work out their issues with each other, and most importantly, stop them reading their own press, or talking to the press for that matter..... nobody needs to hear when our season starts, everybody just needs to see it on the field.
