Rumours.. Cronk agreed to terms a few months back. Pearce to 14 or shipped to Souths

[Johnny.]

My only thoughts are where Pearce would fit in. Utility 9 / 6 / 7 may be the change he needs?

Pearce to Salford to be with Carnage, his old drinking and bubbling buddy.

[4 the all in brawl]

Pearce to Salford to be with Carnage, his old drinking and bubbling buddy.

City Ford says.....

[The Brain]

City Ford says.....

..................yes more often

[Headless Chook]

JT do u think Napa and Jared did their job against the Cows? You think sST or Guerra did? We had 2 decent forwards. Liu and Cordner.

I thought Guerra was actually pretty good against the Cowboys. In relation to Napa and JWH, they were a victim of our poor start. We had no ball in the first 30 mins so they were limited in the impact they could have. Most of the time we seemed to be defending our line. Both players are then replaced and we get a run of possession. I was hoping for a bit more from each of them in the 2nd half but it was one of those games where the non-contributors out weighed the contributors. by a long way no doubt. The scary thing is we still could have won the game and had only played to about 60% of our ability

[Johnny Tobin]

I thought Guerra was actually pretty good against the Cowboys. In relation to Napa and JWH, they were a victim of our poor start. We had no ball in the first 30 mins so they were limited in the impact they could have. Most of the time we seemed to be defending our line. Both players are then replaced and we get a run of possession. I was hoping for a bit more from each of them in the 2nd half but it was one of those games where the non-contributors out weighed the contributors. by a long way no doubt. The scary thing is we still could have won the game and had only played to about 60% of our ability

We went set for set with them for the first 20 without mistakes until "Ice" dropped one cold. Then it all fell apart.

It was an idiotic conservative tactic to try and go set for set with them. It played right into their hands.

Still so pissed off about that loss.

[Easts75]

We went set for set with them for the first 20 without mistakes until "Ice" dropped one cold. Then it all fell apart.

It was an idiotic conservative tactic to try and go set for set with them. It played right into their hands.

Still so pissed off about that loss.

Very accurate

We should have come out and played some football!!

[Louis N]

We went set for set with them for the first 20 without mistakes until "Ice" dropped one cold. Then it all fell apart.

It was an idiotic conservative tactic to try and go set for set with them. It played right into their hands.

Still so pissed off about that loss.

I watched that game again last night. Agree we played into their hands with our entirely 'predictable' play. Also we looked to be the ones under pressure - they just played to their ability.

Latrell had a shocker. Not only did the kicks out on the full swing the momentum back their way and lead to tries but he also passed once straight over the sideline gifting them yet another six and his tackle on Kyle Feldt was a 'he who hesitates is lost' lesson. He had to wrap up the ball there. Then there was the interference run that cost us a try. I'm a big Latrell fan but he ran so cold in that game that he may as well have been playing for the Cowboys. It was a Steve mavin performance. .

Ferguson's first coughing up possession probably should have been a penalty to us. He was definitely one of our best on the night. Stifled some dangerous attack and ran it back powerfully and busted them on a couple of occasions. But the second drop was crucial.

Aubusson was not 100% looked like he was carrying a knee or leg injury. And Pearce's hanging out an arm and taking Martin's dummy was crucial for their confidence and that early lead. JWH putting his leg out to a ball that would have gone over the dead ball line gave them another six as did Pearce's touch an another that looked bound to go out and did. But they got yet another six.
If Friend ran once then I missed it. The ruck was so predictable that it made so easy for the Cowboys defence. Just one or two dummy half runs would have drawn it in tighter...but no...

All in all one of the dumbest team efforts and yet we were still in the game with a quarter of an hour to go. And Tupou's decision to get up and run again right under the posts when we were down and time was of the essence. It summed up the night.

[John Corey]

I thought Guerra was actually pretty good against the Cowboys. In relation to Napa and JWH, they were a victim of our poor start. We had no ball in the first 30 mins so they were limited in the impact they could have. Most of the time we seemed to be defending our line. Both players are then replaced and we get a run of possession. I was hoping for a bit more from each of them in the 2nd half but it was one of those games where the non-contributors out weighed the contributors. by a long way no doubt. The scary thing is we still could have won the game and had only played to about 60% of our ability

Yes that is the scary thing. As $hit as we were, we still could have won. It shows the potential of our team if we actually respect possession.
It also shows that the Cows shouldn't have come anywhere near us.

I'm not saying you are wrong about our props as you summed it up well. But the opportunity was there for one or both of them to stand up. Napa in particular was really poor. Where was the big hit to put Taumalolo on his backside, or at least give him something to think about.
I'm not one to go straight at the No7. I remember a few yrs ago the Storm forwards had a shocker and we belted them. At Allianz. Their halves had no chance.

Football is not rocket science. The team that runs harder and tackles harder generally wins. Coz they create space for their halves.

[Half time]

I watched that game again last night. Agree we played into their hands with our entirely 'predictable' play. Also we looked to be the ones under pressure - they just played to their ability.

