2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Could end up 12th at the end of the round.
Yyyyyyikes.
Yyyyyyikes.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
The Rolling Stones need to save my night.
At least Jack left it to Williams to kick out on the full.
At least Jack left it to Williams to kick out on the full.
WHAT A LONG STRANGE TRIP IT'S BEEN
Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
I said it during the game. Right at the 60 minute mark we hit the wall. Nobody moving up, no hits in defence no gas left in the tank. It's simply unacceptable for a professional sporting team.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Now do Dunamis Luigangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:11 pm Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
So, we didn't win?
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The spiral of silence refers to the idea that when people fail to speak, the price of speaking rises. As the price to speak rises, still fewer speak out, which further causes the price to rise, so that fewer people yet will speak out, until a whole culture or nation is silenced. This is what happened in Germany.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
That's generous for how **** we areafgtnk wrote:Could end up 12th at the end of the round.
Yyyyyyikes.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Odd request, but I’ll ask him...afgtnk wrote:Now do Dunamis Luigangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:11 pm Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
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Oh. No no, I meant the with and without stats for Dunamis Lui.gangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:21 pmOdd request, but I’ll ask him...afgtnk wrote:Now do Dunamis Luigangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:11 pm Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
We already know you're 'doing' CNK.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Thanks for explaining my joke mate. Always makes them funnier don’t you think?
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We won the first half, old mate.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
This is a carbon copy of 2018...just with a little added adversity in terms of injuries. Too heavy in the middle, not enough speed or stamina, terrible edge defence, zero organisation or strategy in attack...and just like 2018 we have lost to the **** Knights.
The funny thing is that a lot of what the fans have been crying out for was on display tonight. We had Starling providing improved service out of dummy half, the halves more prominent in attack, Croker out for Kris etc. And just like 2018 when Blake Austin was benched, it hasn't made a lick of difference because we are a fundamentally unbalanced team that has zero morale.
It's rebuild time everyone...not sure what untapped market Ricky is going to tap this time to have exactly the type of players we need fall into our laps (geez we miss Bateman).
The funny thing is that a lot of what the fans have been crying out for was on display tonight. We had Starling providing improved service out of dummy half, the halves more prominent in attack, Croker out for Kris etc. And just like 2018 when Blake Austin was benched, it hasn't made a lick of difference because we are a fundamentally unbalanced team that has zero morale.
It's rebuild time everyone...not sure what untapped market Ricky is going to tap this time to have exactly the type of players we need fall into our laps (geez we miss Bateman).
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
And in the end, isn’t that what counts?
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Also Scott leaving a guy with broken ribs to jump on the ball reminded me of this...to be fair at least Cam took a few steps toward the action before making his business decision:
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
And Hodgson.afgtnk wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:12 pmNow do Dunamis Luigangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:11 pm Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
We'd only lost to the Warriors (missing three players), Panthers and Eels (sides 1 and 2) when Ricky decided Hodgo needed to hear some hard truths.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
On the bongs..
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I’m not a harlot.Mr Squiggle wrote:And Hodgson.afgtnk wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:12 pmNow do Dunamis Luigangrenous wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 6:11 pm Updated stats for my lover.
With CNK 2021
Played - 4.25
Average Points Against - 14.1 (including 34 points from a Warriors game with no bench)
Average Points For - 23.3
Without CNK 2021
Played - 4.75
Average Points Against - 31.4
Average Points For - 15.6
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This is Ricky's side, he didn't inherent them. They are badly coached, badly conditioned and don't seem to care anymore. He's lost the locker-room and when that happens in professional sport, the coach has to go. But not in the Raider's world where mediocrity is embraced if it belongs to its favourite sons! I don't think I've seen an NRL side so unfit for a long time! To save more grief and heartache I've mentally drawn a line on this season and will not be back next season and I'm not Robinson Crusoe!
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Do we get a point for winning one half? Seems fair
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If you do not speak, you are not being neutral, but are contributing to the success of the thing you refuse to name and condemn.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
I have to remind myself to keep breathing..
This is comical now.
This is comical now.
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We’ve just got to STICK together..
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Stick together... stick solid... how about Stick fired??? Hope is all we have at this point
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Im still fuming about this loss. Especially after my baby decided to fill his nappy right on half time, and after further complications prevented me from dropping $50 on the Knights @ 15:1 By the time baby was sorted Knights had run in their first type. Most expensive ever.
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Don't think he will be fired. Even if we come 12th or below this year.
But I don't think we will win in his last 2 years here, or even make top 4. Other teams so much better than us now and have recruited well. Our team will break up after this year.
We would go close to winning the comp with Bellamy or Robinson. I know it's hypothetical, but look at Bellamy and what he has done with Reimis Smith and Jennings. And before that Hughes. You think we would have the 2nd half fades with those two?
I even think we would do better with a different voice like Wayne Bennett and I don't really like Wayne.
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I could start a new thread called the Bateman Slump (aka Sophomore Slump) but can’t be bothered so in summary it might be argued the 19/20 outliers can literally be attributed to the impact and aura of one player.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
Bateman hardly played last year and besides the Cowboys game in his first game back, had indifferent form.Walter wrote: ↑May 8, 2021, 7:54 pm I could start a new thread called the Bateman Slump (aka Sophomore Slump) but can’t be bothered so in summary it might be argued the 19/20 outliers can literally be attributed to the impact and aura of one player.
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I actually don't think it's a matter of missing the big plays like Tapine's tackle on JAC to jolt the ball in the semi at AAMI or Papa scoring close to the line versus Storm - I think we are just not close and our defence is letting us down
In 2019/2020 there were a group of players playing consistently well every week. Also the group and coach had confidence in each other. That's not the case this year.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
We are old, we are slow, we are a team too big and too unfit for the new rules of the game......we bombed 3 second half tries....
Our attack coming off our own defensive half is too predictable and easy for opposition defences, and we allow their attacking sets easy metres.... nothing new this season. Time for a big shake up and bring in some youth before they walk out the door, and we are left with the same old and slow team for next season
Our attack coming off our own defensive half is too predictable and easy for opposition defences, and we allow their attacking sets easy metres.... nothing new this season. Time for a big shake up and bring in some youth before they walk out the door, and we are left with the same old and slow team for next season
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I don't remember a single set where we drove them back in tackles and pressured them when they had the ball. Panthers, Storm do this week in week out. We did it in 2019 and to a lesser extent in 2020 and it proved effective in building confidence in other areas of the game. Where has our aggression gone when we don't have the ball? Single player hits have taken the place of two or three in the tackle driving the opposition backwards and locking up the ball to stop offloads. It is the biggest piece of teamwork I am missing from the past 2 years. It requires commitment and players sticking to the defensive plan for the full 80 minutes. Dig out your 2019 notes Sticky and get the players heads focused on it. If necessary dig out tapes of 2019 and show the players how they formerly gave it to the opposition.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
I think that’s also fitness RR. 3 people in a tackle triples your tackle efforts for the team. They haven’t got the petrol in the tank it seems.
They’re emptying the tank each week. It’s just the petrol light comes on at half time.
They’re emptying the tank each week. It’s just the petrol light comes on at half time.
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I just can’t believe how **** we are.
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Re: 2021 Rd 9 V Knights: Game Day
The presser left me feeling more dejected than the fulltime score. Ricky seems like a broken man with absolutely no answers which doesn't bide well for the next 16 weeks.