I'm not worried

[Guest]

I've got no reason to be worried. The team really dug deep and were in it until the Smith kicked the last penalty goal. I remember thinking to myself when we were 12-0 down not to panic because of their determination throughout the year. Whereas last year, I probably would have switched off the TV by then.

It was definitely an off night for our standards this year and our defence wasn't our best. Their first try was reminiscent to how the Rabbits scored some of theirs in Round 1, and the Blair and Chambers tries were also pretty unlucky

Anyway, the fact that Robbo has said he learnt a lot from this and it will make us a better team for the next game we play and for the next time we play against Melbourne, gives me no worries.

[John Corey]

A combination of an off night, some bad refereeing and a very wet surface, not to mention having to play the Storm on a night like that. The positives were the great crowd plus we have a bye. It's obvious that two very hard games on the road against Manly and the Cowboys had taken a toll. I'm sure they'll come out firing after the bye. Plus it's a good lesson that the Storm handed them and I'm sure Robinson will learn a great deal from' alls good, Plus the Dragons lost.

Well said Raymond.

[Guest]

Would SBW be better served playing in the centres???

Positives of this would be:
- We solve the issue of SKD
- SBW does less work in defence, so has more energy for attack
- SBW plays on the same side as SKD so it is not a big step for him
- SBW played centres for NZRU, so he knows what he is doing
- We have a lot of backrowers, so shouldn't be left short there

Negatives:
- We have lost 1 of our last 6, so making such a drastic move is probably an overeaction.
- SBW's work in the middle is very valuable

I'm not a SKD hater, his defence has definately improved this year. He cops a lot of flack because he is an easy target. When he makes mistakes, he looks like a clown (as he does on teh big screen with his intro). However he is nowhere near his standard in 2010. He really looks down on confidence with his attack. When a centre can't make an impact playing outside SBW, there are issues!

You answered your own question right there.
I don't think he'd be involved as much playing out at Centre and it'd be a waste. Atleast where he is, it keeps the defence guessing whether the ball will be given to SKD or out to RTS. He's close enough to the action to run those decoys too. In regards to his work, he does do a reasonable amount.
Per game:
Tackles 27
Hit-ups 11

[Thirteen]

As usual some dumb suggestions and comments on here but as always very entertaining.

[chook 56]

As usual some dumb suggestions and comments on here but as always very entertaining.

Wrong.
It's where TRobbo gets his ideas from

[Guest]

The loss hurts because it was a chance to go three points clear of Melbourne and Manly and one I feel we let slip away through mistakes and mental errors in good position.

But on the plus side these things seem to be what Robbo is good at ironing out when they do happen.

We'll put 70 on Parra!

[Andrew Walker]

The loss hurts because it was a chance to go three points clear of Melbourne and Manly and one I feel we let slip away through mistakes and mental errors in good position.

But on the plus side these things seem to be what Robbo is good at ironing out when they do happen.

We'll put 70 on Parra!

Parramatta will be hard to beat at home and so far have been all year They have had 3 drubbings this season and come out at their next match at home and won each time

We should wine But this wont be as easy as the majority here think

[Guest]

Parramatta will be hard to beat at home and so far have been all year They have had 3 drubbings this season and come out at their next match at home and won each time

We should wine But this wont be as easy as the majority here think

I think it'll be similar to our first game. Parra play tough for the first 15-20 but then our class should take over. We'll know about their mental fortitude and how far we can go this season based on how we perform against opposition we should trounce.

[stephenj]

the sfs surface gets very heavy after any rain, it hadnt dried out at all? consequently the ball gets greasy and big fwds find it hard to change direction?

[born_a_rooster]

i reckon round 13 against parra will be much tougher than our initial thoughts.. they will be fresh off the bye as well, playing at home and will be looking to bounce back after a thrashing over the weekend.. should be a great match up

[Thirteen]

It's all a load of rubbish saying Parra are good at home, Parra will fight back BLAH BLAH BLAH!
We should smash them by 40 and correct our for and against.
NO MORE EXCUSES!

[Guest]

If we play Parra with a 5/8th on debut then it won't be a walk in the park..

Sticky will target him..

No JWH or Samoa either..

[Guest]

When is Moa due back?

[elo]

If Coggy's not concerned then neither am I!

[Guest]

When is Moa due back?

The injury update from last Wednesday says Moa might be another 2-4 weeks, which means he could be right for the Eels game.