Auckland Nine's offical Tournament Thread

[elo]

We couldn't catch a cold, the handling is disgusting.

[davos]

I know its only touch footy but a couple of good signs early on in the season:

S.Langi looks like a good bench utility option for next season. Has a very good offload.

B.Elliott looks a lot more bulked up than last season.

[davos]

We couldn't catch a cold, the handling is disgusting.

hot potato footy does that to you. dw should be good for next season

[davos]

Not even 1% of this touch footy comp has anything to do with form indication for the nrl. So u lot that are all ready carrying on with doom and gloom need to switch channels and watch Lassie.

Yes touch footy, but Its actually good fun to watch. The speed of the game is good without the vidiots and the stopages, and I like the idea of field goal conversions.

[easts4eva]

Should only be a 5pt try if you score from the field of play e.g. Under the posts. Not running around in the in goal.

[Horry]

Just saw this

NRL Stats @NRLstats · 14m 14 minutes ago
Congratulations to @sydneyroosters and @Cronulla_Sharks on being the only two teams confirmed for finals after Day 1! #NRLAKL9s

[John Corey]

Yes touch footy, but Its actually good fun to watch. The speed of the game is good without the vidiots and the stopages, and I like the idea of field goal conversions.

I enjoy watching it mate. I just don't understand why some place so much importance on it.

JFC, those skills u want to see executed better are against 9 players. The teams do not resemble the final 17. And the intensity is 10% of what it should be as nobody wants to get injured.
You cannot expect great handling and combinations. They are blowing the cobwebs out.

[redwhiteblue]

And thank goodness we do get the chance to blow out those cobwebs. Saints preserve us if we make a mistake in Round one! Our whole season will be riding on it you know...

[Guest]

I still think it's concerning that some of our basic skills were poor .. in the first game our completion rate in the 2nd half was 11% .... all our youngsters were very ordinary. Evans was shite .. elliot looked very poor and williams was very bad. Our D looks good though ... I hope we resign some of our firstys

[Rocky Rhodes]

Our group should have called the pisseasy pool, the baby broncos and the fat dogs probably the worse two teams in this comp. We hardly got out of 2nd gear to already make the quarters.

Hopefully they rest key players in the meaningless sharks game. Not expecting us to win it so a semi final appearance would make a successful competition.

[roosterproud]

us v the shire the shire in the morning.....ball control will win it. we have the speed and the talent, we just need to bloody hold the damn ball.

[Thirteen]

Maloney must have thought he was playing reserve grade with all those reserve graders on his side.

[Guest]

Surely Robbo is holding the side back a bit. RTS barely played either match-his try and one other run is all I remember, Pearce didn't play second match...

Only thing I have taken out of the two games is that Maubs should get first crack at SBW edge and Langi (as previously said) could be bit of X factor for us.

[roostersrule2]

Surely Robbo is holding the side back a bit. RTS barely played either match-his try and one other run is all I remember, Pearce didn't play second match...

Only thing I have taken out of the two games is that Maubs should get first crack at SBW edge and Langi (as previously said) could be bit of X factor for us.

Maubs should definitely be our right edge backrower, he's close to the best in the game in that position.

Our bench has a couple spots up for grabs, Napa and Liu have earned their spot on it but there could be some competition for the other two spots. Evans, Hastings, Langi, Kennedy, SST, Papalii and Leilua come to mind.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

I enjoy watching it mate. I just don't understand why some place so much importance on it.

JFC, those skills u want to see executed better are against 9 players. The teams do not resemble the final 17. And the intensity is 10% of what it should be as nobody wants to get injured.
You cannot expect great handling and combinations. They are blowing the cobwebs out.

Mate I take your points...but its clear that there are some teams either more skilled or more trained up at this stage of the season than ours in basic attacking fundamentals.

Its possible that its not a big concern in 8 months... I would have wanted us to be sharper even now personally.

The good news is we are undefeated...despite playing fugly.