Latrell had a shocker. Not only did the kicks out on the full swing the momentum back their way and lead to tries but he also passed once straight over the sideline gifting them yet another six and his tackle on Kyle Feldt was a 'he who hesitates is lost' lesson. He had to wrap up the ball there. Then there was the interference run that cost us a try. I'm a big Latrell fan but he ran so cold in that game that he may as well have been playing for the Cowboys. It was a Steve mavin performance. .

Ferguson's first coughing up possession probably should have been a penalty to us. He was definitely one of our best on the night. Stifled some dangerous attack and ran it back powerfully and busted them on a couple of occasions. But the second drop was crucial.

Aubusson was not 100% looked like he was carrying a knee or leg injury. And Pearce's hanging out an arm and taking Martin's dummy was crucial for their confidence and that early lead. JWH putting his leg out to a ball that would have gone over the dead ball line gave them another six as did Pearce's touch an another that looked bound to go out and did. But they got yet another six.
If Friend ran once then I missed it. The ruck was so predictable that it made so easy for the Cowboys defence. Just one or two dummy half runs would have drawn it in tighter...but no...

All in all one of the dumbest team efforts and yet we were still in the game with a quarter of an hour to go. And Tupou's decision to get up and run again right under the posts when we were down and time was of the essence. It summed up the night.

Fergo was one of our best? Are you for real.

He dropped the ball twice in tackles at the beginning of our sets inside our 20 metre line. Inexcusable. I don't care that he runs the ball back hard, so do most of the wingers in the comp without the repeated dumb errors and then he comes up with the dumbest look on his face trying to blame the tackler for his pathetic errors. I wish I got paid $500k a year to drop the ball inside our 20 twice at the beginning of our sets in the most important game of our year.

[Johnny Tobin]

Very accurate

We should have come out and played some football!!

We had the week off and they had been travelling and playing every week. They were busted. We had to make them work in defence and we had to score early to let the flood gates open. Instead we went back to the usual constipated conservative approach to finals. Shithouse. Going set for set with them was right up there with one marker and second-rowers in the centres as far as tactics.

[Johnny Tobin]

I watched that game again last night. Agree we played into their hands with our entirely 'predictable' play. Also we looked to be the ones under pressure - they just played to their ability.

Latrell had a shocker. Not only did the kicks out on the full swing the momentum back their way and lead to tries but he also passed once straight over the sideline gifting them yet another six and his tackle on Kyle Feldt was a 'he who hesitates is lost' lesson. He had to wrap up the ball there. Then there was the interference run that cost us a try. I'm a big Latrell fan but he ran so cold in that game that he may as well have been playing for the Cowboys. It was a Steve mavin performance. .

Ferguson's first coughing up possession probably should have been a penalty to us. He was definitely one of our best on the night. Stifled some dangerous attack and ran it back powerfully and busted them on a couple of occasions. But the second drop was crucial.

Aubusson was not 100% looked like he was carrying a knee or leg injury. And Pearce's hanging out an arm and taking Martin's dummy was crucial for their confidence and that early lead. JWH putting his leg out to a ball that would have gone over the dead ball line gave them another six as did Pearce's touch an another that looked bound to go out and did. But they got yet another six.
If Friend ran once then I missed it. The ruck was so predictable that it made so easy for the Cowboys defence. Just one or two dummy half runs would have drawn it in tighter...but no...

All in all one of the dumbest team efforts and yet we were still in the game with a quarter of an hour to go. And Tupou's decision to get up and run again right under the posts when we were down and time was of the essence. It summed up the night.

Toups looked like a baby giraffe standing up for the first time.

The whole thing was a shambles and a disgrace.

[Johnny Tobin]

Yes that is the scary thing. As $hit as we were, we still could have won. It shows the potential of our team if we actually respect possession.
It also shows that the Cows shouldn't have come anywhere near us.

That's what we were saying all season as we waited for them to click. And they didn't. They in fact saved the worst for last.

[Johnny Tobin]

Fergo was one of our best? Are you for real.

He dropped the ball twice in tackles at the beginning of our sets inside our 20 metre line. Inexcusable. I don't care that he runs the ball back hard, so do most of the wingers in the comp without the repeated dumb errors and then he comes up with the dumbest look on his face trying to blame the tackler for his pathetic errors. I wish I got paid $500k a year to drop the ball inside our 20 twice at the beginning of our sets in the most important game of our year.

He had a shocker in both finals.

One major blunder that has been almost unnoticed in the Cows game was the cross-kick he dropped at the start of the game. It came straight to him and was a legitimate scoring chance. And he dropped it cold.

He had been great in the period between Origin and the Finals.

[Easts75]

Toups looked like a baby giraffe standing up for the first time.

The whole thing was a shambles and a disgrace.

Hence why it appears Uncle is holding people accountable and making the signing that should be announced very shortly

[Johnny Tobin]

Hence why it appears Uncle is holding people accountable and making the signing that should be announced very shortly

If it's indeed a done deal it was done months ago.