Roosters vs Knights match discussion Friend to start on the bench

[milanja]

Gee Pearce should just leave the short kicking to keary, Pearce should just run the ball when he gets it on the 5th.

[milanja]

Lovely play.

[Bigchook]

Wtf. How did he lose that?

[Bigchook]

They say fergo saves a try.. He batted it down because he was caught marking no one between the centre and the winger. He has to be the worst defender to ever play for Australia.

[Guest]

pearce passed that ball to gordon like a 15 year old passes rusty druitt a couple of family feasts at the drive thru precision play in a small window

[Rooster_6]

As long as Guerra musters the strength to do his work, it doesn't matter how tired he looks.

I don't know about that. I was having a conversation earlier in the week with someone about working under fatigue and how your body language can have a negative effect on those around you. Especially if you're viewed as a leader.

There's value in individuals who are up and energetic, other players feed off that. Most of us accept that statement to be true, so why not the reverse?

[RoosterFanNZ]

says something if Robbo outs manu in centre over ferguson, even if manus tackling is woeful

[roosterchook]

It'll be an easy win but it's against the worst team in the competition. Bring on a top side and it'll be a different story. Anyone can and has beaten the knights.

[Rooster_6]

They say fergo saves a try.. He batted it down because he was caught marking no one between the centre and the winger. He has to be the worst defender to ever play for Australia.

There's no way he's 100% fit, he's always had troubles in defence but I've never seen him go in so softly.

Maybe some mental demons, I couldn't imagine there's much worse than a rib injury when you play a heavy contact sport.

[Rooster_6]

It's been a really boring game and I think the boys deserve credit for that. They have taken Newcastle's biggest weapon out of this game - the crowd.

Need more of the same in the 2nd half. Need to play hard but take all emotion out of it, give the crowd nothing to feed off.

[stringaz]

Love the completion rate, can't get a penalty when it's so obvious Carter a good addition to the side

[fletch]

I swear Badger isn't even officiating both sides, 55% possession the Knights have made a tonne more tackles and the only penalty was from an offside rebound on a kick, not a single ruck or 10 metre penalty when we have dominating possession.

[elo]

Badger keeping this one close, Knights getting away with murder at the ruck, still no discretionary penalties for us, we probably won't receive 1 the entire game.

Defense solid enough, less errors then usual, attack has been mainly stifled by the slow ruck.

[Spirit of 66]

Do you think we might get another penalty in the second half? Maybe for the Knights slowing down the ruck?

[Rooster_6]

I swear Badger isn't even officiating both sides, 55% possession the Knights have made a tonne more tackles and the only penalty was from an offside rebound on a kick, not a single ruck or 10 metre penalty when we have dominating possession.

Badger is still a bit salty after watching his boys go down in the previous game. We really need to make sure this doesn't get close because you're right the officiating so far has been concerning. A flop around the 20 minute mark from Sione Matuatia was about as blatant as it gets and Badger didn't even blink.