Positives & negatives

[Kingbilly]

I think Toups showed he is vulnerable to the sledge. That apparently the tactic they used sucessfully.
Manu I think they are keeping him as a serious option until later in the year.
Flannagan if he keeps his feet on the ground will be something very special

Melbourne are a shadow of their former selves. To just beat the Roosters who were a 20 point worse side on the day than they should be shows they aren't that good.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Cooper would have closed that game out. Chooks thought it was all over after the Keary FG hence the two short kick off blunders - one...okay..two...WTF? On the other hand Smith (Cronk's mentor over the years) was as decisive in those last few minutes as he had been all game. That sweeping pass to Papenhausen was the same one that Cronk threw to Latrell to get the one point win against the Storm in Adelaide last year. Whatever, it was a terrific game but can we beat Melbourne without the Cronkster?

"We"....haha.

Can Souths make the playoffs with OldManBennett driving the ricketty bus?

[dice]

Cooper would have closed that game out. Chooks thought it was all over after the Keary FG hence the two short kick off blunders - one...okay..two...WTF? On the other hand Smith (Cronk's mentor over the years) was as decisive in those last few minutes as he had been all game. That sweeping pass to Papenhausen was the same one that Cronk threw to Latrell to get the one point win against the Storm in Adelaide last year. Whatever, it was a terrific game but can we beat Melbourne without the Cronkster?

Radley threw the pass from dummy half to Latrell.

[gragra]

Ashley Klein

Brisbane	36	110	122.5	0.90
Canberra	39	146.5	134	1.09
Canterbury	35	105.5	111.5	0.95
Cronulla	35	117	113.5	1.03
Gold Coast Titans	25	83	89.5	0.93
Manly	26	94.5	91	1.04
Melbourne	45	154.5	146.5	1.05
New Zealand	34	99	103	0.96
Newcastle	35	117.5	121.5	0.97
North Queensland	36	117.5	103	1.14
Parramatta	37	119.5	125.5	0.95
Penrith	31	112.5	113	1.00
Souths	44	158	136.5	1.16
St George Illawarra	41	144	134.5	1.07
Sydney Roosters	43	120.5	164.5	0.73
Wests Tigers	32	107.5	97	1.11
*Dual referees' penalties count half

The Rooster errors in the game were substantially caused by Klein's refereeing. The above table shows the raw deal the roosters get under Klein. When the game is put under the microscope errors are caused by fatigue and frustration. The Storm layed in the tackle longer than any of the past 5 games the Roosters played yet only 1 repeat set of 6 was awarded by Klein in the second half and on the first tackle. Conversely the storms 10 metres was skinny and they jumped early making it really difficult for the roosters yardage Both caused the frustration and fatigue which led to the highest error count I've seen by the roosters in recent memory. Against a lesser team the Roosters unbelievably good defence could prevail, but klein did enough to cause our loss. Last week Cecchin gave multiple restarts for 0.5 second delay in releasing a player in a non rooster game... The storm had at least 1.5 seconds to slow down the play...

[gragra]

The Rooster errors in the game were substantially caused by Klein's refereeing. Under Klein the rooster have the worst ratio of penalties for and against,120 for 164 against. When the game is put under the microscope errors are caused by fatigue and frustration. The Storm layed in the tackle longer than any of the past 5 games the Roosters played yet only 1 repeat set of 6 was awarded by Klein in the second half and on the first tackle. Conversely the storms 10 metres was skinny and they jumped early making it really difficult for the roosters yardage Both caused the frustration and fatigue which led to the highest error count I've seen by the roosters in recent memory. Against a lesser team the Roosters unbelievably good defence could prevail, but klein did enough to cause our loss. Last week Cecchin gave multiple restarts for 0.5 second delay in releasing a player in a non rooster game... The storm had at least 1.5 seconds to slow down the play...

[Easts75]

The Rooster errors in the game were substantially caused by Klein's refereeing. Under Klein the rooster have the worst ratio of penalties for and against,120 for 164 against. When the game is put under the microscope errors are caused by fatigue and frustration. The Storm layed in the tackle longer than any of the past 5 games the Roosters played yet only 1 repeat set of 6 was awarded by Klein in the second half and on the first tackle. Conversely the storms 10 metres was skinny and they jumped early making it really difficult for the roosters yardage Both caused the frustration and fatigue which led to the highest error count I've seen by the roosters in recent memory. Against a lesser team the Roosters unbelievably good defence could prevail, but klein did enough to cause our loss. Last week Cecchin gave multiple restarts for 0.5 second delay in releasing a player in a non rooster game... The storm had at least 1.5 seconds to slow down the play...

Toops errors had nothing to do with the Ref. Cordners forced offload that led to a storm try had nothing to do with the ref. We were way off our standard yet still should have got the cash