The most disappointing thing about last night

[Raikkonen]

Felt the same way about Klemmer also.

Every time he plays for NSW or Australia he's just about best on ground. For some reason we're not getting that sort of output when he's wearing a Dogs jersey

We got plenty of those performances out of him for the dogs last year.

He can’t set the world on fire every week.

 

[KiwiDog7]

I see a few comments about our fitness or lack thereof

It’s called match fitness!

For some bizarre reason the coaching staff thought it was awesome to cotton wool our boys

Storm had 3 big hit outs prior to this game

Playing scrimmages behind closed doors with reserve graders will never ever substitute or compensate for real match fitness


I don’t care what level from Park footy to nrl if you don’t have match fitness you are behind the 8 ball

Last night was akin to turning up to a gun fight with a butter knife

Bellamy would have been laughing

The good news is our boys now have 80 mins under their belts so should be good next game

Ps does anyone care to remember our reserve grade win over panthers in that trial? Both our teams got dusted this weekend

 

[Mozzie]

I agree we lacked a little match fitness. I only thought Eastwood and possibly Elliot looked gassed without being one the field very long.

 

[piggy]

Perspective is important.

We let 36 points in. But 2 were fluke (12 points), and one from a pass 3m forwards. Take them away and we are level 18 points a piece.

HOWEVER whilst we let in 36, if it was the Roosters or Broncos, they would have been 50-60 points.

Not to mention, our tries we scored by breaking the best defensive team in the comps defence, and we bombed a few tries. We looked dangerous every time we were within 30-40m of their line.

36 points... big deal... the underlying signs versus the competition benchmark is the important thing.. and boy do they look good.

Seriously dude....the storm were the better team.....the difference being their speed around the ruck and our inability to contain munster

 

[KiwiDog7]

The other thing is that new Perth stadium surface looked hard and fast which benefited Storm with their back 3 speedsters

Fk man was our last out and out speedster Barba? B Moz came to us busted and J Moz lost speed.

Cannot coach speed

Remember when we had that Michael Lett guy lol he was avg for us but Bellamy would have made him a superstar

Surely there are speedsters in the market next year

 

[piggy]

I agree we lacked a little match fitness. I only thought Eastwood and possibly Elliot looked gassed without being one the field very long a full.

Which makes u wonder why pay didnt play a full strength first grade team against the panthers a few weeks ago....bad move

 

[piggy]

I think Jmoz has lost the ability to create chances for his wingers, he's just not fast any more and never had great footwork...

Hope we don't resign the Morris twins....we wed to sign some young outside backs with speed....what a joke if we resign them...

 

[Emdog85]

If we are to keep the same lineup next week, Fualalo needs to be in the front row rotation with Tolman, then Eastwood and Elliot can rotate at lock. Would almost go as far to say start JMK at 5/8 and move him to hooker when Lichaa comes off?

Why even take lichaa off? Its a wasted substitution IMO, what other teams sub their hooker? That's one of our weak links

 

[Spoonman84]

Hope we don't resign the Morris twins....we wed to sign some young outside backs with speed....what a joke if we resign them...

Totally agree, they are solid at best now and offer no attacking threat what so ever. They got early ball last night and were easy meat for the defence. Their pace is long gone and it’s not coming back.

 

[Kempsey Dog]

Hope we don't resign the Morris twins....we wed to sign some young outside backs with speed....what a joke if we resign them...

we will be shot defensively next season if we dont keep at least 1 of them. not enough talent off contract 2019 heading into 2020 is when we make moves in recruitment

 

[dhoo8450]

I think Jmoz has lost the ability to create chances for his wingers, he's just not fast any more and never had great footwork...

He is still an awesome defensive centre but Jmoz has been horrible in attack for years and is a ball hog. I never really bought the argument that he doesn't receive quality ball. He is just very ordinary in attack IMO.

 

[speedy2460]

Everybody has an opinion on what may have gone wrong. I think the key element was the fact we did not have enough possession.
I havnt seen the stats but I'm sure thats true.

 

[doggieaaron]

Cut out 2 one on one misses and that lucky ado car intercept its a different game

 

[Oatley Dog]

Seriously I don't know what game you watched?

Isn't "hoopa" the captain of the Waratahs?? Just another bloke who is baiting a line.....

 

[Oatley Dog]

I see a few comments about our fitness or lack thereof

It’s called match fitness!

For some bizarre reason the coaching staff thought it was awesome to cotton wool our boys

Storm had 3 big hit outs prior to this game

Playing scrimmages behind closed doors with reserve graders will never ever substitute or compensate for real match fitness


I don’t care what level from Park footy to nrl if you don’t have match fitness you are behind the 8 ball

Last night was akin to turning up to a gun fight with a butter knife

Bellamy would have been laughing

The good news is our boys now have 80 mins under their belts so should be good next game

Ps does anyone care to remember our reserve grade win over panthers in that trial? Both our teams got dusted this weekend

So in other words playing a trial means absolutely nothing when it comes to the real thing......Want to re-think that comment about the need to play trials.....