Official Match Day Thread: Roosters v Sharks

[Tom Verlaine's Ghost]

Our worst 40 minutes since, well, the Souths game.

Diabolical.

[DP1990]

It's like we're stuck in first gear/limp mode at the moment. Our forwards aren't getting us anywhere.

Really missing Collins tonight. They need to reinforce Walker when the Sharks attack that side... he's vulnerable.

[Jacks Fur Coat]

Looking dangerous for us. They are tactically better than us, surprised with their open footy and successful targeting of our smaller guys.

Isaac been very strong again.

[bondi.boy]

JWH on the field has lifted our boys. Don’t care if he gives away penalties he intimidates the opposition like no other player on our team

We have one of him.
Other teams have 5 of him.

Who is our 'Kikau'?
Who is our Titans Fifita?

[stringaz]

You guys still love JWH ???? What a liability he was, is and will be

99% of the time. What he's got will get us back in the game but the silly rubbish will not. Apart from how crap we played for 30 minutes the sharks should be pissed they're not up by more.
Losing Graham has hurt them.

So much personnel missing. You can see friends absence again, Freddie no good with the arm.

Were not out if this, hopefully turn it up in the second half.

Spare walker if you can, he's super inexperienced playing alongside hutcho, I can forgive his hot and cold for 2 games in.

C'mon chooks

[Fairfax]

Possesion 61% to 39% will have to turn around.

[mightyrooster]

The flip flopping on this forum is out of this world, 2 weeks ago “season over” last week “season back on” , last week everyone praising walker... 20mins into his second game and people already wanting to give up. Smh

Ain’t that the truth!

[ism22]

Agreed. He’s just a liability now. Needs a stint in lower grades. No brains the guy. We just started a new set. Storm will put 60 on us next week.

They may well... but let's focus on trying to edge out the Sharks.

We're still in it. Down to Robbo. What's our plan for:
- Being without Lussick (what do we do? More Radley involvement?)
- Sharks' last tackle kicks to Toops limiting our metres.
- Find some tries and get back into this game. Just need a couple of quickies (no, not the type old mate's thinking of) and we'll be on top of 'em.

Radley and Maskie on report for a 'crusher'. JWH probably saved us from a try being scored with his late hug (could argue it was intentional & calculated as it gave us a breath).

[The Brain]

Still we have strike in us if we can control possession...kicking game is average..start here .How I miss Aubbo plugging raids.
we will struggle to jag wins fir a while yet.

[roosterchook]

We put 4 in a tackle and they still get an offload. Don’t we train against offloads? So far Toups and Teddy have been our best with Walker looking dangerous in attack at times.

[IRoosterManI]

You guys still love JWH ???? What a liability he was, is and will be

hell yeah I love him, one of the last LEGIT enforcers in our game and has done so much for our club and no amount of soft penalties will ever change my opinion on him. LEGEND

[JAF]

39% possession - if it evens up then we will win!

[Bahrain Rooster]

That was a bad first half. Worst half of the season. This second half must be better.

[elo]

Our worst 40 minutes since, well, the Souths game.

Diabolical.

It was eerily similar, could tell by the 2nd set in both games we just weren't mentally there, soft upper body contact, easy offloads, clean linebreaks.....Sharks will need to drop down to our level for us to pull the win out here.

[Johnny Tobin]

You guys still love JWH ???? What a liability he was, is and will be

Ridiculous comment.