We weren't THAT bad, things just didn't go our way...

[Schooner]

Getting a completion rate above 65% would help

[Carlos Parra]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

Agree 100%.

[Bruce Pickett]

Our defence in the first half was almost 2013 Bondi Wallish. This was even with Kung Fu Cody. We had some bad luck. I also was pretty pessimistic after round 1 but there’s some pluck in this side.

[Bates]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

I'm also not a fan of the rule.

If we have to live with it then the ball should have to clear the 10 metre line on the full or a penalty is awarded to the opposition.

What we experienced last night was amateurish!

[Lydon]

Drop the players who constantly let us down..they have to starting with Young and Townsend..put Butcher on notice and Collins.

Well said mate..

[rented tracksuit]

but ya still shit yourself everything he gets the ball , I do

I don’t actually. Hot and cold. More cold than hot.

[ism22]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

It's frigging weird ay!!! P!sses me off that such an awkward, unintentional play turned the game around (paired with a forward pass).

Sigh. Feeling so tired now. Gonna have an early night I reckon.

[mattyh]

I thought he was shyt.

but ya still shit yourself everything he gets the ball , I do

[mightyrooster]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

What about the one in the Merge Parra game today? Penalty right in front for a non-contestable drop out.

[Thirteen]

We’ll take our lessons.

[rented tracksuit]

if that's latrell first game back, sheessshhh I'd hate to be playing him after 4 or 5 games ...I know it's a sore point round these here parts , but when he is I'm a mood look out.

I thought he was shyt.

[HDTONE]

After round 1 I was expecting cricket scores every week. Instead, we've won 1 game and been in the contest for every other game.
. Instead of taking an easy field goal or pinning them in their own end for a good spell (or both!!!) we did nothing. We did BS quality end of set kicks that gave Souffs a get out of gaol free ticket.

Man I get what you're saying and yeah some of the things you said are OK.

Just look at the 1st point you made, that's down to game management and the players not on the same page, working in sync or just being boneheads.

Our defence was a lot better and parts of our attack were decent. Still we're losing games we could easy have won with some discipline and working as a whole unit like Melb and the Riff of the past few years.
Seems to me we need to get back to fundamentals some of them we stuff up on too many times.

[BraveTheWorld]

There is a lot to talk about from last night, but I really want to touch on how absolutely moronic this dropout rule is.
There is no reason to not do this. If you are ever forced into a dropout, you should always go short because there's probably a 40%-ish chance of getting the ball back. Maybe higher once players get better at it.

Watching Mitchell's horrendous kicks just dribble over the 10m is a bad look. Having to sit there and wait, and ensure you don't touch the ball like hot potato, but remain as close to it as possible - it's stupid.
I think it would much better if the kick receiving team could just grab the ball at any stage, where as the kicking team needs to wait for it to go the 10.

This would totally keep the short dropout option available, but stop those absurd examples that occur. Mitchell's second one was actually indefensible. There was no way for the kick receiving team to get the ball back with that horror bounce.

[BTRD]

Drop the players who constantly let us down..they have to starting with Young and Townsend..put Butcher on notice and Collins.

Absolutely. That is how you get better.

And come out and say: " this is a re build year ". Simple. Don't bull tihs the fans.

Actually it would be great for the coach to ' once ' actually acknowledge the fans.

[HDTONE]

Drop the players who constantly let us down..they have to starting with Young and Townsend...

Too much common sense in 1sentence....