Our pack has gone from our greatest strength to our biggest weakness. Recruitment / retention is going to come back and haunt us. Just thought that when they had to, Cas were able to up the tempo when needed. We don’t have that ability, just panic rugby. Just competing is not enough I’m afraid. We need a win, and a change of how we play.
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You can't always tell from the stands, but am I right in thinking the ref was a bit of a Charlie uniform november tango, or was he right in most cases from the TV viewing? I don't like to blame the ref for defeats, but I can't help thinking we win that game if it wasn't televised.
Hasbag wrote:He's just leaving far too much space. Eden and Stanton are both probably quicker than him and to be fair I'm surprised they haven't exploited it more already.
I wish
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The best team won but there was little in it. Unfortunately one aspect was that Cas were better at playing the referee. Kendall was awful. Cas only had to throw themselves on the floor after the tackle or drop the ball and he gave a penalty. Not sure which of our players got over the line near the end - it was never a try - but three Cas players tugged at the ball and he never gave a thing. McShane definitely smarter and a better communicator than anyone on our team.
Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:Our second row is as bad as anything in the league. Mini, Manu, Hadley, Washbrook. Literally not one of them is good enough for a team aiming for silverware. At least Lane has potential but he isn't there yet. Paea being brought back for a second spell was a terrible bit of recruitment. His performances in the first two games have been Hutch Maiava-esque. There were a lot of good of things about tonights performance, but ultimately the pack isn't good enough. If Taylor gets injured we are absolutely screwed.
Agree. Taylor is the carrying the props again. Paea didn't seem to be on the field for long and when he was he was ineffective.
We need a big aggressive prop who does big minutes and has a great off load. Their number 8 fits the bill.
giddyupoldfella wrote:You can't always tell from the stands, but am I right in thinking the ref was a bit of a Charlie uniform november tango, or was he right in most cases from the TV viewing? I don't like to blame the ref for defeats, but I can't help thinking we win that game if it wasn't televised.
And the most of the noise coming from the stands screaming for off side, not square Ect Ect Ect....That was the loudest Ive heard you lot in a while. Nowt to do with the ref......You just aint That good End of.
Cas fan here and agree with most that has been said so far. I think we just about deserved the win and if the defeat wasn't the 13 on the trot I don't think as much would have been made of it as you were what after all is a decent team. I know this may hurt as Houghton is a bit of a folk hero but despite his work rate he was very poor at dummy half tonight. Macca V Danny was the crucial contest and Macca won.
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