Pearce...

[Guest]

and that pass

If JT or Cronk had thrown the match winning pass the commentators would still be raving about it. It was a great pass and barely got a mention.

Pearce had a lot of options and picked and executed the right one with the game on the line.

Well done!!!

[Johnny.]

The pass from Morty to Pearce was good, the pass from Pearce to Cordy was what he's paid for.

[John Corey]

I agree Merlin. Mitch seems to have matured and is making better decisions.

But for me the play of the game was Morts kick into the in goal and then making that tackle to force the drop out. If he misses that tackle, Pearce doesnt get the opportunity to throw that pass.

[Guest]

I agree Merlin. Mitch seems to have matured and is making better decisions.

But for me the play of the game was Morts kick into the in goal and then making that tackle to force the drop out. If he misses that tackle, Pearce doesnt get the opportunity to throw that pass.

You are right. Morts kick and energy when he came on made a big difference. The coach used him well

[Guest]

Morts in the last 5 minutes was amazing.. He really stepped up and it was a very brave move to go for a grubber in goal, I'm sure if it failed everyone here would be wanting his head. His runs from dummy half with the dummies and then going the second man play to the playmaker was extremely smooth and fluent.

As for Pearce's amazing pass, if he went out the back to Maloney it would have been Maloney, Jennings, and Tupou vs Maranta so we score with that play as well, so there were 3 possible passing options in which 2 were definate tries.

I'm just really surprised that in a game so close where we need to score in the dying minutes to win, a simple, usually overlooked player such as Mortimer will take initiative and take a big risk instead of just blending in and being "that guy" who doesn't do anything amazing, or anything terrible.

[Guest]

It's passes like that which turns Cordner and Aubusson into superstar ball runners.

[The Pelican]

Apart from JT there is no other half in the game I'd rather have. He gets a lot of shit because he can't singlehandedly carry the useless merkins that make up the NSW team but he is so vital to OUR team it's not even funny and he has proved that over the last 12 months.
That pass for Cordner was pure class under extreme pressure and is yet another example of just how much he has improved under robbo.

[Rooster_6]

It's just class, I've said it before & I'll say it again there's no half in the game better than Pearce at hitting his edge players running overs/unders lines.

He's done it numerous times & his execution under pressure is superb. The game actually reminded me a lot of the game in Nth Qld last year so it was fitting Pearce sealed this one in the same fasion he did last year.

[stsae]

Funny reading the timeline on NRL.com done by Greg Pritchard.

He credits Baloney for setting up the final try and says he was one of our best had a great game.

Surprised me cos I thought he was butt average again.

PearceOrf seems to cop the credit when someone makes an error, think Origin 3 last year when Farah decided to play first receiver and had a bazza but of course PearceOrf was at fault.

Then when he plays great amazingly people credit Baloney.

Some just hate the bloke and can't see his improvement.

Similar for a few of our players.

Ahem Mini, FPN, SKiD, Maubs etc.

The fan faves not.